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NCAA, Stop With the 'Amateur' Facade
By Kevin Blackistone - AOL NewsThe NCAA wears no clothes. We've suspected as much for a long time, of course. But the governing body of college athletics may never have been so exposed for all to see in one short week as it has during this one. A college football player sold his soiled bowl jersey for one grand and was rewarded with a four-game suspension. A basketball recruit at Kentucky may be ruled ineligible because he played in a pro league in his native Turkey. The keepers of the Heisman Trophy were said to be considering stripping their award, for the first time ever, from a winner who was found to have been ...
USC Names Lane Kiffin Head Coach
By Terrance Harris - AOL NewsAfter days of speculation about who would be the new USC coach, athletic director Mike Garrett has pulled out the surprise candidate to beat all. Garrett and Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin reached an agreement in principle Tuesday for the brash young coach to replace Pete Carroll, the school confirmed on its Web site. Kiffin, who was an assistant coach under Carroll from 2001-06, takes over the USC Trojans after just one tumultuous season leading the Vols. Tennessee was 7-5 last season. Kiffin also spent just over a season as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders before Al Davis famously ousted ...
Reggie Bush Flies Into End Zone
By Ryan Wilson - AOL NewsThe "Reggie Bush Is Clearly a Bust" talk died down last season, but the former No. 2 overall pick still hasn't lived up to expectations. Part of that is because the expectations coming out of USC bordered on the insane, but also because Bush has underchieved for most of his three-plus-year NFL career. Whatever, he occasionally flashes glimpses of the athleticism that made him one of the best college players ever, and Sunday against the Dolphins he actually flew into the end zone. Gravity-defying brilliance after the jump. Bush took off from the five. And landed on the goal line. Pretty sure ...
Fantasy Football Week 3 Rankings: Running Backs
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsA message to Marion Barber: don't mess this up for Felix Jones. It's going to be Monday Night Football. The Cowboys are taking on the Carolina Panthers, who haven't yet shown a good run defense. Felix is a home run hitter, as evidenced by his 56-yard run last week, his 98-yard kick return touchdown last season and his career 8.9 yards-per-carry average on 43 carries. Give him 15 carries a week, and the sky is the limit. When news of Barber missing 1-2 weeks popped, it appeared the stars were aligning for Felix's breakout party. Now, it's looking like Barber might suit up and play. If he does, ...
Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings: Running Backs
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsWhile there are always going to be matchups we like and others we don't like, we need to remember it's Week 1 of a new fantasy football season. The preseason doesn't matter too much, nor does last season. Sure, we have to use something upon which to base our rankings, and those factors will be somewhat weighed, but we also need to use our brain and not get too cute. For example, Ryan Grant shredded the Bears last season in Green Bay. Does that mean he's going to blow up again? Considering the Bears' run defense is much stronger than pass, we're saying an emphatic no. That's just one example, ...
Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Version 3.0
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsAs the season nears, FanHouse's fantasy football team decided to put our heads together for another set of updated positional rankings. In this installment, we'll hit up the thoroughbreds. The thing that sticks out to me, when viewing the running backs for this season, is what a muddled mess the group is. I stared at a group of about 15 players -- those ranked from six to 20 -- for probably 45 minutes while tinkering with how to rank them. Some will pan out, and some will end up being viewed as busts. May the force be with you. (Last Updated: 8/27/09) Play FREE Fantasy Football | Get Extra ...
Handcuffs and Committees: A Fantasy Football Spin on Backfields
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsFor those who may use a different term or are new to fantasy football, "handcuff" is the term used when you own insurance for one of your players in the form of owning his real-life backup. It's usually a running back, but you could conceivably handcuff a quarterback. The theory is that some or all of the production is automatically replaced should you lose a high draft pick to injury, meaning you need to insure a high draft pick by grabbing his backup. It's All Free: Play Fantasy Football | Fantasy Football Draft Kit The problem with this theory, though, is that sometimes it falls flat on its ...
Fantasy Football Risk or Reward: Weighing Injuries and Value
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsWhen one prepares to draft a fantasy football team, myriad criterion should be considered in evaluating who to target, and, likewise, who to avoid. One word bouncing around just as frequently as anything else during said evaluation? Injury. Maybe a guy was injured for several games last season, maybe he suffered a season-ending injury or maybe he's just an injury-prone guy. This affects the value of players on draft day. Let's check out the value of 10 guys with injury concerns, and judge whether or not they are up to the task for 2009. Play Fantasy Football FREE at Fleaflicker Tom Brady, ...
LenDale White vs. The City of Pittsburgh: A Primer on Sports Hate
By Clay Travis - AOL NewsLet's be honest, there are few things more entertaining in sports than when an athlete is absolutely despised by a city. And I don't mean despised in the Michael Jordan-tears-out-Cleveland's-heart-with-a-wooden-spoon level hate. That's rooted in Jordan's superhuman play on the field. I mean on a level like LenDale White stomping on the Terrible Towel and refusing to apologize -- where the entire city is outraged at one particular player. For those of you who don't remember, the Tennessee Titans played the Pittsburgh Steelers in the next-to-last game of the regular season last year. The ...
After Floyd, USC's Top 5 Candidates
By Gary Washburn - AOL NewsIt's June, a.k.a., a terrible time to find a quality basketball coach. But that will be USC's task after Tim Floyd's sudden resignation Tuesday amid a slew of allegations regarding the recruiting of star guard O.J. Mayo. Athletic director Mike Garrett (right) is used to hiring coaches on the fly. He fired Henry Bibby just four games into the 2004-2005 season, tabbed Jim Saia as interim coach for the season and then nabbed Floyd. Garrett has time before having to go the interim route and there are some qualified coaches who either are unemployed or at mid-majors and would likely leave their ...
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