On September 3, 2009, Louisiana State University (LSU) travelled to Seattle to play the University of Washington Huskies in Husky Stadium. The game will be played on Saturday, September 05, 2009 at 7:30 local time. This road trip for LSU constitutes the southern university’s longest-ever road trip. The flight to Seattle was 2,031 miles. The [...]
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Michael Vick No Longer Grounded; Will Fly With Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles took a big gamble on August 13, 2009, with the signing of convicted felon and ex-con Michael Vick to a two-year contract to play professional football again. The Eagles are taking a big chance on giving Vick a second chance. Undoubtedly some fans will swear off any team that signs him; appalled [...]
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Ryan Leaf, former star quarterback for the Washington State Cougars, ended up 3rd in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1997, and was the second overall pick in the 1998 draft, yet he is now considered a joke in professional football, and, as of June 12, 2009, is an apparant fugitive from the law with [...]
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On March 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 21-foot fishing boat was missing in the Gulf Coast near Clearwater, Florida. Among the four passengers, were Marquis Cooper of the Oakland Raiders and Corey Smith of the Detroit Lions, and two other men. The four men left Clearwater Pass on February 28, [...]
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On March 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 21-foot fishing boat was missing in the Gulf Coast near Clearwater, Florida. Among the four passengers, were Corey Smith of the Detroit Lions and Marquis Cooper of the Oakland Raiders, and two other men. The four men left Clearwater Pass on February 28, [...]
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Two Players Reportedly on Missing Boat UPDATED (4:14 p.m.)… Two NFL players, defensive end Corey Smith of the Detroit Lions and linebacker Marquis Cooper of the Oakland Raiders, are among four people on a fishing boat reported missing off the Gulf Coast of Florida, according to broadcast and print reports in the Tampa area. The [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Matt Cassel Traded To Kansas City; Patriots Trusting In Tom Brady’s Health
On Feb. 28, 2009 the New England Patriots traded Matt Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs; a very clear message that the Patriots expect a fully-recovered Tom Brady to quarterback the team in the 2009 season. Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel were sent to the Chiefs for a second-round draft choice, which will be [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Pittsburgh Steelers Exciting Superbowl History
The Pittsburgh Steelers (founded 1933 and then known as the Pittsburgh Pirates), have an exciting and tradition-filled history of winning NFL Championships since the mid-1970s. In the 1970s, led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and featuring the famous defensive line known as the Steel Curtain, the Steelers won four Superbowls. A Superbowl drought then ensued for [...]
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The Arizona Cardinals won the NFC Championship game by defeating the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 32-25, in a tight thriller played in Arizona. This is the third time the Cardinals and Eagles met in a championship game, the two previous championship games were in 1947 and 1948, in the pre-Superbowl era. Go to Sportshistory: [...]
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The Arizona Cardinals football team has previously won only two NFL Championships, both prior to the origin of the Superbowl, and both prior to the team move to Arizona. NFL Championships–Two championships won in 1925 and 1947 continue reading the story here…
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