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Making a nationally-televised appearance for the fourth time this season, the Indianapolis Colts, 10-3, host the Cincinnati Bengals, 8-5, on Monday, December 18 in the RCA Dome. Kickoff for the contest, broadcast coast-to-coast by ESPN and Westwood One, is 8:30 p.m. (EST).
The Colts and Bengals are meeting for the second straight season in a high-profile regular-season contest. Indianapolis, sporting a 9-0 mark, visited the 7-2 Bengals last November 20, taking a 45-37 shootout. The win gave the Colts a 13-8 edge in the league series. Both clubs enter Monday battling for playoff positioning. Indianapolis is coming off a 44-
17 loss last Sunday at Jacksonville. Cincinnati posted its fourth consecutive win with a 27-10 home verdict last Sunday over Oakland.
Indianapolis is 3-0 in nationally-televised games this season, takingSunday Night verdicts at the New York Giants (26-21 on September 10), at New England (27-20 on November 5) and versus Philadelphia (45-21 on November 26).
The Colts own the NFL's best regular-season record (87-38) since the start of the 1999 season, while being the only team to earn six playoff appearances in the last seven seasons. Indianapolis enters Monday's game as victors in 32 of its last 38 league games. Indianapolis' winning ways include a 23-6 record in AFC South play (including 12 wins in its last 14 divisional games), while the club has owned or shared the lead in 75 of 82 weeks of the division's existence.
Series Notes
The league series stands 13-8 in favor of the Colts, and 1-0 in favor of the Colts in post-season play. Indianapolis forged a 45-37 win at Cincinnati last November 20. Taking a 35-27 halftime lead with touchdowns on the first five possessions, the Colts earned an offensive shootout victory. QBPeyton Manning was 24-40-365, 3 TDs/1 int. passing to lead the Colts. WRReggie Wayne was 5-117, 1 TD, while TE/FB-Dallas Clark was 6-125, 1 TD and RB-Edgerrin James was 24-89, 2 TDs rushing. James tallied a rushing score in a 6th consecutive game as the Colts moved to 10-0. WR-Marvin Harrison was 5-42 to surpass 900 career receptions in his 149th game, the fastest pace in NFL history. Cincinnati produced 492 yards behind QBCarson Palmer (25-38-335, 2 TDs/1 int.).
Cincinnati rushed for 164 yards, while WR-Chad Johnson was 8-189, 1 TD receiving. The Colts posted a 28-21 victory over the Bengals on October 6, 2002 in the last regular-season series renewal in Indianapolis. In that contest, Indianapolis raced to a 21-0 first-half lead and never trailed. Manning was 21-34-224, 2 TDs/1 int. and tallied on an 11t rush to open scoring matters. Manning teamed with TEMarcus Pollard (3t) and Harrison (9-145, 1 TD, 3t) on first-half scoring plays, while James' (22-60, 1 TD) 3t fourth-quarter rush provided the winning points.
Cincinnati cut the deficit to 21-14 and 28-21, but DB-Idrees Bashir's last-minute interception of QB-Jon Kitna (31-43-244, 1 TD/3 ints.) sealed the outcome. DB-Walt Harris had two interceptions, while Cincinnati's RB-Corey Dillon (23-164, 2 TDs rushing) had a big day. The clubs met on October 24, 1999, with the Colts winning in the RCA Dome, 31-10. Cincinnati's last win in the league series came on November 9, 1997, 28-13 in Indianapolis. The Colts won the only playoff encounter between the clubs, 17-0 in Baltimore on December 26, 1970. The teams met annually in league play from 1992 through 1999.
Friday, December 15, 2006
NFL TO HONOR MIAMI DOLPHINS GREATS DAN MARINO AND DON SHULA AT SUPER BOWL XLI - NFLMedia.com
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NFL TO HONOR MIAMI DOLPHINS GREATS
MARINO AND SHULA AT SUPER BOWL XLI
Marino to Toss Coin and Shula to Participate
In Vince Lombardi Trophy Presentation
The NFL will salute two of the most revered names in South Florida sports history during Super Bowl XLI on
Feb. 4, 2007, it was announced today. The Super Bowl coin toss featuring DAN MARINO and the Vince
Lombardi Trophy presentation with DON SHULA will be televised live by CBS at Dolphin Stadium in South
Florida.
Marino, the Dolphins’ Hall of Fame quarterback, will toss the coin moments before the start of the game.
Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history who led the Dolphins to five Super Bowls, will participate in the
Vince Lombardi Trophy ceremony following the game. Shula will carry the Vince Lombardi Trophy, given to
the Super Bowl champion, to the stage for its presentation to the winning team.
Watched by more than 141 million viewers in the U.S. last year, the Super Bowl is annually the nation’s
highest-rated TV program. The game will be broadcast to a potential worldwide audience of 1 billion people
in more than 230 countries and territories. Pregame activities begin at Dolphin Stadium at 5:40 p.m. ET.
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005, Marino ranks among the NFL’s all-time greatest
quarterbacks. Marino, who was the 1998 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, holds 17 NFL records and is
tied for six others. He played in 242 games, ranking first all-time in pass attempts (8,358), completions
(3,686), passing yards (61,361) and touchdowns (420).
Marino joins an esteemed list of Super Bowl coin toss participants, including former Presidents RONALD
REAGAN (from the Oval Office in 1985) and GEORGE H.W. BUSH; MARIE LOMBARDI, wife of Vince
Lombardi; and Pro Football Hall of Famers EARL CAMPBELL, FRANK GIFFORD, RED GRANGE,
GEORGE HALAS, DON HUTSON, TOM LANDRY, BRONKO NAGURSKI, ALAN PAGE, ART SHELL,
and GENE UPSHAW. (see below for complete list of past coin toss participants)
The two-tone commemorative flip coin is silver with 24kt gold highlights and is minted by The Highland Mint
Company. The coin will feature the Super Bowl XLI logo on one side and the Vince Lombardi Trophy and
competing team logos on the other.
Shula has coached in the most Super Bowls ever (one with the Baltimore Colts, Super Bowl III and five with
the Dolphins, VI, VIII, VIII, XVII and XIX). Shula’s record as head coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1963 to
1969 and the Miami Dolphins from 1970 to 1995 is unmatched in NFL history. In 1995, he concluded his
33rd season as the winningest NFL head coach ever with a career mark of 347-173-6 (.665). Of all NFL
coaches, only Shula and the immortal George Halas attained 300 victories. The Colts under Shula enjoyed
seven straight winning seasons and in 26 years at Miami, his Dolphins experienced only two seasons below
.500. Shula’s teams reached the playoffs 20 times in 33 years and won at least 10 games 21 times. In
Super Bowl VII, the 1972 Dolphins completed their historic 17-0-0 campaign – the only perfect season in
NFL history – with a 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins. In 1973, Miami defeated the Minnesota
Vikings in Super Bowl VIII to culminate a two-season span in which the Dolphins won 32 of 34 games.
BART STARR, Super Bowl I MVP, participated in last year’s Vince Lombardi Trophy ceremony, which was
expanded to include a legend from a prior Super Bowl.
# # #
HISTORY OF SUPER BOWL COIN TOSS
SUPER
BOWL
COIN TOSS
I-XI Game Official
XII Red Grange
XIII George Halas
XIV Art Rooney
XV Marie Lombardi
XVI Bobby Layne
XVII Elroy Hirsch
XVIII Bronko Nagurski
XIX Hugh McElhenny (with President Ronald Reagan on video)
XX Bart Starr (representing 17 MVP’s who were present)
XXI Willie Davis
XXII Don Hutson
XXIII Nick Buoniconti, Bob Griese* and Larry Little
XXIV Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Art Shell and Willie Wood*
XXV Pete Rozelle
XXVI Chuck Noll
XXVII O.J. Simpson
XXVIII Joe Namath
XXIX Otto Graham*, Joe Greene, Ray Nitschke and Gale Sayers
XXX Joe Montana, representing 25 MVPs present
XXXI Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, George Seifert and Hank
Stram*
XXXII Joe Gibbs*, Eddie Robinson and Doug Williams
XXXIII Raymond Berry, Sam Huff, Roosevelt Brown, Art Donovan, Frank Gifford, Tom
Landry, Gino Marchetti*, Don Maynard, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker and Andy
Robustelli
XXXIV Bud Grant, Lamar Hunt*, Bobby Bell, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Alan Page and
Jan Stenerud
XXXV Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Tom Flores* and Bill Parcells
XXXVI Former President George H.W. Bush* and Roger Staubach
XXXVII Miami Dolphins Hall of Famers from Undefeated ’72 Team: Don Shula*, Bob
Griese, Larry Csonka, Larry Little, Jim Langer, Nick Buoniconti and Paul
Warfield
XXXVIII Hall of Famers from Texas—Earl Campbell, Ollie Matson, Don Maynard, Y.A.
Tittle, Mike Singletary and Gene Upshaw
XXXIX Four young players, ages 7-10, from Jacksonville’s Pop Warner and Police
Athletic League teams and two coaches from New Orleans and Hyattsville,
Maryland (2004 NFL HS COY)
XL Super Bowl MVPs. Tom Brady performed toss.
XLI Dan Marino
NFL INJURY REPORT - WEDNESDAY 12/13/1006 - MORTEN ANDERSEN CAN BECOME NFL'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER
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ANDERSEN CAN BECOME NFL'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER
Atlanta Falcons kicker MORTEN ANDERSEN has 538 field goals and 2,433 points in his 24-year career.
Andersen needs one field goal and two points to pass GARY ANDERSON (538 field goals, 2,434 points) for
the most in NFL history.
Andersen and the Falcons host the Dallas Cowboys this Saturday night (8:00 PM ET, NFL Network).
4=1
Following is a list of quarterback injuries for Week 15 Games:
Minnesota Vikings Questionable Brooks Bollinger (Left Shoulder)
Carolina Panthers Questionable Jake Delhomme (Right Thumb)
Cleveland Browns Questionable Charlie Frye (Right Wrist)
Miami Dolphins Probable Joey Harrington (Ankle)
New England Patriots Probable Tom Brady (Right Shoulder)
New York Jets Probable Chad Pennington (Calf)
St. Louis Rams ms Probable Marc Bulger (Ribs )
Following is a list of injured players for Week 15 Games:
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS on Thursday
San Francisco 49ers
OUT TE Eric Johnson (Knee); LB Derek Smith (Hamstring); T Adam
Snyder (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE LB Jeff Ulbrich (Foot)
PROBABLE DT Anthony Adams (Knee); CB Shawntae Spencer (Ankle); T
Jonas Jennings (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Adam Snyder; Eric Johnson; Derek Smith; Jonas Jennings
WED Eric Johnson; Derek Smith; Adam Snyder
Seattle Seahawks
OUT C Robbie Tobeck (Hip); WR Darrell Jackson (Toe); TE Itula Mili
(Concussion)
QUESTIONABLE DT Rocky Bernard (Foot); G Floyd Womack (Groin); WR Bobby
Engram (Illness)
PROBABLE DE Joe Tafoya (Calf)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Robbie Tobeck; Darrell Jackson; Itula Mili; Rocky Bernard; Floyd
Womack
WED Robbie Tobeck; Darrell Jackson; Itula Mili; Rocky Bernard; Floyd
Womack
DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS on Saturday
Dallas Cowboys
QUESTIONABLE RB Oliver Hoyte (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
Atlanta Falcons
QUESTIONABLE RB Warrick Dunn (Calf); RB Jerious Norwood (Knee); CB Jason
Webster (Groin)
PROBABLE DT Grady Jackson (Knee); T Todd Weiner (Knee); C Todd
McClure (Back); WR Ashley Lelie (Thigh); CB DeAngelo Hall
(Knee); LB Keith Brooking (Knee); LB Edgerton Hartwell (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Warrick Dunn; Jerious Norwood; Grady Jackson; Todd Weiner;
Todd McClure; Ashley Lelie; DeAngelo Hall; Keith Brooking;
Edgerton Hartwell
DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
Detroit Lions
DOUBTFUL DT Marcus Bell (Hand); CB Fernando Bryant (Concussion); G
Ross Verba (Groin); G Blaine Saipaia (Chest)
QUESTIONABLE LB Teddy Lehman (Hamstring)
PROBABLE T Jeff Backus (Foot); WR Eddie Drummond (Hip)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Marcus Bell; Fernando Bryant; Ross Verba; Blaine Saipaia;
Teddy Lehman; Jeff Backus; Eddie Drummond
Green Bay Packers
OUT DE Mike Montgomery (Knee)
DOUBTFUL T Mark Tauscher (Groin)
QUESTIONABLE WR Ruvell Martin (Chest); S Atari Bigby (Hamstring); WR
Donald Driver (Shoulder); LB Ben Taylor (Hamstring); TE David
Martin (Ribs)
PROBABLE RB Ahman Green (Knee); C Scott Wells (Illness); CB Charles
Woodson (Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Mike Montgomery; Mark Tauscher; Ruvell Martin; Atari Bigby;
Donald Driver; Ahman Green; Scott Wells; Charles Woodson
WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Washington Redskins
QUESTIONABLE C Casey Rabach (Hand); T Jon Jansen (Calf)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Casey Rabach; Jon Jansen
New Orleans Saints
QUESTIONABLE S Omar Stoutmire (Knee); TE Mark Campbell (Knee); WR Joe
Horn (Groin); RB Aaron Stecker (Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Omar Stoutmire; Mark Campbell; Joe Horn
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
Jacksonville Jaguars
OUT S Nick Sorensen (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE P Chris Hanson (Left Hamstring)
PROBABLE CB Ahmad Carroll (Groin); LB Jorge Cordova (Hamstring); CB
Terry Cousin (Groin); WR Cortez Hankton (Hamstring); LB Clint
Ingram (Shoulder); RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Calf); G Vincent
Manuwai (Calf); RB Montell Owens (Shoulder); LB Kenneth
Pettway (Knee); LB Daryl Smith (Shoulder); DT Marcus Stroud
(Ankle); RB Fred Taylor (Hamstring); CB Brian Williams
(Hamstring); RB Derrick Wimbush (Ankle); TE George Wrighster
(Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Nick Sorensen; Chris Hanson; Maurice Jones-Drew; Fred Taylor
Tennessee Titans
OUT DE Antwan Odom (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE WR Drew Bennett (Knee); RB Travis Henry (Ankle); G Benji
Olson (Back); TE Bo Scaife (Ankle); WR Brandon Jones (Chest);
RB LenDale White (Hip); DE Josh Savage (Hamstring); DE Kyle
Vanden Bosch (Illness)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Antwan Odom; Drew Bennett; Travis Henry; Benji Olson; Bo
Scaife; Kyle Vanden Bosch
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CHICAGO BEARS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QUESTIONABLE LB Shelton Quarles (Knee); DT Ellis Wyms (Ankle); CB Juran
Bolden (Quadricep)
PROBABLE CB Phillip Buchanon (Groin)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Phillip Buchanon
Chicago Bears
OUT DT Tommie Harris (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE LB Leon Joe (Hamstring); RB Thomas Jones (Ankle); S Todd
Johnson (Ankle); T John Tait (Ankle); CB Nathan Vasher
(Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Conducted
NEW YORK JETS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
New York Jets
QUESTIONABLE RB B.J. Askew (Foot); CB David Barrett (Hip); LB Matt Chatham
(Foot); S Eric Smith (Foot); DE Bryan Thomas (Shoulder)
PROBABLE RB Kevan Barlow (Calf); LB Brad Kassell (Shin); WR Justin
McCareins (Foot); DT Rashad Moore (Hand); QB Chad
Pennington (Calf); DT Dewayne Robertson (Shoulder); TE Sean
Ryan (Thigh); WR Brad Smith (Shoulder); S Jamie Thompson
(Ankle); DT Kimo Von Oelhoffen (Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED B.J. Askew; David Barrett; Matt Chatham; Eric Smith; Bryan
Thomas
Minnesota Vikings
QUESTIONABLE RB Chester Taylor (Ribs); QB Brooks Bollinger (Left Shoulder)
PROBABLE DT Pat Williams (Knee); CB Cedric Griffin (Neck); LB Napoleon
Harris (Wrist); WR Marcus Robinson (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Chester Taylor; Brooks Bollinger; Pat Williams; Cedric Griffin;
Napoleon Harris; Marcus Robinson
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS
Cleveland Browns
DOUBTFUL LB D'Qwell Jackson (Toe); G Joe Andruzzi (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE LB Willie McGinest (Pectoral); WR Dennis Northcutt (Shoulder);
DE Nick Eason (Foot); LB Mason Unck (Groin); DT Ted
Washington (Knee); TE Kellen Winslow (Knee); CB Leigh
Bodden (Knee); QB Charlie Frye (Right Wrist)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED D'Qwell Jackson; Joe Andruzzi; Dennis Northcutt; Mason Unck;
Ted Washington; Charlie Frye
Baltimore Ravens
OUT RB Musa Smith (Neck)
QUESTIONABLE S Gerome Sapp (Thigh); WR Derrick Mason (Thigh); LB Dan
Cody (Knee)
PROBABLE T Adam Terry (Back)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Musa Smith; Gerome Sapp; Derrick Mason; Dan Cody; Adam
Terry
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS
Miami Dolphins
OUT RB Ronnie Brown (Hand)
QUESTIONABLE WR Chris Chambers (Knee); G Jeno James (Knee)
PROBABLE C Rex Hadnot (Shoulder); QB Joey Harrington (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Ronnie Brown; Chris Chambers
Buffalo Bills
QUESTIONABLE LB John DiGiorgio (Ankle); CB Terrence McGee (Ankle); T
Jason Peters (Knee); LB Takeo Spikes (Ankle); S Donte Whitner
(Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED John DiGiorgio; Jason Peters; Takeo Spikes
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
Pittsburgh Steelers
DOUBTFUL S Mike Logan (Hamstring); S Troy Polamalu (Knee); WR
Cedrick Wilson (Ankle)
PROBABLE S Ryan Clark (Groin); C Jeff Hartings (Knee); WR Hines Ward
(Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Mike Logan; Troy Polamalu; Cedrick Wilson
Carolina Panthers
QUESTIONABLE WR Taye Biddle (Groin); QB Jake Delhomme (Right Thumb);
CB Chris Gamble (Thigh); RB Nick Goings (Shoulder); LB
Brandon Jamison (Thigh); CB Ken Lucas (Thigh); TE Kris
Mangum (Hip)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Taye Biddle; Jake Delhomme; Chris Gamble; Nick Goings; Ken
Lucas; Kris Mangum
HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Houston Texans
OUT RB Jameel Cook (Knee)
DOUBTFUL S C.C. Brown (Foot)
PROBABLE C Drew Hodgdon (Foot); WR Jerome Mathis (Groin); DE
Anthony Weaver (Knee); DE Mario Williams (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Jameel Cook; C.C. Brown; Jerome Mathis
New England Patriots
OUT LB Don Davis (Knee/IR); RB Patrick Pass (Hamstring/ R)
DOUBTFUL S Rodney Harrison (Shoulder)
QUESTIONABLE CB Ellis Hobbs (Wrist); TE Daniel Graham (Ankle); LB Eric
Alexander (Shoulder); S Rashad Baker (Thigh); WR Chad
Jackson (Groin); RB Laurence Maroney (Back); T Ryan
O'Callaghan (Neck); TE Benjamin Watson (Knee); DT Vince
Wilfork (Ankle); DE Mike Wright (Shoulder)
PROBABLE QB Tom Brady (Right Shoulder); LB Corey Mays (Hamstring);
DE Richard Seymour (Elbow)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Rodney Harrison; Ellis Hobbs; Daniel Graham; Eric Alexander;
Rashad Baker; Chad Jackson; Laurence Maroney; Ryan
O'Callaghan; Benjamin Watson; Vince Wilfork; Mike Wright
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
St. Louis Rams
OUT LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (Hand)
QUESTIONABLE DE Victor Adeyanju (Forearm); S Jerome Carter (Ankle); RB
Paul Smith (Neck)
PROBABLE DE Leonard Little (Neck); LB Isaiah Kacyvenski (Concussion);
QB Marc Bulger (Ribs)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
Oakland Raiders
OUT RB LaMont Jordan (Knee); DE Lance Johnstone (Knee)
DOUBTFUL WR Jerry Porter (Hip); G Corey Hulsey (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE T Robert Gallery (Elbow); WR Randy Moss (Ankle)
PROBABLE DT Tommy Kelly (Knee); G Barry Sims (Abdomen); CB Nnamdi
Asomugha (Quadricep)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
DENVER BRONCOS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
Denver Broncos
QUESTIONABLE TE Stephen Alexander (Ribs); T Adam Meadows (Hamstring)
PROBABLE S Hamza Abdullah (Hamstring); K Jason Elam (Left Hamstring);
S Quentin Harris (Finger); WR Brandon Marshall (Ankle); T Erik
Pears (Ankle); WR Rod Smith (Hip); CB Darrent Williams
(Shoulder); LB Al Wilson (Thumb)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Stephen Alexander; Adam Meadows; Darrent Williams
Arizona Cardinals
DOUBTFUL RB Marcel Shipp (Ribs)
PROBABLE CB Robert Tate (Illness); T Reggie Wells (Illness); DE Chike
Okeafor (Calf); S Hanik Milligan (Illness)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Marcel Shipp; Robert Tate; Reggie Wells; Chike Okeafor; Hanik
Milligan
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW YORK GIANTS
Philadelphia Eagles
QUESTIONABLE LB Matt McCoy (Shoulder); LB Shawn Barber (Neck); CB
Roderick Hood (Hamstring)
PROBABLE C Jamaal Jackson (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Shawn Barber
New York Giants
OUT T Luke Petitgout (Fibula)
DOUBTFUL DE Michael Strahan (Foot)
QUESTIONABLE C Shaun O'Hara (Ankle); CB Corey Webster (Toe)
PROBABLE K Jay Feely (Right Foot); T Kareem McKenzie (Neck)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Luke Petitgout; Michael Strahan; Shaun O'Hara
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
Kansas City Chiefs
QUESTIONABLE DE Jimmy Wilkerson (Hamstring); T Kyle Turley (Shoulder); LB
Rich Scanlon (Neck)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Jimmy Wilkerson; Kyle Turley; Rich Scanlon
San Diego Chargers
OUT WR Malcom Floyd (Ankle)
DOUBTFUL G Scott Mruczkowski (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE DE Luis Castillo (Ankle); LB Randall Godfrey (Calf); LB Marques
Harris (Hamstring); WR Keenan McCardell (Calf); LB Shaun
Phillips (Hamstring); DE Derreck Robinson (Foot)
PROBABLE C Nick Hardwick (Ankle); S Marlon McCree (Calf); S Bhawoh
Jue (Knee); DT Jamal Williams (Knee); RB Michael Turner
(Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS on Monday
Cincinnati Bengals
OUT WR Kelley Washington (Hamstring)
DOUBTFUL C Rich Braham (Knee); T Levi Jones (Knee)
PROBABLE LB Caleb Miller (Ankle); TE Tony Stewart (Ankle); T Willie
Anderson (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Walk through Conducted
Indianapolis Colts
OUT TE Dallas Clark (Knee); WR Brandon Stokley (Achilles)
QUESTIONABLE S Bob Sanders (Knee); RB Dominic Rhodes (Wrist); WR Aaron
Moorehead (Back); CB Marlin Jackson (Shoulder); CB Nicholas
Harper (Ankle); T Ryan Diem (Groin); CB Antoine Bethea
(Shoulder); RB Joseph Addai (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Conducted
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ANDERSEN CAN BECOME NFL'S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER
Atlanta Falcons kicker MORTEN ANDERSEN has 538 field goals and 2,433 points in his 24-year career.
Andersen needs one field goal and two points to pass GARY ANDERSON (538 field goals, 2,434 points) for
the most in NFL history.
Andersen and the Falcons host the Dallas Cowboys this Saturday night (8:00 PM ET, NFL Network).
4=1
Following is a list of quarterback injuries for Week 15 Games:
Minnesota Vikings Questionable Brooks Bollinger (Left Shoulder)
Carolina Panthers Questionable Jake Delhomme (Right Thumb)
Cleveland Browns Questionable Charlie Frye (Right Wrist)
Miami Dolphins Probable Joey Harrington (Ankle)
New England Patriots Probable Tom Brady (Right Shoulder)
New York Jets Probable Chad Pennington (Calf)
St. Louis Rams ms Probable Marc Bulger (Ribs )
Following is a list of injured players for Week 15 Games:
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS on Thursday
San Francisco 49ers
OUT TE Eric Johnson (Knee); LB Derek Smith (Hamstring); T Adam
Snyder (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE LB Jeff Ulbrich (Foot)
PROBABLE DT Anthony Adams (Knee); CB Shawntae Spencer (Ankle); T
Jonas Jennings (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Adam Snyder; Eric Johnson; Derek Smith; Jonas Jennings
WED Eric Johnson; Derek Smith; Adam Snyder
Seattle Seahawks
OUT C Robbie Tobeck (Hip); WR Darrell Jackson (Toe); TE Itula Mili
(Concussion)
QUESTIONABLE DT Rocky Bernard (Foot); G Floyd Womack (Groin); WR Bobby
Engram (Illness)
PROBABLE DE Joe Tafoya (Calf)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Robbie Tobeck; Darrell Jackson; Itula Mili; Rocky Bernard; Floyd
Womack
WED Robbie Tobeck; Darrell Jackson; Itula Mili; Rocky Bernard; Floyd
Womack
DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS on Saturday
Dallas Cowboys
QUESTIONABLE RB Oliver Hoyte (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
Atlanta Falcons
QUESTIONABLE RB Warrick Dunn (Calf); RB Jerious Norwood (Knee); CB Jason
Webster (Groin)
PROBABLE DT Grady Jackson (Knee); T Todd Weiner (Knee); C Todd
McClure (Back); WR Ashley Lelie (Thigh); CB DeAngelo Hall
(Knee); LB Keith Brooking (Knee); LB Edgerton Hartwell (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Warrick Dunn; Jerious Norwood; Grady Jackson; Todd Weiner;
Todd McClure; Ashley Lelie; DeAngelo Hall; Keith Brooking;
Edgerton Hartwell
DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS
Detroit Lions
DOUBTFUL DT Marcus Bell (Hand); CB Fernando Bryant (Concussion); G
Ross Verba (Groin); G Blaine Saipaia (Chest)
QUESTIONABLE LB Teddy Lehman (Hamstring)
PROBABLE T Jeff Backus (Foot); WR Eddie Drummond (Hip)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Marcus Bell; Fernando Bryant; Ross Verba; Blaine Saipaia;
Teddy Lehman; Jeff Backus; Eddie Drummond
Green Bay Packers
OUT DE Mike Montgomery (Knee)
DOUBTFUL T Mark Tauscher (Groin)
QUESTIONABLE WR Ruvell Martin (Chest); S Atari Bigby (Hamstring); WR
Donald Driver (Shoulder); LB Ben Taylor (Hamstring); TE David
Martin (Ribs)
PROBABLE RB Ahman Green (Knee); C Scott Wells (Illness); CB Charles
Woodson (Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Mike Montgomery; Mark Tauscher; Ruvell Martin; Atari Bigby;
Donald Driver; Ahman Green; Scott Wells; Charles Woodson
WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Washington Redskins
QUESTIONABLE C Casey Rabach (Hand); T Jon Jansen (Calf)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Casey Rabach; Jon Jansen
New Orleans Saints
QUESTIONABLE S Omar Stoutmire (Knee); TE Mark Campbell (Knee); WR Joe
Horn (Groin); RB Aaron Stecker (Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Omar Stoutmire; Mark Campbell; Joe Horn
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
Jacksonville Jaguars
OUT S Nick Sorensen (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE P Chris Hanson (Left Hamstring)
PROBABLE CB Ahmad Carroll (Groin); LB Jorge Cordova (Hamstring); CB
Terry Cousin (Groin); WR Cortez Hankton (Hamstring); LB Clint
Ingram (Shoulder); RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Calf); G Vincent
Manuwai (Calf); RB Montell Owens (Shoulder); LB Kenneth
Pettway (Knee); LB Daryl Smith (Shoulder); DT Marcus Stroud
(Ankle); RB Fred Taylor (Hamstring); CB Brian Williams
(Hamstring); RB Derrick Wimbush (Ankle); TE George Wrighster
(Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Nick Sorensen; Chris Hanson; Maurice Jones-Drew; Fred Taylor
Tennessee Titans
OUT DE Antwan Odom (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE WR Drew Bennett (Knee); RB Travis Henry (Ankle); G Benji
Olson (Back); TE Bo Scaife (Ankle); WR Brandon Jones (Chest);
RB LenDale White (Hip); DE Josh Savage (Hamstring); DE Kyle
Vanden Bosch (Illness)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Antwan Odom; Drew Bennett; Travis Henry; Benji Olson; Bo
Scaife; Kyle Vanden Bosch
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CHICAGO BEARS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QUESTIONABLE LB Shelton Quarles (Knee); DT Ellis Wyms (Ankle); CB Juran
Bolden (Quadricep)
PROBABLE CB Phillip Buchanon (Groin)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Phillip Buchanon
Chicago Bears
OUT DT Tommie Harris (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE LB Leon Joe (Hamstring); RB Thomas Jones (Ankle); S Todd
Johnson (Ankle); T John Tait (Ankle); CB Nathan Vasher
(Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Conducted
NEW YORK JETS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS
New York Jets
QUESTIONABLE RB B.J. Askew (Foot); CB David Barrett (Hip); LB Matt Chatham
(Foot); S Eric Smith (Foot); DE Bryan Thomas (Shoulder)
PROBABLE RB Kevan Barlow (Calf); LB Brad Kassell (Shin); WR Justin
McCareins (Foot); DT Rashad Moore (Hand); QB Chad
Pennington (Calf); DT Dewayne Robertson (Shoulder); TE Sean
Ryan (Thigh); WR Brad Smith (Shoulder); S Jamie Thompson
(Ankle); DT Kimo Von Oelhoffen (Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED B.J. Askew; David Barrett; Matt Chatham; Eric Smith; Bryan
Thomas
Minnesota Vikings
QUESTIONABLE RB Chester Taylor (Ribs); QB Brooks Bollinger (Left Shoulder)
PROBABLE DT Pat Williams (Knee); CB Cedric Griffin (Neck); LB Napoleon
Harris (Wrist); WR Marcus Robinson (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Chester Taylor; Brooks Bollinger; Pat Williams; Cedric Griffin;
Napoleon Harris; Marcus Robinson
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS
Cleveland Browns
DOUBTFUL LB D'Qwell Jackson (Toe); G Joe Andruzzi (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE LB Willie McGinest (Pectoral); WR Dennis Northcutt (Shoulder);
DE Nick Eason (Foot); LB Mason Unck (Groin); DT Ted
Washington (Knee); TE Kellen Winslow (Knee); CB Leigh
Bodden (Knee); QB Charlie Frye (Right Wrist)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED D'Qwell Jackson; Joe Andruzzi; Dennis Northcutt; Mason Unck;
Ted Washington; Charlie Frye
Baltimore Ravens
OUT RB Musa Smith (Neck)
QUESTIONABLE S Gerome Sapp (Thigh); WR Derrick Mason (Thigh); LB Dan
Cody (Knee)
PROBABLE T Adam Terry (Back)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Musa Smith; Gerome Sapp; Derrick Mason; Dan Cody; Adam
Terry
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS
Miami Dolphins
OUT RB Ronnie Brown (Hand)
QUESTIONABLE WR Chris Chambers (Knee); G Jeno James (Knee)
PROBABLE C Rex Hadnot (Shoulder); QB Joey Harrington (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Ronnie Brown; Chris Chambers
Buffalo Bills
QUESTIONABLE LB John DiGiorgio (Ankle); CB Terrence McGee (Ankle); T
Jason Peters (Knee); LB Takeo Spikes (Ankle); S Donte Whitner
(Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED John DiGiorgio; Jason Peters; Takeo Spikes
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
Pittsburgh Steelers
DOUBTFUL S Mike Logan (Hamstring); S Troy Polamalu (Knee); WR
Cedrick Wilson (Ankle)
PROBABLE S Ryan Clark (Groin); C Jeff Hartings (Knee); WR Hines Ward
(Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Mike Logan; Troy Polamalu; Cedrick Wilson
Carolina Panthers
QUESTIONABLE WR Taye Biddle (Groin); QB Jake Delhomme (Right Thumb);
CB Chris Gamble (Thigh); RB Nick Goings (Shoulder); LB
Brandon Jamison (Thigh); CB Ken Lucas (Thigh); TE Kris
Mangum (Hip)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Taye Biddle; Jake Delhomme; Chris Gamble; Nick Goings; Ken
Lucas; Kris Mangum
HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Houston Texans
OUT RB Jameel Cook (Knee)
DOUBTFUL S C.C. Brown (Foot)
PROBABLE C Drew Hodgdon (Foot); WR Jerome Mathis (Groin); DE
Anthony Weaver (Knee); DE Mario Williams (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Jameel Cook; C.C. Brown; Jerome Mathis
New England Patriots
OUT LB Don Davis (Knee/IR); RB Patrick Pass (Hamstring/ R)
DOUBTFUL S Rodney Harrison (Shoulder)
QUESTIONABLE CB Ellis Hobbs (Wrist); TE Daniel Graham (Ankle); LB Eric
Alexander (Shoulder); S Rashad Baker (Thigh); WR Chad
Jackson (Groin); RB Laurence Maroney (Back); T Ryan
O'Callaghan (Neck); TE Benjamin Watson (Knee); DT Vince
Wilfork (Ankle); DE Mike Wright (Shoulder)
PROBABLE QB Tom Brady (Right Shoulder); LB Corey Mays (Hamstring);
DE Richard Seymour (Elbow)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Rodney Harrison; Ellis Hobbs; Daniel Graham; Eric Alexander;
Rashad Baker; Chad Jackson; Laurence Maroney; Ryan
O'Callaghan; Benjamin Watson; Vince Wilfork; Mike Wright
ST. LOUIS RAMS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
St. Louis Rams
OUT LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (Hand)
QUESTIONABLE DE Victor Adeyanju (Forearm); S Jerome Carter (Ankle); RB
Paul Smith (Neck)
PROBABLE DE Leonard Little (Neck); LB Isaiah Kacyvenski (Concussion);
QB Marc Bulger (Ribs)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
Oakland Raiders
OUT RB LaMont Jordan (Knee); DE Lance Johnstone (Knee)
DOUBTFUL WR Jerry Porter (Hip); G Corey Hulsey (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE T Robert Gallery (Elbow); WR Randy Moss (Ankle)
PROBABLE DT Tommy Kelly (Knee); G Barry Sims (Abdomen); CB Nnamdi
Asomugha (Quadricep)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
DENVER BRONCOS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS
Denver Broncos
QUESTIONABLE TE Stephen Alexander (Ribs); T Adam Meadows (Hamstring)
PROBABLE S Hamza Abdullah (Hamstring); K Jason Elam (Left Hamstring);
S Quentin Harris (Finger); WR Brandon Marshall (Ankle); T Erik
Pears (Ankle); WR Rod Smith (Hip); CB Darrent Williams
(Shoulder); LB Al Wilson (Thumb)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Stephen Alexander; Adam Meadows; Darrent Williams
Arizona Cardinals
DOUBTFUL RB Marcel Shipp (Ribs)
PROBABLE CB Robert Tate (Illness); T Reggie Wells (Illness); DE Chike
Okeafor (Calf); S Hanik Milligan (Illness)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Marcel Shipp; Robert Tate; Reggie Wells; Chike Okeafor; Hanik
Milligan
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW YORK GIANTS
Philadelphia Eagles
QUESTIONABLE LB Matt McCoy (Shoulder); LB Shawn Barber (Neck); CB
Roderick Hood (Hamstring)
PROBABLE C Jamaal Jackson (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Shawn Barber
New York Giants
OUT T Luke Petitgout (Fibula)
DOUBTFUL DE Michael Strahan (Foot)
QUESTIONABLE C Shaun O'Hara (Ankle); CB Corey Webster (Toe)
PROBABLE K Jay Feely (Right Foot); T Kareem McKenzie (Neck)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Luke Petitgout; Michael Strahan; Shaun O'Hara
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
Kansas City Chiefs
QUESTIONABLE DE Jimmy Wilkerson (Hamstring); T Kyle Turley (Shoulder); LB
Rich Scanlon (Neck)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Jimmy Wilkerson; Kyle Turley; Rich Scanlon
San Diego Chargers
OUT WR Malcom Floyd (Ankle)
DOUBTFUL G Scott Mruczkowski (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE DE Luis Castillo (Ankle); LB Randall Godfrey (Calf); LB Marques
Harris (Hamstring); WR Keenan McCardell (Calf); LB Shaun
Phillips (Hamstring); DE Derreck Robinson (Foot)
PROBABLE C Nick Hardwick (Ankle); S Marlon McCree (Calf); S Bhawoh
Jue (Knee); DT Jamal Williams (Knee); RB Michael Turner
(Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Complete
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS on Monday
Cincinnati Bengals
OUT WR Kelley Washington (Hamstring)
DOUBTFUL C Rich Braham (Knee); T Levi Jones (Knee)
PROBABLE LB Caleb Miller (Ankle); TE Tony Stewart (Ankle); T Willie
Anderson (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Walk through Conducted
Indianapolis Colts
OUT TE Dallas Clark (Knee); WR Brandon Stokley (Achilles)
QUESTIONABLE S Bob Sanders (Knee); RB Dominic Rhodes (Wrist); WR Aaron
Moorehead (Back); CB Marlin Jackson (Shoulder); CB Nicholas
Harper (Ankle); T Ryan Diem (Groin); CB Antoine Bethea
(Shoulder); RB Joseph Addai (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Conducted
Thursday, December 14, 2006
4-Year-Old Boy (African American He Is) Suspended For "Touching" His Aide - Another Race Problem Masked By Mainstream Media
Two days ago, I reported that the news of a 4-year old suspended for rubbing his head in the chest of his teacher's aide at the La Vega Primary School after she gave him a hug was actually a racial issue and I speculated that the boy was black by the name of his father, DeMarcus Blackwell.
Well, I was right about that. Here's a link to the story and a Windows video that is a television news cast on this stupid matter:
http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5785699
This story has received a ton of coverage all over the Internet and from bloggers like The Volokh Conspiracy and Blonde Sagacity , and rightfully so. I'm trying to find out what the latest news on this is.
I was also trying to locate photos of any of the La Vega people in charge and in an effort to test my hypothesis that they are all White, including the teacher's aide. I didn't yet, but I did find their webpage. It has the emails of the principal Elicia Krumnow, and two other administrators. The only photo I located was of "Golden Apple Award Winner" Karen Musselman, who's worked there for eight years, and yes, who's White. She's pictured here.
My point here is that if there was an administrator who was Black in the ranks, this matter would not have unfolded in the way it did. It's really terrible that American society can still be such that it's predicatable in this way, but it is. This is basically a story of a kid being excluded for a simple innocent action; what is racism but a way to exclude a person from participating in mainstream society?
I'm still wiling to bet that if the boy was White it would be far less likely that this would have happened; that's sad. I'm going to lay this bet: the teacher's aide is Whte and female and has a complex set of problems: how she reacts to displays of affection, sex, and black men, even as boys, and that with all three, she's conflicted. Thus, this action, this stupid action that we are all informed of thanks to the Internet.
If you want to call the school and issue a word or two about this matter, here's the contact info:
Elicia Krumnow, Principal
La Vega Primary School
4400 Harrison
Waco, TX 76705
Phone: 254-799-6229
You can also contact the Board of Trustees of the La Vega School District:
Mildred Watkins - President
Rodney Outlaw - Vice President
Dr. Tamra Walthall - Secretary
Henry C. Jennings - Assistant Secretary
Phil Bancale
Randy Devorsky
Kevin P. Harris
c/o La Vega Independent School District
3100 Bellmead Drive
Waco, Texas 76705
Phone: 254-799-4963
Fax: 254-799-8642
NY Giants' Mathias Kiwanuka Performing Well In 2006
Another Great Article By Giants Beatwriter & Blogger Arthur Staple of NEWSDAY-My comments at the end.
Kiwanuka doing more than expected
December 13, 2006
This final season for Ernie Accorsi hasn't exactly gone as he'd planned. He probably figured the Giants would improve on last season's 11-5 record and go deeper into the playoffs before he retired after 36 years in the NFL. Instead, his prized quarterback has been under fire, his Hall of Fame defensive end is injured and his potential Hall of Fame running back is retiring along with Accorsi.
But the season can still be redeemed. And a large part of how the Giants withstood the barrage of injuries and poor play over their four-game losing streak can be traced to a decision Accorsi and his staff made in April, one that was seemingly a head-scratcher at the time.
The Giants traded down in the first round of the draft and selected Mathias Kiwanuka, a long, lean defensive end. "You can never have too many pass rushers," Accorsi said at the time. It sounded like a hollow cliché then: With Pro Bowlers Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora and improving second-year DE Justin Tuck, where would Kiwanuka play?
Accorsi is hardly feeling vindicated now. Just relieved that Kiwanuka not only has played, but done a very solid job for a rookie. For three games, he was the only true pass rusher on the field for the Giants, with Strahan out for five games and counting, Umenyiora out for six and Tuck done for the year.
"He's saved us," Accorsi said yesterday. "It's like a rookie pitcher. You start him off in middle relief to work him in slowly, but he ends up in the rotation. Kiwanuka didn't just end up in the rotation, he was our No. 1 starter for a month."
True, the Giants didn't win in that month, and Kiwanuka figured prominently in two of the losses. His failure to put Vince Young on the ground was one of many costly mistakes in the loss to the Titans. His fumble after an interception gave the Cowboys life in the first quarter when a Giants score could have made things difficult for Dallas.
But Kiwanuka hasn't missed a beat, or a play. He's been on the field for every defensive snap since he took over for Umenyiora against the Bucs seven games ago, and he still has kickoff and punt coverage duties.
That he quickly recovered from both errors - and from having his Cadillac Escalade stolen out of the Giants Stadium parking lot, which would be enough to push you or me over the edge on its own - speaks to the other reason Accorsi drafted Kiwanuka.
"Even after those two unfortunate events, I didn't worry about him the way I would another rookie," Accorsi said. "He's such a serious, mentally strong kid. He's had to do a lot more than we'd have thought this year, and under fire, too. This stuff is only going to help him."
It's helping his wallet, too. According to a person familiar with Kiwanuka's contract, the rookie could earn an extra $150,000 on top of his $275,000 salary for 2006, $50,000 for playing 60 percent of the defensive snaps and having four sacks, which he reached in Charlotte on Sunday, and $100,000 for being named first-team All-Rookie. He and No. 1 overall pick Mario Williams of the Texans seem to be shoo-ins at end. Kiwanuka also can trigger escalators in his 2010 salary with the sack and playing-time numbers this season if he stays on course.
Strahan already is a near-certainty to miss Sunday's game and a real question mark to return before the playoffs. "If we didn't think he was coming back, we'd have put him on IR," Accorsi said. So Kiwanuka will be counted upon to provide Umenyiora with a capable complement the rest of the way.
It's a far cry from April, when Accorsi told his coaching staff that he "wasn't drafting a guy to stand next to me in the tunnel."
You really can't have enough pass rushers.
And my Take: No, you really can't have too many Studs on the D-line. I remember sitting at the draft With Zennie, and Next level Scouting's and now Yahoo Sports' John Murphy and being mildly surprised that The Giants would select another Defensive end except for depth. That was 7+ months ago. Guess Ernie Accorsi thought ahead, knowing that Strahan wouldn't play forever.
Kiwanuka doing more than expected
December 13, 2006
This final season for Ernie Accorsi hasn't exactly gone as he'd planned. He probably figured the Giants would improve on last season's 11-5 record and go deeper into the playoffs before he retired after 36 years in the NFL. Instead, his prized quarterback has been under fire, his Hall of Fame defensive end is injured and his potential Hall of Fame running back is retiring along with Accorsi.
But the season can still be redeemed. And a large part of how the Giants withstood the barrage of injuries and poor play over their four-game losing streak can be traced to a decision Accorsi and his staff made in April, one that was seemingly a head-scratcher at the time.
The Giants traded down in the first round of the draft and selected Mathias Kiwanuka, a long, lean defensive end. "You can never have too many pass rushers," Accorsi said at the time. It sounded like a hollow cliché then: With Pro Bowlers Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora and improving second-year DE Justin Tuck, where would Kiwanuka play?
Accorsi is hardly feeling vindicated now. Just relieved that Kiwanuka not only has played, but done a very solid job for a rookie. For three games, he was the only true pass rusher on the field for the Giants, with Strahan out for five games and counting, Umenyiora out for six and Tuck done for the year.
"He's saved us," Accorsi said yesterday. "It's like a rookie pitcher. You start him off in middle relief to work him in slowly, but he ends up in the rotation. Kiwanuka didn't just end up in the rotation, he was our No. 1 starter for a month."
True, the Giants didn't win in that month, and Kiwanuka figured prominently in two of the losses. His failure to put Vince Young on the ground was one of many costly mistakes in the loss to the Titans. His fumble after an interception gave the Cowboys life in the first quarter when a Giants score could have made things difficult for Dallas.
But Kiwanuka hasn't missed a beat, or a play. He's been on the field for every defensive snap since he took over for Umenyiora against the Bucs seven games ago, and he still has kickoff and punt coverage duties.
That he quickly recovered from both errors - and from having his Cadillac Escalade stolen out of the Giants Stadium parking lot, which would be enough to push you or me over the edge on its own - speaks to the other reason Accorsi drafted Kiwanuka.
"Even after those two unfortunate events, I didn't worry about him the way I would another rookie," Accorsi said. "He's such a serious, mentally strong kid. He's had to do a lot more than we'd have thought this year, and under fire, too. This stuff is only going to help him."
It's helping his wallet, too. According to a person familiar with Kiwanuka's contract, the rookie could earn an extra $150,000 on top of his $275,000 salary for 2006, $50,000 for playing 60 percent of the defensive snaps and having four sacks, which he reached in Charlotte on Sunday, and $100,000 for being named first-team All-Rookie. He and No. 1 overall pick Mario Williams of the Texans seem to be shoo-ins at end. Kiwanuka also can trigger escalators in his 2010 salary with the sack and playing-time numbers this season if he stays on course.
Strahan already is a near-certainty to miss Sunday's game and a real question mark to return before the playoffs. "If we didn't think he was coming back, we'd have put him on IR," Accorsi said. So Kiwanuka will be counted upon to provide Umenyiora with a capable complement the rest of the way.
It's a far cry from April, when Accorsi told his coaching staff that he "wasn't drafting a guy to stand next to me in the tunnel."
You really can't have enough pass rushers.
And my Take: No, you really can't have too many Studs on the D-line. I remember sitting at the draft With Zennie, and Next level Scouting's and now Yahoo Sports' John Murphy and being mildly surprised that The Giants would select another Defensive end except for depth. That was 7+ months ago. Guess Ernie Accorsi thought ahead, knowing that Strahan wouldn't play forever.
My Lamar Hunt Story
As you may know, Kansas City Chiefs Owner Lamar Hunt passed away yesterday at the age of 74 and from complications developing from prostate cancer. What you may now know is that Lamar Hunt is truly a kind man.
Now I'm not passing myself off as his good friend or buddy. Not even close. I'm just an acquaintance. But Mr. Hunt did something I will always remember -- indeed, I have a reminder of it. It's a note from him.
I met Mr. Hunt at my first NFL Owners Meeting as I headed the effort to bring the Super Bowl to Oakland. This meeting was in the fall of 1999, specifically November 1-3rd, and at the Hyatt Regency O'hare. Because the league's business in naming the Houston Texans the 32nd NFL Franchise had been conducted at the previous NFL meeting, the schedule was shortened and the "Super Bowl Policy Committee Meeting" that was to be the destination for the Oakland and Alameda County elected officials involved was moved up one day. Now, only one Oakland representative was in Chicago to be at that meeting.
Me.
I presented the case for Oakland to a committee that consisted of then-NFL Chief Operating Officer Neil Austrian, NFL Senior Vice President of Special Events ("Mr. Super Bowl) Jim Steeg, the now late NY Giants Co-Owner Bob Tisch, Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay, and Mr. Hunt.
After a presentation that Mr. Irsay said was "outstanding" both he and Mr. Hunt were kind enough to just grab my bags and help me pack my equipment. All the while Mr. Hunt said "So where are we going this weekend, Jim?" And basically teasing Irsay about the upcomming game between the Colts and the Chiefs. So there I was being helped by these giants of the league and just plain having a great time talking. Mr. Hunt asked me what I thought about the talent of Peter Warrick (I told him I thought he had other-worldly speed and that he should be gotten if possible.) Then Mr. Hunt gave me his card and told me to keep in touch.
Much later -- in late 2000 after we lost to Jacksonville for the right to host the 2005 Super Bowl -- I got a small envelop in the mail and which contained one 3-by-5 inch note paper with a message scribbled on it. "From The Desk Of Lamar Hunt."
The hand writing was such that I had to read it and re-read it, but Mr. Hunt thanked me for leading Oakland's effort and encouraged me not to give up. Given all that I'd went through, it was more than welcome. But what got me then and now is that the note didn't come from the City of Oakland or the mayor, or any California official, or from anyone connected with the Oakland effort. It came from Lamar Hunt.
For that, Mr. Hunt always has a special place in my heart and memory.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Lamar Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs Owner Passes At 74
AFL founder, Chiefs owner Hunt dead at 74
NFL.com wire reports
DALLAS (Dec. 14, 2006) -- Lamar Hunt, the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term "Super Bowl," died Dec. 13. He was 74.
Hunt, the son of a famous and wealthy Texas family, died at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas of complications from prostate cancer, Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said.
Lamar Hunt 1932-2006
Lamar Hunt founded the AFL and helped shape the modern NFL.
Hunt battled cancer for several years and was hospitalized the day before Thanksgiving with a partially collapsed lung. Doctors discovered that the cancer had spread, and Hunt had been under heavy sedation since last week.
"He was a founder. He was the energy, really, that put together half of the league, and then he was the key person in merging the two leagues together," said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Hunt's neighbor. "You'd be hard-pressed to find anybody that's made a bigger contribution (to the NFL) than Lamar Hunt."
The son of Texas oilman H.L. Hunt, Lamar Hunt grew up in Dallas and attended a private boys' prep school in Pennsylvania, serving as captain of the football team in his senior year. His love of sports led to his nickname, "Games."
Hunt played football at SMU, but never rose above third string. His modest achievements on the field were dwarfed by his accomplishments as an owner and promoter of teams in professional football, basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer and bowling.
Hunt's business dealings were also the stuff of headlines. Hunt didn't need to make money -- his father was an oil wildcatter who was often referred to as the richest man in the world. But he tried to build on his father's wealth.
Along with two brothers, Hunt tried to corner the silver market in 1979 and 1980. Their oil investments also soured in the 1980s. Some estimated the family's losses in the billions.
Hunt also suffered setbacks in the world of pro sports, but overcame them.
When NFL owners rebuffed Hunt's attempt to buy a franchise and move it to Dallas, Hunt -- ignoring his father's advice -- founded the AFL. He owned one of the AFL's eight original teams from the inaugural 1960 season, the Dallas Texans.
The Texans, however, struggled in head-to-head competition with the expansion Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Convinced that both franchises would suffer as long as Dallas remained a two-team city, Hunt moved the Texans to Kansas City in 1963.
"I looked around and figured Kansas City could be a success," he told The Associated Press. "By our fourth or fifth year, we started to succeed. The Cowboys, of course, did very well, too."
Hunt realized his dream of becoming an NFL owner after the two leagues reached a merger deal in 1966.
In 1967, the Chiefs lost the first AFL-NFL championship -- it was then called the World Championship Game. Three years later, the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings for the title.
By then, the championship game had been christened the Super Bowl. Hunt came up with the name while watching his children play with a SuperBall.
In 1972, Hunt became the first AFL figure to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and each year the Lamar Hunt Trophy goes to the winner of the NFL's American conference.
Hunt long campaigned to let teams other than Dallas and Detroit play at home on Thanksgiving Day. To honor his effort, the NFL scheduled a third game on the holiday this year -- in Kansas City. Hunt missed it, though, because he was in the hospital and couldn't get the game on TV.
For several years, Hunt also owned the minor-league baseball Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, but his 1964 effort to bring major league baseball to the Dallas area failed. After the 1971 season, the Washington franchise moved to suburban Arlington and became the Texas Rangers.
In 1967, Hunt was one of 10 original founding partners in the Chicago Bulls basketball franchise. He was the last remaining original owner.
Also in 1967, Hunt started the first organized effort at a pro tennis tour with World Championship Tennis, and in 1968 he helped bring pro soccer to the United States with his Dallas Tornado of the old North American Soccer League.
More recently, Hunt and his sons owned Hunt Sports Group, which manages Major League Soccer franchises in Dallas, Kansas City and Columbus, Ohio.
In 1969, Hunt tried to buy Alcatraz, the island in San Francisco Bay that once housed a federal prison, and develop it with a tourist park and shopping destination. The idea died amid local protest.
Hunt created Worlds of Fun, a $50 million amusement park, and Oceans of Fun, a $7 million water recreation park, in Kansas City. He opened a pro bowling arena in Dallas -- actress Jayne Mansfield was the opening-night draw.
Hunt was part of H.L. Hunt's "first family" -- the wildcatter had 15 children by three women. Despite huge losses in the silver and oil markets, family members kept much of their wealth protected by elaborate trusts, and their names have long dotted lists of the wealthiest Americans.
Counting pro football, Hunt has been inducted into eight halls of fame, including ones for soccer and tennis as well as the Texas Business Hall of Fame and the Kansas City Business Hall of Fame.
Hunt is survived by wife Norma, children Lamar Jr., Sharron Munson, Clark and Daniel; and 13 grandchildren.
AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service
NFL.com wire reports
DALLAS (Dec. 14, 2006) -- Lamar Hunt, the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term "Super Bowl," died Dec. 13. He was 74.
Hunt, the son of a famous and wealthy Texas family, died at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas of complications from prostate cancer, Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said.
Lamar Hunt 1932-2006
Lamar Hunt founded the AFL and helped shape the modern NFL.
Hunt battled cancer for several years and was hospitalized the day before Thanksgiving with a partially collapsed lung. Doctors discovered that the cancer had spread, and Hunt had been under heavy sedation since last week.
"He was a founder. He was the energy, really, that put together half of the league, and then he was the key person in merging the two leagues together," said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Hunt's neighbor. "You'd be hard-pressed to find anybody that's made a bigger contribution (to the NFL) than Lamar Hunt."
The son of Texas oilman H.L. Hunt, Lamar Hunt grew up in Dallas and attended a private boys' prep school in Pennsylvania, serving as captain of the football team in his senior year. His love of sports led to his nickname, "Games."
Hunt played football at SMU, but never rose above third string. His modest achievements on the field were dwarfed by his accomplishments as an owner and promoter of teams in professional football, basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer and bowling.
Hunt's business dealings were also the stuff of headlines. Hunt didn't need to make money -- his father was an oil wildcatter who was often referred to as the richest man in the world. But he tried to build on his father's wealth.
Along with two brothers, Hunt tried to corner the silver market in 1979 and 1980. Their oil investments also soured in the 1980s. Some estimated the family's losses in the billions.
Hunt also suffered setbacks in the world of pro sports, but overcame them.
When NFL owners rebuffed Hunt's attempt to buy a franchise and move it to Dallas, Hunt -- ignoring his father's advice -- founded the AFL. He owned one of the AFL's eight original teams from the inaugural 1960 season, the Dallas Texans.
The Texans, however, struggled in head-to-head competition with the expansion Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Convinced that both franchises would suffer as long as Dallas remained a two-team city, Hunt moved the Texans to Kansas City in 1963.
"I looked around and figured Kansas City could be a success," he told The Associated Press. "By our fourth or fifth year, we started to succeed. The Cowboys, of course, did very well, too."
Hunt realized his dream of becoming an NFL owner after the two leagues reached a merger deal in 1966.
In 1967, the Chiefs lost the first AFL-NFL championship -- it was then called the World Championship Game. Three years later, the Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings for the title.
By then, the championship game had been christened the Super Bowl. Hunt came up with the name while watching his children play with a SuperBall.
In 1972, Hunt became the first AFL figure to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and each year the Lamar Hunt Trophy goes to the winner of the NFL's American conference.
Hunt long campaigned to let teams other than Dallas and Detroit play at home on Thanksgiving Day. To honor his effort, the NFL scheduled a third game on the holiday this year -- in Kansas City. Hunt missed it, though, because he was in the hospital and couldn't get the game on TV.
For several years, Hunt also owned the minor-league baseball Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, but his 1964 effort to bring major league baseball to the Dallas area failed. After the 1971 season, the Washington franchise moved to suburban Arlington and became the Texas Rangers.
In 1967, Hunt was one of 10 original founding partners in the Chicago Bulls basketball franchise. He was the last remaining original owner.
Also in 1967, Hunt started the first organized effort at a pro tennis tour with World Championship Tennis, and in 1968 he helped bring pro soccer to the United States with his Dallas Tornado of the old North American Soccer League.
More recently, Hunt and his sons owned Hunt Sports Group, which manages Major League Soccer franchises in Dallas, Kansas City and Columbus, Ohio.
In 1969, Hunt tried to buy Alcatraz, the island in San Francisco Bay that once housed a federal prison, and develop it with a tourist park and shopping destination. The idea died amid local protest.
Hunt created Worlds of Fun, a $50 million amusement park, and Oceans of Fun, a $7 million water recreation park, in Kansas City. He opened a pro bowling arena in Dallas -- actress Jayne Mansfield was the opening-night draw.
Hunt was part of H.L. Hunt's "first family" -- the wildcatter had 15 children by three women. Despite huge losses in the silver and oil markets, family members kept much of their wealth protected by elaborate trusts, and their names have long dotted lists of the wealthiest Americans.
Counting pro football, Hunt has been inducted into eight halls of fame, including ones for soccer and tennis as well as the Texas Business Hall of Fame and the Kansas City Business Hall of Fame.
Hunt is survived by wife Norma, children Lamar Jr., Sharron Munson, Clark and Daniel; and 13 grandchildren.
AP NEWS
The Associated Press News Service
NFL WEEK 15 INJURY REPORT -- TUESDAY
FOR USE AS DESIRED
NFL-PER-15 12/12/06
WEEK 15 INJURY REPORT -- TUESDAY
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS on Thursday
San Francisco 49ers
OUT T Adam Snyder (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE TE Eric Johnson (Knee); LB Derek Smith (Hamstring); CB Shawntae Spencer
(Ankle); LB Jeff Ulbrich (Foot)
PROBABLE DT Anthony Adams (Knee); T Jonas Jennings (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Adam Snyder; Eric Johnson; Derek Smith; Jonas Jennings
Seattle Seahawks
OUT C Robbie Tobeck (Hip); WR Darrell Jackson (Toe); TE Itula Mili (Concussion)
QUESTIONABLE DT Rocky Bernard (Foot); G Floyd Womack (Groin); WR Bobby Engram (Illness)
PROBABLE DE Joe Tafoya (Calf)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Robbie Tobeck; Darrell Jackson; Itula Mili; Rocky Bernard; Floyd Womack
NFL-PER-15 12/12/06
WEEK 15 INJURY REPORT -- TUESDAY
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS on Thursday
San Francisco 49ers
OUT T Adam Snyder (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE TE Eric Johnson (Knee); LB Derek Smith (Hamstring); CB Shawntae Spencer
(Ankle); LB Jeff Ulbrich (Foot)
PROBABLE DT Anthony Adams (Knee); T Jonas Jennings (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Adam Snyder; Eric Johnson; Derek Smith; Jonas Jennings
Seattle Seahawks
OUT C Robbie Tobeck (Hip); WR Darrell Jackson (Toe); TE Itula Mili (Concussion)
QUESTIONABLE DT Rocky Bernard (Foot); G Floyd Womack (Groin); WR Bobby Engram (Illness)
PROBABLE DE Joe Tafoya (Calf)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
TUES Robbie Tobeck; Darrell Jackson; Itula Mili; Rocky Bernard; Floyd Womack
NY area Fans STILL Getting Squeezed By NFL network
NY area Fans STILL Getting Squeezed By NFL network-from today's NY times sports section.
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Published: December 13, 2006
The NFL Network has offered Time Warner and Cablevision an opportunity for their New York-New Jersey subscribers to see Rutgers play Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 28 if they accept the network’s weeklong free preview.
Yesterday, Time Warner and Cablevision — with about 4.5 million customers in the local market — did not show enthusiasm for the offer. Cablevision’s response showed that it did not want to give the channel much exposure.
Cablevision said it expected to carry only the pregame programming before the Texas Bowl, the game and any postgame coverage, not the full week from Dec. 24 to Dec. 30. It would be available to Cablevision’s Family Cable customers on Channel 14.
In doing so, Cablevision would eliminate the NFL Network’s hope of showing the breadth of its programming to customers who had not seen it and might demand it from Time Warner and Cablevision.
Maureen Huff, a Time Warner spokeswoman, said, “We just received the proposal and are looking at it.” She declined to say whether Time Warner was considering the same limited response as Cablevision.
League spokesmen refused to comment on whether Cablevision’s response violated the terms of the weeklong offer. “We will review their full response,” said Joe Browne, a spokesman.
Time Warner and Cablevision have refused to carry the NFL Network, at a monthly subscriber fee of 70 cents, on a broadly available tier like expanded basic.
The free preview, a common marketing tool in cable, especially for movie channels, was offered by Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League, during a telephone conversation yesterday with Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey. The league has received several hundred phone calls from fans who want to see the Rutgers-Kansas State bowl game.
Lautenberg has been lobbying the league to broaden the coverage of the Texas Bowl ever since it appeared possible that Rutgers would play in it. “The bottom line is that people in New Jersey need to be able to watch Rutgers play, and now we have a way to do that,” Lautenberg said in a statement.
The league chose to provide the free preview rather than license the game to local broadcast stations in the New York-New Jersey or Manhattan, Kan., areas, or stream it to broadband Internet users on NFL.com.
And my Take: This is just another slap in the face by The NFL network to it's NY area fans. People who don't want to pay for the Poor service of Dish Network or to Give Verizon anymore money. Some of us really want this Coverage, but we are happy That CABLEvision and Time Warner are standing up for us customers. It would be nice to have the free Preview though.
By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Published: December 13, 2006
The NFL Network has offered Time Warner and Cablevision an opportunity for their New York-New Jersey subscribers to see Rutgers play Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 28 if they accept the network’s weeklong free preview.
Yesterday, Time Warner and Cablevision — with about 4.5 million customers in the local market — did not show enthusiasm for the offer. Cablevision’s response showed that it did not want to give the channel much exposure.
Cablevision said it expected to carry only the pregame programming before the Texas Bowl, the game and any postgame coverage, not the full week from Dec. 24 to Dec. 30. It would be available to Cablevision’s Family Cable customers on Channel 14.
In doing so, Cablevision would eliminate the NFL Network’s hope of showing the breadth of its programming to customers who had not seen it and might demand it from Time Warner and Cablevision.
Maureen Huff, a Time Warner spokeswoman, said, “We just received the proposal and are looking at it.” She declined to say whether Time Warner was considering the same limited response as Cablevision.
League spokesmen refused to comment on whether Cablevision’s response violated the terms of the weeklong offer. “We will review their full response,” said Joe Browne, a spokesman.
Time Warner and Cablevision have refused to carry the NFL Network, at a monthly subscriber fee of 70 cents, on a broadly available tier like expanded basic.
The free preview, a common marketing tool in cable, especially for movie channels, was offered by Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League, during a telephone conversation yesterday with Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey. The league has received several hundred phone calls from fans who want to see the Rutgers-Kansas State bowl game.
Lautenberg has been lobbying the league to broaden the coverage of the Texas Bowl ever since it appeared possible that Rutgers would play in it. “The bottom line is that people in New Jersey need to be able to watch Rutgers play, and now we have a way to do that,” Lautenberg said in a statement.
The league chose to provide the free preview rather than license the game to local broadcast stations in the New York-New Jersey or Manhattan, Kan., areas, or stream it to broadband Internet users on NFL.com.
And my Take: This is just another slap in the face by The NFL network to it's NY area fans. People who don't want to pay for the Poor service of Dish Network or to Give Verizon anymore money. Some of us really want this Coverage, but we are happy That CABLEvision and Time Warner are standing up for us customers. It would be nice to have the free Preview though.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Indianapolis Coach Problem - Defensive Line Injuries Galore!
Yep.
You know I'm really surprised at how the media misses the important details in football. Take the Colts Defense. Do you know that three of their defensive line people -- two of them starting tackles -- have been out for the year?
Look at this:
20 Doss, Mike Defensive Back IR Knee 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
96 Goddard, Johnathan Defensive End IR Foot 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
23 Mungro, James Running Back IR Knee 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
90 Reagor, Montae Defensive Tackle Non-Football Illness/Injury 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
97 Simon, Corey Defensive Tackle Non-Football Illness/Injury 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
That list also includes Mike Doss and for some reason Bob Sanders is missing from this sheet, which comes from their website. That's six defensive players. It's not to so much the Colts personel as just plain injuries. But the Colts have to find a way, and there's an answer at least for the short term.
You know I'm really surprised at how the media misses the important details in football. Take the Colts Defense. Do you know that three of their defensive line people -- two of them starting tackles -- have been out for the year?
Look at this:
20 Doss, Mike Defensive Back IR Knee 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
96 Goddard, Johnathan Defensive End IR Foot 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
23 Mungro, James Running Back IR Knee 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
90 Reagor, Montae Defensive Tackle Non-Football Illness/Injury 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
97 Simon, Corey Defensive Tackle Non-Football Illness/Injury 12-11-06 - 04:40 PM
That list also includes Mike Doss and for some reason Bob Sanders is missing from this sheet, which comes from their website. That's six defensive players. It's not to so much the Colts personel as just plain injuries. But the Colts have to find a way, and there's an answer at least for the short term.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Chicago Bears Clinch Division; Beat Rams 42-27
Bears profit on Hester's returns 42-27
NFL.com wire reports
ST. LOUIS (Dec. 11, 2006) -- Devin Hester expects teams to keep on kicking deep to him. And he expects to keep right on returning those kicks to the end zone.
The high-stepping rookie got the Rams' home dome rocking with chants of "Let's Go Bears!" as he set an NFL record with his fifth and sixth returns for touchdowns this season, a 94-yard kickoff runback in the second quarter and a 96-yarder in the final period. That sparked a 42-27 victory that gave the NFC North champions (11-2) a bye for the first week of the playoffs.
"It's the NFL, and a team is not going to bow down to one player," Hester said. "They'll continue to kick to me."
They're fools if they do.
"It's like the gates of Heaven opening up for me," he added.
A second-round draft pick, Hester also has three punt return touchdowns and ran back a missed field goal 108 yards against the Giants to tie the longest play in NFL history. But he had returned only six kickoffs all season before his historic romps that made the thousands of fans who trekked from Chicago rise from their seats.
"I almost thought we were back at Soldier Field," coach Lovie Smith said.
Hester struggled to find a position in college at Miami, but he has been a sensation with the ball in his hands on kick returns for the Bears.
"The story of the game is Devin Hester," Smith said. "It's time we start looking at him as an offensive player. There are a lot of good offensive rookies in the league making big plays, but who has had as much impact as Devin Hester has in the league as a rookie right now?"
He came through the middle on the first runback, then swiftly cut to his left untouched and sped down the sideline, high-stepping like a drum major the last few yards while holding up the football for the raucous Bears fans.
Hester outdid himself in the fourth quarter when it appeared the Rams might try an onside kick. The only Bear standing deep, he went straight up the center of the field, again untouched, and turned around at the Rams 20 looking for pursuers. No one was there.
He admitted it was a tribute to his friend Deion Sanders.
"That played a major role in us losing the game," Rams cornerback Ron Bartell said. "We lost by 15. You take away those two returns, we've got a pretty good game."
Beleaguered quarterback Rex Grossman had a pretty good game and the Chicago running attack dominated the last two quarters.
Carrying a 14-13 lead into the second half, the Bears outgained the Rams (5-8) 191 yards to 31 in the third quarter. They scored on Thomas Jones' 30-yard run and Muhsin Muhammad's superb fingertip catch of a 14-yard pass from Grossman, who probably quieted calls for his benching -- particularly from the thousands of fans who outshouted Rams rooters much of the evening.
Rex Grossman temporarily silenced his critics with a mistake-free two-touchdown performance.
"They were all over the place tonight," linebacker Lance Briggs said. "I could hear the crowd chanting 'Bears, Bears, Bears.' Man, that's a warm feeling being away from home."
Grossman was 6-for-19 for 34 yards in a victory against Minnesota last week and had registered six interceptions and no touchdowns in the past two games, but was 13-for-23 for 200 yards and two scores against St. Louis. Aside from the fade pass to Muhammad, he hit Bernard Berrian on a perfect slant pattern for a 34-yard score late in the second period.
"The best way of describing it is efficient and decisive and getting the ball to guys I needed to," Grossman said.
Chicago rushed for only 65 yards against the Rams' porous run defense in the first half, then Jones gained 58 yards on the Bears' first series of the second half. That included a 24-yarder featuring a flashy spin move.
The Rams did get a 6-yard TD pass to Torry Holt midway through the fourth quarter, and a 6-yarder to Steven Jackson with 4:41 left. But they barely stung thanks to Hester's heroics.
"To beat a team like that you almost have to play perfect, and we didn't," QB Marc Bulger said. Now the Rams have lost seven of eight and are all but eliminated from playoff consideration.
Chicago kicker Robbie Gould missed twice on field-goal attempts -- from 37 and 49 yards. They were only his second and third misses of the season.
When Chicago's special teams came through early -- on Brad Maynard's punt downed at the St. Louis 1 -- the defense couldn't. Holt caught back-to-back passes of 13 and 16 yards, then Marc Bulger's perfect throw on third-and-13 found Kevin Curtis for 39 yards. Looking like the vintage Rams of the early decade on the 99-yard drive, they also converted a fourth-and-1 on Stephen Davis' 16-yard run to the 1 before Holt's double move beat Hester for the score.
A bad snap botched the extra point.
To their credit, the Rams responded immediately to Hester's first TD return with a 72-yard drive featuring Jackson, who gained 35 yards and ran in from the 2.
It was then the Bears' turn for an impressive drive that covered 74 yards, capped by Berrian's 34-yard TD catch and run for a 14-13 halftime edge.
NFL.com wire reports
ST. LOUIS (Dec. 11, 2006) -- Devin Hester expects teams to keep on kicking deep to him. And he expects to keep right on returning those kicks to the end zone.
The high-stepping rookie got the Rams' home dome rocking with chants of "Let's Go Bears!" as he set an NFL record with his fifth and sixth returns for touchdowns this season, a 94-yard kickoff runback in the second quarter and a 96-yarder in the final period. That sparked a 42-27 victory that gave the NFC North champions (11-2) a bye for the first week of the playoffs.
"It's the NFL, and a team is not going to bow down to one player," Hester said. "They'll continue to kick to me."
They're fools if they do.
"It's like the gates of Heaven opening up for me," he added.
A second-round draft pick, Hester also has three punt return touchdowns and ran back a missed field goal 108 yards against the Giants to tie the longest play in NFL history. But he had returned only six kickoffs all season before his historic romps that made the thousands of fans who trekked from Chicago rise from their seats.
"I almost thought we were back at Soldier Field," coach Lovie Smith said.
Hester struggled to find a position in college at Miami, but he has been a sensation with the ball in his hands on kick returns for the Bears.
"The story of the game is Devin Hester," Smith said. "It's time we start looking at him as an offensive player. There are a lot of good offensive rookies in the league making big plays, but who has had as much impact as Devin Hester has in the league as a rookie right now?"
He came through the middle on the first runback, then swiftly cut to his left untouched and sped down the sideline, high-stepping like a drum major the last few yards while holding up the football for the raucous Bears fans.
Hester outdid himself in the fourth quarter when it appeared the Rams might try an onside kick. The only Bear standing deep, he went straight up the center of the field, again untouched, and turned around at the Rams 20 looking for pursuers. No one was there.
He admitted it was a tribute to his friend Deion Sanders.
"That played a major role in us losing the game," Rams cornerback Ron Bartell said. "We lost by 15. You take away those two returns, we've got a pretty good game."
Beleaguered quarterback Rex Grossman had a pretty good game and the Chicago running attack dominated the last two quarters.
Carrying a 14-13 lead into the second half, the Bears outgained the Rams (5-8) 191 yards to 31 in the third quarter. They scored on Thomas Jones' 30-yard run and Muhsin Muhammad's superb fingertip catch of a 14-yard pass from Grossman, who probably quieted calls for his benching -- particularly from the thousands of fans who outshouted Rams rooters much of the evening.
Rex Grossman temporarily silenced his critics with a mistake-free two-touchdown performance.
"They were all over the place tonight," linebacker Lance Briggs said. "I could hear the crowd chanting 'Bears, Bears, Bears.' Man, that's a warm feeling being away from home."
Grossman was 6-for-19 for 34 yards in a victory against Minnesota last week and had registered six interceptions and no touchdowns in the past two games, but was 13-for-23 for 200 yards and two scores against St. Louis. Aside from the fade pass to Muhammad, he hit Bernard Berrian on a perfect slant pattern for a 34-yard score late in the second period.
"The best way of describing it is efficient and decisive and getting the ball to guys I needed to," Grossman said.
Chicago rushed for only 65 yards against the Rams' porous run defense in the first half, then Jones gained 58 yards on the Bears' first series of the second half. That included a 24-yarder featuring a flashy spin move.
The Rams did get a 6-yard TD pass to Torry Holt midway through the fourth quarter, and a 6-yarder to Steven Jackson with 4:41 left. But they barely stung thanks to Hester's heroics.
"To beat a team like that you almost have to play perfect, and we didn't," QB Marc Bulger said. Now the Rams have lost seven of eight and are all but eliminated from playoff consideration.
Chicago kicker Robbie Gould missed twice on field-goal attempts -- from 37 and 49 yards. They were only his second and third misses of the season.
When Chicago's special teams came through early -- on Brad Maynard's punt downed at the St. Louis 1 -- the defense couldn't. Holt caught back-to-back passes of 13 and 16 yards, then Marc Bulger's perfect throw on third-and-13 found Kevin Curtis for 39 yards. Looking like the vintage Rams of the early decade on the 99-yard drive, they also converted a fourth-and-1 on Stephen Davis' 16-yard run to the 1 before Holt's double move beat Hester for the score.
A bad snap botched the extra point.
To their credit, the Rams responded immediately to Hester's first TD return with a 72-yard drive featuring Jackson, who gained 35 yards and ran in from the 2.
It was then the Bears' turn for an impressive drive that covered 74 yards, capped by Berrian's 34-yard TD catch and run for a 14-13 halftime edge.
4-Year-Old Boy (African American It Seems) Suspended For "Touching" His Aide After A Hug - Another Race Problem Masked By Mainstream Media
Let me get this straight, the four-year-old son of DaMarcus Blackwell was suspended by his school for "inappropriate touching" after he hugged the woman and he "rubbed his face in the chest of (the) female employee" on Nov. 10.
What kind of idiot would think a four-year-old boy is old enough to think of such a thing as sex as opposed to...lunch? Plus, he's short -- a kid, so there's no way....oh, geez, this is so silly and depressing. What kind of anxiety is the aide carrying around in her freaking head? Was she just so guilty of feeling turned on she got mad -- at a four year old? Damn!
Does she have kids? Does she breast feed? What does she do then? Get pissed and give the kids a spanking because she got turned on? Oh, god!
What bothers me about this story is how the matter of race is -- once again -- whitewashed. Look, his father's name is obviously not one someone White takes; it's commonly a Black person's name. The media is doing a massive disservice to the improvement of society with this constant habit of masking skin color in a story.
Second, I'll bet $100 the person complaining was at the least not black and perhaps given the region, most likely White. I'd lay money on that given the silly range of racial fears that taints our society. Look, if the news article were written to reflect the color of the participants, the reaction would be almost certainly one of even more outrage.
Why this form of censorship exists is beyond me. But it's got to stop. There's certainly a racial element here that's being deliberately burried.
I wrote "African American It Seems" -- I should have just written "Black."
What kind of idiot would think a four-year-old boy is old enough to think of such a thing as sex as opposed to...lunch? Plus, he's short -- a kid, so there's no way....oh, geez, this is so silly and depressing. What kind of anxiety is the aide carrying around in her freaking head? Was she just so guilty of feeling turned on she got mad -- at a four year old? Damn!
Does she have kids? Does she breast feed? What does she do then? Get pissed and give the kids a spanking because she got turned on? Oh, god!
What bothers me about this story is how the matter of race is -- once again -- whitewashed. Look, his father's name is obviously not one someone White takes; it's commonly a Black person's name. The media is doing a massive disservice to the improvement of society with this constant habit of masking skin color in a story.
Second, I'll bet $100 the person complaining was at the least not black and perhaps given the region, most likely White. I'd lay money on that given the silly range of racial fears that taints our society. Look, if the news article were written to reflect the color of the participants, the reaction would be almost certainly one of even more outrage.
Why this form of censorship exists is beyond me. But it's got to stop. There's certainly a racial element here that's being deliberately burried.
I wrote "African American It Seems" -- I should have just written "Black."
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