Super Bowl odds, long-shots and value picks (The National Football Post) - New York City isn’t the only town on the planet that never sleeps. Less than 24 hours after the Giants put...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 PSTJets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) -
Within a span of a few days last August, Plaxico Burress predicted the Jets' offense could score 28 to 30 points a game, and coach Rex Ryan said he believed slot receiver Derrick Mason could finish the season with 80 to 90 receptions.
Well, much like Ryan's Super Bowl promises, those predictions didn't come close to coming true. Mason had only 13 catches in five games before being banished to Houston in a trade on Oct. 11. And the Jets scored more than 27 points only four times, and averaged 23.6 per game.
Despite the presence of big names such as Burress and wide receiver Santonio Holmes, the Jets offense underachieved, finishing 25th in the league in total yardage. Worse yet, although he threw a career-high 26 touchdown passes, third-year quarterback Mark Sanchez seemed to...
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:28 PST
Boston (in) Common: Kevin Youkilis set to marry Tom Brady’s sister (Yahoo! Sports) - It appears that two of Boston's favorite sporting sons will soon be related by marriage. Boston Red Sox infielder/DH Kevin Youkilis is engaged to marry Julie Brady, the sister of some guy named Tom who happens to play quarterback for … Continue reading →
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:02:55 PST
NFL roundup: Burress wants to play for Eagles (Yahoo! Sports) - The New York Jets have one of their star wide receivers back in the fold for the 2012 season, but another may be interested in flying south this winter, if only to Philadelphia. Plaxico Burress, who signed a one-year, $3.017 million contract with the Jets last July following his...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:15 PST
Tomlin, Steelers welcome Haley as new co-ordinator (The Canadian Press) - PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Throughout the 16 minutes that followed him glowingly introducing former Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley as his new offensive co-ordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stood proudly in the corner of the second-floor media room at the team's facility.
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:26:04 PST
Let's play the guessing game (The National Football Post) - So it turns out Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning has an older brother named Peyton. And according to a Google search I...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PST
Report: Jets WR Buress Interested in Eagles (Yahoo! Sports) - The New York Jets have one of their star wide receivers back in the fold for the 2012 season, but another may be interested in flying south this winter, if only to Philadelphia. Plaxico Burress, who signed a one-year, $3.017 million contract with the Jets last July following his...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:50:16 PST
Report: Plaxico Burress wants to take his talents to Philly (The National Football Post) - Many speculated the Philadelphia Eagles would be the landing spot for Plaxico Burress when he got sprung from...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:54:00 PST
Wednesday's Sports in Brief (PA SportsTicker) - BASEBALL
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:52:38 PST
Holmes stays with Jets after clause kicks in (The Canadian Press) - NEW YORK, N.Y. - It appears Santonio Holmes is sticking around — just as the New York Jets said he would.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:44:25 PST
