If I say so myself…and I will…this week’s episode of The Knee Jerks was our best yet, much in thanks to our very special guest, Bob Page. (Let alone the show was also our longest, as we spent the first 60 minutes discussing Detroit sports, the national big picture and the current sad state of [...]
Continue reading...3. August 2009
As always, you can listen to our live stream, or download the podcast after the fact, at our Blog Talk Radio page. Here’s a cheat sheet for tonight’s podcast, folks! We take a quick detour from Detroit sports to speak with Matt Riviera, a pro wrestler and actor who’s on the way up. Matt will be [...]
Continue reading...12. July 2009
INDIANAPOLIS—The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, for major violations involving 16 sports in its athletic program. These sports include softball, baseball, women’s gymnastics, football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s swimming, women’s swimming, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s track and field, women’s track and field, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. The violations [...]
Continue reading...7. July 2009
The NBA Draft is officially the mascot for stupidity. For sheer idiocy. For plain-old what-the-hell-are-you-thinking, scratch-your-head decisions. It’s the only place in the world where a guy who has never done anything in his life but look like someone who maybe could end up someday being possibly productive gets rewarded for it. Can you imagine saying, “Gee, [...]
Continue reading...7. July 2009
The wide receiver position at Southern California is yet another stocked one. They are losing a total of (one) wide receiver from last season in current Miami Dolphins WR Patrick Turner. (except for Vidal Hazleton who transferred to Cincinnati in December) Since the departure of greats like Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith in 2006, many critics have [...]
Continue reading...4. July 2009
We’ve already covered the Sun Belt Conference and the WAC…this week it’s the Mountain West Conference, perhaps the most loaded non-BCS conference in the FBS. BCS Busters No More?Even though most people weren’t expecting much from Michigan last year, when Utah marched into Ann Arbor and stole a win from the Wolverines in front of 100,000+ [...]
Continue reading...4. July 2009
You would never guess who is stirring up the college football news today….. you guessed it the Tennessee Vols.
I wouldn’t necessarily say Lane Kiffin started anything himself, but 13-year-old Evan Berry says he’s commited to the University of Tennessee.
Evan, the younger brother of All American Safety Eric Berry, says he wants to play for defensive [...]
20. June 2009
Believe it or not, we’re just a few months away from the college football season. Considering we’re in a bit of a lull when it comes to college sports, can you really blame those who are already looking ahead to September 3? Starting today, we’ll take a look at every conference in the FBS, picking [...]
Continue reading...12. June 2009
It’s funny how quickly things can change, isn’t it? Three months ago, Tim Floyd was flying high as the head basketball coach at USC. His program produced two likely lottery picks in two years — O.J. Mayo and DeMar DeRozan — and was coming off a third straight NCAA tournament appearance. He had another top-flight recruiting [...]
Continue reading...11. June 2009
By Cecil Hurt
Sports Editor
Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 12:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 12:09 p.m.
http://www.tidesports.com/article/20090610/NEWS/906109987/1011?Title=NCAA-infractions-ruling-expected-today
Tuscaloosa News archive photos
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3. August 2009
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