Of course, the Blake Griffin dunk on Kendrick Perkins was a bit topic of conversation around the Raptors this morning; these NBA guys pay attention to such things. Now, if you ask a fella to comb the deepest, darkest recesses of a cluttered mind and come up with a Top Five list over the years, this is what you might get. VINCE CARTER ON FREDERIC WEIS Yes, it still tops the list; and is fresh in the mind because I recall being mesmerized by it. GRIFFIN CREATES A NEW WORD Yes, the one last night...
If the NFL season could be seen as an orchestrated strategic campaign, a war, then the Pro Bowl is its Vietnam, its Persian Gulf II. In an age where the league's brightest stars can be seen in cable TV highlight packages and satellite subscriptions, pro football's All-Star Game is obsolete, and has been for some time. Why are we still here? By here, I mean Honolulu, a city whose appetite for touch-style football ranks up there with bowls of poi and funny-looking shirts. The best players in pro...
The AFC won the 2012 Pro Bowl by beating the NFC 59-41. A couple of players had some huge performances. Wide receiver Brandon Marshall set a Pro Bowl record with four touchdown catches. Larry Fitzgerald had three for the NFC. Entering the game, only four other players had ever scored three touchdowns in the Pro Bowl. Here is a look at the current list of players to have three touchdowns in the Pro Powl. Brandon Marshall - 2012 Marshall scored one touchdown in each of the four quarter of the...
HONOLULU (AP) — Brandon Marshall isn't taking time in the islands to relish his record-breaking Pro Bowl performance. He's ready to get back to work. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 Sunday. Marshall, who had a game filled with highlight-reel grabs, was selected the game's MVP, and his name now will join the likes of Walter Payton and Jerry Rice on the banners at...
Read More: Ben Roethlisberger (QB - PIT), Larry Fitzgerald (WR - ), Aaron Rodgers (QB - ), Drew Brees (QB - ), Jimmy Graham (TE - ), Cleveland Browns So far there has been very little defense played in the 2012 Pro Bowl as both Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers have thrown for more than 140 yards and two touchdowns each. Both teams have seen a ton of passing and the result is a 28-28 tie as each team has four passing touchdowns. Ben Roethlisberger has also had a solid day as the AFC starter before...
Let's face it, the NHL All-Star Weekend is all about the fans and their enjoyment. So, why did Alexander Ovechkin deny them of his usual fun-filled flair? Because he supposedly believed it was the right thing to do. On Monday, the Washington Capitals Captain was issued a three-game suspension without pay for his illegal hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek in Sunday's matchup. This hit marks the third time in his career that Ovechkin has been suspended for a dirty hit; he has...
HONOLULU (AP)—Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Champ Bailey know what to expect. But the new faces at the Pro Bowl aren’t so sure and are curious how intense they should play in Sunday’s all-star game. Six rookies are among the first-timers, including quarterbacks Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers and Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals, who are replacing Super Bowl quarterbacks Eli Manning and Tom Brady. Their selection makes this Pro Bowl the first time that will feature two rookie...
Who doesn’t love the Pro Bowl? It’s fun, fun, fun! (Eugene Tanner - AP) You forgot the Pro Bowl was this weekend, didn’t you? I did, too, until I was trying to come up with an excuse to get out of seeing Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close on Sunday. (Great novel, by the way, but no interest in spending two hours on my day off watching a tear-jerker of a movie. Sorry, Tom Hanks. Sorry, Sandra Bullock. Sorry, kid who plays their son.) Am I actually going to watch the Pro Bowl? Technically,...
NEW YORK — For most of his 17 Yankee seasons, Jorge Posada had taped inside his locker a quote by Thurman Munson. "Look, I like hitting fourth, and I like the good batting average. But what I do every day behind the plate is a lot more important because it touches so many more people, and so many more aspects of the game." Posada was a born hitter and a converted infielder, but one whose career was infused by the catcher’s creed of Munson. "He plays the game, I think, the way Thurman...
