Three days. That’s how long the draft is now. Only round 1 is tonight. Only rounds two and three are tomorrow. The rest is Saturday. I’d love to see the Jets get a nose tackle or a pass rusher. I also feel they may trade out of the first round if they don’t like what [...]
Archive for April, 2011
NEW YORK JETS: It Is Draft Night, Finally
Posted in NY Jets on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PGA TOUR DIGEST: Vol. 4 No. 17
Posted in Golf on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week on the PGA Tour we head south for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Always a fun event in a great place and this week they have a fantastic field. Will this be where Rickie Fowler gets his first PGA Tour win? We will have to wait and see. TV Coverage is Thursday-Friday, [...]
PGA TOUR FANTASY: New Orleans
Posted in Golf, PGA Tour Fantasy on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s my picks for this week: A: Nick Watney (Backup: Graeme McDowell) B: Rickie Fowler (Backup: Spencer Levin) B: Webb Simpson (Backup: Josh Teater) C: Chris Couch (Backup: Jason Dufner)
TIGER WOODS: OUT of Wells Fargo Championship With MCL Sprain and Achilles Strain
Posted in Golf on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
UPDATE: 1) Upon further review, it was the RIGHT Achilles Tiger kept injuring in 2009. This is the LEFT one that is hurt now. 2) Doug Ferguson of the AP spoke to Tiger’s agent Mark Steinberg and according to Steinberg there’s a “reasonable chance” Tiger will play The Players, three weeks from Thursday. ORIGINAL POST: [...]
PGA TOUR: Royal Bank of Canada Reportedly to Become Sponsor of The Heritage
Posted in Golf on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Golf World is reporting that Royal Bank of Canada, which coincidentally had two of the players that it sponsors — Jim Furyk and Luke Donald — contending on Sunday, will sign a four-year sponsorship deal to save The Heritage. The Heritage is a beloved PGA Tour event usually played the week after The Masters which [...]
PGA TOUR: More Details on Plan to Revamp Q-School/Fall Series/End of Nationwide Tour Season Revealed
Posted in Golf on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Golf World Monday provided more details on the PGA Tour’s proposed plan to revamp the end of the season and make the Nationwide Tour the only place to attain PGA Tour cards. Here’s the details, as laid out nicely by my friend Ryan Ballengee from NBCSports.com: 3 tournaments to replace the Fall Series Fields consist [...]
MONMOUTH FOOTBALL: Jose Gumbs is Leader, Teacher of Defense
Posted in Monmouth Football, New Jersey Newsroom on April 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(This post originally appeared on NJNR Pressbox.) WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Monmouth University’s football team will have a young look on defense this year. That means many positions are up for grab on the defensive line, linebacker, and cornerback spots. But one thing will not change for 2011: senior safety Jose Gumbs. The all-NEC [...]
PGA TOUR: What It Means: April 24, 2011 — Hilton Head
Posted in Golf, Prosportsblogging.com on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(This article originally appeared on Prosportsblogging.com) A dramatic playoff starts off this week’s What It Means: 1) To the big time golf fan it may be surprising to read that Brandt Snedeker had only had one previous PGA Tour victory — the 2007 Wyndham Championship in Greensboro — coming into today. But today at The [...]
MONMOUTH FOOTBALL: Defense Shines in Monmouth Spring Scrimmage
Posted in Monmouth Football, New Jersey Newsroom on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(This article originally appeared on NJNR Pressbox.) WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — To the naked eye, it was clear that the defense reigned supreme over the offense and special teams yesterday at Monmouth’s spring scrimmage, a precursor to next Saturday’s spring game. In a game that was offense against defense, the defensive line was off [...]
PRESSBOX: J Schil’s Thought of the Week — April 17, 2011
Posted in J Schil's Thought, NBA, New Jersey Newsroom on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(This article originally appeared on NJNR Pressbox.) Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships. That axiom has been stuck in my head since my very early days a sports fan. Well, the New York Knicks have certainly sold some tickets this year, with their much-publicized offseason acquisition of Amar’e Stoudemire and the blockbuster mid-season trade for [...]
