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Happy Birthday, College Football
How could I have missed this?
On November 6, 1869, Rutgers defeated Princeton 6-4 in the first game of college football in history.
I don’t think those two teams have played since and I’m actually fairly sure Rutgers didn’t win another game until 2006.
Just saying...
Griffen Out Today For USC
The USC Trojans imposing pass rush will be minus one Pac-10 sack leader tonight.
CFT and the Los Angeles Times are among several sources reporting that USC defensive end and Arizona high school product Everson Griffen is out for tonight’s ASU/USC game.
A toe injuiry he sustained...
Sun Devils play host to 12th-ranked Trojans
know you're wondering.
When was the last time the USC Trojans, the premier football program in the Pac-10, lost two games in a row?
You'd have to go all the way back to 2001, head coach Pete Carroll's first year in Los Angeles, when USC actually lost four straight to...
The Sports Retorter: Cardinals versus Bears is personal in my house, just don’t tell my wife
To many, the Cardinals-Bears game this weekend is like any other game: a matchup between two teams in search of their identity and a spot in the playoffs.
To me it’s personal.
It’s not because the Cardinals return “home” to take on their former crosstown rivals...
Friday Injury Update
A quick update on injuries for both Arizona State and USC going into tomorrow’s game, courtesy of collegeinjuryreport.com.
Arizona State
Dimitri Nance - Questionable (shoulder)
Kerry Taylor - Questionable (hamstring)
Thomas Altieri - Questionable (leg)
Omar Bolden - Questionable...
Hanging With USC: A Beginner’s Guide To Playing With The Trojans
USC can be beaten.
While you’re snickering to my face, I’ll justify it by saying that I never said USC can be beaten by Arizona State.
The fact of the matter is that, yes, the vaunted Men of Troy are no longer as invincible as they once were.
They have, of course, lost...
Suns try to knock off unbeaten Celts
The Phoenix Suns continue their rugged 5-game Eastern Conference road trip Friday night with a visit to Boston to take on the NBA’s best team to this point in the season, the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics are off to a 6-0 start and are one of two undefeated teams left in the league...
Mueller finally lights the lamp
When the Phoenix Coyotes took the ice Thursday night at Jobing.com Arena to host the Chicago Blackhawks, it had been awhile since 3rd year forward Peter Mueller had scored a goal.
Mueller had a goose egg in the goals column this season through the Coyotes’ first 15 games, which...
Charles Barkley Can’t Count
Former Sun Charles Barkley proves once again that he may not be the smartest guy in the room but he’s sure the most entertaining.
STBNL Friday - The Trojans are coming…and they’re pissed!
It's Friday, so that means we give you the pumped-up extra large three-man edition of the "Show To Be Named Later" on Fanster.com. Michael Kossett, whom you can catch every week going "Round for Round" on AZCentral.com with Joe Pequeno of 12News, and Luke Lapinski...
Friday links
I don’t know what it is about these goofball pictures of Channing Frye and Steve Nash that make me laugh, but it never fails. Maybe it’s the s*#t-eating grins. Never not funny.
It’s been a pretty interesting season for the Suns thus far. We know they’re...
Brownie Points: Does J-Rich fit in Phoenix?
We didn’t expect the Suns to go 82-0, but the beat-down in Orlando Tuesday night was a wakeup call for people who think the Suns can just run themselves into title contention.
The Magic played without both wing players shooting guard Vince Carter and forward Rashard Lewis and those...
The Sports Retorter: The Yankees championship should mark the end of the steroid era
Last night the New York Yankees won their first World Series since 2000. The victory came eight years to the day after the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Bronx Bombers ending their World Series dominance.
Unlike many, I won’t say I hate the Yankees. Nor will I condemn them...
Crystal Balls Week 10: Will the Devils show up vs. SC?
We’ve reached week 10 in the Pac-10, and barring some sort of miraculous occurrence (like Arizona winning out), the conference race has been settled.
The Oregon Ducks flexed their, umm, metallic wings last week in a 47-20 dismantling of perennial Pac-10 honcho USC, and has four...
STBNL Thursday - Baseball’s finally over!
Chuck Powell of 98.7 The Peak joins me for another edition of the “Show To Be Named Later” on Fanster.com.
Segment 1 (0:00) - The long, drawn-out baseball season felt like it would drag on long enough to allow us to watch the World Series while we ate Thanksgiving dinner...
Are you a Sun Devil, a Vandal or a Hatter?
The last two weekends I’ve had the luxury to enjoy homecoming at two different universities. Which prompted me to think, why would a a 78-year old man walk around with a Sun Devil or a tree on their shirt? Or better yet, the hardcore fan with a tattoo of their school mascot...
Grading Game: Magic 122, Suns 100
Offense:
The Suns night offensively can be summed up by this, two of the Suns five starters didn’t score (Grant Hill and Jason Richardson) and Channing Frye chipped in a total of 5 points. The three combined to shoot 2-for-15 (Although Hill’s performance didn’t surprise...
Tracy’s days in Sedona red are done
Not that it comes as surprise to many, but today the Arizona Diamondbacks declined to pick up the option on infielder Chad Tracy’s contract for 2010, making him a free agent.
Tracy, who came up with the Diamondbacks in 2004, ranks in the top ten in many offensive categories in...
How are the young D-Backs doing in the AFL?
It seems like an eternity since the Arizona Diamondbacks took the field, but in fact, it’s been only 32 days since the D-Backs beat the Cubs 5-2 at Wrigley Field to put the wraps on a disappointing 70-win season.
But it’s not the offseason for everyone in the D-Backs’...
PFN Live Will Never Die
Good news!
The New York Yankees won their 27th World Series title last night!
Better news!
That means that PFN Live will jump off TONIGHT at 8:00 AZ/10:00 EST!
Exclamation points!!!!
Seriously, this is a big week. Not only must ASU try to get off the mat and avoid being embarrassed...
Balance, Balance, BALANCE!
Instead of publishing my drive-by-drive offensive tale of the tape (it’s pretty brutal), I want to comment on something that I’ve been harping on all season and the reason I started doing the tale of the tape in the first place: balance.
I did a piece on how running the...
Pick and Roll: worst case scenario
In our first pick and roll of the regular season, Steve Fan and I take a look at the worst case scenario for the Suns this season, and wonder if it would still be better than rooting for say, the Grizzlies or Clippers.
Take it away Steve Fan:
The Suns season is ready to implode anytime now. [...]
Peter, Paul and Milan too much for the Coyotes
In a matchup of two of the league’s more pleasant surprises this season, the Colorado Avalanche scored an impressive 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday night.
Milan Hejduk had a two goals and an assist, and Paul Stastny added 3 assists for Colorado...
If you’re going to lose, it may as well be big
The Phoenix Suns got their first taste of defeat on Wednesday night in Orlando, falling to the defending Eastern Conference Champion Magic 122-100 at Amway Arena. OK, it was more than a taste. It was a heaping portion.
The Suns trailed by only 6 at halftime, but Orlando started the...
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