The 2011 NFL preseason moves into its second week of games and all the action gets started Thursday night with a marquee matchup featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.Professional handicappers often plan for starters to see a full half of action during this round of games, as the following week is usually the most important for head coaches to get their teams ready for the regular season.Let's take a quick look at some of the biggest matchups in Week 2 from a betting perspective. New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.5), Total 37.5Definitely one of the ...
When the Chicago White Sox cast him out at the end of the 1962 season, Early Wynn had 299 victories in his career. He had multiple seasons in which he won 20 games for Cleveland. Like Wynn, Tim Wakefield is stuck. Nothing gold can stay. It’s been the hardest hue for him. He has 199 wins and desperately wants to win 200. The Red Sox, unlike the White Sox, will give him many opportunities to have his milestone. For Early Wynn, the losing continued even after the generosity of the Cleveland Indians came out of nowhere to bring him back ...
Delonte West of the locked out Boston Celtics has now officially applied for work at Home Depot, according to his latest tweet. While most of his colleagues consider playing basketball overseas, West remains a homebody. If home is where the heart is, Delonte is more homeward bound than Whistler’s Mother. Many would not think of him as Mr. Fixit, but he is a man who can tell you what hammer to pull. His list of references may show he has home court advantage. West’s options for work are probably limited. Probation may prevent him from playing in the former Soviet Union ...
The first week of the 2011 National Football League preseason comes to an end Monday night when the New York Jets and Houston Texans face off inside Reliant Stadium at 8:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. Bettors have likely profited, with favorites posting an 11-4 ATS (against the spread) mark through the first 15 games, while the "over" stands at 8-7. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned the distinction of being the only road team laying points during the opening week, posting a 25-0 shutout victory over the Kansas City Chiefs as 2.5-point favorites at Arrowhead Stadium. New York begins its third ...
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly should simply look at the Las Vegas numbers when choosing his starting quarterback for the team’s home opener against South Florida on Sept. 3 at Notre Dame Stadium. Senior quarterback Dayne Crist posted a 2-5-2 against-the-spread mark in his nine starts during the 2010 campaign. When looking closely at the five losses against the spread, the Fighting Irish failed to cover those games by an incredible 12.8 points a game. The numbers could have been much worse if not for a season-ending left leg injury that was suffered during the second possession of a humiliating ...
The NFL recently made headlines by taking the step of including HGH testing as part of their new players contract that ended the infamous lockout. The use of human growth hormones and performance enhancing drugs in mainstream sports is a topic that has been scrutinized greatly over the last 10 to 15 years, by not only the sports media, but the mainstream media and has infiltrated the walls of our governance over the years as well.Many seem to believe that the NFL strengthening it's anti-drug policy as a major step for all sports, as it's a known fact that the sport of football itself has ...
The good news from the Tuesday night win by the Boston Red Sox was that young hotshot Jacoby Ellsbury had his first walk-off hit. On Wednesday night, he hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth. He single-handedly beat the Cleveland Indians. The bad news was the first celebration. As he crossed home plate, his teammates beat him to a pulp.Emotion is hard to control when victory is sweet, but the teammates of Jacoby Ellsbury are either stupid or have selective amnesia. Last season a teammate in his exuberance ran into Jacoby and broke four ribs. He was ...
The collaboration of the Houston Texans and the YMCA has produced a place for personal development and character-building in Houston, Texas.
It is a clever plan to promote community service in the greater Houston area. Other NFL teams should follow suit and set up collaborations with the NFL franchise based in their city.
Mr. Robert Anderson, who works at the Houston Texans YMCA, says:
"It's the first and only YMCA in the country named after a pro sports team."
If a person is interested in getting in shape so that they can be energetic for the 2011 football season, then the Houston Texans YMCA ...
“I can’t get no respect” was a line made famous by stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield during his act in the 1970s and ‘80s. It’s a quote that many people can relate to in their day-to-day lives, as you can relate it to just about every profession. Even in professional sports, a world where the majority of star players are glorified, there are some who don’t get the respect they truly deserve. Whether it’s the media, the fans or even their peers who don’t appreciate them, they are often unfairly criticised for a variety of unknown reasons. Of course, there are ...
With ties to the game and as a huge fan of Independent baseball, I want to see the progress of this brand more than anybody, which is why my suggestion that MLB purchase the Indy leagues makes all the sense in the world to me. Of course I am very aware that something like this is quite possibly just a pipe dream. Of the five leagues currently in existence, the Atlantic League and American Association are the longest tenured and most successful to date. While my original idea garnered some positive comments, it did shed some ...
