Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Wedge Named AL Manager of the Year - GoShockers.com


Cleveland's Eric Wedge, Arizona's Bob Melvin win manager of the ...
The Canadian Press - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK - Bob Melvin and Eric Wedge barely made a ripple as players. Backup catchers, they both batted a pedestrian .233 in the big leagues. ...

Indians claim another prestigious scalp
AFP - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (AFP) — The Cleveland Indians picked up their second major award in as many days when Eric Wedge was named the American League Manager of the Year ...

Baseball's Melvin, Wedge Named Managers of the Year (Update2)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Mason Levinson Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bob Melvin was named the National League's Manager of the Year after leading Arizona to its first playoff berth in ...

Cleveland's Wedge, Arizona's Melvin win manager awards
Reuters - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge and Arizona Diamondbacks chief Bob Melvin were named as winners of the American and National ...

Torre places third in AL manager race
MLB.com - 5 hours ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Joe Torre finished third in balloting for the American League Manager of the Year in 2007, his final showing in a ...

Wedge, Melvin honored as top managers
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 6 hours ago
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Cleveland Indians skipper Eric Wedge became the first American League Manager of the Year in team history on Wednesday, ...

Wedge named al's top manager
MLB.com - 6 hours ago
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com CLEVELAND -- The American League Manager of the Year Award, in principle alone, is not an honor that suits Eric Wedge. ...

Managers of Year to be revealed Wednesday
Sports Network - 22 hours ago
(Sports Network) - The Baseball Writers' Association of America will continue to hand out their postseason awards on Wednesday, as the Manager of the Year ...

A few select words
Boston Globe, United States - Nov 12, 2007
The Baseball Writers Association of America will begin giving out its annual awards starting with today's announcements of the American League and National ...

Wedge Wins Top AL Manager Honors
The Braves Show - 1 hour ago
By Chuck Murr Eric Wedge, who led the Cleveland Indians to the American League Central Division championship and within one win of the World Series, ...

Wedge and Melvin, top managers
SportsYA!, Spain - 2 hours ago
14-11 | 18:45 hs. The 39-year-old Eric Wedge was chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America as the best manager of the AL after guiding the ...

Francona finishes fourth in voting
Redsox.com - 2 hours ago
By Ian Browne / MLB.com BOSTON -- By going 96-66, the Red Sox tied the Indians for the best record in the Major Leagues this season. ...

Former K-Tribe Manager Eric Wedge Takes AL Manager of the Year Honors
OurSports Central (press release), WI - 4 hours ago
Former Kinston Indians Manager Eric Wedge led the 1999 K-Tribe to a 79-58 record and the playoffs, just a year after making his managerial debut with Low A ...

Wedge, Melvin Named Top Managers
WTOP, DC - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland's Eric Wedge has been voted the AL Manager of the Year and Arizona's Bob Melvin has been voted the NL Manager of the Year. ...

Wedge Named AL Manager Of The Year
RealGM, Illinois - 5 hours ago
Yahoo.com - Eric Wedge, who guided the Indians to ther first division title in six years, was named American League Manager of the Year on Wednesday. ...

Wedge, Melvin voted baseball's top managers
CBC News, Canada - 5 hours ago
Eric Wedge of the Cleveland Indians was named the American League manager of the year on Wednesday. Wedge received 19 of 28 first-place votes and 116 points ...

Wedge, Melvin named managers of the year
United Press International - 5 hours ago
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Cleveland's Eric Wedge and Arizona's Bob Melvin were voted the American League and National League managers of the year. ...

Eric Wedge Named AL Manager Of The Year
NewsNet5.com, OH - 5 hours ago
Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge was named the American League Manager of the Year on Wednesday by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ...

Indians' Wedge wins AL aware
Rocky Mountain News, CO - 5 hours ago
Tracy Ringolsby and Jack Etkin will be filing reports before every Rockies game this season. By Rocky Mountain News Former Rockies expansion draft choice ...

Wedge and Melvin the picks
KMEG 14, IA - 5 hours ago
AP - November 14, 2007 2:23 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A couple of former backup catchers are baseball's managers of the year. Cleveland's Eric Wedge is the ...

Cleveland Indians Eric Wedge is selected American League Manager ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 5 hours ago
The day after CC Sabathia became the first Indians Cy Young winner in 35 years, his manager did him one better. Eric Wedge, by vote of the Baseball Writers ...

Knicks' core rots even more - FOXSports.com


The Juice: Marbury gone crazy, but Isiah has crazy timing
CBS News, NY - 1 hour ago
By Tony Mejia Isiah Thomas again showed he was a man of action on Tuesday. Say what you will about him, but he doesn't sit back and accept losing. ...

The Circus Comes to Town
Clips Nation, CA - 1 hour ago
By clippersteve As the blogger at the Feed noted, it took only five games for the Knicks season to implode. That may turn out to be an exaggeration given ...

Report: Isiah and Marbury Came to Blows
AOL SPORTS, NY - 2 hours ago
For the most part, Isiah Thomas has refused to shed much light on his tiff with Stephon Marbury, simply saying that he and his point guard have had some ...

Grossman Back As Starter - ABC News


Should Rex start?
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Nov 11, 2007
If Brian Griese's injury is bad enough there won't be a quarterback controversy. And I'm guessing it's officially going to be bad enough, ...

Rodriguez, Yankees Say They're Talking About Return (Update3) - Bloomberg


Stay-Rod? Alex Rodriguez tells New York Yankees he wants to stay ...
SI.com - 1 hour ago
In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in ...

RODRIGUEZ TALKING TO YANKEES
Sportinglife.com, UK - 2 hours ago
The two-time Most Valuable Player said on his website on Wednesday that he has been talking with the Yankees about staying with the team. ...

A-Rod Needs the Yankees and the Yankees Need A-Rod
AOL SPORTS, NY - 38 minutes ago
If you don't live under a rock you probably saw that word leaked out today that the Yankees and A-Rod are in fact talking, that things seem to be going well ...

A-Rod In Dialogue With Yanks Top Brass
NY1, NY - 54 minutes ago
The Yankees confirmed Wednesday that there has been dialogue between the shortstop and top team officials. The Yanks have said they would talk with ...

A-Rod 'wants to be a Yankee'
United Press International - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have discussed the possibility of his return to the team, the star third baseman said ...

Alex Rodriguez: Talks to Yankees Without Agent
Rotowire, CA - 1 hour ago
Rodriguez met directly with the Steinbrenners Wednesday to discuss a possible return to the Yankees, the Associated Press reports. ...

Report: Yankees cannot bar Boras
Rotoworld.com - 4 hours ago
The Yankees will be in violation of baseball's collective-bargaining agreement if they exclude agent Scott Boras from their negotiations with his client, ...

TSN.ca Staff with NY Daily News files
TSN.ca, Canada - 7 hours ago
The New York Daily News reported Wednesday that the Yankees have been negotiating to keep third baseman Alex Rodriguez in the Bronx. ...

MUGGER: GREAT SCOTT
New York Press, NY - 9 hours ago
By Russ Smith Consider this a plea to the country’s sportswriters, especially those in New York: Scott Boras, the abrasive, cunning, obnoxious and brilliant ...

Yankees look to bring A-Rod back - on their terms
New York Daily News, NY - 9 hours ago
BY MARK FEINSAND AND BILL MADDEN The Yankees want Alex Rodriguez back in pinstripes. Sources say the two sides are talking - but the Yanks don't want agent ...

Who will give A-Rod $350-$400 Million?
TV Sports Daily, FL - 13 hours ago
Alex Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras thought they could get a deal in the neighborhood of $350 million to $400 million dollars, and therefore did not even ...

Ashenfelter: JJ chasing history - Nascar - ESPN


Gordon's impending loss raises questions about Chase
SI.com - 1 hour ago
Down an almost insurmountable 86 points, Jeff Gordon and his legion of fans have plenty to think about. And while most of those thoughts are driven by a ...

2006 winner: Greg Biffle
SportingNews.com - 4 hours ago
1. A champion. Jimmie Johnson will win his second straight title or Jeff Gordon will claim the fifth of his career. Either way, team owner Rick Hendrick ...

Cowlishaw: Five things NASCAR needs to fix - Nascar
ESPN - 4 hours ago
By Tim Cowlishaw Jimmie Johnson's incredible run at the end of the Chase is historic even if it has robbed the sport of a fight to the finish. ...

1979 revisited: Q&A with Darrell Waltrip
SportingNews.com - 4 hours ago
As three-time champion Darrell Waltrip watches Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon battle for the 2007 Nextel Cup championship, he can't help but think back to ...

Lackluster Chase isn't reason to look under system's hood
CBS News, NY - 6 hours ago
By Pete Pistone NASCAR fans are no different and may be one of the most vocal groups in all of sports. But this year the cries from NASCAR nation seem ...

Burning issues
London Free Press, Canada - 15 hours ago
By FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES - Phoenix is the best place on the circuit for a boring race. The scenery is really pretty. - Barring water in the gas tank, ...

This Week in Auto Racing November 16 - November 18
Sports Network - Nov 13, 2007
By Steve Schwarz, Motorsports Editor Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Nextel Cup championship has come down to the final race with the title still up ...

A-Rod discusses return to Bronx - CNN


Stay-Rod? Rodriguez speaks with Yankees about doing a deal to ...
The Canadian Press - 19 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez could wind up staying with the New York Yankees. A-Rod spoke Wednesday with the Steinbrenner family and team officials in an ...

Hank, A-Rod in talks for Yankee return
Newsday, NY - 1 hour ago
Hank Steinbrenner spoke with Newsday and confirmed that the third baseman would like to remain in pinstripes next season. BY JIM BAUMBACH AND KEN DAVIDOFF ...

A-Rod confirms interest in Yankees
MLB.com - 1 hour ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez confirmed his initiation of direct contact with the Yankees on Wednesday afternoon, with the motive of ...

A-Rod reaches out to Yankees
Sports Network - 2 hours ago
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Alex Rodriguez confirmed that he spoke with the New York Yankees about returning to the team Wednesday. ...

Rodriguez May Negotiate With Yankees Eyeing Legacy, Lawyer Says
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago
By Danielle Sessa Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Alex Rodriguez's willingness to negotiate with the New York Yankees minus agent Scott Boras suggests the 11-time ...

If it's true, A-Rod and Boras look real bad
MSNBC - 2 hours ago
By Mike Celizic If the reports in The New York Daily News are true and Alex Rodriguez has come crawling back to the Yankees, it’s going to go down as a huge ...

Report: Yankees, A-Rod back in talks
FOXSports.com - 3 hours ago
Alex Rodriguez may yet return to the Yankees. But if he does, it won't be in the way anyone thought. The Yankees, who have maintained publicly that they ...

Rodriguez May Talk to Yankees Without Boras, NY Times Reports
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Danielle Sessa Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Alex Rodriguez might negotiate with the New York Yankees without agent Scott Boras to try to return to the team ...

A-Rod reportedly reopens talks
MLB.com - 6 hours ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- The door may have cracked open again for Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees, and according to a report, the All-Star third ...

Rodriguez May Talk to Yankees Without Agent
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
By TYLER KEPNER Alex Rodriguez said all season that he wanted to stay with the Yankees, and now he seems prepared to finally back up those statements. ...

A-Rod Could Opt Back In to the Yankees
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
By Tyler Kepner All along, there has been one avenue for the Yankees to bring back Alex Rodriguez: A-Rod, essentially, would have to beg his way back. ...

Never say never: A-Rod, Yanks reportedly talking
ESPN - 6 hours ago
The New York Yankees have been discussing a deal with their former All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez -- but the team says a deal can only move forward ...

Hot Stove League
SportingNews.com - 16 hours ago
At the top of the talking points: Where will Alex Rodriguez and his stratospheric salary end up? sn's Sean Deveney believes A-Rod's agent, Scott Boras, ...

Wojciechowski: A-Rod weaves a tangled Web
ESPN - Nov 13, 2007
By Gene Wojciechowski Thanks for "surfing" to AROD.com, the official Web site of me, Alex Rodriguez. It's been a hectic time for myself, my super great wife ...

Rod available as free agent season opens
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 13, 2007
By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Baseball's free agent shopping season opened on Tuesday with slugger Alex Rodriguez, closer Mariano Rivera and ...

New season is starting for A-Rod's agent
FOXSports.com - Nov 12, 2007
Scott Boras is the most popular — and perhaps fiercest — negotiator of all agents who represent professional baseball players today. ...

A-Rod market may be small
Chicago Tribune, United States - Nov 11, 2007
It's hardly surprising that a New York writer has criticized Alex Rodriguez for spurning the Yankees. But it's intriguing that it is the New York Times' ...

It's Starting to Look Like More Pinstripes in Alex Rodriguez's Future
AOL SPORTS, NY - 56 minutes ago
This Alex Rodriguez plot keeps getting thicker and thicker. John Sterling was just on wfan's Mike and the Mad Dog radio program and the longtime Yankee ...

A-Rod Now "Stay-Rod" With Yankees?
CNBC, NJ - 1 hour ago
AP I thought A-Rod was in the driver's seat. He was going to get $31 million a year from the Giants, Angels or Dodgers. His agent Scott Boras, despite being ...

Just When We Thought He Was Out, He Could Be Back In!
Gothamist, NY - 2 hours ago
The news that Stephon Marbury is heading back to the Knicks may be only the second-biggest reconciliation in New York sports this week. ...

A-Rod could return to Yanks, Hank Steinbrenner says
NJ Blog, New Jersey - 2 hours ago
by Ed Price "Itr's pretty clear to all of use he definitely wants to stay a Yankee," Hank Steinbrenner, team executive and son of owner George Steinbrenner, ...

What Does Stephon Marbury Know about Isiah Thomas? - Hoopsvibe.com


Knicks fine Stephon Marbury more than US$180000 for skipping game ...
The Canadian Press - 29 minutes ago
NEW YORK - After a summer of lawsuits and tabloid headlines, the New York Knicks wanted to get back to basketball. So much for that plan. ...

NBA Odds - More drama for New York Knicks
WagerWeb, Costa Rica - 2 hours ago
By Jordan Walters As if the New York Knicks didn't have enough drama during the offseason - with, among other things, a sexual harassment trial - they have ...

Marbury the Arizona deserter leaves Knicks in a twist
Sportingo, Israel - 2 hours ago
There can be no way back now for the nba's New York star point after walking out on the most dysfunctional franchise in pro sport. ...

Report: Marbury To Return To Knicks
HoopsWorld - 3 hours ago
Stephon Marbury has apparently changed his mind and will join the New York Knicks tonight to face the Los Angles Clippers after a hefty fine came down on ...

Colts put DE Freeney on injured reserve - USA Today


Colts put Freeney on injured reserve, ending season
USA Today - 55 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts star defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the rest of the season after being place on injured reserve Wednesday with a foot ...

Colts sign Rice to fill in for Freeney at DE
Detroit Free Press, United States - 10 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts have claimed 33-year-old defensive end Simeon Rice off waivers, expecting him to fill in for injured Pro Bowler ...

Report: Colts Freeney done for season
Sports Network - 12 hours ago
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - The Indianapolis Colts may have suffered a potentially fatal blow to their hopes to defend their title, as defensive end ...

Colts bank on Rice's Pro Bowl form
Indianapolis Star, United States - 14 hours ago
By Phillip B. Wilson Three seasons ago at the height of his 12-year career, defensive end Simeon Rice proclaimed himself “the best pass rusher in the NFL. ...

Colts grab Rice off waivers
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 13, 2007
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The Indianapolis Colts moved to shore up their injury-depleted defensive line by claiming three-times Pro Bowler Simeon Rice ...

Indianapolis Colts sign DE Rice as Freeney could miss four games
The Canadian Press - Nov 13, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts have claimed defensive end Simeon Rice off waivers, expecting him to fill in for injured Pro Bowler Dwight Freeney. ...

Freeney out; Colts acquire veteran Rice
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 12, 2007
By Mike Chappell and Mark Montieth The anticipated loss of three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney for an extended time coincides with the addition ...

Freeney could miss next game after ankle injury
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 12, 2007
By Mark Montieth The Indianapolis Colts’ ever-expanding injury report remains uncertain in the wake of Sunday night’s loss at San Diego, but it appears that ...

With Freeney hurt, Colts claim ex-Bronco Rice - NFL
ESPN - Nov 12, 2007
By Len Pasquarelli With the status of three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney uncertain, the Indianapolis Colts have claimed Simeon Rice off ...

Injuries, mistakes makin Indianapolis Colts look like some other team
The Canadian Press - Nov 12, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Dungy spent Monday morning sorting out a mess. He broke down the Indianapolis Colts' latest game tape, called the league's officiating ...

Colts' Freeney out for season with foot injury
DetNews.com, MI - 27 minutes ago
AP INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts star defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the rest of the season after being placed on injured reserve Wednesday ...

Dwight Freeney's 2007 Season Ends Early
AOL SPORTS, NY - 31 minutes ago
The Indianapolis Colts will be without their all-time sacks leader for the rest of the season, the defending Super Bowl champions said Wednesday. ...

Freeney out for season
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 34 minutes ago
Latest from AP By Justin A. Cohn INDIANAPOLIS – Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney will miss the remainder of the season because of a broken bone in his ...

Dwight Freeney: Lands on IR
Rotowire, CA - 43 minutes ago
The Colts confirmed Wednesday that Freeney sustained a lisfranc injury in his left foot Sunday night that will require surgery. This is a major blow to the ...

Dwight is indeed done for the year
Stampede Blue, New York - 46 minutes ago
By bigblueshoe Section: Colts News Sadly, the league's most disruptive defensive player, and highest paid, is now done for the season. ...

Colts' Dwight Freeney Might Be Out for Season
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - 3 hours ago
Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney may be out longer than just a few weeks. Freeney was expected to miss 3-4 weeks due to a foot injury he ...

Is Dwight out for the year?
Stampede Blue, New York - 5 hours ago
By bigblueshoe Section: Colts News Now, if you go to the headline and read it, you see a lot of speculation and not a lot of "Colts confirm that. ...

Simeon Rice looks for fresh start on Colts defensive line
Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN - 12 hours ago
By Tom James Indianapolis — Simeon Rice wasn’t happy with the way that things were working out with the Denver Broncos. Just six games into his first season ...

Source: Freeney's foot injury could end his season
7Online.com, NY - 20 hours ago
The Indianapolis Colts already expect Dwight Freeney not to play for several weeks because of a left foot injury, but now there's reason to believe the Pro ...

Former Bucs defensive end Simeon Rice signs with Colts
Tampa Bay's 10, FL - 23 hours ago
Indianapolis, Indiana - Now that Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney is out with an injury, the Indianapolis Colts have turned to a familiar face for head ...

Depleted Colts pick up Simeon Rice
CBC News, Canada - Nov 13, 2007
Veteran defensive end Simeon Rice has been reunited with former coach Tony Dungy, signing with the Indianapolis Colts. The acquisition comes after pass ...

Once labeled Knicks savior, Marbury now a spare part - CNN


Knicks fine Stephon Marbury more than $180000 for skipping game at ...
The Canadian Press - 9 minutes ago
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks fined Stephon Marbury more than US$180000 for skipping Tuesday night's game at Phoenix. The Knicks sent the guard a letter ...

Marbury, Thomas May Have Thrown Punches, Record Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - 36 minutes ago
By Larry ditore Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury and General Manager Isiah Thomas might have exchanged punches during the ...

Marbury fined $180K; yeah, that should straighten him out
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 41 minutes ago
By John Ryan The Associated Press just reported that the Knicks have fined Stephon Marbury $182800 for skipping Tuesday night’s game in Phoenix. ...

Thomas is all too willing to sacrifice Marbury
SportingNews.com - 2 hours ago
Stephon Marbury, the player, has been vastly overrated for years now, the kind of me-first point guard that frustrates coaches, frustrates teammates and ...

LA Clippers
USA Today - 3 hours ago
Playing without two starters is hard enough. Now the struggling New York Knicks will be without point guard Stephon Marbury for an undetermined amount of ...

Meltdown at Madison Square Garden
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
By Mike Nizza As Howard Beck of The New York Times writes this morning, things went from bad to worse for the Knicks on Tuesday, as several players missed a ...

Perfect Knick nightmare: Dumb, dumber and irrelevant
CBSSports.com - 34 minutes ago
By Ray Ratto The news that Stephon Marbury has bolted the New York Knicks, either with or without permission, and either because he didn't like losing ...

MARBURY JETTING BACK TO KNICKS
New York Post, NY - 35 minutes ago
By MARC BERMAN November 14, 2007 -- According to an e-mail to The Post from Stephon Marbury this morning, the Knicks' AWOL point guard is on his way to Los ...

Whatever Happened To Just Plain Crazy?
RealGM, Illinois - 38 minutes ago
Chris Rock wondered allowed during a live show why kids in schools get treated differently these days,"whatever happened to just plain crazy? ...

Marbury's Willing To Dish, But Only About Isiah
Gothamist, NY - 58 minutes ago
"O Stephon, Stephon, wherefore art thou Stephon?" Those are the words that Isiah Thomas might be saying. At least if what one media outlet is reporting is ...

Let The Mardy Collins Era Begin!
Deadspin, NY - 3 hours ago
Just when you think the New York Knicks can't possibly implode any more dramatically ... they find new and inventive ways to self-immolate. ...

Hooley: Michigan, Ohio State eye Big Ten title - College Football - ESPN


Hooley: Big Ten notebook - College Football
ESPN - 39 minutes ago
By Bruce Hooley The mystery of whether tailback Mike Hart and quarterback Chad Henne will play Saturday against Ohio State (ABC, noon ET) won't be solved by ...

Big Ten title up for grabs as Buckeyes visit Wolverines
Sports Network - 44 minutes ago
Ann Arbor, MI (Sports Network) - The outright Big Ten championship is on the line in Ann Arbor on Saturday, as the 23rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines and the ...

Carr has Michigan on the verge of a comeback
USA Today - 10 hours ago
By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After dropping from No. 5 to unranked in the college football polls after season-opening losses to Appalachian ...

Michigan claws back after early surprises
Detroit Free Press, United States - 17 hours ago
By KEVIN ALLEN After dropping from No. 5 to unranked in the college football polls after season-opening losses to Appalachian State and Oregon, the Michigan ...

Responding to your comments: Cal’s slide, the Rose Bowl, Stanford ...
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 21 hours ago
By Jon Wilner We’ve got 10 days worth of comments and questions to address here, so I’ll keep the intro short. One thing, though: Although I went back to ...

Hart and Henne's status will be late call
MLive.com, MI - Nov 13, 2007
by Antoine Pitts | The Ann Arbor News The weekly game of knowing how much quarterback Chad Henne and tailback Mike Hart will be able to contribute for the ...

Is Carr about to drive away from Michigan?
Chicago Tribune, United States - Nov 13, 2007
That's how he is. His efforts to hide injury information can take on comedic proportions, with a question about a player's ankle injury earning a response ...

Buckeyes meet for Hart-to-Hart talk; Tressel counts on the UM back ...
Detroit Free Press, United States - Nov 13, 2007
BY SHAWN WINDSOR COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At every table, before every podium, two questions kept popping up: Is Mike Hart going to play? And what about his mouth? ...

Forde: Wolverines are mediocre
MLive.com, MI - Nov 12, 2007
This came up on Saturday night and I guessed I missed it ... my desire to avoid ESPN unless necessary probably had something to do with it. ...

Michigan, Ohio State limp into The Big Game. Wolverines insist ...
MLive.com, MI - Nov 12, 2007
by Antoine Pitts | The Ann Arbor News The game that has come to haunt those who have struggled to win it had a haunting prelude for both teams. ...

Controversies have `Dogged' Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry
Fox 28, IN - 58 minutes ago
Ohio State's Jim Tressel and Michigan's Lloyd Carr have told their football players not to say anything negative about the other team. ...

Kansas Jayhawks' title hopes still in Land of Oz
SBR Forum, Costa Rica - 3 hours ago
Action in the Big Ten last week -- specifically the losses endured by Ohio St. and Michigan -- threw more wrenches into the works for this college football ...

Griese vs. Grossman: Pros and cons - Chicago Tribune


The best choice is both
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 4 hours ago
BY GREG COUCH Sun-Times Columnist Ican't stand the two-quarterback system. It doesn't work. It shows that a coach can't make up his mind. ...

We catch your grift, Rex
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 4 hours ago
BY MIKE MULLIGAN Staff Reporter It always has been a confidence game for the Bears and their quarterbacks -- in every sense of the term. ...

Starting QB? Time, not Bears, will tell
Chicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours ago
By Vaughn mcclure | Tribune staff reporter 12:12 AM CST, November 14, 2007 Typically on Wednesdays, the Bears' starting quarterback addresses the media ...

Bears rally again on the road
Sports Network - 12 hours ago
By Michael Rushton, NFL Contributing Editor (Sports Network) - Winning on the road hasn't been a big problem for the Chicago Bears this year. ...

John Mara: Giants sticking with Eli Manning - New York Daily News


Eli's dull, not necessarily a negative
Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago
There, I said it. He's a boring guy with the media, a boring quote, a boring bulletin board-material feeder, a boring touchdown celebrator who gives boring ...

No guarantees for Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Morning News, TX - 5 hours ago
By ALBERT BREER / The Dallas Morning News But coach Wade Phillips wants his Cowboys to know that all they've done is build some equity. ...

Don't overreact to Giants' loss to Cowboys
Newsday, NY - 5 hours ago
It's times like these when Giants fans need to hear the wit and wisdom of that noted pigskin philosopher who often remarked, "In New York, it's euphoria or ...

Unfortunately, Eli's as good as he's going to get
Newsday, NY - 5 hours ago
Giants quarterback Eli Manning said "no one's sulking" after Sunday's discouraging second half against the Cowboys. (Newsday / David L. Pokress / November ...

Happy, productive Owens: I'm just getting started
USA Today - 9 hours ago
By Tom Pedulla, USA TODAY During their time together with the San Francisco 49ers, Terrell Owens questioned both Jeff Garcia's arm strength and his sexual ...

Giants make a statement, but it's the wrong message
Sports Network - 13 hours ago
By Scott Garbarini, Associate NFL Editor (Sports Network) - With Sunday's 31-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants did nothing to dissuade the ...

Cowboys are class of the NFC
FOXSports.com - 15 hours ago
The beauty of interviewing the receiver is that he always says what is on his mind. Monday, he told us what beating the Giants meant. ...

The Stars Align in Dallas
Washington Post, United States - Nov 12, 2007
By Mark Maske EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The Dallas Cowboys knew they had cemented their status as the nfc's top team as they packed their belongings Sunday ...

Cowboys Overcome Giants in 31-20 Win to Grab Command in NFC East
FOX News - Nov 12, 2007
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Instead of using a Sharpie or running off at the mouth, a more patient Terrell Owens is letting his play dominate games these days. ...

NFC battle has its own suspense
Baltimore Sun, United States - Nov 12, 2007
While the New England Patriots play for a place in history, the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers are playing for home-field advantage. ...

Yankees give Mariano Rivera 3-year, $45M offer - New York Daily News


Yankees pitch Rivera an offer
Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago
AP, Reuters NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera was offered $45-million (all currency US) to stay with the New York Yankees for three more years. ...

Rivera gets 3-year, $45 million offer
Boston Globe, United States - 3 hours ago
AP / November 14, 2007 Mariano Rivera was offered a $45 million, three-year contract to stay with the Yankees, and now the team is waiting to hear back from ...

Yankees waiting on Rivera's response
MLB.com - 5 hours ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- The Yankees have upgraded their offer to Mariano Rivera, but the free-agent closer appears to be in no hurry to accept ...

Yankees improve offer to Rivera to $45M
Newsday, NY - 7 hours ago
BY KEN DAVIDOFF | kenneth.davidoff@newsday.com 10:26 PM EST, November 13, 2007 The Yankees are willing to blow away precedents and comparables in order to ...

Rivera Turns the Tables, Making the Yanks Wait
New York Times, United States - 8 hours ago
By TYLER KEPNER The Yankees made Mariano Rivera wait for a new contract last spring training, refusing to negotiate a long-term deal with him. ...

Yankees waiting to hear from Rivera on three-year, US$45 million offer
The Canadian Press - 10 hours ago
NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera was offered a US$45 million, three-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees. Now, the team is waiting to hear back from its ...

Posada agrees to deal with Yankees
Newsday, NY - 10 hours ago
Catcher Jorge Posada agreed to a four-year, $52.4 million contract to remain with Yankees. (AP Photo) BY JIM BAUMBACH AND KEN DAVIDOFF ...

Hot Stove: Market opened for business
MLB.com - 16 hours ago
By Jim Molony / MLB.com Now that the deadline has passed allowing free agents to negotiate with all 30 teams, free agents can start receiving contract ...

Yankees Announce Rivera Offer
ShortNews.com, Germany - 49 minutes ago
The New York Yankees have announced they offered Mariano Rivera a three-year deal worth US$45 million. The team is now waiting to hear back from Rivera ...

Posada, Yanks have 4-year deal
The Province, Canada - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK -- The Yankees have a four-year, $52-million deal with Jorge Posada that will keep the catcher off the free-agent market. ...

Brian Cashman waited too long to deal with icons
New York Daily News, NY - 1 hour ago
Jorge Posada is in the Yankee fold for four more years at $52.4 million and Mariano Rivera is presumably not far behind for three years and $45 million. ...

A-POSSIBILITY
New York Post, NY - 2 hours ago
By JOEL SHERMAN, GEORGE KING and MARK HALE November 14, 2007 -- Hank Steinbrenner opened the door even wider for Mariano Rivera to return to the Yankees ...

Yankees still waiting for answer from Rivera
White Plains Journal News, NY - 3 hours ago
By PETER ABRAHAM The Yankees have made Mariano Rivera an offer that would seem difficult to refuse: $45 million over three years. But for a second day, ...

Rivera's Importance to Yanks Not as Great as It Seems
New York Sun, NY - 4 hours ago
By STEVEN GOLDMAN When Jorge Posada reached an agreement to re-sign with the Yankees earlier this week, it solved one of the major problems of the ...

Yankees making push for Lowell
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 5 hours ago
BY LISA KENNELLY The Yankees aren't wasting any time looking for a replacement for third baseman Alex Rodriguez. On the first day of baseball's free-agency ...

Williams has Illinois on quite a run - Chicago Tribune


Destined for big things
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 5 hours ago
BY HERB GOULD hgould@suntimes.com Illinois quarterback Juice Williams (7) runs against Ohio State during the third quarter Saturday. ...