Going Home Though it hasn’t been easy, the Edmonton Oilers have a chance to finish their longest road stretch of the season with a winning record.
Author: Mark
Never In Doubt If there was any doubt the New York Giants rule the NFC East, the Super Bowl champions erased it Sunday night.
Primetime Peyton Ben Roethlisberger is a Super Bowl-winning quarterback in his fifth season. That doesn’t mean he still can’t learn a valuable lesson from Peyton Manning: Sometimes, inaccuracy beats impatience.
Impressive Rookie When John Abraham wasn’t bearing down on him, Drew Brees had to contend with all those pesky Atlanta defensive backs, constantly getting in the way of his throws.
Showtime The Los Angeles Lakers trade for Pau Gasol in the middle of last season helped the team evolve from a contender to the favorite in the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets are hoping their offseason acquisition of Ron Artest has a similar impact.
Opposite Starts The Utah Jazz are accustomed to getting off to quick starts. For the New York Knicks, a franchise that has been on the downturn in recent years, their record after five games is enough to spark some excitement.
Old Rivals Allen Iverson’s debut with the Detroit Pistons wasn’t the celebratory occasion the nine-time All-Star hoped it would be. His first game in Detroit as a member of the club figures to be another tough game.
Taking Control No. 7 Southern California put on another dominant display of bone-jarring defense. Trojans coach Pete Carroll loved it, even if the offense didn’t measure up and the team’s penalty problems continued.
Never In Doubt Around the time Michael Crabtree caught his second touchdown and stood in the back of the end zone staring at the crowd – or maybe when he celebrated his third score with a high-flying chest bump into Graham Harrell – the questions about Texas Tech vanished.
Buckeyes Roll With Northwestern’s defense coming at him on a third-and-16 and his receivers bottled up, Terrelle Pryor calmly stayed in the pocket, waiting, waiting and waiting for what seemed like minutes before finally letting fly for a 44-yard pass.