Monthly Archives: November 2007

Cowher says Redskins facing tough task

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 30, 2007 | Comments closed
The death of Redskins’ safety Sean Taylor will surely have an emotional impact on the teammates he left behind. Making matters worse for Washington is the team has two games in five days, starting with the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. CBS’ analyst Bill Cowher said the only way the Redskins can succeed is by focusing on [...]
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CBS’ Simms gets testy about QB questions

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 30, 2007 | Comments closed
Former New York Giants QB Phil Simms has always been sensitive to criticism of quarterbacks, and he showed it again this week, taking a broad swipe at the media in the process. On a question about Colts QB Peyton Manning, Simms jumped up on his soap box: “TV people, radio people, writers – they never take the [...]
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Free Yankees games will air on WWOR

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 29, 2007 | Comments closed
The New York Yankees have agreed to air 21 games on WWOR-TV, Channel 9, for the 2008 season. The games will be produced by the YES Network, the primary rights holder. YES will carry about 125 games, and about 10 games will likely be shown by Fox and ESPN. The Yankees have aired games, mostly on [...]
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Redskin passing abuzz on talk radio

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 28, 2007 | Comments closed
The death of Washington Redskins player Sean Taylor was discussed on sports talk shows all day. Here is what former University of Miami quarterback Gino Torretta and award-winning writer John Feinstein had to say on XM Satellite Radio’s “XMSN This Morning” program. Torretta on Taylor’s passing: “It’s tragic. You’ve got a young kid who is one of [...]
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Giants-Pats season-ender on free TV

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 27, 2007 | Comments closed
Fear not, Giants fans, the season-ending matchup with the New England Patriots on Saturday night, Dec. 29, will be aired on WWOR-TV Channel 9. The NFL Network is televising the game as part of its Saturday night series, and, under league rules, it will be made available to one broadcast TV station in the New York and [...]
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NBC to honor Grambling legend Eddie Robinson

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 24, 2007 | Comments closed
NBC will televise the Bayou Classic at 2 p.m. Saturday, featuring a matchup between Southern University (8-2) and Grambling State (7-3). The game will be played at the Louisiana Superdome. Before the game, NBC will present a half-hour special, “Every Man a Tiger: The Eddie Robinson Story.” It will take a historic look at the legendary [...]
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CBS’ NFL Today to feature touching story of Cowboy teammates

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 24, 2007 | Comments closed
The NFL Today on CBS will follow up on a touching story concerning former Dallas Cowboys teammates Ron Springs and Everson Walls. Springs suffers from diabetes, and that led to a series of amputations and kidney failure. Walls donated one of his kidneys to Springs, and the transplant was performed in February. The pair appeared together [...]
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No ho, ho, ho for Switzer during football season

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 24, 2007 | Comments closed
As far as former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys football coach Barry Switzer is concerned, there are no holidays in November, December and January … just dates on a calendar. Said Switzer on his XM Radio show on Monday: “In college or professional (football), we don’t have the traditional holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas. We are always traveling or [...]
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TNT’s Barkley, Smith have nothing good to say about Knicks

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 24, 2007 | Comments closed
As the Knicks spiral into oblivion and the “Fire Isiah” chants grow louder and louder, TNT basketball analysts Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley weigh in on the Knicks, coach Isiah Thomas and pouting guard Stephon Marbury, who skipped out on the team for a recent road game with Phoenix only to return a day later [...]
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Versus to feature "The Play" from Cal-Stanford series

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 24, 2007 | Comments closed
One of the most remarkable plays in college football history will be commemorated on Saturday when cable network Versus celebrates the 25th anniversary of “The Play” — perhaps the wackiest kickoff return for touchdown ever. In that game, Stanford pulled ahead of arch-rival California, 20-19, on a field goal with eight seconds remaining in the game. [...]
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