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Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
The fantasy football season is on the final stretch and every move takes on do-or-die importance. If you need a win now, start the higher rated player in my rankings and bring home that championship.
Wide Receivers
Could Impress: Stevie Johnson. Despite his team sinking into relative obscurity, Johnson has been putting up some impressive numbers in the last four weeks, catching...
Ohio State Keeps Fickell, Vrabel on Staff, Add Defensive Coordinator
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer added another staff member today: Everett Withers, the current interim head coach at the University of North Carolina.
Withers has been a collegiate coach for 17 years and has also worked seven seasons in the National Football League: six years (2001-06) as defensive backs coach with the Tennessee Titans under Jeff Fisher, and a year (1994) as a...
Former Penn State Players Circulating Letter in Support of Joe Paterno
Below is a letter signed by 425 former Penn State players showing support for former head coach Joe Paterno who turned 85 years old today. I was pretty surprised to see Todd Blackledge sign it. As a member of the media establishment, an establishment that has kind of condemned Paterno for his role in protecting Jerry Sandusky.
Unless you’re someone who’s Penn State blue through...
Tim Tebow’s College Lab Partner Gives Interview to People.com
People.com had an exclusive with a man who knew Tim Tebow quite well during his college football days. Here’s an excerpt:
As far as college classes go, Melvin Thomas wasn’t looking forward to biology lab. The University of Florida student would rather take a humanities course or an economics course or something more reading-intensive. Science, not so much.
But his biology lab...
West Virginia Could Lose $650,000 on Orange Bowl Tickets
The Orange Bowl required West Virginia University to purchase 17,500 tickets. WVU has sold just 7,500 of that allotment for their Jan 4th match up with Clemson. Even the most optimistic of projections have them coming well short, and eventually losing about $650,000 on the Orange Bowl ticket agreement.
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
West Virginia is also competing with other...
Chicago Cubs Name Minor League Managers and Coordinators for 2012
The Chicago Cubs today announced their minor league managers and coaching staffs for the 2012 season, which includes Dave Bialas taking over at Triple-A Iowa and Buddy Bailey moving from Single-A Daytona to Double-A Tennessee.
Here’s a look at the Cubs minor league coaching staffs. Managers/staff returning to the organization but assigned to new positions next year are listed...
Link Bank 12-21-11: Kate Upton, Vanessa Bryant, Bill Conlin, 12-21-12
Kate Upton dating New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez? Just in case you needed another reason to dislike him. That rumor is burning up the internet today. Upton has hung out with New York athletes before.
And did you know Upton is a Wolverines fan? She attended “The Game” last month
From Fox Sports:
Sanchez has been paying frequent late-night visits to the Victoria’s Secret and...
Drunk Packers Fan Abuses her Child in Response to Green Bay Loss
The Green Bay Packers loss turned exceedingly ugly off the field for a rural Wisconsin family. The Appleton Post-Crescent reported Tuesday that a drunk 36-year-old woman became so upset by the Packers loss to the K.C. Chiefs Sunday that she actually choked her daughter twice.
h/t to Yardbarker
Police were called about 8:15 p.m. Sunday to a Grand Chute hotel where the girl told...
Thunder vs. Heat in NBA Finals? Pacers Legend Reggie Miller Thinks So
Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers legend, NBA analyst for TNT and Olympic athlete, yesterday shared his thoughts about the NBA’s upcoming, post-lockout, 66-game season.
Former Olympian and seasoned broadcaster Summer Sanders interviewed Miller Dec. 19 as part of her “Countdown to London” series.
They discussed Miller’s participation in the 1996 Olympics and then quickly...
T Mobile’s Carly Foulkes Back with New Christmas Ad (Video)
What follows below is almost powerful enough to make me very sentimental about the upcoming holidays. Almost. It certainly makes me wish I were a T-Mobile customer instead of U.S. Cellular.
Although that’s not entirely true as in the next month I’m about to treat U.S. Cellular the way Eric Gordon treated the Illini, and looking at Verizon the way Gordon looked at the Indiana...
Kirk Ferentz Not Taking K.C. Chiefs Job, Staying at Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz, the longest tenured in the Big Ten, reiterated Wednesday his long-term plans to remain the head coach in Iowa City.
Apparently, his boy Scott Pioli wasn’t able to lure him away to the Kansas City Chiefs, like early speculation indicated. Now, if it were the New England Patriots who knows?
Anyways Ferentz released a statement:
“There continues...
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Bulls, Derrick Rose agree on extension
The Chicago Bulls have locked up their franchise point guard and 2011 NBA MVP for years to come courtesy of a 5-year, $94 million extension which will kick in during the 2012-13 season.
Iowa Hawkeyes Suspend Star RB Marcus Coker for Bowl Game
Iowa Hawkeyes tailback Marcus Coker goes from 2010 Insight Bowl MVP to 2011 Insight Bowl suspendee today.
Last year he set Iowa bowl records for rushing attempts (33) and rushing yards (219) in the 27-24 win over Missouri. Hopefully, he also got to see the Grand Canyon last year, because he will not be traveling with the team to Arizona.
Why is Marcus Coker suspended? The statement...
Tom Brady and Gisele’s $20 Million Mansion: Very Eco-Friendly
New England Patriots superstar QB Tom Brady and his super-hot supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen are getting ready to move into their $20 million Brenwood, California mansion this holiday season.
It might not be ready by Christmas, but it should be good to go by New Year’s. It will feature a covered bridge connecting the two wings of the home, a pool, weight room, wine cellar, well...
Former Bears Receiver Willie Gault Charged in Illegal Stock Scheme
Former Chicago Bears wide receiver Willie Gault, an Olympic track star, finds himself today among a group of people charged with artificially inflating stock prices for a heart-monitoring company. The SEC (and again, we’re talking about the U.S. Government agency regulating the exchange of securities i.e. stocks and bond trading is within it’s jurisdiction, not the Southeastern...
Wes Welker Joins Twitter; Per Chad OchoCinco’s Request
He has only four tweets, the first of which was less than an hour ago, yet he’s got close to 20,000 followers already. New England Patriots star receiver Wes Welker, the NFL leader in receptions, receiving yards and longest reception is now on Twitter (@weswelker). Yes the account is verified.
His ultra-colorful teammate Chad Johnson persuaded him into doing so.
Welker tweeted...
Ohio State Football to Receive NCAA Judgment Today
For all you BUCKNUTS out there, today is judgment day. Ohio State Athletic director Gene Smith confirmed to The Associated Press early Tuesday that the NCAA’s committee on infractions would hand down its final sanctions on the storied college football program at 3 p.m. EST.
This is when the NCAA will hold their teleconference.
You know what this is about of course: Terrelle Pryor...
Lindsey Vonn to Retire from Skiing in 2018, Get into Acting
Lindsey Vonn is going through a very transitional period, filing for divorce a couple weeks ago. She also gave an interview to the AP that had a very big picture/major life decision them to it.
She said she plans to end her well decorated skiing career at the 2018 Winter Games before attempting to accelerate her acting career.
From ESPN:
“My main goal is to ski at least until...
Nevada has Sold Just 10 of Their Hawaii Bowl Tickets
Who wouldn’t want to go Hawaii for their college football bowl game? To spend the holidays in paradise? Well, the Hawaii Bowl is on Christmas Eve, and it is one of the lower tier bowl games, so I can see why some would be turned off.
And airfare from the mainland to the 50th state for the holidays runs about $1,500—$2000 person. Ok, that’s pretty steep! But the University...
Yankees Reporter Hottie Meredith Marakovits Doing 76ers Work Now
We’re a Midwest site, but occasionally we need to focus on stories with a more coastal theme. Here in Chicago, our media contingent lacks the obvious eye-candy tokenism you find so prominent on both coasts and in the national media.
But on the East Coast…meet hottie Meredith Marakovits
Here’s her bio from her Twitter account:
WFAN and SNY Anchor/Contributor, CSN Philly...
Aaron Rodgers’ 2011 Numbers Aren’t Far Off From Tom Brady’s 2007 MVP Season
For most of the 2011 season, the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers has been the odds-on favorite to win his first MVP award. With the Packers losing against the Kansas City Chiefs and the Saints’ Drew Brees making a run at Dan Marino’s all-time passing record, it may not be as clear cut of a race as we thought.
However, if we go back just a few years ago, you can...
NBA Free Agent Signings: Baron Davis, Nick Young, Afflalo
The quality of available NBA free agents continues to dwindle as the start of the season is fast approaching. Here is a breakdown of the latest signings including Baron Davis joining the Knicks and Nick Young, Aaron Afflalo, and Rodney Stuckey all re-signing with their teams. Plus, the Sacramento Kings have to void the contract given to Chuck Hayes after he fails his physical...
College Basketball: The Week Ahead (12/20/11)
College Hoops 101 has undergone a facelift. My weekly breakdown of the past week in college basketball and look ahead will now be split into two parts. (Click here for a look at the past week.) This week’s edition of the “The Week Ahead” looks at the best games of the up-coming week including a preview of the annual Braggin’ Rights game between Missouri and Illinois...
Cody Zeller Key to Indiana Hoosiers Rebirth, Undefeated Season
When college basketball season started at Big Ten media day on Oct 27th, you would have been very hard pressed to find any journalist who believed the Indiana Hoosiers would become the final Big Ten team to lose this season.
No one saw this renaissance happening this year, and certainly not in this convincing manner. Their 10-0 record includes a win over then #1 Kentucky, and it’s...
Penn St Update: Paterno Released from Hospital, QB Suffered Seizure, Concussion
Joe Paterno was released from the hospital yesterday as he continues his rehabilitation from his broken pelvis. He’s also continuing treatment for lung cancer.
According to a source who told ESPN, the treatments are “really taking a lot out of (him)….he has his good days and bad.”
Then there’s QB Matt McGloin who was beat up by wide receiver Curtis Drake on Saturday. They...
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