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Posted by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: NFL Analysis
It's week 9 in the 2009 NFL season, and we've got some big games ahead of us.
Can the Baltimore Ravens stay in the AFC North race by winning on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals? Can the Indianapolis Colts effectively end the AFC South race by winning at home against the Houston Texans? Will anyone show up in Jacksonville to watch the Jaguars face the Chiefs?
For all of that and more follow along below or
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Posted: Nov 08, 2009 1:32PM By Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears
Bears defensive tackle
Tommie Harris was ejected from Sunday's Chicago-Arizona game after throwing a punch to the face of
Cardinals guard
Deuce Lutui.
The incident occurred just four plays into the contest -- Lutui, who was blocking Harris on a running play, was lying face down on the Soldier Field turf when Harris grabbed him, lifted him slightly and landed an uppercut to Lutui's facemask.
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 12:30PM By Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: EliteXC, MMA Media Watch, Strikeforce, M-1 Global
The early ratings are in for CBS's Saturday night MMA show, and although the numbers aren't as good as the network did last year with Kimbo Slice, CBS executive Kelly Kahl tells FanHouse he's encouraged that CBS improved on its usual Saturday night ratings among the coveted young male demographic.
Now the question is whether MMA will improve to CBS in 2010. Kahl said it's too soon to say about that, but that a significant improvement in the targeted demographic means CBS accomplished its first goal. Kahl noted that MMA on CBS beat college football on ABC in the demographic.
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 12:15PM By Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Canadiens, NHL Fans
Oh Twitter, you glorious and brilliant avenue for information and trouble.
Following the
Montreal Canadiens' 3-1 loss to the
Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, a game that saw
Carey Price take the loss after giving up three goals on 21 shots, Allan Walsh, the agent for
Canadiens backup goaltender
Jaroslav Halak, created some havoc and controversy on his Twitter account when he pointed out Price's record in his past 42 starts.
Predictably, things went quite well.
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 10:25AM By Brett Pollakoff (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Bulls, Hawks, Jazz, Kings, Mavericks, Nuggets, Raptors, NBA Last Night
Every night there are some stupendous, silly, stupid, or downright outlandish individual lines from around the lig. Doing Lines lets you know which one tops the list.
If you're not a close follower of the NBA, then just six games or so into the season, we can't necessarily hold it against you if the name
Tyreke Evans doesn't ring a bell. Besides being a rookie, Evans plays for the
Sacramento Kings, a team that won just 17 games a season ago, and figured to be about as bad this year with stud scorer
Kevin Martin sidelined
indefinitely with an injury.
But after what Evans did to
Deron Williams in leading his undermanned team to a road win in Utah on Saturday, he won't remain anonymous to basketball fans for much longer.
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 10:20AM By Adam Gretz (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Red Wings, NHL Injuries, NHL Videos
Not only did the Detroit Red Wings suffer a 5-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, ending a three-game winning streak, they also lost yet another forward when offseason acquisition
Jason Williams slid awkwardly into the end boards and fractured his right fibula.
According to head coach Mike Babcock, he could be out for as long as eight weeks, joining forwards
Johan Franzen and
Valtteri Filppula who are also out of the lineup with injuries.
When it rains, it pours.
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 7:18AM By Mick Elliott (RSS feed)
Phil Mickelson won the World
Golf Championship-HSBC Champions event Sunday in Shanghai, rallying with a spectacular finish after almost being run down from behind.
And it was not by
Tiger Woods.
Posted: Nov 08, 2009 1:33AM By Brett McMurphy (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Big East
CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati senior
Tony Pike is rated as the third-best
NFL quarterback prospect by NFLDraftScout.com. He likely will make a fine NFL quarterback one day.
Yet, the No. 4-ranked
Bearcats are better off without him.
Last season, Pike led the Bearcats to their first Big East title. This year, he led Cincinnati to a 5-0 start before he re-injured his left (non-throwing) arm – the arm he broke last season.
Pike, who had missed the past 2½ games, was cleared to play Saturday against UConn, but he never left the bench. He should stay there the rest of the season.
That's because sophomore
Zach Collaros is smokin' hot.
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 10:06PM By Jim Henry (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Alabama, LSU
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Just when it appeared as if third-ranked Alabama was destined to lose yet another home game to LSU, ending the decade O-fer in five tries, the
Crimson Tide looked to familiar faces to save the day.
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 10:05PM By Michelle Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Oregon, Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. -- What a difference a week makes for Oregon.
The
Ducks looked invincible and unbeatable a week ago, taking apart USC like they were ... Stanford?
They spent the week answering questions about letdowns and hangovers. No way. Not going to happen. Not us.
But by sunset at Stanford Stadium, the No. 7-ranked Ducks were walking off the field after a 51-42 defeat and there was no doubt they felt the letdown.
"We didn't focus on the past, didn't look to the future. We got beat by a better team," said Oregon coach Chip Kelly. "If you say that we got caught looking behind or ahead, it takes away from Stanford. Stanford is a heck of a football team."
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 9:39PM By Rob Peterson (RSS feed)
When Allen Iverson signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies this offseason, you just had a feeling it wouldn't end well. If most reports from Saturday night are true, you were right. On Saturday, the Memphis Grizzlies granted the one-time league ...
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 8:55PM By Brian Grummell (RSS feed)
Cal's electric tailback Jahvid Best, once a Heisman Trophy candidate was diagnosed with a concussion after taking a serious spill against Oregon State Saturday night. Midway through the second quarter, Best rose high into the air to hurdle Oregon ...
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 7:45PM By FanHouse Newswire (RSS feed)
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- What a gal! Zenyatta overcame early trouble to beat the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, running her record to 14-0 in the most impressive effort of her career. The 5-year-old mare rallied from last ...
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 6:33PM By Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Challenger David Haye did a lot of trash talking before Saturday night's clash with WBA champion Nikolai Valuev. In the end, the smaller man backed up his words. ...
Posted: Nov 07, 2009 5:20PM By Chris Burke (RSS feed)
Running back Ryan Moats almost single-handedly carried Houston to a Week 8 win at Buffalo -- scoring three rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Texans turned a 10-9 deficit into a 31-10 victory. He'll be rewarded for that effort, too. ...
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Moments after Saturday night's Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers bout, FanHouse spoke to the organization's CEO and founder Scott Coker about what had transpired in the heavyweight bout and where both fighters go from here.
