Archive for December, 2008
Hired to be fired
Monday was not a good day to be a head coach in the National Football League. A trio of coaches were fired after disappointing ends to their respective 2008 seasons. Not surprisingly, Cleveland dismissed Romeo Crennel and Detroit dumped Rod Marinelli. Crennel was booted after the punchless Browns finished 4-12. In Crennel’s defense, though, the offensive futility [...]
What a turnaround
Last season, the Miami Dolphins won just one game and were the laughingstock of the National Football League. After their 24-17 win over the New York Jets on Sunday, Miami shed that label for another – 2008 American Football Conference Eastern Division champions. Ironically, the Dolphins accomplished this feat with Chad Pennington at quarterback. That’s [...]
Gritty Owls get it done in Detroit
The 2008 football season at Florida Atlantic University was a roller coaster ride to say the least. FAU dropped five of its first six games. But the Owls responded with a handful of victories in their last half-dozen contests to become bowl eligible. Florida Atlantic carried that late-season momentum to a 24-21 victory over Central Michigan in [...]
Lakers make statement
Playoff intensity on Christmas Day. That’s exactly what was offered up to National Basketball Association fans on Thursday by the Los Angeles Lakers and defending champion Boston Celtics. The teams were knotted at 81-81 in the closing minutes before Pau Gasol keyed a game-ending 11-2 run with seven points that helped lift L.A. to a 92-83 [...]
Vikings vanquish Zags
Chalk one up for Big Sky Conference men’s basketball. More specifically, the defending champion Portland State Vikings. PSU got 25 points from reigning Big Sky Player and Newcomer of the Year Jeremiah Dominguez – including a 7-of-10 performance from 3-point range – during a 77-70 upset of No. 7 Gonzaga Tuesday night in Spokane. The [...]
All about pride
Supposedly, several NFL teams had little or nothing to play for this past Sunday – a playoff berth, for example. But many of those squads displayed a fair amount of pride. In some cases against opponents jockeying for spots in the postseason. Take Seattle for example. The Seahawks knocked off the New York Jets in [...]
Both ends of the spectrum
There has truly been a changing of the guard in the National Football Conference’s Western Division. Arizona has risen from the basement to claim the Cardinal franchise’s first division championship in over three decades – albeit in a division in which the other three teams are below .500. Seattle – just three seasons removed from [...]
