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G-Men sizzle, Redskins, Zorn fizzle in opener (Sports Illustrated) Musings, observations and the occasional insight from the Giants' season-opening 16-7 throttling of the low-octane Redskins, which strangely had all the intensity of a preseason game after the first half ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Rankin climbs to top of Pickers race (Marysville Journal-Tribune) Well, it took a couple of weeks but there is a little separation in the Pigskin Pickers. Sports writer Virg Rankin, behind the power of his prediction that Alabama would topple Clemson, posted a 10-1 record on last week’s game. That performance powered him into the lead with a 13-2 overall mark. us.rd.yahoo.com
Eight questions to ponder entering '09 (USA Today) Some major league teams will spend September experimenting as they try to answers questions before heading into the offseason and 2009. Here are eight particularly interesting situations worth monitoring: us.rd.yahoo.com
Pics that may scare you... (Pretoria News) Is it just me or does Helen Zille look a lot like Anne Robinson in the new Democratic Alliance election poster? Actually, that wouldn't be such a bad thing, would it? Imagine a government that worked like The Weakest Link. us.rd.yahoo.com
Evans turning heads (Calgary Sun) ATLANTA -- Rich Franklin remembers his first day as coach on Season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV show. No one was impressed with Rashad Evans. us.rd.yahoo.com
2008 NFL Preview: 10 Burning Questions (Fox News) 2008 NFL Preview: 10 Burning Questions us.rd.yahoo.com
Defensive prowess bolsters NU's confidence (Daily Nebraskan) Flawless. Great. Above expectations. These are all descriptions given to the performance of the Nebraska defensive line in last Saturday night's football game with Western Michigan. "We got good heat," NU Coach Bo Pelini said. "I thought we hit that quarterback a lot. us.rd.yahoo.com
Craig's Corner: MU Plays Entertaining Opener (The Missourian) For the first time since, well, last year's Arch Rivalry game, the Edward Jones was rocking Saturday night. Many called it a 'bowl-like atmosphere.' It was better than a bowl atmosphere. us.rd.yahoo.com
The Comet (The Comet) A TELEVISION gameshow contestant got more than he was banking on when the programme produced an unexpected twist. us.rd.yahoo.com
Soccer / Israel is dangerous at home, says former Swiss coach (Haaretz Daily) Soccer coaches are only human beings, after all. Most are more or less good people, though some are well-mannered and others quite rude. When it comes to coaches, though, it's hard to think of a nicer one than Jakob "Kobi" Kuhn, who headed the Swiss national team until two months ago. us.rd.yahoo.com
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