The new Olympic (IOC) President is Chairman of Ghorfa, the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which was set up in the 1970s by Arab countries to boycott trade with Israel and even issued certificates indicating that no parts of products
When Cam Newton was at Auburn, the defense basically consisted of giving up a lot of yards and points until Nick Fairley injured the opposing quarterback. He then formed the interior defensive line of the Lions with Ndamukong Suh, who
On Monday, September 16, football fans will get their first glimpse at the images in a book that covers past attempts to end football in America over the course of a history of the game and how its place in
The open house for a new Library of Congress book on the history of football dating back to the American Indians in Jamestown will occur one week before a Court of Appeals considers a decision by Judge Richard Caputo, a
The San Francisco at Seattle game this week pits the two teams tied for the second best Week 1 Rating behind only the Broncos. Anquan Boldin’s 13 catches for 208 yards were almost 100 yards more than the Seahawks allowed TOTAL
The Saints wasted no time getting to the top of the NFC South Week 1 Ratings in Sean Payton’s return, beating the Dolphins while the Panthers and Bucs let games slip away late. Cam Newton’s 125 yard passing, albeit against
Reggie Bush (21 carries for 90 yards, 4 catches 104 yards) could be the final piece for the Lions, whose Week 1 rating was virtually even with both the Bears and Packers. The odd team out in the Week 1
The Dallas Cowboys shot to first in the NFC East with an impressive win over the Giants, capped by Brandon Carr’s 49-yard interception return for the sixth turnover of the game. With the scoring-happy NFL, turnovers become even more important
The Denver Broncos Week 1 Rating is 10 points better than anyone else in the NFL, confirming them as the early Super Bowl favorites behind Peyton Manning’s seven touchdowns against the defending champion Ravens heading into the next Manning bowl
The good news for the Cincinnati Bengals is that even a good Bears defense could not cover AJ Green, and with the once-mighty conference going 0-4 in Week 1, the Bengals were clearly the best team. They battled tough in
The Dolphins rated just higher than the Patriots in Week 1, as their defensive line manhandled the Browns (Cameron Wake 2 1/2 sacks), helping to force three interceptions (two by Dmitri Patterson) to give them a great shot to disrupt
The Tennessee Titans pulled off the big upset of the day, with a defense that improved from last in the league to one that allowed only 195 yards while forcing two fumbles and registering five sacks of Ben Roethlisberger. The
After giving up a touchdown on a bad call by replacement referees last September out west (see photo below), the Packers lost another touchdown out west Sunday to real referees (photo above). They may not get as much sympathy this time
While most are focused on football this weekend, the race for the baseball playoff spots heated up. Teams losing Friday and Saturday included the Rangers (to let the A’s move into first in the AL West), the Rays (to leave
The NFL has dominated sports ratings for years. Baseball disappears for most on Sunday’s once the NFL kicks off. While college basketball dominates March, most hardly know the season has started in November and December when the NFL is still
AUBURN – The Big Ten dominated Saturday, and the SEC joined the old Big East (American Athletic Conference) as the big losers of the day. The Big Ten not only went 4-0 against other BCS teams, but won three of
As their former Big East basketball partners prepare to start their first season on Fox Sports 1, the football hopes for the American Athletic Conference to remain a major conference may have been dealt a final blow when Cincinnati quarterback
Fox Sports 1 hopes that USC (13 million metro population in Los Angeles) can improve on the low 0.45 Rating for Boise State (1.6 million population in all of Idaho) in their debut week. ABC’s marque match-up between Georgia and
San Francisco Giants pitcher Yusmeiro Petit came within one out, and one foot, of joining Jim Bunning and six other pitchers as the only NL pitchers to throw perfect games since 1880. Petit dominated 26 of 28 Arizona batters, allowing
For once the focus of a Dodgers game was not on Yasiel Puig in right field, but on Billy Hamilton coming out of the dugout to try to keep his perfect streak as a pinch runner going after stealing the
The MetLife Stadium match-ups do not look good for Sunday at 1 pm ET. New York Jets coach Rex Ryan is melting down, while Tampa Bay cornerback and former Jet Darrelle Revis has been reviewing the Jets playbook with teammates.
If it comes down to nothing but who has the better pitching, the Dodgers would beat the Tigers in the World Series, according to Value Add. Game 1 would be a toss-up between two of the three most valuable pitchers
If the American League playoffs started today and played out by who had the better starting pitching based on www.valueaddbaseball.com, the A’s would have a big edge in a one-game playoff with the Rays (A.J. Griffin ranked 22nd with a
If the National League playoffs started today, the Reds would have a big edge in the one-game playoff with Mat Latos (4th best Value Add at 12.36) favored over the Cardinals Adam Wainwright (16th/9.96). In fact, Latos just beat Wainwright
The Value Add baseball ratings through Thursday include 228 pitchers who have made at least five starts this year. The biggest movement continues to be from the Dodgers Zack Greinke, who has moved all the way up to 12th. In
