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The Overrated BC Quarterback
• Matt Ryan shouldn't be considered a serious Heisman candidate. [Sportscrack] • Larry Czonka, definitely not rooting for the Patriots. [Phin Phanatic] • The Tigers' trade for Edgar Renteria makes them even scarier. [Vegas Watch] • Being an assistant coach in college basketball sucks. [Thermocaster]...

Let's Go Bloody Streaking!
• You can always count on the Brits for some good streaking. [FanIQ] • The Lakers have really been screwed up. [With Malice] • How the Rockies collapsed, in pictures. [Babes Love Baseball] • We must replace the injury cart. [The Angry T] • Is Dusty Baker already trying to break back his old Cubs "st...

Papelbon's Glove Has Yet To Come Down
• Feel It Again. And howzabout a little love for Terry Francona. I've happily lobbed hot coals at the guy's nuts for four seasons now, but I appreciate everything he's done to steer the ship and stick to the game plan. He's 8-0 in managing World Series games, has very likely seen DeMarlo Hale withou...

What the Bloggers Are Saying
What the bloggers are saying about the latest victory by the Boston Red Sox from all corners of the internets.... • Out Come the Brooms. Watching the three Division Series sweeps and the one League Championship Series sweep this year, that nauseous, bilious feeling in my throat reminded me of 2004, ...

That'll Cost Mr. Fitty Some Crackers
• Did Larry Fitz make a baby with a Raiderette? Only time DNA will tell. [SportsByBrooks] • Eric Byrnes should probably tone it down a bit. [Nationals Enquirer] • Keeping tabs on the NFLers over in Wee Britain. Watch our for the Poppins. [The Sports Hernia] • A solid guide for those of you looking t...

Everybody's The Bad Guy
• Not that we can stand the Big Ten Network, but Comcast has a lot of blame in this whole deal too. [Clubber Lang's Basement] • Dude, Colorado, stop with the walks. [All On The Field] • We do find this Subway commercial pretty funny. [The Hater Nation] • Anybody in the NFL tanking so far? [Mr. Mitte...

America Gets Free Tacos, Rockies Get The Shaft
What they're saying blogwise about Game 2 of the World Series, a 2-1 win by Boston over Colorado ......

Be Like Jeff
• Prepare yourself for the Illini's Jeffrey Jordan. [Storming The Floor] • Aw, Bud Selig wants to try and suspend the HGH offenders. Donald Fehr finds that cute. [Signal To Noise] • It's up to Trent Dilfer to prevent the Patriots from getting even better. [Tremendous Upside Potential] • About the Ri...

Red Sox Think Outside The Bun
What they're saying out there in the power grid about Game 1 of the World Series ......

Et Tu, Rudy?
• Say what you will about Giuliani, but we never, ever thought we'd see him pulling for the Red Sox. [Fratdog Sports Blog] • BC better be ready for Virginia Tech. [College GameBalls] • Boy, what a quarterback controversy they've got there in Buffalo. [The Goose's Roost] • Video games continue to pre...

Congratulations, South Africa!
• Your Rugby World Cup champions. [With Malice] • What's so wrong with incentive-based contracts? [Ghosts Of Wayne Fontes] • Travis Hafner is gonna hit sometime here pretty soon, you watch. [Lord, Beer Me Strength] • College basketball is just around the corner — look out, here it comes! — so how ab...

R.I.P. Max McGee
• Remembering the wild man who was Max McGee. [Green Bay, Booze And Broads] • A painful gambling story from the Florida-Kentucky game. [The Realests] • Is Les Miles college football's Ronald Reagan? [Cajun Boy In The City] • Prepare for your free tacos if people steal bases in the World Series. [Bab...

Cleveland, You Have A Lot Of 'Splainin' To Do
What they're saying in parents' basements everywhere about Boston's 11-2 win over Cleveland in the deciding game of the American League Championship Series ......

Then I Saw One Set Of Vials; It Was Then That You Carried Me
• And Paul Byrd thought it was the prayer that helped his comeback. [Steroid Nation] • Rooting for the Colorado Rockies is essentially rooting for the family of the late Mike Coolbaugh. [BC Sports] • The Cowboys' ten biggest A-Holes. [the Viking Age] • Travis Pastrana skydived (skydove?) without a p...

J.D. Is No Longer A Scrub
Despite the NFL's best efforts — and because Roger Goodell has yet to ban it — the blogodecagon is still abuzz over last night's Red Sox 12-2 win in Game 6 of the ALCS. Let's see what all the fuss is about....

Congratulations, Ma'am, It's A City
• This week's stupid baby name: Boston. [Red Sox Monster] • They tried to tell you about Joey Harrington, but no, you knew it all, didn't you? [The Wayne Fontes Experience] • College football teams rarely win on the road on Thursdays. [College Game Balls] • Josh Beckett deserves the Cy Young, ALCS a...

Hey, Where's Lou?
• Is the Lou Holtz pep talk segment over? [FanIQ] • Meet Japan's golf savior. [With Malice] • Some people are still a little upset about the wild-card playoff game. [Holliday Never Touched The Plate] • Meet Lakers owner Rip Taylor. [The Painted Area] • Suzyn Waldman, still ridiculous. [The Naughty A...

He's Josh Beckett And You're Not
What they're saying this fine morning about Boston's 7-1 win over Cleveland in the American League Championship Series ......

Play Nice, Clevelanders
• Indians fans haven't exactly been all that accommodating to Red Sox boosters. [Ladies ...] • OJ Mayo, punching people in the face. [TrojanNYC] • Athlete personal ads. [Spirit Of Jake Plummer] • Honestly: Why does anyone read Bill Plaschke? We mean, seriously. [Signal To Noise] • Mike Lowell, too d...

Bring The Love For The Bulls
• If South Florida wins out, don't they have to be in the title game? Right? [College Game Balls] • Manny Corpas might be better than his idol Mariano Rivera pretty soon. [Sim On Sports] • More proof that sports has nothing to do with politics, thankfully. [Wrigleyville23] • Bring the Yankees Luis S...