Old Time Rivalry No players for Miami or Florida have been part of a game in this once-heated rivalry. That doesn’t mean they aren’t aware of the significance.
Author: Mark
Impressive Debut Despite finishing his first regular season at Alabama on a four-game losing streak, Nick Saban started his second one facing heavy expectations even with the SEC as loaded as ever.
Not So Successful Debut Auburn had been waiting all summer to unveil its new spread offense, but the Tigers never really got to test it out during their season-opening victory.
Defensive Minded An ex-Marine helped Ball State’s defense scuttle the Navy.
NL East Showdown A pep talk via e-mail from a legend may have been just what the Philadelphia Phillies needed to beat the NL East-leading New York Mets.
Time To Panic? Mired in their longest losing streak of the season, the Chicago Cubs still aren’t ready to panic.
Marlins Hit Bottom Winning streaks have been non-existent for the Florida Marlins in the second half of the season. That lack of positive consistency has helped diminish one of the surprise stories of the first half.
Rays Slipping A Bit The Tampa Bay Rays starting pitching has been a big reason for their surprising rise to the top of the AL East. A few disappointing outings by the rotation, though, has cut their lead in the division to just 2 1/2 games.
Not The Same Braves Three-game winning streaks used to be commonplace for the Atlanta Braves, but they’ve only managed to record two of them in just over three months.
Sox Getting Healthy The Boston Red Sox are getting healthier and increasingly appear to be headed for the postseason.