The Brett Favre for MVP campaign spearheaded by ESPN has now ended. In “the game of the season” which a few intrepid souls were able to see on the NFL Network, Mr. Mancrush laid an absolute stinkbomb. Favre was 5-14 for 56 yards with two interceptions before separating his shoulder.
John Madden is in mourning.
This should [...]
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp was arrested Wednesday in connection with a long running investigation into corruption in football. He was taken into custody upon re-entering Britain after traveling to Germany to watch the Stuttgart-Rangers Champions League match.
Redknapp was one of five men arrested. The others being Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie, former Porsmouth [...]
In a swift decision (by FA standards), Everton manager David Moyes has been charged for his ouburst about referee Mark Clattenburg’s poor performance in the contentious Merseyside Derby on Oct. 20.
Mark Clattenburg made two contentious decisions that favored Liverpool in the match. He failed to send off Dirk Kuyt for a two-footed challenge on Phil [...]
Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died this morning at 5:30 AM, from complications resulting from a gunshot wound.
Taylor was shot by an intruder at 1:45 AM Monday in his Miami home. The bullet entered his upper leg, severing the femoral artery. Taylor had been in a coma following surgery and a massive amount of blood [...]
MGoBlog is reporting that Kirk Ferentz may be the next head coach at the University of Michigan.
The information comes from an e-mail from a source close to the Michigan Athletic Department. According to the e-mail, the deal Ferentz has accepted the job and an announcement will come within the next 24 to 48 hours.
Ferentz has [...]
The Premier League Sods for 26 Nov 2007
It was widely expected to be a boring weekend in England. The fans, trying to recover from England’s failure to qualify, would get to see the scintillating spectacle of seeing the Top 3 play the Bottom 3. However, it actually proved to be better than expected.
The [...]
The Dice-K marketing phenomenon has not come to fruition, according to the Boston Herald. Rob Bradford writes that the Red Sox have only earned $900,000 from Japanese advertisements, as opposed to the estimated $3-6 million earned annually by the Yankees and Mariners.
The Red Sox made only one advertisement deal with Funai Electronics.
The disparity is quite [...]
Alex Rodriguez had one of the greatest seasons ever by a right-handed batter. He hit .314 with 54 HR and 156 RBI. He had a .422 OBP and a 1.067 OPS. And, he did all of this while playing in one of the most unfriendly parks for right-handed hitters in the game at Yankee stadium. [...]
Jimmy Rollins won the National League MVP award. Fair play to him. One Problem.
It’s November 20th!
Michigan has already played Ohio State. People’s thoughts are wrapped up with turkey, football, and family. No one cares about this!
What compelling reason could baseball have for announcing their regular season MVP and Cy Young awards 50 days after the [...]
