Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib suspended four games for Adderall use
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib has avoided league discipline for a possible violation of the personal conduct policy following criminal charges he had faced in his home state of Texas. The...
View ArticleWeek 6 Picks: Browns and Colts could provide upset alerts
Week 6 is about the time that teams start to look like who they really are, unless they're the New York Giants. This week features an interesting slate of games, a few big-time battles, and a couple...
View ArticleAnthony Spencer, Scott Fujita headline early game NFL inactive lists
With Matt Cassel sidelined by a concussion, the Kansas City Chiefs will start Brady Quinn against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Quinn will be making his first NFL start since a Dec. 20, 2009...
View ArticleThrowing Darts: Can the desperate Packers spring an upset?
The public's out there throwing darts at a board, sport. I don't throw darts at a board. Wait a minute, yes I do. Packers +3.5 at Texans: How good is Houston, really? Arian Foster is currently a 4.0...
View ArticleJim Leyland says Jose Valverde won’t close Game 2, but remains an ‘important...
Blog update: Tigers manager Jim Leyland said before Game 2 that Valverde will not close on Sunday, but that he still considers Valverde the team's closer. "Jose Valverde is going to be a very...
View ArticleThe Vent: Explaining the issues to the owners and players; actual apathy...
THE VENT is a forum for rants, raves, pleas and laments from hockey fans across the world about the NHL lockout. It runs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. If you've got a take on the lockout and need...
View ArticleTen numbers for the NLCS: Giants vs. Cardinals
With the 2012 postseason underway, Alex Remington takes a look at the statistics that might make a difference in each of the four first-round series. Next up is the NLCS, which begins Sunday night at...
View ArticleRedskins could be in serious trouble for the way they handled RG3′s concussion
The Washington Redskins' time in the NFL's doghouse doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon. Earlier this year, the Redskins were docked a total of $36 million in salary cap space for alleged...
View ArticleBrayden Schenn, Sean Couturier combine for beautiful shorthanded goal in...
The American Hockey League kicked off its season over the weekend, their teams suddenly replete with high-end talent thanks to the NHL's labour pains. The Portland Pirates, for instance, got a major...
View ArticleNLCS Preview: Giants vs. Cardinals
SAN FRANCISCO — Hey, would you look at that? It's the past two World Series champions meeting in the NLCS. And both, in their own ways, took surprising routes to get here. The St. Louis Cardinals...
View ArticleJosh Gordon makes another long-distance house call
Josh Gordon's last three catches, as of this writing, have gone for 153 yards and three touchdowns. So the Cleveland rookie seems to be making the most of his opportunities. Gordon caught a pair of TD...
View ArticleShonn Greene having first useful fantasy day since, um … maybe the ’09...
When Shonn Greene carves up your defense for 91 yards and a touchdown in just one half of football, you might have a problem stopping the run. Greene entered the day averaging just 2.9 yards per carry...
View ArticleBrandon Jacobs, Pierre Garcon, Jerome Simpson headline late game NFL inactive...
The New England Patriots will have tight end Aaron Hernandez when they take on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. One of the most versatile players in the National Football League, Hernandez has missed...
View ArticleBaltimore’s Jacoby Jones ties NFL record with 108-yard kick return, goes...
<br /> Going into their Week 6 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys, the Baltimore Ravens were not at all happy...
View ArticleUh-oh: DeMarco Murray sidelined by foot sprain
DeMarco Murray looked mostly terrific in Week 6, rushing 15 times for 97 yards, adding one catch for four. Nonetheless, Murray's fantasy owners are a frustrated lot, again. First, Felix Jones poached...
View ArticleSteelers rookie arrested on 15 counts of DUI, resisting-arrest charges after...
Off weekends can be trouble in the NFL. Without a game to play on Sunday, the Steelers' Alameda Ta'amu, a rookie defensive lineman, got himself into a whole mess of trouble with Pittsburgh police early...
View ArticleBrandon Weeden finally wins in his rookie season … on his 29th birthday
</p> <p> Yes, Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden has heard all the AARP jokes, but on Sunday, the oldest rookie...
View ArticleChiefs’ blocked punt-fumble return combo their only touchdown of the day (VIDEO)
The Kansas City Chiefs pulled off a crazy, crazy turnover touchdown during their 38-10 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Early in the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay punter Michael Koenen was attempting to...
View ArticleUndefeated Falcons find a way to pull out a win, again
<br /> The Falcons probably can't keep doing this and go to a Super Bowl. They probably should have lost to Carolina at home two weeks ago and they really seemed like they...
View ArticleFalcons’ Harry Douglas makes one of the year’s best catches off defender’s...
<br /> Atlanta's Matt Ryan spent most of the first half of Sunday's game against Oakland throwing the ball right into the hands of Raider defenders. So it was...
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