For all the contenders and pretenders out there, we finally know who’s who. Week 3 and Week 4 resembled the stresses of a midterm exam week. Some teams passed with flying colors and others wasted credits. Cincinnati, South Florida, and Iowa are amongst the Dean’s list. Penn State, Pittsburgh, and Texas Tech are on academic [...]

Former Notre Dame coach Dan Devine said football is all about blocking and tacking. Success in 2009 solely rests on that theory.
2008 was a Jekyll and Hyde season for the Irish. After a promising 4-1 start, a 2-5 finish had Notre Dame fans seeing the Mr. Hyde they knew all too well.
They squandered three 4th [...]

The Aaron Heilman era in Seattle didn’t last very long.
The former Met reliever was shipped away from the Pacific Northwest yesterday when the Mariners shipped the embattled reliever to the Chicago Cubs for infielder Ronny Cedeno and left-hander Garrett Olson.
Actually, the trade brings the 30 year-old home since he grew up 140 miles away from [...]

After losing defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to the St. Louis Rams over the weekend, Tom Coughlin wasted no time naming his replacement, tabbing linebackers coach Bill Sheridan for the job.
The 50 year-old held that position for the past four seasons and working under Spagnuolo the last two years will allow him to continue the system [...]