Andre Iguodala is looking for his role this year. If the Sixers want to be the relevant team a lot of fans and observers believed they would before the season started, they need to somehow find a consistent outside shooter and define everyone’s role on the team, especially on offense.   After the Sixers traded […]

VILLANOVA’S TIM KUKUCKA BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL After escaping with a 34-31 win over Towson, who came in at 3-7 and losers of three-straight games, Villanova coach Andy Talley was grateful for the victory. “The bottom line is we played terrific football against JMU and lost,” he said referring to 23-19 loss to the Dukes, […]

ALABAMA QUARTERBACK JOHN PARKER WILSON ROCK HOFFMAN’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20 – WEEK 11 1 – Alabama (10-0)2 – Texas Tech (10-0)3 – Texas (9-1)4 – Florida (8-1)5 – Oklahoma (9-1)6 – USC (8-1)7 – Penn State (9-1)8 – Utah (10-0)9 – Boise State (9-0)10 – Oklahoma State (8-2)11 – Georgia (8-2)12 – Ohio State (8-2)13 – Michigan State (9-2)14 – Ball State (9-0)15 – Missouri (8-2)16 – TCU (9-2)17 – BYU (9-1)18 – […]

Eli Manning was sacked just once in the Giants 36-31 win over the Eagles. Photo by Peter Wodarczyk – Contrastphotography.com Many people may not think so, but for the Giants, size matters.   At least it did Sunday night when Big Blue left town with a 36-31 win over the Eagles, an 8-1 record and a stranglehold […]

URSINUS QUARTERBACK JUSTIN DECRISTOFARO BY ROCK HOFFMAN The Temple Owls (5-2, 4-0 Mid-American Conference) look to continue their winning ways when they travel to Annapolis, MD to take on Navy (6-2), also winners of five in a row. The Owls have won five-straight games and are coming off of a 40-24 win over Toledo. In […]

World Champion Zydrunas Savickas writes he is skipping the Arnold this year. In a recent round of e-mails, World Champion professional strongman Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania says he plans to skip the 2009 Arnold Classic, a world-class competition he has won six consecutive times including the 2008 title.   “I want to have this winter […]

McNabb Wild Card Wins … Under Andy Reid, the Eagles have advanced to the Divisional round of the playoffs seven times during his 10-year head coaching career, more than any other team in the NFL during that time span … The Eagles improved their record to 4-0 in Wild Card games under Reid, who has […]

PENN QUARTERBACK KEIFFER GARTON As November starts, it means the beginning of the end for the college football season.  With league titles and postseason bids up for grabs, it’s a big weekend for the Philadelphia-area teams.    Friday night, Penn (4-3, 3-1 Ivy) travels to Princeton; it will be the 100th meeting between the Quakers […]

The NHL playoffs feature the Granddaddy of all beard superstitions. The Sixers once wore black sneakers. Some teams refuse to talk to reporters. Some competitors have been known for the unusual practice of leaving their playing shoes at a teammate’s house and not touch them until right before the start of the game.   Whatever […]

Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell ROCK HOFFMAN’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20 – WEEK 10 1 – Alabama (9-0)2 – Penn State (9-0)3 – Texas Tech (9-0)4 – Texas (8-1)5 – Florida (7-1)6 – Oklahoma (8-1)7 – USC (7-1)8 – Oklahoma State (8-1)9 – Utah (9-0)10 – Boise State (8-0)11 – TCU (9-1)12 – Georgia (7-2)13 – Ohio State (7-2)14 – LSU (6-2)15 – Michigan State (8-2)16 – Ball State (8-0)17 – Missouri […]