NFL AFC Injury Report
Baltimore (AFC)
*Running back Jamal Lewis (9/20, thigh) is questionable for Sunday's game against Cleveland. *Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (9/20,back) is questionable for Sunday's game against Cleveland. *Linebacker RayLewis (9/20, neck) is questionable for Sunday's game against Cleveland.*Running back Musa Smith (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's gameagainst Cleveland. *Defensive tackle Aubrayo Franklin (9/20, thigh) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Cleveland. *Linebacker Adalius Thomas(9/20, foot) is questionable for Sunday's game against Cleveland. *CornerbackSamari Rolle (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game againstCleveland. *Tackle Jonathan Ogden (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday'sgame against Cleveland. Offensive guard Brian Rimpf (8/30, hamstring) is onthe injured list. Defensive Back B.J. Ward (8/30, migraines) is on theinjured list. Wide receiver Matt Cherry (8/30, shoulder) is on the injuredlist.
Buffalo (AFC)
*Safety Matt Bowen (9/20, shin) is questionable for Sunday's game against the New York Jets. Cornerback Troy Vincent (9/13, hamstring) ison the injured list. *Linebacker Takeo Spikes (9/20, hamstring) isquestionable for Sunday's game against the New York Jets. Fullback Joe Burns(9/2, forearm) is on the injured list.
Cincinnati (AFC)
*Wide receiver Chris Henry (9/20, groin) is probable for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. *Guard Eric Steinbach (9/20, back) isprobable for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. *Cornerback Deltha O`Neal(9/20, knee) is probable for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. *LinebackerBrian Simmons (9/20, knee) is probable for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh.*Defensive tackle Sam Adams (9/20, knee) is probable for Sunday's gameagainst Pittsburgh. *Wide receiver Tab Perry (9/20, hip) is expected to missSunday's game against Pittsburgh. *Tackle Levi Jones (9/20, ankle) isprobable for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. *Safety Dexter Jackson (9/20,ankle) is expected to miss Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. *Center RichBraham (9/20, knee) is expected to miss Sunday's game against Pittsburgh.Linebacker David Pollack (9/18, neck) will miss the remainder of the season.*Linebacker A.J. Nicholson (9/20, hamstring) is expected to miss Sunday'sgame against Pittsburgh. *Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh (9/20, heel) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh. *Wide receiver AntonioChatman (9/20, groin) is doubtful for Sunday's game against Pittsburgh.Linebacker Odell Thurman (8/30, suspended) is on the reserved/suspended list.Running back Terrence Whitehead (8/23, toe) is on the injured list. Runningback Chris Perry (9/2, ankle) is on the physically unable to perform list.Tackle Adam Kieft (9/2, knee) is on the physically unable to perform list.Defensive end Jonathan Fanene (9/2, hamstring) is on the physically unable toperform list. Wide receiver Bennie Brazell (9/2, knee) is on the injuredlist. Defensive tackle Marcus Lewis (9/2, ankle) is on the injured list.Cornerback Patrick Body (9/2, foot) is on the injured list. Safety AnthonyMitchell (8/30, foot) is on the injured list. Cornerback Rashad Bauman (8/30,kneecap) is on the injured list.
Cleveland (AFC)
*Tight end Kellen Winslow (9/20, knee) is probable for Sunday's game against Baltimore. *Running back Reuben Droughns (9/20,shoulder) is questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore. *Safety BrianRussell (9/20, elbow) is questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore.*Defensive end Orpheus Roye (9/20, shoulder) is doubtful for Sunday's gameagainst Baltimore. *Cornerback Gary Baxter (9/20, pectoral) is doubtful forSunday's game against Baltimore. *Defensive end Nick Eason (9/20, ankle) isexpected to miss Sunday's game against Baltimore. *Linebacker Willie McGinest(9/20, calf) is questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore. *Tight endDarnell Dinkins (9/20, hamstring) is doubtful for Sunday's game againstBaltimore. *Wide receiver Joe Jurevicius (9/20, ribs) is doubtful forSunday's game against Baltimore. Cornerback Daylon McCutcheon (9/19, knee)will miss the remainder of the season. Defensive Back Daven Holly (8/30,suspended) is on the reserved/suspended list. Offensive lineman AlonzoEphraim (8/30, suspended) is on the reserved/suspended list. CornerbackDeMario Minter (8/28, knee) is on the physically unable to perform list.Running back William Green (9/2, quad) is on injured list. Defensive BackShawn Mayer (8/30, ankle) is on injured list. Defensive Back Jeremy LeSueur(8/30, undisclosed) is on injured list. Offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley(8/30, kneecap) is on injured list.
Denver (AFC)
*Wide receiver Rod Smith (9/20, head) is probable for Sunday's game against New England. *Running back Mike Bell (9/20, finger) isprobable for Sunday's game against New England. *Running back Cedric Cobbs(9/20, ankle) is expected to miss Sunday's game against New England.*Defensive end Courtney Brown (9/20, knee) is doubtful for Sunday's gameagainst New England. Center Greg Eslinger (9/2, shoulder) is on the injuredlist. Tight end Landon Trusty (8/30, ACL) is on the injured list.
Houston (AFC)
*Linebacker Morlon Greenwood (9/20, ankle) is probable for Sunday's game against Washington. *Defensive end Antwan Peek (9/20, groin) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Washington. *Cornerback PhillipBuchanon (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game against Washington.*Cornerback DeMarcus Faggins (9/20, foot) is expected to miss Sunday's gameagainst Washington. *Center Mike Flanagan (9/20, foot) is questionable forSunday's game against Washington. Offensive tackle Charles Spencer (9/18,leg) will miss the remainder of the season. Running back Roc Alexander (9/11,ACL) is on the injured list. Wide receiver Jerome Mathis (8/23, foot) is onthe physically unable to perform list. Linebacker Kailee Wong (9/2, knee) ison the physically unable to perform list. Running back Domanick Davis (9/2,knee) is on the injured list. Tight end Ben Steele (8/30, leg) is on theinjured list. Linebacker Wali Rainer (8/30, ankle) is on the injured list.Cornerback Chris McKenzie (8/30, shoulder) is on the injured list.
Indianapolis (AFC)
*Tight end Ben Utecht (9/20, concussion) is questionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Defensive end Josh Thomas (9/20,hip) is questionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Wide receiverBrandon Stokley (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game againstJacksonville. *Quarterback Jim Sorgi (9/20, right shoulder) is questionablefor Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Guard Jake Scott (9/20, knee) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Safety Bob Sanders(9/20, shoulder) is questionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville.*Defensive tackle Darrell Reid (9/20, elbow) is questionable for Sunday'sgame against Jacksonville. *Defensive tackle Montae Reagor (9/20, knee) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Defensive end RyanLaCasse (9/20, foot) is questionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville.*Cornerback Nick Harper (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's gameagainst Jacksonville. *Linebacker Gilbert Gardner (9/20, hand) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Tackle Ryan Diem (9/20,hand) is questionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Running backRan Carthon (9/20, finger) is questionable for Sunday's game againstJacksonville. *Linebacker Gary Brackett (9/20, calf) is questionable forSunday's game against Jacksonville. *Defensive end Dwight Freeney (9/20,buttock) is questionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Defensivetackle Corey Simon (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's game againstJacksonville. *Tight end Ben Hartsock (9/20, hamstring) is questionable forSunday's game against Jacksonville. *Guard Ryan Lilja (9/20, knee) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. *Linebacker FreddyKeiaho (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville.*Running back DeDe Dorsey (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's gameagainst Jacksonville. *Kicker Adam Vinatieri (9/20, right groin) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. Running back JamesMungro (8/30, knee) is on the injured list. Defensive end Johnathan Goddard(8/30, foot) is on the injured list.
Jacksonville (AFC)
*Defensive end Marcellus Wiley (9/20, groin) is questionable for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. *Linebacker Pat Thomas(9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game against Indianapolis.*Defensive tackle Marcus Stroud (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday'sgame against Indianapolis. *Defensive end Paul Spicer (9/20, groin) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. *Safety GeraldSensabaugh (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game againstIndianapolis. *Linebacker Mike Peterson (9/20, knee) is questionable forSunday's game against Indianapolis. *Wide receiver Chad Owens (9/20, ribs) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. *Guard Chris Naeole(9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against Indianapolis.*Cornerback Rashean Mathis (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's gameagainst Indianapolis. *Tight end Marcedes Lewis (9/20, ankle) is questionablefor Sunday's game against Indianapolis. *Wide receiver Matt Jones (9/20,groin) is questionable for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. *SafetyDonovin Darius (9/20, back) is questionable for Sunday's game againstIndianapolis. *Running back Derrick Wimbush (9/20, knee) is questionable forSunday's game against Indianapolis. Defensive end Reggie Hayward (9/12,Achilles) is on the injured list. Defensive end Jim Davis (9/3, knee) is onthe injured list. Guard Daniel Connolly (9/2, finger) is on the injured list.Defensive tackle Tony Williams (8/30, biceps) is on the injured list.Offensive tackle Mike Williams (8/30, back) is on the injured list.Cornerback Chris Roberson (8/30, shoulder) is on the injured list. Defensiveend Elton Patterson (8/30, shoulder) is on the injured list. Running backGreg Jones (8/30, ACL) is on the injured list. Tight end Brian Jones (8/30,knee) is on the injured list.
Kansas City (AFC)
Linebacker Boomer Grigsby (9/18, foot) is questionable for 10/1 against San Francisco. Quarterback Trent Green (9/13, head) isexpected to miss 2 weeks. Safety William Bartee (9/2, ) is on the physicallyunable to perform list. Cornerback Alphonso Hodge (9/2, knee) is on theinjured list. Defensive tackle John Browning (9/2, back) is on the injuredlist. Running back Priest Holmes (8/28, neck/spine) is on the physicallyunable to perform list.
Miami (AFC)
*Wide receiver Marty Booker (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game against Tennessee. *Linebacker Derrick Pope (9/20,hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game against Tennessee. *Guard JoeBerger (9/20, foot) is expected to miss Sunday's game against Tennessee.*Guard Bennie Anderson (9/20, triceps) is on the injured list. *CornerbackTravis Daniels (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game againstTennessee. Running back Sammy Morris (8/30, suspension) is on thereserve/suspended list. Running back Ricky Williams (8/30, suspension) is onthe reserve/suspended list. Tackle Joe Toledo (9/2, MCL) is on the injuredlist. Defensive tackle Rodrique Wright (8/30, shoulder) is on the injuredlist. Center Seth McKinney (8/30, neck) is on the injured list. Wide receiverEric Kimble (8/30, Achilles) is on the injured list.
New England (AFC)
*Wide receiver Doug Gabriel (9/20, hamstring) is probable for Sunday's game against Denver. *Tackle Matt Light (9/20, knee) isprobable for Sunday's game against Denver. *Quarterback Tom Brady (9/20,right shoulder) is probable for Sunday's game against Denver. *Wide receiverChad Jackson (9/20, hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game againstDenver. *Safety Artrell Hawkins (9/20, thigh) is questionable for Sunday'sgame against Denver. *Tackle Nick Kaczur (9/20, shoulder) is questionable forSunday's game against Denver. Running back Patrick Pass (9/2, undisclosed) ison the physically unable to perform list. Safety Tebucky Jones (9/2, leg) ison the injured list. Linebacker Barry Gardner (9/2, leg) is on the injuredlist. Wide receiver Matt Shelton (8/30, knee/groin) is on the injured list.Safety Mel Mitchell (8/30, arm) is on the injured list.
NY Jets (AFC)
*Defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen (9/20, knee) is probable for Sunday's game against Buffalo. *Safety Kerry Rhodes (9/20, ankle) isprobable for Sunday's game against Buffalo. *Quarterback Chad Pennington(9/20, calf) is probable for Sunday's game against Buffalo. *Linebacker MattChatham (9/20, foot) is probable for Sunday's game against Buffalo.*Defensive end Dave Ball (9/20, thigh) is probable for Sunday's game againstBuffalo. *Wide receiver Laveranues Coles (9/20, calf) is questionable forSunday's game against Buffalo. *Cornerback David Barrett (9/20, hip) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Buffalo. *Guard Pete Kendall (9/20,thigh) is questionable for Sunday's game against Buffalo. *Wide receiver TimDwight (9/20, thigh) is questionable for Sunday's game against Buffalo.*Center Trey Teague (9/20, ankle) is doubtful for Sunday's game againstBuffalo. Defensive tackle Tui Alailefaleula (8/29, knee) is on the injuredlist. Defensive tackle Sione Pouha (8/13, knee) is on the injured list.Running back Curtis Martin (8/14, knee) is on the physically unable toperform list. Tight end Jason Pociask (8/5, shoulder) is on the injured list.
Oakland (AFC)
Linebacker Grant Irons (9/18, back) is questionable for 10/1 against Cleveland. Cornerback Fabian Washington (9/18, hamstring) isquestionable for 10/1 against Cleveland. Linebacker Sam Williams (9/18,ankle) is questionable for 10/1 against Cleveland. Tackle Robert Gallery(9/18, calf) is questionable for 10/1 against Cleveland. Defensive end KevinHuntley (9/18, foot) is questionable for 10/1 against Cleveland. CornerbackNnamdi Asomugha (9/18, foot) is questionable for 10/1 against Cleveland.Quarterback Aaron Brooks (9/18, pectoral/rotator cuff) is expected to miss2-4 weeks. Linebacker Timi Wusu (8/30, ) is on the injured list. Defensivetackle Michael Quarshie (8/30, ) is on the injured list. Running back JoeHall (8/30, ) is on the injured list. Running back DeJuan Green (8/30, ) ison the injured list.
Pittsburgh (AFC)
*Wide receiver Nate Washington (9/20, finger) is probable for Sunday's game against Cincinnati. *Wide receiver Hines Ward(9/20, hamstring) is probable for Sunday's game against Cincinnati.*Linebacker Larry Foote (9/20, groin) is probable for Sunday's game againstCincinnati. *Cornerback Bryant McFadden (9/20, quadricep) is probable forSunday's game against Cincinnati. *Safety Troy Polamalu (9/20, shoulder) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Cincinnati. *Wide receiver SantonioHolmes (9/20, foot) is questionable for Sunday's game against Cincinnati.Offensive tackle Barrett Brooks (8/30, knee) is on the injured list.Offensive tackle Ulish Booker (8/30, knee) is on the injured list.
San Diego (AFC)
Defensive end Igor Olshansky (9/18, knee) is questionable for 10/1 against Baltimore. Guard Leander Jordan (9/18, neck) isquestionable for 10/1 against Baltimore. Tight end Ryan Krause (9/18,hamstring) is questionable for 10/1 against Baltimore. Tight end Aaron Shea(9/18, back) is questionable for 10/1 against Baltimore. Linebacker SteveFoley (9/4, upper body) is on the injured list. Linebacker Phil Archer (8/29,knee) is on the injured list. Running back Darren Sproles (8/16, fibula) ison the injured list.
Tennessee (AFC)
*Linebacker Rob Reynolds (9/20, thigh) is questionable for Sunday's game against Miami. *Cornerback Reynaldo Hill (9/20, knee) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Miami. *Defensive tackle Robaire Smith(9/20, hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game against Miami. *Runningback Travis Henry (9/20, toe) is questionable for Sunday's game againstMiami. *Running back Ahmard Hall (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday'sgame against Miami. *Tackle Jacob Bell (9/20, toe) is questionable forSunday's game against Miami. *Defensive end Antwan Odom (9/20, knee) isexpected to miss Sunday's game against Miami. *Tight end Erron Kinney (9/20,knee) is expected to miss Sunday's game against Miami. Cornerback MichaelWaddell (8/31, knee) is on the injured list. Defensive tackle Rien Long(8/30, Achilles) is on the injured list.
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NFL NFC Injury Report
Arizona (NFC)
*Cornerback Eric Green (9/20, groin) is questionable for Sunday's game against St. Louis. *Linebacker James Darling (9/20, calf) isquestionable for Sunday's game against St. Louis. Wide receiver LeRon McCoy(9/3, thumb) is on the injured list. Safety Jack Brewer (9/6, shoulder) is onthe injured list. Defensive end Anton Palepoi (8/30, shoulder) is on theinjured list. Offensive guard Rolando Cantu (8/30, knee) is on the injuredlist.
Atlanta (NFC)
*Tackle Wayne Gandy (9/20, groin) is probable for Monday's game against New Orleans. *Guard Kynan Forney (9/20, shoulder) is probablefor Monday's game against New Orleans. *Safety Kevin Mathis (9/20, hamstring)is probable for Monday's game against New Orleans. *Defensive end PatrickKerney (9/20, tricep) is probable for Monday's game against New Orleans.*Wide receiver Roddy White (9/20, shoulder) is questionable for Monday's gameagainst New Orleans. *Defensive end John Abraham (9/20, groin) isquestionable for Monday's game against New Orleans. *Linebacker EdgertonHartwell (9/20, knee) is questionable for Monday's game against New Orleans.Running back Butchie Wallace (8/30, ) is on the injured list. Long snapperGavin Tarquinio (8/30, ) is on the injured list. Wide receiver Brian Finneran(8/30, knee) is on the injured list. Offensive guard Ben Claxton (8/30, ) ison the injured list. Wide receiver Cedric Bonner (8/30, ) is on the injuredlist.
Carolina (NFC)
*Linebacker Jason Kyle (9/20, shoulder) is probable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. Safety Shaun Williams (9/20, foot) isdoubtful for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. *Wide receiver Drew Carter(9/20, hand) is questionable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. CornerbackKen Lucas (9/20, neck) is questionable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.*Running back Nick Goings (9/20, thigh) is questionable for Sunday's gameagainst Tampa Bay. *Center Justin Hartwig (9/20, groin) is questionable forSunday's game against Tampa Bay. Linebacker Dan Morgan (9/20, concussion) isexpected to miss Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. Offensive tackle TravelleWharton (9/11, knee) is on the injured list. *Wide receiver Steve Smith(9/20, hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. GuardScott Peters (8/30, foot) is on the injured list. Defensive end Devan Long(8/30, groin) is on the injured list. Cornerback Marcus Cassel (8/30,hamstring) is on the injured list.
Chicago (NFC)
*Safety Cameron Worrell (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against Minnesota. *Defensive end Israel Idonije (9/20, ankle)is questionable for Sunday's game against Minnesota. Fullback Brandon McGowan(8/30, knee) is on the injured list. Defensive end Khari Long (8/30, ) is onthe injured list. Fullback Bryan Johnson (8/30, hamstring) is on the injuredlist. Nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek (8/30, foot) is on the injured list.
Dallas (NFC)
Wide receiver Jamaica Rector (9/18, ankle) is questionable for 10/1 against Tennessee. Wide receiver Terrell Owens (9/18, finger) isexpected to miss 2-4 weeks. Safety Marcus Coleman (9/6, suspension) is on thereserve-suspended list. Offensive tackle E.J. Whitley (8/30, ACL) is on theinjured list. Tight end Brett Pierce (8/30, ACL) is on the injured list.
Detroit (NFC)
*Defensive tackle Shaun Rogers (9/20, knee) is probable for Sunday's game against Green Bay. *Defensive end Cory Redding (9/20, ankle) isprobable for Sunday's game against Green Bay. *Tackle Rex Tucker (9/20, knee)is questionable for Sunday's game against Green Bay. *Tackle Barry Stokes(9/20, hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game against Green Bay.*Safety Kenoy Kennedy (9/20, foot) is expected to miss Sunday's game againstGreen Bay. *Guard Ross Verba (9/20, hamstring) is questionable for Sunday'sgame against Green Bay. *Wide receiver Shaun Bodiford (9/20, knee) isexpected to miss Sunday's game against Green Bay. *Linebacker Alex Lewis(9/20, knee) is expected to miss Sunday's game against Green Bay. GuardTyrone Hopson (9/6, knee) is on the injured list. Safety Idrees Bashir (9/6,hand) is on the injured list. Wide receiver Scottie Vines (9/6, groin) is onthe physically unable to perform list. Linebacker Teddy Lehman (9/6,foot/ankle) is on the physically unable to perform list. Defensive end BillSwancutt (8/30, MCL) is on the injured list.
Green Bay (NFC)
*Tight end David Martin (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against Detroit. *Cornerback Al Harris (9/20, shoulder) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Detroit. *Cornerback Will Blackmon(9/20, foot) is questionable for Sunday's game against Detroit. *Guard JasonSpitz (9/20, thigh) is questionable for Sunday's game against Detroit.*Tackle Junius Coston (9/20, knee) is doubtful for Sunday's game againstDetroit. Cornerback Michael Hawkins (8/30, hip) is on the injured list.Tackle Josh Bourke (8/30, back) is on the injured list. Running back ArlissBeach (9/2, ankle) is on the injured list. Tackle Kevin Barry (8/30,quadriceps) is on the injured list. Offensive lineman Adrian Klemm (8/30,Achilles) is on the injured list. Linebacker Kurt Campbell (8/30, shoulder)is on the injured list. Safety Marviel Underwood (8/30, knee) is on theinjured list.
Minnesota (NFC)
*Wide receiver Troy Williamson (9/20, shoulder) is questionable for Sunday's game against Chicago. *Guard Artis Hicks (9/20,shoulder) is questionable for Sunday's game against Chicago. *Wide receiverMarcus Robinson (9/20, hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game againstChicago. Defensive end Erasmus James (9/18, knee) is on the injured list.Safety Tank Williams (8/30, kneecap) is on the injured list. Linebacker ChadGreenway (8/30, knee) is on the injured list.
New Orleans (NFC)
Defensive tackle Rodney Leisle (9/18, back) is questionable for Monday's against Atlanta. Defensive end Michael Haynes(9/18, back) is questionable for Monday's against Atlanta. Safety Bryan Scott(9/18, hamstring) is questionable for Monday's against Atlanta. Running backMike Karney (9/18, calf) is questionable for Monday's against Atlanta.Running back Keith Joseph (9/13, knee) is on the injured list. Punter MitchBerger (9/5, pelvis) is on the injured list. Defensive end Jimmy Verdon(8/30, undisclosed) is on the injured list. Guard Jermane Mayberry (9/3,shoulder) is on the injured list. Linebacker Tommy Polley (9/2, shoulder) ison the injured list. Quarterback Adrian McPherson (8/30, knee) is on theinjured list. Wide receiver Michael Lewis (9/2, knee) is on thereserve/physically unable to perform list. Tackle Chad Setterstrom (8/30,knee) is on the injured list. Guard Augie Hoffmann (8/15, undisclosed) is onthe injured list. Defensive end Tommy Davis (8/30, shoulder) is on theinjured list. Linebacker James Allen (8/30, knee) is on the injured list.
NY Giants (NFC)
*Tight end Jeremy Shockey (9/20, ankle) is probable for Sunday's game against Seattle. *Wide receiver Tim Carter (9/20, ankle) isprobable for Sunday's game against Seattle. *Wide receiver Sinorice Moss(9/20, quadricep) is questionable for Sunday's game against Seattle. *SafetyJames Butler (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against Seattle.*Running back Derrick Ward (9/20, foot) is expected to miss Sunday's gameagainst Seattle. Defensive tackle Junior Ioane (8/30, undisclosed) is on thereserve/did not report list. Offensive guard Lewis Kelly (8/7, foot) is onthe physically unable to perform list. Offensive guard Matt Lentz (8/30,elbow) is on the injured list. Running back Ryan Grant (8/30, hand/wrist) ison the injured list. Cornerback E.J. Underwood (8/30, shoulder) is on theinjured list.
Philadelphia (NFC)
*Safety Quintin Mikell (9/20, thumb) is probable for Sunday's game against San Francisco. *Safety Michael Lewis (9/20, quadricep)is probable for Sunday's game against San Francisco. *Defensive end DarrenHoward (9/20, knee) is probable for Sunday's game against San Francisco.*Tight end Mike Bartrum (9/20, knee) is questionable for Sunday's gameagainst San Francisco. *Tight end L.J. Smith (9/20, shoulder) is questionablefor Sunday's game against San Francisco. Running back Brian Westbrook (9/20,knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against San Francisco. *Guard ShawnAndrews (9/20, shoulder) is probable for Sunday's game against San Francisco.Defensive end Jevon Kearse (9/18, knee) is on the injured list. *CornerbackRoderick Hood (9/20, heel) is doubtful for Sunday's game against SanFrancisco. Cornerback Lito Sheppard (9/12, ankle) is expected to miss 4-6weeks. *Running back Reno Mahe (9/20, ankle) is probable for Sunday's gameagainst San Francisco. Offensive tackle Stefan Rodgers (8/30, knee) is on theinjured list. Linebacker Chris Gocong (9/3, stinger) is on the injured list.Fullback Jason Davis (8/30, knee) is on the injured list. Wide receiverJeremy Bloom (8/29, hamstring) is on the injured list.
San Francisco (NFC)
*Guard Justin Smiley (9/20, shoulder) is probable for Sunday's game against Philadelphia. *Defensive end Ronald Fields (9/20,shoulder) is probable for Sunday's game against Philadelphia. *Defensivetackle Anthony Adams (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game againstPhiladelphia. *Wide receiver Taylor Jacobs (9/20, hamstring) is doubtful forSunday's game against Philadelphia. *Tight end Delanie Walker (9/20,shoulder) is expected to miss Sunday's game against Philadelphia. *TackleJonas Jennings (9/20, ankle) is probable for Sunday's game againstPhiladelphia. Offensive lineman Larry Allen (9/13, knee) is expected to miss2-4 weeks.
Seattle (NFC)
*Running back Shaun Alexander (9/20, foot) is questionable for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. *Tight end Itula Mili (9/20,knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. *GuardFloyd Womack (9/20, knee) is expected to miss Sunday's game against the NewYork Giants. Long snapper Jean-Philippe Darche (9/13, hip) is on the injuredlist. *Tight end Jerramy Stevens (9/20, knee) is expected to miss Sunday'sgame against the New York Giants.
St. Louis (NFC)
*Linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa (9/20, elbow) is questionable for Sunday's game against Arizona. *Tackle Orlando Pace (9/20, concussion) isdoubtful for Sunday's game against Arizona. Center Andy McCollum (9/11, knee)is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Offensive guard ClaudeTerrell (8/28, wrist) is on the injured list.
Tampa Bay (NFC)
*Cornerback Brian Kelly (9/20, foot) is questionable for Sunday's game against Carolina. *Linebacker Ryan Nece (9/20, knee) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Carolina. *Defensive tackle AnthonyMcFarland (9/20, hip) is questionable for Sunday's game against Carolina.*Defensive tackle Chris Hovan (9/20, ankle) is questionable for Sunday's gameagainst Carolina. *Guard Davin Joseph (9/20, knee) is expected to missSunday's game against Carolina. *Tight end David Moore (9/20, rib) isexpected to miss Sunday's game against Carolina. Tackle Torrin Tucker (9/2,knee) is on the injured list. Tackle Chris Colmer (8/15, shoulder) is on theinjured list. Quarterback Luke McCown (8/29, ACL) is on the physically unableto perform list. Tight end T.J. Williams (7/27, Achilles) is on the injuredlist.
Washington (NFC)
*Wide receiver Santana Moss (9/20, hip) is probable for Sunday's game against Houston. *Defensive tackle Joe Salave`a (9/20, calf) isquestionable for Sunday's game against Houston. *Running back Clinton Portis(9/20, shoulder) is probable for Sunday's game against Houston. *CornerbackShawn Springs (9/20, abdomen) is questionable for Sunday's game againstHouston.
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Red Sox vs. Yankees Game Summary 8/30/07
American League - Red Sox vs. Yankees Game Summary
Bronx, NY -- (Sports Network) - Robinson Cano hit a pair of solo home runs and Chien-Ming Wang threw no-hit ball into the seventh, as New York topped Boston, 5-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.
Wang (16-6) allowed one hit over seven innings, walking four and fanning five, to win his third consecutive start.
Derek Jeter finished 4-for-4 with a run scored for the Yankees, who swept the series and have won four of six. The Bombers moved a game ahead of Seattle in the AL wild card race, as the Mariners lost 6-5 at Cleveland later Thursday. Bobby Abreu added an RBI double and scored a run.
Curt Schilling (8-6) yielded six hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out four and walking one, to absorb the loss. The veteran right- hander dropped to 2-3 at Yankee Stadium in his career.
"He navigated his way through a pretty tough line up, left a couple balls out over the plate to Cano, but otherwise hit his locations," said Sox manager Terry Francona about Schilling.
Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell provided the lone hits for the Red Sox, who have dropped three in a row and saw their lead in the AL East trimmed from eight to five games over New York thanks to the sweep.
Down by two, Pedroia doubled with two outs in the eighth against Joba Chamberlain but Boston failed to score, and the Yanks made them pay by tacking on three insurance runs facing Hideki Okajima in the bottom half of the frame.
Jeter singled with one out and scored on Abreu's double. After Alex Rodriguez drew an intentional walk, two runs came in on Varitek's throwing error with Hideki Matsui at the plate when the ball skittered into left field on a double steal.
Matsui beat out an infield single then moved to second on Jorge Posada's ground out, and Kyle Snyder came in for Okajima to retire Andy Phillips and prevent further damage.
Chamberlain was ejected with one out in the ninth after airmailing two consecutive pitches directly over Kevin Youkilis' head.
"A couple balls slipped," Chamberlain said. "We're trying to win ballgames. I have nothing but respect for him, Youkilis plays the game hard, and it was nothing against him. There's no chance I'm trying to do that."
Edwar Ramirez entered with a 3-1 count and walked the Sox first baseman. A pair of wild pitches moved him to third, but Lowell fanned and J.D. Drew fouled out to end the game.
"Two balls going over somebody's head, not 80 miles per hour, I don't know," said Youkilis. "I didn't see other pitches going that far out of the strike zone. Those balls were pretty close to the head, and who knows what the intent was."
"That's absolutely ridiculous that you're trying to play the game, and you have this kid who's up here trying to prove himself, trying to throw the ball through the wall," fumed Yankees manager Joe Torre about the ejection. "There's no reason to throw at heads when it's 5-0. A lot of times, the umpires don't employ common sense, and something has to change."
Cano's leadoff homer to left-center in the third put the Yanks up 1-0.
Wang kept the Sox hitless through five, and Cano's second homer of the game, in virtually the same landing spot as the first, boosted New York's lead to 2-0 in the home half.
In the seventh, Youkilis reached on Jeter's throwing error and Lowell ended the no-hit bid by punching a ball through the right side for a single. Drew followed with a grounder to third that turned into a double play when Youkilis was ruled out of the basepath avoiding a Rodriguez sweep tag. Francona was ejected arguing the call by third-base umpire Mark Carlson, and Jason Varitek went down swinging to preserve the shutout.
"In my mind, it wasn't initially called and I think I was in the baseline when the tag was put down, added Youkilis. "There's some rule that's out there, whatever, and it's one of the things in baseball that's never clearly identified."
Game Notes:
New York has won six of the last seven meetings between the teams and leads the season series 8-7. The teams will play three more games in Boston from September 14-16...The Sox were without Manny Ramirez for the second straight game due to back problems...Roger Clemens held the Sox hitless through 5 1/3 on Wednesday...It was the third time in Cano's career he hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats...Boston is 40-31 on the road this season, the highest road winning percentage in the majors, and sports the best day-game record in baseball at 29-13...Lowell extended his hit streak to 12 games...The Sox return home Friday to open a three-game series against Baltimore, while the Yankees continue their nine-game homestand by welcoming Tampa Bay on Friday.
Copyright 2007 Courtesy of The Sports Network.
Bronx, NY -- (Sports Network) - Robinson Cano hit a pair of solo home runs and Chien-Ming Wang threw no-hit ball into the seventh, as New York topped Boston, 5-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.
Wang (16-6) allowed one hit over seven innings, walking four and fanning five, to win his third consecutive start.
Derek Jeter finished 4-for-4 with a run scored for the Yankees, who swept the series and have won four of six. The Bombers moved a game ahead of Seattle in the AL wild card race, as the Mariners lost 6-5 at Cleveland later Thursday. Bobby Abreu added an RBI double and scored a run.
Curt Schilling (8-6) yielded six hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out four and walking one, to absorb the loss. The veteran right- hander dropped to 2-3 at Yankee Stadium in his career.
"He navigated his way through a pretty tough line up, left a couple balls out over the plate to Cano, but otherwise hit his locations," said Sox manager Terry Francona about Schilling.
Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell provided the lone hits for the Red Sox, who have dropped three in a row and saw their lead in the AL East trimmed from eight to five games over New York thanks to the sweep.
Down by two, Pedroia doubled with two outs in the eighth against Joba Chamberlain but Boston failed to score, and the Yanks made them pay by tacking on three insurance runs facing Hideki Okajima in the bottom half of the frame.
Jeter singled with one out and scored on Abreu's double. After Alex Rodriguez drew an intentional walk, two runs came in on Varitek's throwing error with Hideki Matsui at the plate when the ball skittered into left field on a double steal.
Matsui beat out an infield single then moved to second on Jorge Posada's ground out, and Kyle Snyder came in for Okajima to retire Andy Phillips and prevent further damage.
Chamberlain was ejected with one out in the ninth after airmailing two consecutive pitches directly over Kevin Youkilis' head.
"A couple balls slipped," Chamberlain said. "We're trying to win ballgames. I have nothing but respect for him, Youkilis plays the game hard, and it was nothing against him. There's no chance I'm trying to do that."
Edwar Ramirez entered with a 3-1 count and walked the Sox first baseman. A pair of wild pitches moved him to third, but Lowell fanned and J.D. Drew fouled out to end the game.
"Two balls going over somebody's head, not 80 miles per hour, I don't know," said Youkilis. "I didn't see other pitches going that far out of the strike zone. Those balls were pretty close to the head, and who knows what the intent was."
"That's absolutely ridiculous that you're trying to play the game, and you have this kid who's up here trying to prove himself, trying to throw the ball through the wall," fumed Yankees manager Joe Torre about the ejection. "There's no reason to throw at heads when it's 5-0. A lot of times, the umpires don't employ common sense, and something has to change."
Cano's leadoff homer to left-center in the third put the Yanks up 1-0.
Wang kept the Sox hitless through five, and Cano's second homer of the game, in virtually the same landing spot as the first, boosted New York's lead to 2-0 in the home half.
In the seventh, Youkilis reached on Jeter's throwing error and Lowell ended the no-hit bid by punching a ball through the right side for a single. Drew followed with a grounder to third that turned into a double play when Youkilis was ruled out of the basepath avoiding a Rodriguez sweep tag. Francona was ejected arguing the call by third-base umpire Mark Carlson, and Jason Varitek went down swinging to preserve the shutout.
"In my mind, it wasn't initially called and I think I was in the baseline when the tag was put down, added Youkilis. "There's some rule that's out there, whatever, and it's one of the things in baseball that's never clearly identified."
Game Notes:
New York has won six of the last seven meetings between the teams and leads the season series 8-7. The teams will play three more games in Boston from September 14-16...The Sox were without Manny Ramirez for the second straight game due to back problems...Roger Clemens held the Sox hitless through 5 1/3 on Wednesday...It was the third time in Cano's career he hit home runs in back-to-back at-bats...Boston is 40-31 on the road this season, the highest road winning percentage in the majors, and sports the best day-game record in baseball at 29-13...Lowell extended his hit streak to 12 games...The Sox return home Friday to open a three-game series against Baltimore, while the Yankees continue their nine-game homestand by welcoming Tampa Bay on Friday.
Copyright 2007 Courtesy of The Sports Network.
MLB - American League Game Re-Cap for 8/30/07
American League Game Capsules
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Robinson Cano hit a pair of solo home runs and Chien-Ming Wang threw no-hit ball into the seventh, as New York topped Boston, 5-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Wang (16-6) allowed one hit over seven innings, walking four and fanning five, to win his third consecutive start. Derek Jeter finished 4-for-4 with a run scored for the Yankees, who swept the series and have won four of six. The Bombers moved a game ahead of Seattle in the AL wild card race, as the Mariners lost 6-5 at Cleveland later Thursday. Curt Schilling (8-6) yielded six hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out four and walking one, to absorb the loss. The veteran right- hander dropped to 2-3 at Yankee Stadium in his career. Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell provided the lone hits for the Red Sox, who have dropped three in a row and saw their lead in the AL East trimmed from eight to five games over New York thanks to the sweep.
Final Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 1
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Magglio Ordonez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI as the Detroit Tigers downed the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, to wrap up a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Curtis Granderson went 3- for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored while Jeremy Bonderman (11-7) pitched seven innings of one-run, six-hit ball for the Tigers, who had lost eight of their last 12 coming into the game. Detroit remained 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland for first place in the AL Central, as the Indians beat Seattle, 6-5, Thursday night. The win was Bonderman's first since July 13. Alex Gordon drove in the lone run while Leo Nunez (2-2) was saddled with the loss for giving up six runs on 12 hits in 6 1/3 innings of work for the Royals, who were looking to sweep the Tigers for the first time since taking four straight against them from September 19-21, 2005.
Final Score: Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 6
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - B.J. Upton belted a three-run homer in the third, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays twice battled back from deficits to top the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, and sweep a three-game series. Nick Markakis and Kevin Millar homered for the Orioles, who have lost nine straight. Baltimore finished its 10-game homestand 1-9, the worst homestand in franchise history, sliding past the Orioles' 2-8 stand in 1987. Josh Wilson homered and finished with three hits, and Akinori Iwamura also homered for the Devil Rays, who have won seven of their last nine. Scott Kazmir (11-8) tossed a shaky five innings, but got the win for the D-Rays, allowing seven hits and five runs in five innings, fanning five and walking three. Jeremy Guthrie (7-5) was spotted to an early 3-0 lead, but couldn't hold it, allowing eight hits and six runs -- five earned -- in six innings, with six strikeouts and three walks.
Final Score: Cleveland 6, Seattle 5
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Kenny Lofton worked a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning to force home the game-winning run as the Cleveland Indians downed the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, at Jacobs Field. Eric O'Flaherty (7-1) started the inning on the mound and got the first out, but then gave up a single to Victor Martinez and hit Ryan Garko with a pitch before stepping off the mound for Rick White. White got Jhonny Peralta to line out, but then walked Franklin Gutierrez and worked a full count to Lofton, and put Lofton on base with a high and outside fastball to force home Josh Barfield, who was running for Martinez. Jason Michaels went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored while Martinez finished 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Indians, who have won six straight and eight of their last nine. Aaron Laffey started on the mound and gave up four runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Joe Borowski (3-5) got the win despite blowing the save in the ninth for Cleveland, which maintained its 4 1/2 game lead over Detroit for first place in the AL Central. Adam Jones and Yuniesky Betancourt each had two hits, two RBI and a run scored for the fading Mariners, who have dropped their last six games and now sit a full game behind the Yankees for the AL wild card spot. Horacio Ramirez started on the mound and gave up three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings of work.
Final Score: Texas 5, Chicago 1
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Sammy Sosa homered and drove in two runs, and the Texas Rangers finished off a three-game sweep of Chicago with a 5-1 victory, sending the White Sox to their longest road losing streak in more than three decades. The defeat was Chicago's 16th in its last 19 games overall, and ninth straight on the road, its worst skid away from home since losing eight in a row in 2001. With a season already spiraling out of control, the setback came on a night the ChiSox committed four errors in one inning -- three by third baseman Andy Gonzalez -- and less than 24 hours after manager Ozzie Guillen's expletive- filled tirade directed at his players Wednesday night. The White Sox responded to Guillen's outburst by backing starter John Danks (6-13) with just one run, courtesy of Jim Thome's 495th career long ball. Danks, pitching against the team that originally drafted him, allowed seven hits and five runs -- just two earned -- while walking a batter and fanning eight over 5 2/3 innings. The Rangers, who have won a season-high five straight, countered with Kevin Millwood (9-11) who went seven strong for the win, yielding just one run and six hits, with a pair of walks and six strikeouts.
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Robinson Cano hit a pair of solo home runs and Chien-Ming Wang threw no-hit ball into the seventh, as New York topped Boston, 5-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Wang (16-6) allowed one hit over seven innings, walking four and fanning five, to win his third consecutive start. Derek Jeter finished 4-for-4 with a run scored for the Yankees, who swept the series and have won four of six. The Bombers moved a game ahead of Seattle in the AL wild card race, as the Mariners lost 6-5 at Cleveland later Thursday. Curt Schilling (8-6) yielded six hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out four and walking one, to absorb the loss. The veteran right- hander dropped to 2-3 at Yankee Stadium in his career. Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell provided the lone hits for the Red Sox, who have dropped three in a row and saw their lead in the AL East trimmed from eight to five games over New York thanks to the sweep.
Final Score: Detroit 6, Kansas City 1
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Magglio Ordonez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI as the Detroit Tigers downed the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, to wrap up a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. Curtis Granderson went 3- for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored while Jeremy Bonderman (11-7) pitched seven innings of one-run, six-hit ball for the Tigers, who had lost eight of their last 12 coming into the game. Detroit remained 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland for first place in the AL Central, as the Indians beat Seattle, 6-5, Thursday night. The win was Bonderman's first since July 13. Alex Gordon drove in the lone run while Leo Nunez (2-2) was saddled with the loss for giving up six runs on 12 hits in 6 1/3 innings of work for the Royals, who were looking to sweep the Tigers for the first time since taking four straight against them from September 19-21, 2005.
Final Score: Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 6
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - B.J. Upton belted a three-run homer in the third, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays twice battled back from deficits to top the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, and sweep a three-game series. Nick Markakis and Kevin Millar homered for the Orioles, who have lost nine straight. Baltimore finished its 10-game homestand 1-9, the worst homestand in franchise history, sliding past the Orioles' 2-8 stand in 1987. Josh Wilson homered and finished with three hits, and Akinori Iwamura also homered for the Devil Rays, who have won seven of their last nine. Scott Kazmir (11-8) tossed a shaky five innings, but got the win for the D-Rays, allowing seven hits and five runs in five innings, fanning five and walking three. Jeremy Guthrie (7-5) was spotted to an early 3-0 lead, but couldn't hold it, allowing eight hits and six runs -- five earned -- in six innings, with six strikeouts and three walks.
Final Score: Cleveland 6, Seattle 5
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Kenny Lofton worked a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning to force home the game-winning run as the Cleveland Indians downed the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, at Jacobs Field. Eric O'Flaherty (7-1) started the inning on the mound and got the first out, but then gave up a single to Victor Martinez and hit Ryan Garko with a pitch before stepping off the mound for Rick White. White got Jhonny Peralta to line out, but then walked Franklin Gutierrez and worked a full count to Lofton, and put Lofton on base with a high and outside fastball to force home Josh Barfield, who was running for Martinez. Jason Michaels went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored while Martinez finished 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Indians, who have won six straight and eight of their last nine. Aaron Laffey started on the mound and gave up four runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Joe Borowski (3-5) got the win despite blowing the save in the ninth for Cleveland, which maintained its 4 1/2 game lead over Detroit for first place in the AL Central. Adam Jones and Yuniesky Betancourt each had two hits, two RBI and a run scored for the fading Mariners, who have dropped their last six games and now sit a full game behind the Yankees for the AL wild card spot. Horacio Ramirez started on the mound and gave up three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings of work.
Final Score: Texas 5, Chicago 1
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Sammy Sosa homered and drove in two runs, and the Texas Rangers finished off a three-game sweep of Chicago with a 5-1 victory, sending the White Sox to their longest road losing streak in more than three decades. The defeat was Chicago's 16th in its last 19 games overall, and ninth straight on the road, its worst skid away from home since losing eight in a row in 2001. With a season already spiraling out of control, the setback came on a night the ChiSox committed four errors in one inning -- three by third baseman Andy Gonzalez -- and less than 24 hours after manager Ozzie Guillen's expletive- filled tirade directed at his players Wednesday night. The White Sox responded to Guillen's outburst by backing starter John Danks (6-13) with just one run, courtesy of Jim Thome's 495th career long ball. Danks, pitching against the team that originally drafted him, allowed seven hits and five runs -- just two earned -- while walking a batter and fanning eight over 5 2/3 innings. The Rangers, who have won a season-high five straight, countered with Kevin Millwood (9-11) who went seven strong for the win, yielding just one run and six hits, with a pair of walks and six strikeouts.
Copyright 2007 Courtesy of The Sports Network.
NCAA Football Season Kicks Off
NCAA Football Season Kicks Off
Rout City: LSU, Louisville, Rutgers, Boise State Open With Easy Wins
POSTED: 5:32 pm EDT August 21, 2007
UPDATED: 6:13 am EDT August 31, 2007
Craig Steltz had three of LSU's six interceptions and the second-ranked Tigers manhandled Mississippi State 45-0. LSU has beaten the Bulldogs eight straight times by a combined 340-81 margin.
Bulldogs quarterback Michael Henig set a dubious school record by throwing six picks. Henig also fumbled the snap on a fourth-and-1 attempt on one of two Mississippi State forays into LSU territory.
Mississippi State has lost 12 straight games to Top 10 opponents.
In the rest of the first night of Top-25 college football:
Tenth-ranked Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns and the 10th-ranked Cardinals sparkled in coach Steve Kragthorpe's debut by routing overmatched Murray State 73-10 in their season opener. Brohm led Louisville to touchdowns on each of the Cardinals' first eight drives. Louisville rolled up 655 yards of total offense.
No. 16 Rutgers is out to prove last year's 11-2 season was no fluke and the Scarlet Knights are off to a good start. Ray Rice rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns, Tiquan Underwood had 10 catches for a school-record 248 receiving yards and two TDs and the Scarlet Knights pummeled Buffalo 38-3.
Ian Johnson ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns and 24th-ranked Boise State walloped Weber State 56-7 in the season opener for both teams. The Broncos ran their winning streak to 14 games, longest in major college football.
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Rout City: LSU, Louisville, Rutgers, Boise State Open With Easy Wins
POSTED: 5:32 pm EDT August 21, 2007
UPDATED: 6:13 am EDT August 31, 2007
Craig Steltz had three of LSU's six interceptions and the second-ranked Tigers manhandled Mississippi State 45-0. LSU has beaten the Bulldogs eight straight times by a combined 340-81 margin.
Bulldogs quarterback Michael Henig set a dubious school record by throwing six picks. Henig also fumbled the snap on a fourth-and-1 attempt on one of two Mississippi State forays into LSU territory.
Mississippi State has lost 12 straight games to Top 10 opponents.
In the rest of the first night of Top-25 college football:
Tenth-ranked Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns and the 10th-ranked Cardinals sparkled in coach Steve Kragthorpe's debut by routing overmatched Murray State 73-10 in their season opener. Brohm led Louisville to touchdowns on each of the Cardinals' first eight drives. Louisville rolled up 655 yards of total offense.
No. 16 Rutgers is out to prove last year's 11-2 season was no fluke and the Scarlet Knights are off to a good start. Ray Rice rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns, Tiquan Underwood had 10 catches for a school-record 248 receiving yards and two TDs and the Scarlet Knights pummeled Buffalo 38-3.
Ian Johnson ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns and 24th-ranked Boise State walloped Weber State 56-7 in the season opener for both teams. The Broncos ran their winning streak to 14 games, longest in major college football.
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
NEWS - MLB Offers Up Must-See Matchups
As the baseball executive in charge of the schedule, Katy Feeney is often the target of criticism from clubs and fans who don’t like some aspect of the schedule. It is only fair, then, to salute Feeney for her efforts for week No. 22 of the 26-week season. This, without any question, is her week.
Provincial Yankees fans may care only that this is the week the Yankees play the Red Sox, but the schedule offers far more treats for fans all over the country. The Angels and the Mariners, separated by two games in the American League West, play in Seattle. The Twins, trying to duplicate their remarkable 2006 comeback, play in Cleveland in an important A.L. Central series.
The Mets, who have a six-game lead over the Phillies in the N.L. East, play the Phillies and the Braves in their parks in series that could decide the outcome of the division race. The Brewers, who have slipped from first place in the N.L. Central, get a chance to redeem themselves in a series against the team that has supplanted them, the Cubs.The N.L. West schedule has a bunch of matchups that are critical to the race in that division.
The first-place Diamondbacks play the second-place Padres, and then the Padres play the Dodgers, while the Diamondbacks play the Rockies, a rare visitor to meaningful final-month baseball.How did the schedule happen to have all of these matchups at this stage of the season? “Magic,” Feeney said yesterday, laughing at her joke.“I wish I had that much foresight, but that’s not possible,” she added. “That’s why they play the games.
All of these teams are going to play at some point, but now is a time when you’re playing mostly in your division. As you get closer to the end of the season, you’re bound to have teams in contention playing each other.”The teams chasing the division leaders couldn’t ask for a better opportunity than to play the teams they are chasing.
The three-game series at Yankee Stadium beginning tomorrow night would ideally present a perfect opportunity for the Yankees in their season-long pursuit of the Red Sox.The Yankees had slashed the Red Sox’s lead over them to four games only a week ago but stumbled by losing four of their next six games to the Angels and the Tigers. That left them seven and a half behind, their largest deficit since they were eight back Aug. 2. Depending on the outcome of their game with Detroit tonight, the closest the Yankees can be to the Red Sox going into their three-game series at Yankee Stadium beginning tomorrow night is seven games, not their most ideal position.Had the Yankees been four back, a series sweep would not have been critical but would have put them in excellent position. Now a sweep is mandatory. Winning two of three and gaining a game won’t do much for the Yankees’ chances.Can the Yankees win three in a row against the Red Sox? With Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling scheduled to pitch, it’s highly unlikely.
As far as Red Sox fans are concerned, the Yankees aren’t even in the race. The only reason the Yankees improved their games-behind position, those fans made clear in e-mail messages, was that the Yankees were playing the league’s worst teams.Indeed, the Yankees won 21 of 29 games in the month after the All-Star Game against teams like Tampa Bay and Kansas City. But how would those same experts characterize the Red Sox’s four-game pulverization of the White Sox this weekend?The Red Sox, in fact, beat the White Sox in seven of eight games in the last six weeks, scoring 10 or more runs six times and outscoring the White Sox, 77-21. The White Sox have the league’s second-worst won-lost record.
Where do they fit in the team ratings created in the minds of those expert Red Sox fans? If the Red Sox are as good as their fans think they are, they will not let the Yankees win even two of the three games this week. To come to New York and repel a Yankees advance in the standings by even a game would serve as a discouraging development for the Yankees.If, on the other hand, the Red Sox were to collapse and let the Yankees catch them, well, let’s not even consider that possibility; it would be too gruesome for their fans to envision.
The Mets can discourage the Phillies and the Braves this week. Those would-be contenders actually squandered their best chance of derailing the Mets earlier in the season when the Mets were scuffling.For the month of June into July, the Mets won 12 and lost 19 but lost only a half-game from their lead.The Mets have been in first place for 101 days, and neither the Phillies nor the Braves are likely to dislodge them.The wild-card berths, of course, remain available to some of the contenders, including the Yankees. Some of the wild-card contenders, on the other hand, may yet wind up as division champions. Barring a dramatic surge starting tomorrow night, the Yankees don’t figure to be one of them.
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Provincial Yankees fans may care only that this is the week the Yankees play the Red Sox, but the schedule offers far more treats for fans all over the country. The Angels and the Mariners, separated by two games in the American League West, play in Seattle. The Twins, trying to duplicate their remarkable 2006 comeback, play in Cleveland in an important A.L. Central series.
The Mets, who have a six-game lead over the Phillies in the N.L. East, play the Phillies and the Braves in their parks in series that could decide the outcome of the division race. The Brewers, who have slipped from first place in the N.L. Central, get a chance to redeem themselves in a series against the team that has supplanted them, the Cubs.The N.L. West schedule has a bunch of matchups that are critical to the race in that division.
The first-place Diamondbacks play the second-place Padres, and then the Padres play the Dodgers, while the Diamondbacks play the Rockies, a rare visitor to meaningful final-month baseball.How did the schedule happen to have all of these matchups at this stage of the season? “Magic,” Feeney said yesterday, laughing at her joke.“I wish I had that much foresight, but that’s not possible,” she added. “That’s why they play the games.
All of these teams are going to play at some point, but now is a time when you’re playing mostly in your division. As you get closer to the end of the season, you’re bound to have teams in contention playing each other.”The teams chasing the division leaders couldn’t ask for a better opportunity than to play the teams they are chasing.
The three-game series at Yankee Stadium beginning tomorrow night would ideally present a perfect opportunity for the Yankees in their season-long pursuit of the Red Sox.The Yankees had slashed the Red Sox’s lead over them to four games only a week ago but stumbled by losing four of their next six games to the Angels and the Tigers. That left them seven and a half behind, their largest deficit since they were eight back Aug. 2. Depending on the outcome of their game with Detroit tonight, the closest the Yankees can be to the Red Sox going into their three-game series at Yankee Stadium beginning tomorrow night is seven games, not their most ideal position.Had the Yankees been four back, a series sweep would not have been critical but would have put them in excellent position. Now a sweep is mandatory. Winning two of three and gaining a game won’t do much for the Yankees’ chances.Can the Yankees win three in a row against the Red Sox? With Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling scheduled to pitch, it’s highly unlikely.
As far as Red Sox fans are concerned, the Yankees aren’t even in the race. The only reason the Yankees improved their games-behind position, those fans made clear in e-mail messages, was that the Yankees were playing the league’s worst teams.Indeed, the Yankees won 21 of 29 games in the month after the All-Star Game against teams like Tampa Bay and Kansas City. But how would those same experts characterize the Red Sox’s four-game pulverization of the White Sox this weekend?The Red Sox, in fact, beat the White Sox in seven of eight games in the last six weeks, scoring 10 or more runs six times and outscoring the White Sox, 77-21. The White Sox have the league’s second-worst won-lost record.
Where do they fit in the team ratings created in the minds of those expert Red Sox fans? If the Red Sox are as good as their fans think they are, they will not let the Yankees win even two of the three games this week. To come to New York and repel a Yankees advance in the standings by even a game would serve as a discouraging development for the Yankees.If, on the other hand, the Red Sox were to collapse and let the Yankees catch them, well, let’s not even consider that possibility; it would be too gruesome for their fans to envision.
The Mets can discourage the Phillies and the Braves this week. Those would-be contenders actually squandered their best chance of derailing the Mets earlier in the season when the Mets were scuffling.For the month of June into July, the Mets won 12 and lost 19 but lost only a half-game from their lead.The Mets have been in first place for 101 days, and neither the Phillies nor the Braves are likely to dislodge them.The wild-card berths, of course, remain available to some of the contenders, including the Yankees. Some of the wild-card contenders, on the other hand, may yet wind up as division champions. Barring a dramatic surge starting tomorrow night, the Yankees don’t figure to be one of them.
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My name is Christine and I work for a Company called Star Struck ProTeam.
Star Struck ProTeam is one of the largest catalog and Internet retailers of licensed Major League and Minor League merchandise in the country. We carry Merchandise, Apparel, Collectibles, Memorabilia and much more for just about ALL sports leagues including; MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA, NBA, NASCAR, Minor League Baseball, Cooperstown Merchandise etc...
Some of our hottest-selling items are Authentic Majestic Athletic MLB Jerseys, New Era MLB Caps and Authentic Reebok NFL Player Replica Jerseys.
Star Struck's goal is to provide our customers with the best quality and service available. We sell High-Quality, Authentic merchandise at Affordable prices while giving 101% effort to provide our customers with top-notch, FRIENDLY and helpful, customer service.
My "job title" at Star Struck ProTeam is "E-Commerce Marketing & SEO Manager" meaning I spend all day advertising online using many different techniques, ranging from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Pay-Per-Click Advertising, to running a Star Struck ProTeam Facebook account (and now an Online Blog apparently!).
The Purpose of this blog is to introduce Star Struck ProTeam to all Sports Fans around the world. I plan to post blog entries on a regular basis about new products, hot items, new clearance sales etc...
The fun part of this blog? I will be posting Articles on recent sports-related News and Happenings, Sports-Team standings and any other FUN sports-related things I happen to find and want to share with you!
Be sure to check back here on a regular basis and please feel free to send our website and blog's links to your friends!
If there is anything you'd like to see on our blog, or you have any comments or suggestions for us don't hesitate to leave me a comment. I'll always write back to you and well.. I'm a sports-lover too so I'm sure this will be fun for all of us!
Enjoy -
Christine @ Star Struck ProTeam
1-800-825-3164 Ext. 218
http://www.starstruck.com/
My name is Christine and I work for a Company called Star Struck ProTeam.
Star Struck ProTeam is one of the largest catalog and Internet retailers of licensed Major League and Minor League merchandise in the country. We carry Merchandise, Apparel, Collectibles, Memorabilia and much more for just about ALL sports leagues including; MLB, NFL, NHL, NCAA, NBA, NASCAR, Minor League Baseball, Cooperstown Merchandise etc...
Some of our hottest-selling items are Authentic Majestic Athletic MLB Jerseys, New Era MLB Caps and Authentic Reebok NFL Player Replica Jerseys.
Star Struck's goal is to provide our customers with the best quality and service available. We sell High-Quality, Authentic merchandise at Affordable prices while giving 101% effort to provide our customers with top-notch, FRIENDLY and helpful, customer service.
My "job title" at Star Struck ProTeam is "E-Commerce Marketing & SEO Manager" meaning I spend all day advertising online using many different techniques, ranging from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Pay-Per-Click Advertising, to running a Star Struck ProTeam Facebook account (and now an Online Blog apparently!).
The Purpose of this blog is to introduce Star Struck ProTeam to all Sports Fans around the world. I plan to post blog entries on a regular basis about new products, hot items, new clearance sales etc...
The fun part of this blog? I will be posting Articles on recent sports-related News and Happenings, Sports-Team standings and any other FUN sports-related things I happen to find and want to share with you!
Be sure to check back here on a regular basis and please feel free to send our website and blog's links to your friends!
If there is anything you'd like to see on our blog, or you have any comments or suggestions for us don't hesitate to leave me a comment. I'll always write back to you and well.. I'm a sports-lover too so I'm sure this will be fun for all of us!
Enjoy -
Christine @ Star Struck ProTeam
1-800-825-3164 Ext. 218
http://www.starstruck.com/
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