Rugby star Daniel Adongo from Kenyan was recently signed by the colts and has already seen special team action He spent 13 weeks of the season on the practice squad playing outside linebacker. Now your thinking whats the big deal? When the colts signed Adongo in July he didn't even know ho to put on pads. Four months later he is making an impact on special teams, and could become a starter in the league. The colts watched rugby film and saw some potential with speed and strong tackling skills. This guy is a beast since joining the colts he already gained 30 pounds making him 270. He is a scary athlete, playing rugby myself Adongo seems like a man among boys. Looking forward to see the impact he can make in the NFL.
This week it sports had two "comedian" acts in which head coaches try to play off free time outs or help to contribute or not. They both were caught, possibly facing penalties which is highly doubtful. I mean come guys you are professional coaches, if your going to cheat do it in a more secluded way. Leaving the final key words "Come on man".
Here new head coach Jason Kidd tries to buy extra time by spelling out "Hit Me" to one of players to knock over a cup of water. Everyone could easily tell what was going. At least try to make it look like a accident.
Although Kidds antidote was some what amusing, it can't compare to the trick Mike Tomlin tried to play during Thursdays game against the Baltimore Ravens.
Finishing off turkey night football, Jacoby Jones was taking a kick-off back which liked to be a score until he ran into past Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin who was on the field appearing to watching the kick-off on the opposite side scoreboard. This resulted in Jones to lose speed letting more Steelers players pursue and make the tackle. Although this incident didn't change the score it still was a point of recognition guarding a coaching fault that occurred on purpose. Tomlin should have realized his location to prevent his from happening which could
result in some sort of sanctions.
So my question is to everyone is which incident is more obvious or which one could of had changed the game. In addition should either coach be fined or suspended. Personally I believe that neither should face sanctions, they should get enough for looking so unprofessional on a national stage. However next time if some type of issue occurs that league should handle the situation in an appropriate manner
Today is Thursday once again meaning another NFL network game. Tonights game will contain the New Orlean Saints (8-2) vs the Atlanta Falcons (2-8). Most people at the start of the season would of thought that this game would be a very critical game in the NFC South playoff picture. However this isn't the case at all. Atlanta has had injures all year including losing top NFL reciver Julio Jones to a season ending injury. Also Roddy White and Steven Jackson both are finally getting to full health. Even though the game will be in the Georgia Dome Atlanta is still the under dog by 9.5 points. Getting their stars back could prove that Atlanta might have a shot at winning this game. Only time will tell with a 8:25 kickoff on NFL Network.
If you didn't know already, Lebron James has a stake in English Premier League with the team Liverpool. He has been following the sport since he joined the NBA. Now talks are heard of that Lebron and retired MLS star David Beckham are trying to possibly bring a MLS franchise to South Beach. Both have showed sign of interests in getting a team Lebron stated "David has become a good friend of mine over the last few years, and I think it would be great for this city to have a football club for sure."Beckham attends a lot of Miami Heat games. South Florida has been without a team since 2001 when the Fusion folded out. The team only lasted from 1998 to 2001 with the games being played in Fort Lauderdale.LeBron believes that this area has great youth soccer, and that it would be a great area to have a MLS team. In addition to the Liverpool club James owns a sports store in Miami mall, and his Wife Savannah plans to open up a juice bar near their home in Coconut Grove. Overall James seems to be playing it smart both on and off the court.
It wasn't over a week till all-pro safety Ed Reed found a new home with the New York Jets. Reed was already familiar with the Jets scheme because of the experience with Rex Ryan. Ryan helped coach the Ravens defensive when Reed was exploding onto the scene. Long time friend Rex Ryan didn't heist in playing Reed for he was on the field for almost every snap recording one solo tackle and two assists. One
big play was a tackle in the backfield on a TJ Graham reverse. In addition Tom Brady reached out to Reed to get him to join the Patirots, however Ed Reed made it very clear he was joining the Jets. With the Jets being a rollercoaster team time will only tell if Ed Reed can help turn things around in New York.
All good things come to an end, for Ed Reed his career might just be over. Today the Houston Texans are expected to release Reed however it is not official yet. He signed a three year deal worth fifteen million dollars, but his year was plagued with injures and off season surgery. Ed seems to know his destiny already tweeting "Thanks to the Texans! And the city of H Town" his career might be coming to a halt today if nobody is to show any interest. Reed only had sixteen tackles in seven games this year.
It will be hard for teams to completely put Reed at of the picture he has lead the league three times in INTS in his twelve year career. In addition he has made the Pro Bowl nine times and led the Ravens to two Super Bowl victories. In 160 games he has obtained sixty-one INTS. However what puts Ed Reed above the rest is his leadership skills he provided for the Ravens. Even though Ray Lewis was the main component, Reed led the Ravens in quiet leadership for all those years. He will go down as one of the best safeties to ever play the game, surely he will be inducted to the Hall of Fame.
Here are some of Ed Reeds best plays he has made throughout his career that will lead him into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
If you watched NFL two weekends ago or if you been watching ESPN lately you would have seen Dez Bryant all over the news. Yes he had a good game with three receptions for seventy-two yards and a pair of TDS. However what made news was his in game antics of what appeared to be him throwing a fit saying he wanted the ball. I mean its ok if you show a emotion and want to win but the way he did was like an immature junior high player. Instead of yelling at teammates he showed go out there and perform like he can. Earlier in the week he admitted that he was on the same level as Calvin Johnson, however clearly this wasn't the case on Sunday. Johnson is one of the classy players in the NFL, oh and not to mention he caught fourteen balls for 329 yards plus a score. So who did you think is the better receiver.
Tonight's showdown between two NFC North teams include the Chicago Bears (4-3) and the Green Bay Packers (5-2) will be held at Lambeau Field with a 8:30 kickoff. The Bears look to steal a win, to make the NFC a three way tie with the Packers and Detroit Lions. The Bears haven't got a win against the Packers in five straight games including five straight victories coming at Lambeau field. In addition Bears will be without Quarterback Jay Culter and defensive star Lance Briggs to make this challenge even harder. Josh McCown will make the start tonight, "Josh is going to do the Job" Jay Culter told the Bears official website. Green Bay is favorite to win by 10.5 points, so this game looks to be a showdown. So if you have nothing to do tonight tune into ESPN to watch a hard fought battle.
Tonight kicks off the World Series in downtown Boston as the Red Sox host the St Louis Cardinals in game one of the world series. These teams aren't knew to the series, in the last ten years both teams have been here three times. Although both teams are very evenly matched Boston is the slight favorite. Weather conditions could play a tough a factor tonight with temps being in the low forty's, and slight chance of rain. Adam Wainwright will face off against Jon Lester with an eight o clock first pitch. So the question is if your a pirates fan who do you want to win? Do you go with the Cardinals who can show the true strength of the NL Central or do you go with the Sox who can finally knock off the Cardinals.
With week seven in the books for the NFL a few teams will be without some of there star players for an extended amount of time. The most crucial injury was Reggie Wayne of the Colts who will be gone for the rest of the season with a MCL tear. Wayne was target the most out of any receiver besides Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall. He was the leading receiver, and leader of the Colts who will deeply miss him. Another key player for there organization who is done for the year is Sam Bradford of the St Louis Rams who was carted off the field for the season. The Rams are on the look for a new QB within the organization hoping not having to trade for one. The Texans are already facing troubled times lost Adrian Foster to a hamstring injury, as well as Brian Cushing being carted off with a knee injury in the second half. Texans are going on a bye week so they are hoping they can heal up, and get back on track this season. Fellow QB Jay Culter will be gone for at least four weeks with a groin injury. To round out week 7 injuries is Tampa Bays running back Doug Martin who left with a shoulder injury. Although its unclear of a time he will be out the Bucs will be hoping its not a extended amount of time because he is used in over 70% of the offensive plays. This week was a terrible week for injures, hopefully everyone will have quick safe recoveries.
After having the worst season since the 1968 (0-6) start the Pittsburgh Steelers look to rebound, and make a run towards the playoffs which in fact aren't out of reach. The Steelers still have five divisional games left, and are only 2.5 games behind the division leader Cincinnati Bengals. Pittsburgh looks to climb out of the basement to get its first back to back wins in thirteen games. It will take a lot of effort from all the veterans and knew comers to turn the season around which is quite clear they are looking to do, Brett Keisel stated blantley "We're not going to quit" the DE helps lead the defense which only has two takeaways this year. It all will start on Sunday at Heinz field when they will host divsion rival the Balitmore Ravens (3-3) who look to get on their winning ways as well.
Last night was a career day for red-shirt sophomore Dallas Crawford who propelled Miami over North Carolina (1-5) to keep them unbeaten. Crawford ran for a career high with 137 yards rushing and two touchdowns which both came in the fourth quarter to bring back Miami. The hurricanes lost top rusher Duke Johnson to an injury very early in the game. Crawford knew he had to step up with quarterback Stephen Morris throwing for four interceptions which matched his season total till this game. This is the first time Miami has started (6-0) since the 2004 season. The U looks to keep its winning ways when they host (3-3) Wake Forest at a 12 o clock kickoff.
Tomorrow tonight number three ranked Clemson will host number five ranked Florida State in Death Valley with a 8:00 PM kickoff. Both teams are undefeated looking for the next step toward their national championship run. More than likely the loser will be out of the running so this is a very big game for both schools. Coming off a bye week, FSU looks to keep its streak going after destroying number twenty-five ranked Maryland 63-0. Clemson however has a different story in which it took two late second half touchdowns to edge Boston College. Each team as a Heisman candidate in Jamesis Winston and Tajh Boyd at the quarterback position. This game is predicted to be a barn burnner in which the line is 64 and FSU is favorited by three. So if your not busy Saturday night tune into ABC for a college thriller.
Today is Thursday which means the NFL will hold another game tonight at 8:25. The (3-2) Chicago Bears will host the (0-5) New Giants tonight at Soldier Field. The G men are looking to avoid their first (0-6) start in 37 years. Eli Manning is looking to lead the G men in the right direction tonight, Manning is leading the league in interceptions with 12. The two-time super bowl MVP is looking to get his season on line tonight, he is one of the best players on the field. Some outsiders of the organzation are looking to blame Manning however his teammates and coaches will not. Coach Tom Coughlin has has in back as well in stating "The guy is trying to play the best he can. He certainly trying to do too much. he knows his team and he knows his responsibility. He's an extremely accountable guy and he's going to everything he possibly can. Sometimes it's not to be done that way." Victor Cruz also shared his pitch by saying "Its' everyone, the recievers, the offensive line. Everyone is to blame for some of these losses" Cruz recored 15 recptions for 212 yards and 1 touchdown in the past two weeks. Manning looks to beat the odds in which Chicago is favorited by seven, in reforming himself into super bowl form, and coming out of Chicago with a W.
In todays world all good things come to an end. Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Pirates their season came to end last night in the wake of a lost to the St Louis Cardinals. The seris will be one to remember for it was the first time the Pirates made the playoffs since 1992, I still had a few months till I was born. Hopefully this off season Clint Hurdle, and the front office can make some moves that will make the Pirates a alot deeper than before. In addition hopefully these moves can make a World Seris run even farther. It was a great run in getting the Pittsburgh faithful back in the baseball movement. Even though I wasn't at the home games I'm sure that the atomsphere was great in Pittsburgh during the seris. Lets be honest being able to watch the Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins during the same month was a blessing in which most cities don't have to opportunity to do. So keep rooting for your Pittsburgh teams no matter how bad they are doing, show that Pittsburgh pride.
Hello everyone hope everybody is excited as I am for game one tonight in St Louis. The St Louis Cardinals will host the Pittsburgh Pirates in a exciting game one in the NLDS. The Pirates will be starting right hander AJ Burnett with the Cardinals putting Adam Wainwright(a righty as well) on top of the hill tonight for the first pitch. The start time is 5:07 and the game will be on TBS. Hopefully the Pirates can get a game head of the Cardinals. Have fun tonight watching the game, in addition be safe.
Even though today marks a great day for Pirate baseball, today still holds opportunity to catch a night NFL game. The game doesn't start till 8:15 so you if your a pirate fan you can still watch a little of both. Tonights matchup is being held in Cleveland, Ohio between the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns, the Browns are a 3.5 point favorite with the over/under being 40.5. Here quarterback Brian Hoyer gets another chance to prove he can be a proficient starter for the Browns after winning the past two games. It should be a interesting game with the Bills having the same record as the Browns. The Bills behind rookie quarterback EJ Manuel are still looking for an idenity in order to keep on there winning ways. This game should be a great battle so tune into NFL network for an 8:15 kick-off, this game shouldn't be a disappointment.
Hello my name is Josh Coffman curretly in my second semester here at Slippery Rock in the Sport Management program. I transfered here from Pitt-Johnstown because I felt Slippery Rock held the best opportunity for me to achieve in my long term goals in Sport Managemnet. I am from Huntingdon, Pennsylvannia which is a little outside of State College. I use to play football and basketball back in school, and now currently play rugby here at SRU. My long term goals are either to become an Athletic Director or work in some type of Stadium Management. Also I am interested in sales in any type of sporting organization.
Other than sport, I like to do outdoor water activites such as cliff jumping, kayaking, and boating.
Rugby star Daniel Adongo from Kenyan was recently signed by the colts and has already seen special team action He spent 13 weeks of the season on the practice squad playing outside linebacker. Now your thinking whats the big deal? When the colts signed Adongo in July he didn't even know ho to put on pads. Four months later he is making an impact on special teams, and could become a starter in the league. The colts watched rugby film and saw some potential with speed and strong tackling skills. This guy is a beast since joining the colts he already gained 30 pounds making him 270. He is a scary athlete, playing rugby myself Adongo seems like a man among boys. Looking forward to see the impact he can make in the NFL.
