Archive for February, 2007

Opinion: NFL Scouting Combine A Source For Excuses (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Opinion: NFL Scouting Combine A Source For Excuses (NBC 10 Philadelphia) Opinion: The NFL scouting combine’s poking, prodding and running prospects like livestock in a county fair show is about more than seeing who might perform well in pro football. It is also about providing teams plausible deniability when most of those prospects don’t.
NFL […]

Favre set for NFL workouts after ankle surgery (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Favre set for NFL workouts after ankle surgery (AFP via Yahoo! News) Brett Favre, American football’s all-time completions leader, underwent left ankle surgery on Monday but is not expected to miss any off-season workouts for the Green Bay Packers.
Financial gap widening between NFL’s haves and have-nots (USA Today) At the NFL’s scouting combine […]

Financial gap widening between NFL’s haves and have-nots (USA Today)

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Financial gap widening between NFL’s haves and have-nots (USA Today) At the NFL’s scouting combine this week, the world of professional football is churning smoothly. But the management of the Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars and several other small-market NFL teams are warning that the league’s competitive balance is being threatened by tremendous growth in revenues […]

From The Archives

Monday, February 26th, 2007

From The ArchivesNew Orleans Times-Picayune - Had it been trundling down Broadway just a week ago, the tractor trailer and its mammoth cargo might have been mistaken for an errant carnival float. As it was, residents of the Fontainebleau neighborhood spilled onto porches and street corners to
Super Bowl energizes - and divides […]

Professors know best 

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Professors know best Dear Editor, I would like to thank the faculty senate for their concerns regarding football’s return to ETSU. The resolution is a fair recommendation for deciding if football belongs back on this campus. ETSU is a great university with professors that care about the well-being of their students.
SF football coach, […]

Clemente’s son pushing for museum for dad in Pittsburgh

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

Clemente’s son pushing for museum for dad in PittsburghPhiladelphia Inquirer - The firehouse, built in 1896, is now being used as a studio by photographer Duane Rieder, who helps the Clemente family archive photos and other memorabilia. “We’re trying to figure out if this thing has legs, and after today I’m positive it can work […]

NFL Combine has nothing to do with football (SportingNews.com)

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

NFL Combine has nothing to do with football (SportingNews.com) Sure, the teams get to interview potentially draftees in a one-on-one setting, but the NFL Combine h…
Small-school stars getting big chance at NFL combine (USA Today) The letter came during Christmas break, telling Gijon Robinson that he was invited to the NFL scouting combine. It […]

Business calendar

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

Business calendarSalem News - Live music, silent and live auction, sports memorabilia, raffles. Admission is $35 per person. Proceeds benefit local charities. Call Loring Merrow at 978-531-0150 or visit www.rotarypeabody.org. Wednesday, March 14 Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Irish
What’s the dirt on new Cubs skipper? Ask the maidMetroMix - I have a […]

Memorabilia on sale

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Memorabilia on saleWindsor Star - MONTREAL - From 1967-91, as founder and head of the National Hockey League Players Association, Toronto lawyer and player agent Alan Eagleson was one of the most powerful men in professional hockey. As architect of the historic 1972 Canada-U.S.S.R
Coke collection stays in City1960 Sun - Honeycutt, the […]

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Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Special options are available to registered members.Twin Falls Times-News - Gilmore, who has a son and two stepchildren, also has dabbled in sculpture, made with memorabilia scooped up at auctions and antique shops. One music-themed piece is centered on a ladder, with records, horns, drums and a guitar attached to the base.
Auction […]