Tuesday, December 6, 2011

NFL Power Rankings Week 14

1.Green Bay Packers (12-0)
2.San Fancisco 49ers (10-2)
3. New Orleans Saints (9-3)
4.Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3)
5.New England Patriots (9-3)
6.Houston Texans(9-3)

New Baseball Salary

The average major league salary increased 2.7 percent this year to nearly $3.1 million, the largest rise since 2008

NASA DISCOVERS NEW "WORLD"

NASA discovers its first "alien" world. its at the right distance where it can allow water to exist and it is about 75 degrees. & its about 600 lightyears away.

Heisman time

Robert Griffin iii, Andrew Luck, trent richardson, Tyrann matheiu, And Montee Ball will all make the trip to ney york for award show.

Capital One Bowl

The Huskers square off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Jan. 2 at 1pm. The game will be held in Orlando, Florida. The much anticipated coaching matchup between Spurior and Pelini will bring alot of hype to the game.

Bama - LSU

Alabama-LSU rematch in the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 9 in New Orleans, the SEC is guaranteed to capture its sixth straight national championship.

Go Pack Go

The Packers are only 7 games away from being better than the '72 Dolphins.

Derek Boogard

It was found that Derek Boogard had degenerative brain disease which would have led to middle-aged dementia if he had not past away from accidental over-dose from alcohol and oxycone. Hockey leagues now hope to track brain and spinal injuries to ensure their players are healthy enough to play.

Ex-Players Suing N.F.L Over Use of Painkiller

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/sports/football/nfl-sued-by-ex-players-over-painkiller-toradol.html?_r=1

A dozen former players of the NFL are suing the league and its teams for repeatedly using the pain killer Toradol before and during a game. The drug worsens high-rish injury like concussions. The players are also stating that the league and its teams didn't warn them of the consequences of the drug. Without feeling injury, it made it harder for players to recognize if they had a concussion.

Boise State vs. BCS

Boise States head coach insults and criticized the BCS and is against it.

Aggressive Marlins Making Most of Winter Meetings

The Marlins have already signed Heath Bell, Jose Reyes, and are still in contact with Pujols' agent.

5 Ways the Film and TV Industries use Twitter

TV media is using Twitter for many different things:
1. Premiering Content
2. Second Screen Apps
3. Connecting with Fans.
4. Being Part of the show
5.Spreading the word

Friday, December 2, 2011

Marshawn Lynch carries Seattle Seahawks past Philadelphia Eagles

Marshawn Lynch ran for 148 yards and had two first half touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles. Wince Young had 3 interceptions one of which David Hawthorne carried for 77 yards. Seahawks won 31-14.

Seahawks Win!

The seahawks beat the Eagles 31-14. The Eagles were supposed to be season favorites and are having an sub-par season compared to where they want to be.

The Giants and The Packers

The NY Giants get ready to facet he undefeated Greenbay Packers, they are looking to use any weaknesses greenbay has so they can score and take them down a notch. They hoping to beat them in the long passing game.

College football: A&M fires coach

Mike Sherman has been fired as Texas A&M's coach after the Aggies finished the regular season a disappointing 6-6, athletics director Bill Byrne said in a statement issued Thursday night. Sherman was hired at the end of the 2007 season, three days after Dennis Franchione resigned, and was 25-25 in four seasons.

Be an NFL owner

The Green Bay Packers are looking to sell stock for $250, and they want to give to fans. This money ($130 Million) will go to help renovations at their feild, Lambeau Field.
This stock will give people nothing; however, you are given rights to vote along with invitations to atend annual meetings (where they can meet Packers excutives, have a tour of Packers Hall of Fame and stick around for the kickoff of training camp).
Curently there are 112,205 shareholders.

Young athletes and energy drinks: A bad mix?

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/story/2011-12-01/young-athletes-and-energy-drinks-a-bad-mix/51556148/1

Doctors recommend to always stay away from energy drinks. They shouldn't be consumed before, during, or after playing a sport for teens and kids. The drinks can cause dehydration or fatal heat illnesses.

Minnesota Waives McNabb

The Vikings waived McNabb. Coach Leslie Frazer said it was more for the players sake.

Free Agents NBA

Right now there are a lot of free agent, trades, and also a lot of drama between players and agents.