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Mock draft: Changing needs, changing picks and emerging players

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Dez Bryant promises to pull the Rams’ offense with his big-play ability. Changes in team needs have SN’s War Room scouts adjusting their projected picks for the 2010 NFL Draft. As a result, big jumps are made for Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant and Tennessee cornerback Eric Berry. However, the draft remains top heavy with [...]

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Braves Take Calculated Risk on Wagner

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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When the Atlanta Braves signed Billy Wagner on Wednesday to a one-year, $7 million contract, the team took a proactive approach towards solving a potential problem in their bullpen. Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, the duo who shared closing responsibilities last season, have both been offered arbitration. It’s possible that one or both of these [...]

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FanHouse MUVPs: Western Conference

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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It’s time to give some ink to players who rarely get it — unless they mess up. It’s time for NHL FanHouse’s MUVPs - Most Unsung Valuable Players. We’re not talking happy surprises here like Rich Peverley or Matt Moulson. This is a chance to honor players way under the radar. The selections are based [...]

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MLB Live Chat: Giving Thanks

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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It’s the eve before Thanksgiving, and unless you are en route to your holiday destination (travel safe), there aren’t many better things you can spend your afternoon doing than chatting with FanHouse’s in-house scout Frankie Piliere. There’s plenty to talk about, from prospects to the Rule 5 draft to the recent … Read more from the original [...]

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The Top 25 Football Broadcasters

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Sporting News Sporting News fans love to argue over their favorite football announcers. Reporters and editors from Sporting News and SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily do too, and have come together to produce their list of the Top 25 Football Broadcasters. Gary Danielson named top football broadcaster. CBS college football analyst Gary Danielson leads the list, followed by [...]

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Mock draft: Mays the solution for Giants’ struggling secondary?

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Russ Lande, War Room scouts Sporting News draft expert Russ Lande and his team of former NFL scouts produce their 2010 mock draft, with the order based on current records (*-underclassman): 1. Rams: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska The Rams have whiffed on two recent first-round D-linemen (Adam Carriker, Chris Long). Suh is an impact interior defender [...]

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DraftWatch 2010: Cam Fowler, the Kid Who Said No to Notre Dame

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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When he was 15 years old, phenom defenseman Cam Fowler locked in a scholarship to play college hockey at Notre Dame. Two years later, at the age of 17, the kid from Farmington Hills, Mich. made a phone call he said was “the toughest thing I’ve had to do in my life so far.” He broke [...]

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Mel Kiper: ‘I Was Right’ on Jay Cutler, and Mike Mayock Was Wrong

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Although ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper and NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock always say nice, pleasant, cordial things about each other, they have an undeniable rivalry. And Kiper took a bit of a swipe at Mayock on Friday morning. Although Kiper didn’t mention Mayock by name, he made comments about Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s [...]

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NFL mock draft: Nebraska’s Suh moves to No. 1

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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War Room scouts Here’s a look at the first 16 picks in the NFL draft, as projected by Sporting News’ War Room scouts. Draft order is as of the end of Week 9 (* — underclassman): Tackle Ndamukong Suh could help out a Rams’ defense in desperate need of an upgrade. 1. St. Louis Rams: Ndamukong [...]

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Vince Now Young in Name Only

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Did someone know what they were doing with Vince Young in Tennessee? Apparently so. There’s no doubt that Young is a different quarterback as a starter in 2009 than he was in 2007 and during that infamous opening week game of ‘08, when the former Titans’ No. 1 draft pick sustained [...]

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