“From the get-go I knew I wasn’t going to practice last week,’”
First, Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was 33 minutes late for the team’s news conference Wednesday. via Asbury Park Press Online
“The main answer to being lonely is family”
With all due respect to the Green Bay Packers, Tim Philpot said the Lord’s Prayer does not begin, “Our Favre who art in Lambeau, hallowed be thine arm.” Philpot, the guest speaker at the 13th annual Ecumenical … via WisInfo
One person was killed and another drove to a hospital with gunshot injuries after an early-morning shooting Saturday at a south Charlotte strip club, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Officers have not released the names or the gender of the victims, who were shot at about 3 a.m. at Club Onyx on Old Pineville Road.
No one answered […]
It’s time to move Steve Mariucci from “maybe” to “definite” on the list of Washington Redskins coaching candidates. via CBS SportsLine
By Abbath Section: Diaries Posted on Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 06:18:38 PM EDT Tonight we’ll look at the Colts Draft Needs at the Fullback Position. via Stampede Blue
“I couldn’t be more excited in this hire”
Ed Donatell has friends in high places. That’s a primary reason why the former NFL assistant will now try to elevate Washington from the depths of the Pac-10. Coach Tyrone Willingham announced Donatell as the … via KGW-TV Portland
Posted By: Chris Brown Time: 10:13 AM EVERETT INVITED TO SUPER BOWL: Bills tight end Kevin Everett was formally invited to attend the Super Bowl along with his mother and girlfriend by NFL Commissioner Roger … via Buffalo Bills News
“I can’t say enough about guys that are really good coaches”
Dom Capers said Wednesday night he hasn’t made a decision regarding joining the Cowboys, a move that could create a difficult situation on the team’s coaching staff. via Quick
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ main man on the ground got some overdue recognition Wednesday when the winners of the fifth annual FedEx Air and Ground NFL players of the year were awarded. via WJXT
Celebrities and athletes opened the Audi Forum Phoenix by teeing off for children’s charities and the chance to win an Audi R8, one of the world’s most acclaimed automobiles, and winner of the prestigious 2007 … via Automotive
ATLANTA : New Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith continued to shape his coaching staff on Thursday, adding Paul Boudreau as offensive line coach. via International Herald Tribune
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. : Jim Overdorf was promoted to Buffalo Bills senior vice president of football administration, giving him control over contract negotiations and salary cap decisions. via International Herald Tribune
“For all of his countless accomplishments in the world of sports, my father’s legacy will always be most closely linked to the founding of the American Football League and its subsequent merger with the NFL”
The Kansas City Chiefs have been granted approval by the NFL to make the patch remembering owner and founder Lamar […]
“I’m not going to discuss any potential trades.”
Taking a page from the playbooks of former Bengals Corey Dillon and Carl Pickens, who talked their way out of Cincinnati, Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson took his national ‘trade-me’ tour to the Super Bowl’s … via Coshocton Tribune
“They’re in different systems, so that’s a big difference there”
Has the little brother suffered enough at the hands of the New England Patriots to make the big jump to a Super Bowl ring so soon? Eli is a Manning after all — and the fourth-year quarterback is only 0-1 … via Sentinel & Enterprise […]
“It took an hour after the game to get him on the phone because of the team celebration”
As soon as the kick sailed through the uprights in Green Bay, the phones started ringing at the Havelock home of Guy Whimper Sr. via The Havelock News
“We’ve probably got 30 or 40 cases of Bud Light”
Editor’s note: Sportswriters Bill Burt and Hector Longo, reporter J.J. Huggins and photographer Paul Bilodeau are in Glendale, Ariz., to cover the Patriots’ buildup to Super Bowl XLII and the doings of local … via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
“And if you crossed that line, he was going to hold you accountable.”
Pat Tillman played for the Arizona Cardinals before getting killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. via New York Daily News
“I kicked three field goals against the Giants and we won by three”
As the sun rose slowly Wednesday over the spectacular backdrop of the McDowell Mountains, to the east of the Westin Kierland Spa and Resort, Stephen Gostkowski already knew what was coming. via Sun Chronicle
“I got coddled … You always have a built-in audience.”
LOS ANGELES - As an actor, Tony Shalhoub has conquered both coasts. He’s a Californian, an Emmy-winner whose Monk currently has new episodes. via The Clarion-Ledger
Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowl running back Fred Taylor was named FEDEX Ground NFL Player of the Year, the NFL announced today at a press conference in Arizona, site of Super Bowl XLII. via Jacksonville Jaguars
“Now the rest of the world gets to see this as well. He is a champion in our eyes, he is a champion to the families he has helped through the years, and we are so very proud to call him a Seminole.”
Florida State University alumnus Warrick Dunn was always an MVP on the […]
“He’s too good a player. The amount of ’splash’ plays he made last year was special. “When he’s humming, so is our team.”
Lions coach Rod Marinelli isn’t in a rush to get rid of nose tackle Shaun Rogers or wide receiver Roy Williams. via Detroit News
There are 1,830 reasons to lust after Razorbacks back Darren McFadden and only two really good ones not to go and do something crazy to get him.
More on why not in a second. Let’s talk how much.
What qualifies as crazy already has been defined by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and his report that both Cowboys […]
I got in touch with the newest Buffalo Bill Teyo Johnson tonight, thanks to his agent Angelo Wright. via MVN - Recent Articles
“Did you ask him why he threw that bad pass last week that cost us the Super Bowl?”
Abigail Lorge, the national sports producer for the CBS Television Stations digital media group, is providing a running diary from Super Bowl XLII.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m. MT
Favre, Winner of FedEx ‘Air’ Award, Airs Opinions
This […]
“We’re pleased to get this two-year extension done with Romeo”
The Oakland Raiders linebacker Sam Williams runs back a fumble for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns in the 1st quarter of their NFL game played at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. via Contra Costa Times
“I’m going to take a few more weeks”
As he picked up an award Wednesday honoring him as the fans’ choice as the NFL’s best quarterback, Brett Favre fielded questions about whether he’ll return to the Green Bay Packers for the 2008 season. via WisInfo
“This isn’t a field trip here. We’re getting paid to do this, and guys should take a lot of pride in doing their jobs.”
The Super Bowl will be played in the desert, far from New York and New England.
University of Phoenix Stadium is a neutral site.
Don’t tell the New York Giants. They’re […]
“We anticipate this will come up during the news conference along with many other matters.”
Two sources requesting anonymity said Wednesday that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will make the announcement Friday at his state-of-the-union address in Arizona. via Globe and Mail
