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Stories written by Ray Gallagher
The Pittsburgh Steelers have taken over sole possession of first place in the AFC North with a come from behind 13-10 victory Sunday night over the Baltimore Ravens. Going into the game the Steelers and Ravens were tied with 8-3 records but the Steelers were able to pull out the victory with a Ben Roethlisberger [...]
December 6th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News,Sports | Read More »
In one of the more lackluster games on Sunday, one streak ended and one set a record. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Detroit Lions 14-12 and in the process won their first game of the season. The loss for the Lions extended their road losing streak to 25 games which broke the record set by [...]
November 15th, 2010 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
In an effort to create more interest in the All Star Game the NHL has made a few changes to it’s format. Many hockey purists think that the All Star Game really isn’t a game, it’s just a showcase for the leagues offensive players. There are a lot of hockey fans who don’t even bother [...]
November 10th, 2010 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
In a move that many thought was coming after Sunday night’s humiliating defeat to the Green Bay Packers, the Dallas Cowboys have fired head coach Wade Phillips. To replace Phillips, the Cowboys have promoted offensive coordinator Jason Garrett to the head coaching position for the remaining eight games of this season. Although owner Jerry Jones [...]
November 9th, 2010 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
On Sunday night as the Dallas Cowboys tried to salvage what was left of a 1-6 start to their season, they may have gotten the death blow to their season instead at Lambeau field in Green Bay. The Packers routed the Cowboys 45-7 in the third lopsided loss in a row for the Cowboys. Two [...]
November 8th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News,Sports | Read More »
Former Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds manager George “Sparky” Anderson died Thursday from complications of dementia at the age of 76. Anderson was the first manager to lead teams from both the American and National Leagues to World Series victories, a feat that has only happened one other time since then. He is also the [...]
November 5th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News,Sports | Read More »
San Francisco has finally won a World Series. The Giants have won the Fall Classic for the first time since moving to San Francisco in 1958 from New York. The last World Series victory for the Giants franchise was in 1954. The Giants won the series with another outstanding pitching performance, this time by their [...]
November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Featured News,Sports | Read More »
On Sunday the San Francisco Giants put themselves one win away from winning their first ever World Series since moving to San Francisco and first Series victory for the organization since 1954. The Giants moved to the bay area in 1958. The Giants defeated the Texas Rangers for the third time in four games Sunday [...]
November 1st, 2010 | Posted in Featured News,Sports | Read More »
Brett Favre’s left ankle must be feeling better as he has returned to the practice field on Friday. Favre’s ankle has two fractures, sustained in last Sunday nights game against the Green Bay Packers. At least one of the fractures came as Favre was hit by Packers linebacker Brad Jones as he was throwing a [...]
October 29th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News,Sports | Read More »
The light hitting San Francisco Giants were able to get their bats hot while facing one of the stingiest post season pitchers of all time. The Giants scored seven runs, six earned, against Texas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee who had previously been unbeaten in the post season. The final score was 11-7. Prior to Wednesday [...]
October 28th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News,Sports | Read More »