Stealing Signals: Do The Collapse.

Marlins 8, Mets 1; Phillies 6, Nationals 1 - When a team blows a division lead of this magnitude in a span of fewer than three weeks, there are so many fingers to point that it’s actually hard to separate the truth from fiction. There was only about a stretch of a couple of months [...]

The Red Zone: Week 4 Late Games.

Giants 16, Eagles 3 - The power must be in those ugly uniforms from last week, or maybe in the fact that the Lions’ secondary is awful. Either way, the Eagles were destroyed by the Giants defense to the tune of 12 sacks of Donovan McNabb, six by Osi Umenyiora alone. One Giant touchdown came [...]

The Red Zone: Week 4, Early Games.

I might as well enjoy this week while I can. The Broncos are running all over the Indy D early, but these things never last.
Lions 37, Bears 27 - Hey, Bears fans: Told you so!  Brian Griese threw for two sixes, but gave three passes back the other way, one of them for a [...]

Rushing The Field: A Saturday of Carnage.

It wasn’t a good day to be a top-ranked team yesterday, from the obvious results and some of the destruction of reputations and national title hopes in the second halves of many games. West Virginia’s defeat at the hands of South Florida looks more like an omen now.  I didn’t catch much of the late [...]

Cheap Shots #68: Get On The Bus.

Extra P. and OMDQ now run a blog on the minor leagues. [Bus League Baseball]
Part 2 of the interview with Erin Buescher. [Moderately Cerebral Bias]
Phillips goes to Lambeau Field, is impressed with most things except for the female population. [Rumors and Rants]
What to make of Andrei Kirilenko and Shawn Marion’s trade demands? [The Commission]
I like [...]

You Mean Hockey Season Starts Saturday?

The sole indicator I had for a reminder (outside of previews on the major blogs, mostly written by Eric McErlain) was that I declined to participate in the usual fantasy hockey league I’d been part of on Yahoo for several years (mostly because there are too many players and teams to keep up with consistently; [...]

Everything Is Accelerated.

Especially the time it takes for people to start referring to a top draft pick as a boom or bust. Mike Freeman of CBS Sportsline is stating that Saints RB Reggie Bush is already resembling one of the biggest busts in pro sports history; with more hype than actual on-field production. In the old days, [...]

Stealing Signals: 11 In A Row.

Rockies 10, Dodgers 4 - Break up the fucking Rockies! If you aren’t rooting for Colorado to get a playoff spot at this point, you are either a Padres or Diamondbacks fan (scarce as the latter may be) or you have absolutely no heart.  Garrett Atkins had four hits, topped by a two-run homer, and [...]

The Shakedown, Week 4.

Yeah, I’m late on it this week, and still reeling from a world where KU is 4-0. Mark Mangino must be threatening to eat his players if they lose.

LSU - Until further notice, and I doubt Tulane = “further notice.”
USC - Beating Wazzu hard helps, but now there’s that Pac-10 road schedule. Not saying they [...]

Stop, Alex. Just Stop.

It’s as if he can’t help himself sometimes. Champagne bukkake isn’t the best of looks.
Photo: AP/Chris O’Meara