Minor Melee in Miami

I just heard about this a few minutes ago: Hilton Armstrong, a backup power forward for the Washington Wizards and ex-Wizard and current Heat backup power forward Juwan Howard (yeah, he's STILL in the league) were both EJECTED late in the third quarter of today's match.

So, you think these players are scrubs, but I wanted to know what happened, so here it is:





So, Armstrong got called for a flagrant-2 foul that merited an automatic ejection, and Howard got ejected for protecting his teammate, Joel Anthony. I feel sorry for Armstrong, since he was trying to pull up Anthony after that hard foul and instead gets a vicious push in the back by Howard.

Every Monday, I shall show the top players at each offensive skill position - fantasy-style, with the percentage owned and started in parenthesis. All data is from espn.com.

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Stevie Johnson and God

During overtime between the 2-8 Buffalo Bills and the 8-2 Pittsburgh Steelers, stud Bills' wide receiver Stevie Johnson had the GW 40-yard touchdown catch for the win... but he DROPPED the pass. After the game, he blamed who else but God for the disappointing loss:

Here's the play:

A Tussle in Texas

The feisty cornerback Cortland Finnegan for the Tennessee Titans was involved in a big-time brawl between him and star wide receiver Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans. Just watch the boxing fight:

Impressive Play of the Week

The Play of the Week goes to the Oklahoma State defense (I know, it's a surprise when a Big-12 defensive play is noteworthy) and Broderick Brown. (Note: you normally see this in the backyard, not during a college football game)

Terrific Torrey Smith

If you have not heard of Torrey Smith, let me fill you in. He's the dynamic sophomore wide receiver for the rising Maryland Terrapins football team - and he had a career performance against the North Carolina State Wolfpack today. Smith had 4 catches, 224 yards and 4 touchdowns - an awesome performance by the standout wide receiver in the final game of the regular season!

R.I.P. Sean Taylor

It's already been three years since one of the greatest safeties in the NFL passed away on November 27, 2007. Pittsburgh Steeler safety and ex-Redskin Ryan Clark said it best:

Here's a nice tribute video of the late, great Sean Taylor. Rest In Peace, #21.

Reno...Where BCS Hopes go to Die

Amazing game between then-#4 Boise State Broncos and the #19 Nevada Wolfpack. The Broncos were 10-0, while the Wolfpack were 10-1 heading into the penultimate game of the season.

If Boise State won, they would have a sure-fire chance in the BCS championship game in Glendale, Arizona (the Fiesta Bowl). If Nevada won, they would knock off a prominent #1 contender.

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Bye, Bye, Elton Brand!

During the late stages of the Philadelphia 76ers - Washington Wizards game (a matchup of two TERRIBLE teams - a combined 8-19), there was a critical play made by the 76ers that changed the game:

Yes, during the final minutes of the fourth quarter, in a close game, power forward Elton Brand committed an awful Flagrant-2 foul that merited an ejection on JaVale McGee. This moment changed the game around, since the Wizards were able to come back from a fourth quarter, 15-point deficit to WIN the game in overtime.

The best part about the play - seeing a sprawled-out McGee smile as he waves goodbye to Brand.

Try Understanding This!

My thanks go to MidwestSportsFans:

 If you do not understand this above diagram, then look at the below explanation:

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The Ball Bounces the Cowboys Way

Just watch the video and see how lucky the Cowboys got yesterday:



I believe that touchdown was the turning point in yesterday's Lions-Cowboys game, since the 'Boys were trailing 12-7 up to that point, and ended up winning, 35-19, allowing only one TD from that point onward.

2010 NL MVP - Joey Votto

In a surprising landslide, Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto won the NL MVP vote over incumbent St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols. It's unusual to see the winner of the 'last vote' for the All-Star game to be the NL MVP:

Congratulations, Joey Votto!

Every Monday, I shall show the top players at each offensive skill position - fantasy-style, with the percentage owned and started in parenthesis. All data is from espn.com.

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Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Seymour

Do you remember that old 1960's game where there were two robots - one blue and one red - in a yellow-colored fighting ring, and you had to push two buttons down on the sides of the ring for the punching of each other to start?

Well, in yesterday's Pittsburgh Steelers - Oakland Raiders game, Raiders' defensive end Richard Seymour was one of these robots that was ejected from the game after a knock to Roethlisberger's chin:



You don't see ejections happen very often - I think it occurs about once a year - but, man, Seymour will be hearing from the League Office about that sock to Roethlisberger - it was unnecessary from a really talented veteran defensive player.

A Legal Hair-Pull

During the Detroit Lions - Dallas Cowboys game, the Cowboys were down near the goalline. Kitna, the quarterback, decided to hand-off to running back Marion Barber, who had his hair pulled down by Lions' defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh - a VERY legal play. The referees, however, thought otherwise, and called a horse-collar penalty (15 yard penalty) on Suh. Unbelievable.



That play reminded me of a VERY similar play between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Troy Polamalu was returning an interception, and on the run-back, had his hair pulled down by former Chief and Washington Redskin Larry Johnson:

Blake Griffin... A Man-Child!

Blake Griffin, a Power Forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, had an AMAZING performance last night - putting up a career-high 44 points AND 15 rebounds in a monstrous, losing effort against the New York Knicks. Enough cannot be said about one of the premier forwards in the NBA - I'll be VERY surprised if he's NOT in this year's or future all-star games. He's running away with this year's ROY (Rookie Of the Year) award so far.





More after the jump:

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Eva Longoria Divorces Tony Parker

I know this is not really sports-related, but I have referred to both Longoria and Parker (separately) in one of my posts, so it's worth mentioning them again. Sad that they are separating - after marrying on 07/07/07 - a day that was remembered for 'Good Luck.'

 

At least, we have this to look back on:

A Rant That You Should Hear:

By Chad Dukes, a radio broadcaster for The Fan (106.7 FM) for Washington D.C.:

The Michael Vick Experience

Just watch the video:

Redskins get Run Over By Eagles

This Redskins fan and commenter on Redskins Insider said it best:

"How is it that John Gruden in the broadcast booth knows that the Eagles would have Vick sprint out of the pocket to make passes and mentioned this before the first Eagle play where Vick did exactly that and throw a touchdown pass? Also, how did Gruden know on the Eagles second possession that they were going to do a double reverse because of field location. He predicted this right before the play when they did exactly that. How do broadcasters know the offense of a team we are playing and our coaching staff does not? How can you prepare for two weeks and NOT know what the heck the offense is going to do, but a broadcaster does? Another Daniel Snyder-lost-season. It will be followed by at least five more since we gave McNabb (who still can't hit short passes) a five year extension."

 - atfsr0416

Best Quote of the Week

By Chad Ochocinco - formerly Chad Johnson - on Twitter: 

The Hot-Shot Suns Live by the Three-Ball

If you heard about last night's Los Angeles Lakers - Phoenix Suns game, then you know what I am talking about. Yesterday, the Suns went 22 for 40 from the three-point line (55%) - and one made-three-pointer from way from tying the record for most three's made in a game.

Every Monday, I shall show the top players at each offensive skill position - fantasy-style, with the percentage owned and started in parenthesis. All data is from espn.com. (Like NFL teams, last week was my bye week - hence why there was no "Top NFL Players of the Week" last week)

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A Fantastic Florida Finish!

Everyone expected the Jacksonville Jaguars - Houston Texans game to be high-scoring, since these are two of the worst pass defenses in the league. But I doubt anyone expected the end to be such a thriller. With the game tied at 24 and the Jags at their own 49-yard line, quarterback David "I'm Not Mobile" Garrard unloaded a 49-yard HAIL MARY pass - that got tipped and caught by wide receiver Mike Thomas (who I predicted to have a HUGE game, which he did - 149 yards and 1 TD).




By the way, I LOVE the emotion of the CBS play-by-play commentator Gus Johnson!

A Wisconsin Wallop

When I saw the score between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Indiana Hoosiers on the ESPN bottom line, I thought I was seeing the basketball game between the two Big Ten schools:

83-20? With their star running back out with a leg injury? Wow. Just wow. Wisconsin has quietly been creeping into the Top-10 with an impressive 9-1 record. Watch out for these Badgers!

I wonder how many pushups Bucky did during the game?

Where's the Love?

I just saw the box score between the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves - and this jumped right at me:

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NFL Player of the Week

My award goes to the dynamic, diminutive rookie Oakland Raider wide receiver Jacoby Ford (from Clemson University), who single-handedly carried his team over the high-flying Kansas City Chiefs, with 6 catches for 148 yards - including TWO HUGE catches, one on the last drive to start overtime (ripping the ball from the cornerback) and another (a 40-yard bomb that he caught on a slant pattern) to seal the deal in OT - AND a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. WOW. Just wow.

Funny Moment of the Week

Just watch as you see a 300-pound defensive tackle attempt an extra point attempt. Quite amusing, I must say.




Now, this is how an extra-point is made if your kicker goes down with an injury (wide receiver Wes Welker attempts the PAT (point-after-attempt):

Les Miles... The Mad Hatter

The turning point of the #6 Alabama - #10 LSU game occurred when there was ten minutes left in the fourth quarter, with the Crimson Tide leading 14-13. The Tigers had just come up short on a third-down run - resulting in a fourth-and-one around the Tide 20-yard-line. That's when the 'Mad Hatter' once again pulled a rabbit out of his hat. The common play would be to tack on the field goal and lead by two.

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Randy Moss Has Been Released!

My question to you is... should the Washington Redskins put a waiver claim on him? Here are my reasons:

1) It's the Daniel Snyder way of adding players to the team - he goes after high-profile veteran players who do excellent with their previous team but stink as soon as they play w/ the 'Skins. Also, these players carry a lot of baggage - see Sanders, Deion; Archuleta, Adam; and Smith, Bruce.

2) Outside of Moss and young semi-proven Anthony Armstrong, we are VERY thin at wide receiver - we have been for some time now. We need a tall, big-play wide receiver after we inexplicably released Devin Thomas.

3) Who would NOT like the fact of seeing a Moss on one side of the field and ANOTHER Moss on the other side of the field? There are so many Jacksons and Johnsons and James on one team - why not Moss?

We, the Redskins, have a chance in getting him, since Moss will be put on waivers tomorrow - the order of the waiver claims goes from the worst team (the Buffalo Bills) to the best team (the New England Patriots). Out of the teams that want him, only the Rams and the Raiders have a worse record than the 4-4 Redskins.

Every Monday, I shall show the top players at each offensive skill position - fantasy-style, with the percentage owned and started in parenthesis. All data is from espn.com

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The Great Runs of Blount and CJ2K

The first goes to rookie Tampa Bay running back LeGarrette Blount (the infamous Blount that made the punch felt 'round the world last season for the Oregon Ducks). Watch and be amazed:







The second goes to the elusive Titans' running back stud Chris Johnson, who pulled a college-level play during the Titans-Chargers game: