Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Mets need a youth movement



Brady on D&C: 'Showed what we're made of'
WEEI.com
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady joined the Dennis & Callahan show Tuesday morning, just hours after the team's impressive, 41-14 victory over the Dolphins in Miami. "This was a big game," Brady said. "We put a lot into this game. ...
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Madden: Mets need a youth movement
New York Daily News
Jerry DiPoto has experience in the front office with the Arizona Diamonbacks and is a New Jersey product. If that's not enough, he is also a former Mets relief pitcher (below). Are you happy that Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel won't be returning to the ...
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New York Daily News
Panthers WR Jarrett facing another DWI charge
Washington Post
By MIKE CRANSTON AP CHARLOTTE, NC -- Carolina Panthers receiver Dwayne Jarrett has been arrested for driving while impaired for the second time in less than three years. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman Bob Fey says Jarrett was pulled over on ...
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Source: Indianapolis Colts safety Melvin Bullitt out for rest of year
ESPN
Indianapolis Colts safety Melvin Bullitt, Bob Sanders' replacement and the team's special teams captain, is out for the season after breaking a bone in his right shoulder Sunday in Jacksonville, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. ...
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Q&A: 'NBA Jam' creator Mark Turmell and creative director Trey Smith
USA Today
In bringing NBA Jam to this generation of video game consoles, the EA Sports development team rightfully stayed true to the original arcade classic that captures so many quarters -- and hearts -- over the years. "We used the digitized faces as our ...
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USA Today
Beware the T'Wolves of London
USA Today
I must have seen Lon Chaney walking with the Queen because the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-92 in the preseason opener for both teams who were playing in England. Aaahoo, break up the T'Wolves of London. ...
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USA Today
Doctor says Eagles' Vick might be out 2-to-6 weeks, but McCoy possible
Philadelphia Daily News
By LES BOWEN MICHAEL VICK was able to walk yesterday without grimacing with each arm movement. "Better," he said, when asked how he felt. Last night, Vick told a radio show in Virginia that he expects to be sidelined 1 or 2 weeks; then he acknowledged ...
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Reds vs. Phillies: Why the Reds will win -- or lose
USA Today
No matter what happens in Game 1, the second game will be pivotal, and Cincinnati will send right-hander Bronson Arroyo to the mound. Arroyo, 17-10, is a savvy competitor who finished strong, going 3-0, 2.25 in his last four starts this season. ...
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Saints offense has been less than super for fantasy owners
USA Today
By Ronald Martinez, Getty Images The New Orleans Saints might be a chip-shot field goal from 4-0, but they've been major disappointments to fantasy owners. Drew Brees and Co. are supposed to march up and down the field, but they've dinked and dunked to ...
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Beanie Wells is unhappy with role thus far
msnbc.com
Beanie Wells is "definitely not pleased" with his role thus far and plans to have a discussion with coach Ken Whisenhunt about it. He didn't enter in Week 4 until there was 10:31 left the second quarter (though he said there were only four minutes ...
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Harper: Yankees need answers for 'ifs'
New York Daily News
After CC Sabathia, the Yankees have a lot of question marks in their starting rotation, the biggest being AJ Burnett. The 2010 Yankees also lack a proven clutch hitter like Hideki Matsui (below). In Minnesota, the locals believe this is their year, ...
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New York Daily News
Low blow Morales: Bolivian president knees football opponent in groin
The Guardian
A knee to the groin may be more Vinnie Jones than Machiavelli, but it was no less effective for Evo Morales in asserting his presidential authority. With one deft movement, Bolivia's combative leader felled an opponent in a football match against a ...
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The Guardian
Pawtucket owner Ben Mondor, 85, dies
Boston Herald
By Michael Silverman Ben Mondor, one of the most warm-hearted and influential people to grace the baseball scene, died Sunday evening at his Warwick Neck, RI, home. He was 85. Mondor was the owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox [team stats], the Triple-A ...
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And now your top 50 Wooden Award candidates
ESPN (blog)
By Eamonn Brennan Last night, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the 2010-11 preseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award. According to the club, the list is comprised of "50 student-athletes who, based on last year's individual performance ...
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Steve Phillips' Rays-Rangers Breakdown
FanHouse
The AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays and AL West champion Texas Rangers square off beginning Wednesday in an American League Division Series. FanHouse analyst Steve Phillips breaks down both teams heading into the series: The Tampa Bay Rays have the ...
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Joe Flacco has no time to celebrate win vs. Steelers
Baltimore Sun
Flacco went out with a couple of buddies to catch the Sunday night football game and talk about the Ravens' 17-14 comeback win at the Pittsburgh Steelers. He came to Ravens headquarters Monday and watched his game-winning 18-yard touchdown pass to TJ ...
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Texans notes: Johnson, Jones could be game-time calls
Houston Chronicle
By JOHN McCLAIN Coach Gary Kubiak hopes Texans receivers Andre Johnson (sprained ankle) and Jacoby Jones (strained calf muscle) can play against the Giants on Sunday, but he might not know until game time. "Andre didn't take any steps backward," Kubiak ...
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NBA AM: The HEAT Index?
HoopsWorld
The "HEAT" Index?: Yesterday our friends at ESPN revealed what many of us in the media world have already known – they have tremendous bias towards the Miami HEAT and they are not about to hide it. Not Miami as a city or market, as ESPN has done in ...
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NC State refocusing after Va Tech collapse
Boston Herald
By AP RALEIGH, NC — North Carolina State's hot start is history. The Wolfpack's national ranking slipped away, too — right along with a huge lead. For the first time this year, NC State's humbled team is getting a lesson in dealing with adversity. ...
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Packers' Charles Woodson steps up against Lions
Detroit Free Press
By TOM SILVERSTEIN The Green Bay Packers were perilously close to having their 19-game home winning streak against the Detroit Lions snapped at Lambeau Field, until the former Wolverine decided enough was enough and put the game in his pocket. ...
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Dwight Dasher eager to start his season
ESPN (blog)
By Andrea Adelson Dwight Dasher figures he will be nervous before Middle Tennessee plays Troy Tuesday night in a big Sun Belt conference showdown. Who can blame him? It has been 10 months since he played in a football game, the first four contests of ...
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Improved Chiefs' defense gets shot against Manning
Kansas City Star
By ADAM TEICHER Eric Berry will face Peyton Manning for the first time in his NFL career on Sunday when the Chiefs play the Colts in Indianapolis. But the rookie safety is already familiar with the veteran quarterback's moves. ...
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Kansas City Star
Thomas Making Strides
NHL.com
By John Bishop - BostonBruins.com Prague, Czech Republic -- Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas is slated to get tonight's exhibition start against Liberec. Thomas, who is recovering from off season hip surgery, looks to have turned a page and instead ...
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NHL.com
9A: Pearl's Past; More Evidence Against Contador; McDaniels Blasts Titans
ESPN (blog)
When Pearl reportedly invited top junior recruits to his Knoxville home in fall of 2008, violating NCAA rules, it wasn't the first time he crossed that line. Kevin Fitzgerald, the compliance director at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -- where ...
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ESPN (blog)
Twins' Justin Morneau out for the postseason
Boston Herald
By Joe Christensen / Star Tribune (Minneapolis) MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins officially shut down Justin Morneau's postseason comeback attempt Monday, letting him focus on making a full recovery from his July 7 concussion by spring training. ...
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