NFL Week 16 Blanket: Seahawks' issues derail any legitimate shot at Super Bowl run
Week 16 provided more clarity as the playoffs near. The Vikings, Saints, Panthers, and Colts have all been eliminated, while the Giants and Falcons officially punched their ticket to the postseason. The Nightmare Before Christmas was real for the Raiders and Titans who lost their young phenom quarterbacks for the season. Here is what else we learned from the penultimate week of the regular season… BLANKET COVERAGE Your resident “Wet Blanket of Reason” takes th..>> view originalFBN--Jets-Patriots Folo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Another week, another win, another reason to believe the Patriots are the team to beat in the AFC.New England played it safe in the final two weeks of the regular season a year ago, and it might have cost them a trip to the Super Bowl.But Saturday's dominating 41-3 win over the Jets put the AFC on notice that the Patriots aren't in cruise control this time around.Tom Brady did what he has done so many times during his career, throwing three touchdowns in three quarters o..>> view originalTitans sputter, lose Mariota, fall to inspired Jaguars 38-17 (Dec 25, 2016)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Tennessee Titans delivered their worst performance of the year at the most inopportune time. The Jacksonville Jaguars played their best game much later than anyone expected. The result was a 38-17 drubbing that left the Titans (8-7) and Jaguars (3-12) considering what might have been. Blake Bortles played without pressure, able to exhale after popular coach Gus Bradley was fired, and threw for 325 yards and a touchdown. He also was on the receiving end of a 20-y..>> view originalTrump says he's closing foundation, but Democrats want more
President-elect Donald Trump plans to shut down his charitable foundation, which has been under intense scrutiny for months. (Victoria Walker,Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to shut down his charitable foundation, a decision that comes after repeated controversies over how it collected and disbursed funds. In a statement Saturday, Trump offered no timeline for when his foundation would close down, but said he had directed his attorney to tak..>> view originalMinnesota Vikings DBs ditch Mike Zimmer's game plan
Minnesota Vikings defensive backs went rogue in Saturday's loss to the Green Bay Packers. Coach Mike Zimmer planned for corner Xavier Rhodes to shadow Jordy Nelson the entire game. Instead, Vikings corners decided to each play their side of the field. "To be honest, I really don't want to answer that," Rhodes said, via The Star Tribune, then explained what happened. "A matter of fact, forget it. We felt as a team, as players, we came together and we felt like we'd never done that whe..>> view originalJack Del Rio on Derek Carr: Obviously it's a big setback
Getty ImagesThe Raiders have won each of their last two games, but the postgame response was very different in Week 15 than it was on Saturday. In Week 15, the Raiders got to celebrate their first playoff berth since 2002 while looking ahead to a shot at clinching the AFC West title and a first-round bye. Quarterback Derek Carr fractured his fibula on Saturday, though, and that made for a far more muted celebration tinged with wistfulness about what Carr’s loss means to their hopes of making n..>> view originalSources: Sacramento Kings references removed from George Karl's forthcoming book
George Karl's time with the Sacramento Kings has been documented in the longtime NBA coach's forthcoming book, but there have been passages critical of various aspects that have been removed from the final version of his book‎, according to league sources.Karl's book, co-authored by Curt Sampson, included some unflattering views in a proof copy obtained by ESPN.com about Kings star DeMarcus Cousins, general manager Vlade Divac and owner Vivek Ranadive. But sources say Karl's views were stricke..>> view originalCleveland Browns Victory Scribbles: One win really does matter to this team -- Terry Pluto
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Scribbles in my Cleveland Browns notebook after their 20-17 victory over the San Diego Chargers: 1. There are a lot of good things coming from the Browns winning at least one game this season. Let's start with the team avoiding an onslaught of national media attention this week about how the Browns are a disgrace. You can easily imagine the story lines. 2. I received some emails from fans who liked the idea of a parade for a 0-16 team as a form of protest against the franchi..>> view originalNevada Athletic Commission Pulls Medically 'Unfit' Cain Velasquez from UFC 207
The more this crazy world changes, the more things in the Ultimate Fighting Championship stay the same. It was announced late Friday afternoon that former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will not be fighting at UFC 207 after all. In a turn of events that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody, the oft-maligned Velasquez has once again been removed from a bout due to medical issues. Velasquez, who has suffered through a promising career that has been ravaged by injuries, was not allo..>> view originalClowney, Texans headed to postseason after win over Bengals (Dec 25, 2016)
HOUSTON (AP) Jadeveon Clowney can’t wait for his first career playoff appearance after missing Houston’s postseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs last season with a foot injury. ”It’s going to be great,” he said. ”I was mad last year. I missed it and I was real upset I couldn’t get out there with my teammates. This year, I’m going to try and get out there with them and try to help win another game and keep going forward.” Clowney and the Texans are headed to the playoffs after survivi..>> view original
Thursday, January 5, 2017
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