Christmas is always a tough time for those suffering from depression and/or mental illness. Here police meet up and plan an intervention before driving 3 blocks to a home where a man is holed up and threatening suicide. Christmas is also a very tough time for police officers. Believe it or not, there is such a thing as "suicide by cop", wherein, people so desperate to die, often put themselves in a position that the police are forced to take their lives, and that is actually how...
Interestingly enough, in a Pro Bowl that glorifies players and selects certain NFL talents to play in a game of elites, there are those players that are still considered unsung heroes playing in this game. The 2012 Pro Bowl features several players that are underrated in spite of receiving Pro Bowl honors this season. Broncos CB Champ Bailey is one of these top-notch talents that is still overlooked, as he was able to anchor arguably the best defense in football and was a key component to a...
The Pro Bowl is usually a pretty boring day, but this year a pair of electrifying young rookie quarterbacks (Cam Newton, Andy Dalton) could bring a flash of interest to the game. I’ll admit it to you right now: I’ve come full circle on Cam Newton. Around this time last year, I made a vicious point to constantly remind all of my Facebook friends that their Heisman Trophy winner, Cam Newton, stole laptops. I continued to dub him “Scam” because of the potential recruiting violation that he...
The Pro Bowl is just around the corner and, if history is any indicator, it will be quite the offensive affair. Epic defensive struggles rarely take place in Aloha Stadium—instead, the offenses for both teams are usually left to run wild and free. For this reason, the following list has been compiled with a deliberate and unapologetic offensive bias. Aloha and enjoy! 7. Sebastian Janikowski Putting a kicker on a "Players We're Most Excited to See" list may seem like an...
With the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl just a day away, we can now reflect on the rosters for this season. Granted, there will be some players missing as the New York Giants and the New England Patriots will be playing in Super Bowl XLVI, but there's still a very talented group of players for the AFC and NFC teams. With that being said, not all of the players are deserving and should not have been selected to the Pro Bowl team this season. In that spirit, here are the five most undeserving players on the...
A look back at No. 2 Alabama's football games this season. The Crimson Tide will play No. 1 LSU on Monday night in the BCS championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. No. 2 Alabama 48 vs. Kent State 7 (9/3/11) The endless summer finally ended for Alabama with a throttling of Nick Saban’s alma mater in the Crimson Tides’ season opener. Alabama wore ribbon stickers in remembrance of 50 people killed in a Tuscaloosa tornado April 27. Alabama turned the ball over five times, but that...
NEW YORK (AP)—St. John’s is finally healthy and starting to play like the team that was ranked in the preseason Top 25. Eugeneia McPherson scored 16 points and Nadirah McKenith had 15 to help St. John’s upset No. 14 Louisville 72-64 on Sunday. Shenneika Smith added 11 points for the Red Storm (10-6, 2-1 Big East), who have won nine straight at home. “It’s very nice to have a lot more options out there,” McPherson said. “All the pieces of the puzzle are together now and it makes it...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Detroit Lions hardly looked like a playoff neophyte. Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes, New Orleans was slowed by pair of uncharacteristic fumbles, and Detroit built a surprising 14-10 lead over the Saints at a raucous Superdome on Saturday night. Stafford went to Will Heller for a 10-yard touchdown on Detroit's opening possession, then connected with Calvin Johnson on a 13-yard score, sending the Lions to the locker room with a lead in their first postseason...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Explosive returner Joe Adams had one last big highlight to help No. 7 Arkansas end a record-tying season in tall Cotton. All-SEC quarterback Tyler Wilson was well short of the record passing performance he had earlier this season at Cowboys Stadium, but did throw two touchdown passes after Adams' fourth punt return for a TD and the Razorbacks beat No. 11 Kansas State 29-16 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night. The Razorbacks (11-2) matched a school record with their 11th...
