Penn State Scandal

On Saturday, news broke that a grand jury had charged former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky with 40 criminal counts of molesting eight young boys between 1994 and 2009, as well as charging the athletic director Tim Curley and PSU vice president Gary Schultz with perjury. Not only has Penn State been under the spotlight for what Jerry Sandusky had done, but is also under the spotlight for losing some of their recruits.  Penn State is losing a bunch of great recruits due to this situation, they do not want to get involved with a program that has problems like Penn State does right now.  

Super Bowl XLII Repeat

The Giants and the Patriots met for the first time since Super Bowl XLII.  The outcome was very similar, actually extremely similar. The game came down to another last minute run by Eli Manning and Giants.  With 19 seconds left, Eli Manning threw another touchdown almost in the same fashion as Super Bowl XLII.  It was a throw to the back left corner of the end zone where Jake Ballard stretched out for the catch. The Giants win 24-20.

Giant Loss

Running back for the Giants, Ahmad Bradshaw, has a cracked bone in his foot. Bradshaw has a total of 440 yards and 5 TD's this season so far.  Bradshaw has a history of ankle and foot ailments, and he underwent multiple surgeries early in 2010 to insert screws into both of his feet and to remove bone spurs from his right ankle. The Giants are not sure when Bradshaw will return.  A source states that coach, Tom Coughlin, will address the media on Thursday.

Any Chance For An NBA Season This Year?

With 126 days into the NBA lockout, the union and the owners decide to meet on Saturday.  It is not looking good for NBA fans.  NBA commissioner David Stern canceled the remainder of November regular-season games and said there is no chance of rearranging or extending the schedule to play a full slate of 82 games. 

Is The NFL Player's Union Stalling HGH Test?

On Friday, two lawmakers who want the NFL to test players for human growth hormone (HGH) say the player's union might be stalling to avoid putting the test in place.  About two weeks ago these two men stated that after a meeting with the league and the union that there was a deal to begin collecting blood for testing.  The union didn't agree, and told the NFL to "hold off".  The player's did not think that this random HGH testing was fair. As seen in this quote, "Players have made it clear that the only priority is getting a testing procedure that is right and fair. That is what we will do."(espn.com)

I do agree with the fact that the NFL should be drug free, but it should be done in a fair way.

Rookies Must Step Up For Cowboys To Receive a Win

With Felix Jones out due to a high ankle sprain, the Cowboys thought they would be just fine with putting in Tashard Choice to take his spot.  Choice started off a lot slower than the Cowboys expected only averaging 2.7 yards on 28 carries.  The Cowboys released Choice on Saturday, now down to two rookie running backs, Demarco Murray and Phillip Tanner.  Last week against the Rams Murray showed the Cowboys he may actually be what they are looking for when he set a team record for 252 rushing yards.

  

Bad News for Jerome Harrison of the Eagles

The Eagles were planning to receive running back, Jerome Harrison, form the Detroit Lions, in favor of Ronnie Brown.  As Harrison went in for the physical, the doctor found something that nobody wants to have.  A tumor was found in his brain during the physical.  This physical may have saved Harrison's life.  Harrison is out for the rest of season, and is having this tumor treated.  But, Harrison will return to the NFL according to ESPN.com.