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NFL Predictions: Week Two

Posted: 17th September 2009 by Doug Rush in NFL
Week One of the NFL finally came for the fans all over the country. Some fans know they have a potential playoff team early on this season. Some know their team has a lot of work to do if they even want to be considered. Then there are some who know their team will be an utter disaster in 2009. In Week One, I finished 12-4 with my picks with the 49ers, ...
It's becoming a theme in the new Yankee Stadium for opposing teams. If you don't win the game before the ninth inning, you're in deep trouble, because the Yankees will find a way to come back and beat you. On Wednesday night, it was no different. The Yankees were trailing the Blue Jays 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning and looked a little flat against the Blue Jays pitching. Alex Rodriguez got ...
Tuesday night's game between the Yankees and Blue Jays was turning into a lopsided contest with Roy Halladay out-pitching Sergio Mitre. By the end of the night, all hell had broken loose in the Bronx. It was 8-2 Blue Jays in the top of the eighth inning. Rookie relief pitcher Mark Melancon tried to pitch inside on Aaron Hill, but ended up hitting him in the back with a pitch. Hill ...

NFL Top 10 Power Rankings Through Week One

Posted: 15th September 2009 by Doug Rush in NFL
After Monday Night Football's double header of games, Week One of the NFL finally closed the door and all 32 teams finally played their first games. Some have a lot of hope for 2009. Some have a lot of work to do, and some might be packing it in for a long season. I will be starting a new Power Ranking System for the Top 10 teams in the NFL each week, ...
The Yankees most likely will be a playoff team come October. It also looks like so will the Angels. When they squared off on Monday night, it could have been looking into the future of a potential playoff matchup with a playoff atmosphere in the Bronx. Monday night's game was a makeup from a rain-out of May 3. The Yankees were up against Jered Weaver, who has been one of the Angels ...

With Hakeem Nicks’ Ankle Injury, Does Ramses Barden Get a Chance?

Posted: 14th September 2009 by Doug Rush in NFL
According to the New York Daily News, Giants rookie wide receiver Hakeem Nicks only suffered a mild sprain of the ankle in Sunday's game against the Redskins. Nicks was carted off yesterday, then came back onto the field on crutches, but the sprain is much better news than if it were a fracture or break. Because of the injury, Nicks will miss approximately 2-3 weeks, which means Nicks will not be playing ...
Week One of the 2009 NFL season finally came for the Giants fans. All the talk of missing Plaxico Burress finally left when Sunday's game ended with the Redskins because the Giants balanced offense showed Burress will not be needed. The Giants took the opening kickoff and moved the ball effectively down the field on the Redskins defense. The Giants running attack of Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw got decent chunks of ...
Week One of the 2009 NFL season finally came for the Giants fans. All the talk of missing Plaxico Burress finally left when Sunday's game ended with the Redskins because the Giants balanced offense showed Burress will not be needed. The Giants took the opening kickoff and moved the ball effectively down the field on the Redskins defense. The Giants running attack of Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw got decent chunks of ...

Derek Jeter Is Now All-Time Yankee Hit King With 2,722nd Hit

Posted: 12th September 2009 by Doug Rush in MLB
There was a baseball game played on Friday night. The Yankees lost it 10-4 to the Orioles. Truth be told, nobody cared. Honestly, nobody is going to remember the result, not now nor down the road. Baseball fans are only going to remember that on Sept. 11, 2009, they saw baseball history. It took 90 minutes to get Friday night's game between the Yankees and Orioles going because of a rain delay, ...

Remembering September 11: The Yankees Healed a City and Country

Posted: 11th September 2009 by Doug Rush in MLB
I was a 17-year-old high school senior on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. I was a little bummed out because the New York Giants lost their opening game on Monday Night Football to the Denver Broncos, but that would soon become a distant memory. Around 9:30 in the morning, I heard whispers in the hallway that something terrible happened in New York City. I raced to the first empty classroom I ...