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C.C. Sabathia Beats out Josh Beckett for Cy Young Award
2007-11-15 00:00:00 C.C. Sabathia beat Josh Beckett at last — albeit a few weeks later than he hoped. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, topping Boston’s ace and two other worthy contenders by a comfortable margin to become the first Cleveland Indians pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor. Sabathia received 19 of 28 first-place ... More About: Beats , Cy Young
Ohio State Loses, LSU back at the top of BCS
2007-11-13 00:00:00 With three weeks left to decide which teams will play for the national title, it’s Oregon against the Big 12 in a BCS battle.LSU moved into the first place in the Bowl Championship Series standings Sunday and the Ducks jumped into second place, a day after Ohio State was upset by Illinois. The Tigers appear to ... More About: Back , Ohio State
Wyoming Football Coach gives Utah Utes… the Bird?
2007-11-13 00:00:00 The Utah Utes went on to win this game saturday, 50 to nothing. Obviously the Wyoming football coach wasn’t too happy with the Utah Utes and Head Coach Kyle Wittingham. Apparently, Wyoming “guaranteed” a victory… yeah that went over well. “Wyoming head coach Joe Glenn told boosters this week that he guaranteed a victory against the ... More About: Football , Bird
Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson out at least one game.
2007-11-13 00:00:00 Source: ESPN “That pain was horrible. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced pain where you don’t want anybody to touch you. Just be still for a few minutes until it calms down. That’s the kind of pain it was,” Peterson said. “Not really knowing what to expect because it was my knee. I was just ... More About: Minnesota , Adrian , Game , Minnesota Vikings , Adrian Peterson
Minnesota Vikings, Troy Williamson skips a paycheck…
2007-11-09 00:00:00 Troy Williamson was docked a pay check because of a family funeral he had to attend. ESPN Reports: “The Minnesota Vikings have docked wide receiver Troy Williamson one game check for missing last Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers to attend the Monday funeral of his maternal grandmother. Based on his 2007 salary of $435,000, ... More About: Troy , Minnesota Vikings , Iams
MLB - 1B and 3B Coaches to Wear Helmets after Tragic Death
2007-11-09 00:00:00 Baseball wants to prevent another tragic accident like the one that killed Mike Coolbaugh. Source: Yahoo! Sports “General managers decided Thursday that base coaches will wear some sort of head protection next season, a move that came four months after Coolbaugh was struck in the neck by a line drive during a minor league game. Coolbaugh, a former ... More About: Tragic , Death , Wear , Coaches , Helmets
Oregon Ducks are Flying High…
2007-11-07 00:00:00 Dennis Dixon threw four touchdown passes against an over rated Arizona State on Saturday in the Ducks’ 35-23 victory. Dixon is not only having a great year as a starting quarterback for the Ducks, he was actually drafted in last years MLB dfrat by the Angels. He has some serious talent. As for the ... More About: Flying , Oregon , High , Oregon Ducks
New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts… Is the Hype out of Contr
2007-11-07 00:00:00 The following story was written by someone not connected with Sports Insiderz but I just wanted to post this and give my comments. Enjoy! This week we get to finally have the second game of the year. The first was the so called “Duel in Dallas ?ESPN” I suppose this one shall be ... More About: England , New England Patriots , Patriots , Hype , Indianapolis
Tony Romo - Now Dallas Cowboys Franchise Quarterback
2007-10-31 00:00:00 Tony Romos new deal was signed Tuesday morning, which consisted of a six-year, $67 million contract of which $30 million is guaranteed. Just in case you didn’t notice this contract is a huge deal for anyone. This is like number 1 draft pick money. Not only was Tony Romo not a first pick, ... More About: Dallas , Tony Romo , Cowboys , Dallas Cowboys , Franchise
Fantasy Football Week 7 Recap
2007-10-30 00:00:00 It was quite the weekend in fantasy football. Tom Brady throws 6 touchdowns and over 350 yards in 25 passing attempts. Ronnie Brown is out for the season, Jesse Chatman looks stellar as a replacement. Kenny Watson runs out of his mind and becomes a valuable RB replacing Rudi Johnson the past ... More About: Football , Fantasy , Recap , Week , Fantasy Football
Tim Wakefield not on 2007 World Series Roster - Bad Shoulder… I don
2007-10-30 00:00:00 This just in… Tim Wakefield, starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox has been left OFF the World Serie s roster. Its because of a bad shoulder, which is true. He was held out of ALDS against the Anaheim Angels because of his shoulder. We all know the real reason right? Tim Wakefield is ... More About: World Series , Roster
BYU - San Diego State Game Postponed
2007-10-30 00:00:00 The BYU - San Diego State football game scheduled for Saturday night has been postponed until Dec. 1 because Qualcomm Stadium is being used as an evacuation center for residents displaced by wildfires. Both of these teams are in the Mountain West Conference; I wonder if this will have any effect on how things pane out ... More About: Game , San Diego State
Don Mattingly Ready to take over as Yankees Manager
2007-10-30 00:00:00 Don Mattingly has probably been hoping for this opportunity for quite some time now. He has been involved as bench coach for the New York Yankees for 4 years. He was interviewed on Tuesday, and seems to be the most likely of the candidates. Mattingly is a great choice. He has a lot of ... More About: Manager , Don Mattingly , Ready , Ager
Game 1 of the World Series - More like batting practice for Red Sox
2007-10-30 00:00:00 Fenway Park - Game 1 of the 2007 World Series - Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies. It seemed like this series would be a fair fight right? The SOX against the ROX! The Colorado Rockies had Jeff Francis throwing, they were on a 21 game winning streak, sweeping through the NLDS and the ... More About: Practice , The World
Kevin Youkilis will ride the Bench in Game 3 of the World Series
2007-10-30 00:00:00 As the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies head to Colorado to play game 3 on Saturday night, there isn’t enough room in the Game 3 lineup for every Red Sox slugger. There is no DH allowed in Colorado, but sitting David Ortiz wasn’t an option, neither was moving Mike Lowell. It seems crazy to sit ... More About: World , Series , Ride , The World
Boston Red Sox - 2007 World Series Champions
2007-10-30 00:00:00 It took 86 years to break the curse for the Red Sox to win the World Series . They have now managed to do it twice in less then 5 years. Just like the St. Louis Cardinals in ‘04 the Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies too. Since early April, the Boston Red Sox were ... More About: Boston Red Sox , Champions
Randy Jones hit on Patrice Bergeron
2007-10-30 00:00:00 Can you believe this? C’mon dude give me a break. Anyone who has played hockey knows you never lay a hit when you can see the guys numbers on the back of his jersey. I know you’re in the middle of the game all pumped but have some class and respect. Sorry I dont ... More About: Randy , Jones , Berg
Joe Girardi expected to accept Yankees’ offer
2007-10-30 00:00:00 Its official, the New York Yankees offered their managerial job to Joe Girardi on Monday morning and he is expected to accept it. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told Don Mattingly and Tony Pena that they will not be getting the job. Joe Girardi was in Denver as a commentator for the World ... More About: Offer , Accept
Brett Favres TD in OT wins it for Green Bay Packers
2007-10-30 00:00:00 The Green Bay Packers traveled to Denver to face the Broncos, hoping to keep there winning ways going. Thanks to Brett Favre the Packers pulled out a win in Denver on Monday night. The game was close throughout the entire night. So close it the game went on to overtime. Brett Favre obviously ... More About: Green Bay Packers , Wins |



