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College Football Stats: A Closer Look
College Football I’m a big stats guy. I read every box score and spend a ton of time on the NCAA stats web site. But oftentimes stats don’t tell the whole story. How can you compare total defense stats for...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Pack Needs More From Rodgers
NFL By Charean WilliamsAaron Rodgers isn’t about to sugar-coat it. Even though the Packers’ 5-3 record has them in first place in the NFC North, Rodgers admits he and his offensive mates haven...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

TCU-Utah Duel Takes Center Stage
College Football TCU (-4.5) at Utah For the first time in the 13-year history of the BCS, there are three teams from non-automatic qualifying conferences ranked in the top five of the BCS standings. Two of those thre...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Have Talent, Will Play
NFL There were a line of teams forming to take their shot at Randy Moss after it was clear he had sabotaged his future in Minnesota (again). Of course there was a line. There’s always a line. No tea...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

College Hoops: Asked and Answered
College Basketball By Mitchell LightWhich teams from a Big Six conference that did not make the NCAA Tournament last season are most likely to make it this season?Well, North Carolina is the first team that comes to min...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Baylor, Florida, Iowa: Teams of the Week
College Football Here's a quick look at three teams that deserve praise, three that don't and some some notes from the college football weekend.Team of the Week Baylor — The Bears, who became bowl-eligib...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Will Sparty Stumble in Iowa City?
College Football Michigan State (+6.5) at Iowa We’re just about halfway through the Big Ten season, and Michigan State, picked no higher than fifth by most media outlets, remains as the league’s only unde...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Kindle Battling Back
NFL By Charean WilliamsDoctors once doubted him, but Ravens linebacker Sergio Kindle always has believed he will play again.Kindle is back in Baltimore rehabbing three months after he took a wrong turn du...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Job Security?
NFL By Ralph VacchianoIn at least eight NFL cities right now, if this were any other year, there would be coaches pondering their futures and owners assembling a short list of replacements. There might no...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Notes & Stats from Week 8
College Football Navy is 5–1 in its last six games vs. BCS conference opponents (including Notre Dame) dating back to last September. The only loss was vs. Maryland by three points in the 2010 season-opener.&bul...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Mizzou, Baylor, Syracuse: Teams of the Week
College Football Here is a look back at three teams that got the job done and three teams that disappointed in Week 8 of the college football season. Teams of the Week  Missouri -- The Tigers proved that the...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Surprise Teams in 2010-11 Part III
College Basketball We continue our look at some potential surprise teams in college basketball in 2010-11. Today, it’s the Pac-10, which is hoping to rebound after a dreadful season, and the Big Ten, which figures...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Giants Roll into Big D
NFL By Charean WilliamsEli Manning hopes to have his name in the Giants’ Ring of Honor one day in the distant future. His name already is in the visiting locker room at Cowboys Stadium, or was until...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Tigers Duel On The Plains
College Football LSU (+6) at Auburn The SEC’s only two undefeated teams get together at Jordan-Hare Stadium for an epic battle. Auburn is led by junior quarterback Cam Newton, who has emerged as the top Heisman...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Big Hits Must Stop
NFL By Ralph VacchianoThe voice of reason came from the unlikeliest of places, from a man who once made his reputation and his living by pushing the outer limits of safety and legality in the NFL. But Rod...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Surprise Teams in 2010-11 Part II
College Basketball We continue our look at some potential surprise teams in college basketball in 2010-11. Today, the focus is on the SEC and Big East.SEC Georgia Bulldogs When everyone is tabbing you as a surprise te...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Notes & Stats from Week 7
College Football Here's a quick look at some notes and stats that caught my attention from the weekend of college football. • Florida had 35 rushing attempts against Mississippi State, but only 11 came f...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Week 7 Report Card
College Football It was a rather interesting weekend in college football. Here's a look at three teams that stood out and three teams that were a disappointment.Teams of the Week Mississippi State — Dan Mull...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Surprise Teams in 2010-11
College Basketball Let’s bounce around the college hoops landscape and look at some potential surprise teams in 2010-11. Today, I’ll focus on the ACC and Big 12. Tomorrow, we’ll hit the SEC and Big Eas...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Moss Still Hasn't Forgotten Cowboys' Snub
NFL By Charean Williams Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was set to select Randy Moss with the eighth overall pick in 1998 when then coach Chan Gailey and others on staff talked him out of it on draft day. Ci...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Bucks head to Madison
College Football Ohio State (-3.5) at Wisconsin The nation’s new No. 1 team heads to Madison for its most difficult test to date. Wisconsin, as usual, boasts one of the league’s top rushing attacks, but t...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

College Football Notes
College Football • Against FBS competition, Tennessee is being outgained by an average of 428-to-278. The Vols rank last in the SEC in total offense and total defense.• Eastern Michigan, which has ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Saints Dealing with a Hangover
NFL By Ralph VacchianoThe morning after is always the hardest, isn’t it? After an event you’ve been waiting for and building towards for what seems like forever, then it’s everything you...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Brook Lopez Continues to Impress
NBA Good to see some NBA action on at 8 a.m. — Nets-Rockets live from China. Brook Lopez continues to impress. On one possession, he hit an 18-footer on the move; a few trips later, he pump fakes fr...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NBA

2011 NCAA Tournament Field of 68
College Basketball ACC (6) Duke (National champ) North Carolina (Sweet 16) Virginia Tech (Two & Out) NC State (Two & Out) Florida State (One & Done) Maryland  (One & Done) America East (1) ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

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