BREAKING NEWS : St. Louis Rams Trade First Overall Pick For Brett Favre, McNabb To Vikings
An old friend from college who is now a scout for the Philadelphia Eagles just informed me of this breaking news. The St. Louis Rams decided to address their quarterback issue before the draft as opposed to spending a boat load of money on Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford. In a three team deal, the Rams unloaded [...]
New England Patriots Sign Tight End Algie Crumpler
The New England Patriots made one of their few moves in the off-season free agent market this week by signing Tight End Algie Crumpler, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons and more recently, the Tennessee Titans. The very large veteran is one of the best in the league according to the New England Patriots: Crumpler, 6-2, [...]
Butler Upsets Syracuse, Upsets Me
The game began with Butler on a 5-0 run. No big deal, Syracuse is getting a late start and those 5 points are meaningless, or so I thought. In the 5 v. 1 matchup, the Bulldogs upset the Orangemen with a 63-59 final score. For the math majors out there, that’s a 4 point victory. [...]
How 'Bout Those Red Sox
That smell of pine tar and hot dogs is beginning to fill the Boston air yet again. I got word on my drive home from work last night that Dustin Pedroia’s wrist is nothing to be worried about and merely a strain. The talk will go one throughout the next five or six months, and [...]
NFL Changes Overtime Rules
Earlier this week, the NFL announced the new rules that were proposed for overtime play. The new playoff overtime rules were passed with a 28-4 vote with the only teams voting against the rules being the Bills, Ravens, Vikings and Bengals. For now the rule has only been passed for the playoffs, but could make [...]
Bruins Show No Backbone Against Penguins, Cooke
Let’s first show what happened when Matt Cooke hit Marc Savard with the cheap shot that led up to what should have been a bloodbath this week against the Penguins. For the entire two weeks prior to the rematch between the Penguins and the Bruins, everyone wanted Cooke’s head on a platter. Right off the [...]
Adalius Thomas; No Show For Voluntary Workouts
This week, the New England Patriots began their off-season voluntary workouts. Among some no shows such as veterans Tom Brady (family reasons) and Ty Warren (pursuing a bachelor’s degree), Adalius Thomas was also a no show for the workouts, claiming that he was “unaware that they had started”. If his lack of production on the [...]
Bracketology 2010; NCAA Tournament Predictions
The time has come for everyone to mention who they have, who blew it for them and all of their ingenious ideas for why their bracket is going to be the winner this year. Work production is going to be down everywhere we are and everyone will be running up and down the halls with [...]
Boston's Super Blog
Rob Kelley, a friend of mine, just started his own blog called Boston’s Super Blog. Not only does Rob cover sports in the same aspects as Sports Fan Four, he also adds his own personal touch with his vast experience in the sports writing world. You can also follow Rob and Boston’s Super Blog on [...]
New England Patriots Franchises Setting Up All Over The NFL
It all started after Bill Belichick, Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel beat the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVI. After the Patriots first Super Bowl win in franchise history, Weis and Crennel both went on to be head coaches the following season. Weis took the prestigious head coaching job at the University of Notre Dame [...]
Rasheed Wallace Is Killing Me
Last season, the Celtics lost some key players that were in large part, reasons why they won the NBA championship in 2008. Leon Powe and Tony Allen were two dominant down low forces of the bench for Boston. After KG’s knee injury, the Celtics went out and signed Rasheed Wallace to replace their down low [...]
Nomar Garciaparra Retires With Red Sox
This afternoon, Nomar Garciaparra signed a one day, minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox in order to retire with his former club. Although Nomar didn’t leave the team in the greatest of lights, he did receive a 2004 World Series ring after him being traded ultimately resulted in the Red Sox winning their [...]
Poll : Should The NCAA Expand The March Madness Tournament
The NCAA Basketball Tournament had been a staple of the sports world for as long as I can remember. It all started for me back in 2002. My freshman year, as well as ‘Melo, G-Mac and Hakim Warrick’s freshmen years as well. Syracuse won the National Championship that season and I became a follower of [...]
Poll Results : SportsFans Prefer The NFL Over College Football
With their many similarities and differences among the rankings and structure, the readers have made their choice. You have expressed your love for the NFL above that of college football. Of the 88 total voters, here are the results. The NFL Reigns Supreme With their strong structure and parody among the post season, the fans [...]
