By Breanna Jacobs As Aaron Rodgers hoisted the Lombardi Trophy over his head and looked upon his team with admiration, cheesehead cheers erupted throughout the nation. In that magical moment, football fans and analysts alike had one unified thought: Rodgers is going to be a Packer for his entire career. Green Bay is his town and, more importantly, his team. Some could say … [Read more...] about The Quarterback Shuffle
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NFL Lock-Out Coming to a Close
By Breanna Jacobs On Saturday July 24, the NFL Player’s Association and league owners reached a deal that will bring the lock-out to a close. Now that both sides have ironed out the 10 year labor agreement, a timeline has been set to get teams ready to begin the fast approaching pre-season. The timeline is as follows: Monday, July 25: Teams can go to a 90-man roster … [Read more...] about NFL Lock-Out Coming to a Close
FSPY’s
By Kyle Soppe As we enter the back end of the MLB season, we can take some time to recognize the imperfect seasons by some individuals and teams by handing out 10 FSPY's (Failure in Sports Performance Yearly awards). Jim Joyce Award This is an opinion-based award given to the worst call, when it comes to signing a player, by a team. This year's recipient is the Chicago … [Read more...] about FSPY’s
Fate of NFL Rests in Players’ Hands
By: Breanna Jacobs "Hopefully, we can all work quickly, expeditiously, to get this agreement done," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said this afternoon. "It is time to get back to football. That's what everybody here wants to do." NFL owners proved today that they are ready to get back to football; the owners voted 31 of 0 (the Oakland Raiders abstained) vto approve the … [Read more...] about Fate of NFL Rests in Players’ Hands
Yankees @ Rays – Tale of the Tape
By Kyle Soppe Setting: With the Red Sox the top dog in the daunting AL East, these 2 squads seem destined to battle for a wild card spot. I realize the BoSox are far from a lock to win the division, but either way, Tampa and New York are part of a 3 teams for 2 spots situation. Currently, the Yanks trail Boston by 1.5 games, while the Rays are7 games back. The battle in … [Read more...] about Yankees @ Rays – Tale of the Tape