Rutgers upsets Florida in 2OT Freshman Eli Carter scored a season-high 31 points and hit the go-ahead basket in the second overtime as Rutgers stunned the Gators 85-83 on Thursday night after rallying from deficits in regulation and the first overtime. Related Posts:CFT: Baylor, Washington make real-life Tecmo BowlArc: Smith shines as No. 4 Louisville [...]
Archive for December, 2011
December 30th, 2011
No. 15 Baylor Tops Washington in Shootout at Alamo
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Fla. St. Rallies Past Irish in Champs Sports Bowl
John Raoux / Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel scrambles as he is pressured by Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o during the first half of the Champs Sports Bowl on Thursday night. updated 10:40 p.m. ET Dec. 29, 2011 ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit and used a pair of [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: Bowl, Champs, Fla., florida state, FSU, half, Irish, Notre, Notre Dame, past, rallies, Sports, The Seminoles, yard Comments OffDecember 30th, 2011
PBT: Durant, Westbrook Have Altercation in Win
Be careful about reading too much into this — good teams with competitive players have fights on the sideline. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had one of those during the second quarter of the team's victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday and had to be separated by teammates, according to the Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry. Westbrook's [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: altercation, ball, Durant, Grizzlies, Kevin Durant, Memphis Grizzlies, reading, Russell Westbrook, sideline, Thabo Sefolosha, Victory, Westbrook Comments OffDecember 29th, 2011
Tanier: Front 4 Gives Giants Chance Vs. Anyone
Al Bello / Giants defensive end Justin Tuck sacks Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Dec. 4. ANALYSIS updated 3:05 p.m. ET Dec. 28, 2011 Mike Tanier The Giants’ front four is their great equalizer. Eli Manning can go from elite to inept and back again, but if the front four is playing well, [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: anyone, blitz, chance, defense, Front, Giants, gives, Justin Tuck, quarterback, Tanier, the Giants Comments OffDecember 29th, 2011
Payton Says Saints Starters to Go ‘Full Steam Ahead’
Payton says Saints starters will go “full steam ahead” Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on December 28, 2011, 8:14 PM EST Saints coach Sean Payton knows exactly how tricky this week's game against the Panthers could be. He was in almost the exact same scenario last year in Week 17 and it turned into a disaster. [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: ahead, coach, Frazier, Full, Game, jon gruden, Mike Pereira, Payton, PM EST Saints coach Sean Payton, Saints, says, starters, steam, the Saints, Tweet, week Comments OffDecember 29th, 2011
Wade Hits Game-winner, Keeps Heat Unbeaten
Chuck Burton / Miami’s Dwyane Wade sails to the basket past Charlotte’s Bismack Biyombo on Wednesday. updated 9:54 p.m. ET Dec. 28, 2011 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When Dwyane Wade was told he was going to take the winning shot against the Charlotte Bobcats, he nearly deferred to the hotter LeBron James. Then Wade thought [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: ball, Bismack, Biyombo, Charlotte Bobcats, coach, Dwyane Wade, gamewinner, Heat, hits, James, keeps, LeBron, lebron james, unbeaten, Wade Comments OffDecember 29th, 2011
Arc: Big East Loaded with Good, Not Great, Teams
Georgetown's win over Louisville showcases Big East's balance up top Rob Dauster Dec 29, 2011, 1:20 AM EST Leave a comment Prior to Wednesday night's game against Georgetown at the KFC Yum! Center, there were plenty of people that believed Louisville was ranked too high at fourth in the country. Those folks are unlikely to change [...]
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No. 12 Georgetown Upends No. 4 Louisville
Caps snap Rangers’ win streak Alexander Semin scored twice, Troy Brouwer tallied the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period, and the Washington Capitals halted the New York Rangers’ five-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night. Related Posts:Rangers stun Caps in OT, take 3-2 series leadCaps top Rangers, even series 2-2Magic make [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: Alexander Semin, Georgetown, Louisville, New York Rangers, Rangers, snap, streak, Troy Brouwer, upends, Victory, Washington Capitals, Wednesday, winning Comments OffDecember 29th, 2011
Heat ‘Should Be on Me,’ Ryan Says
Rex Ryan: Heat should be on me, not Sanchez or Schottenheimer Posted by Michael David Smith on December 28, 2011, 3:21 PM EST Jets coach Rex Ryan is putting himself on the hot seat. After Saturday's loss to the Giants (a loss that disproved Ryan's boasts about the Jets being the better team in town), [...]
Posted in Sports News Wire Tags: Absence, Heat, mark sanchez, Michael David Smith, player, Ryan, Sanchez, says, should, team, Tweet, way Comments OffDecember 28th, 2011
Tanier: Commitment to Resilience Keeps Raiders Alive
One of worst sports years ever Even after all the turmoil 2011 brought to sports, what with the NBA and NFL players and owners huddling with lawyers and accountants, more unsettling reports of brains ravaged by hard hits, and college players being given cash, tattoos, access to strip clubs and pretty much anything else you [...]
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