• Big Ben and O-line still united

    Updated: 2010-07-31 15:06:14

  • Build it...

    Updated: 2010-07-31 14:24:15
    Former Wallabies hooker Adam Freier has no doubt the Rebels will slot into the Melbourne sporting landscape nicely.

  • Destination unknown

    Updated: 2010-07-31 08:30:37
    For the last three nights, Patty Mills has led the Boomers in scoring in their Stankovic Continental Cup campaign in China as uncertainty swirls around his immediate professional future.

  • Steelers face QB dilemma with no blueprint

    Updated: 2010-07-31 03:20:17
    Mike Tomlin and Bruce Arians are in a very unique position as the Steelers open training camp.

  • Ravens’ secondary questions are a primary concern

    Updated: 2010-07-31 02:33:33
    The season-ending torn ACL for cornerback Domonique Foxworth on the eve of camp was an injury the Ravens could ill-afford.

  • Allen: With or without Favre, goals don’t change

    Updated: 2010-07-31 01:42:36
    Jared Allen maintains that with or without Brett Favre, the Vikings' goals remain the same.

  • Pat White a no-show as Dolphins open camp

    Updated: 2010-07-31 01:06:19
    Pat White was a no-show when the Dolphins opened training camp, and the team isn't commenting on his absence.

  • Owens picks up Ochocinco

    Updated: 2010-07-31 00:27:49
    At some training camps, 15-year veterans are tasked with carrying helmets and shoulder pads for others, and it doesn't turn in to a national storyline.

  • Brady makes his points in first comments

    Updated: 2010-07-31 00:04:58
    A very business-like Tom Brady had a lot to say in his first public comments of training camp.

  • Benson’s value not in danger from NFL

    Updated: 2010-07-30 23:58:50
    Cedric Benson has avoided NFL discipline, so don't be afraid to pick him on draft day.

  • Brown, Marshall get clean bill of health for Dolphins

    Updated: 2010-07-30 22:49:13
    One notable item to pass along out of Dolphins' camp, where coach Tony Sparano told reporters RB Ronnie Brown and WR Brandon Marshall will be ready to go full-speed when the team opens practices on Friday.

  • Tomlin: Adams will play right tackle for Steelers

    Updated: 2010-07-30 22:19:36
    Mike Tomlin met with reporters for the first time on Friday, and clarified the team's plan for newly signed Flozell Adams.

  • Childress on Favre: ‘We can live with it either way’

    Updated: 2010-07-30 21:55:36
    The Vikings reported to training camp Friday, and coach Brad Childress already has uttered the words "ad nauseum" in relation to the speculation about whether or not Brett Favre will return.

  • Belichick expected Burgess to be at Pats camp

    Updated: 2010-07-30 21:27:58
    Veteran OLB Derrick Burgess was a no-show again on the second day of Patriots' camp, and Bill Belichick didn't have much to say about it.

  • Tiger beware

    Updated: 2010-07-30 14:43:10
    Many golfers dream of shooting a magical 59 - but a 57 is unheard of.

  • Feedback helps

    Updated: 2010-07-30 13:54:12
    Luke Darcy has used the Western Bulldogs' recent sacking of Jason Akermanis to fire a few shots at his former coach Terry Wallace.

  • Steelers sign Flozell the Hotel

    Updated: 2010-07-30 04:03:43

  • Uncertainty over Bryant led to Owens joining Bengals

    Updated: 2010-07-30 03:39:30
    In the fallout of the Terrell Owens signing, some of the talk has been that Bengals coach Marvin Lewis wasn't 100 percent behind the move. Solomon Wilcots points to the slow recovery of Antonio Bryant as the impetus behind the move.

  • Free draws support from Phillips

    Updated: 2010-07-30 03:17:18
    The Cowboys will find out if Doug Free can handle the job of protecting Tony Romo's blind side during camp, but he drew strong praise from coach Wade Phillips on Thursday.

  • Fantasy Football Blogger Training Camp Day #2: FFLibrarian

    Updated: 2010-07-30 01:05:33
    There is this stigma out there that fantasy football is a guy thing but nobody told Sara over at Fantasy Football Librarian. Sara is a real live librarian who has been blogging about fantasy football for at least 4 – maybe 5 – years. Sara sifts through all of the fantasy football news out there and [...]

  • Winslow ready, but will be limited by Bucs

    Updated: 2010-07-30 00:48:32
    When the Buccaneers open training camp on Saturday, TE Kellen Winslow is expected to take part in practices. He's not expected to have a full workload.

  • Owens signing a good thing for everyone involved

    Updated: 2010-07-30 00:26:13
    Everyone in Cincinnati is wondering if the signing of Terrell Owens will be a blessing or a curse for the Bengals. I tend to believe it's going to be a very good thing for all the parties involved.

  • No reason to have Tebow on your fantasy roster

    Updated: 2010-07-30 00:22:59
    Tim Tebow might get a lot of press, but he shouldn't be getting any attention in seasonal fantasy leagues.

  • Roundup on the PUP: Ravens’ Birk, Reed on the list

    Updated: 2010-07-30 00:10:03
    A quick look around the league and players who have been announced, and reported, as starting the season on the physically-unable-to-perform list.

  • Free Willie?

    Updated: 2010-07-29 23:01:05
    It seems any talk about Willie Mason returning to Belmore is just that - talk.

  • Saints start with Sharper, Colston on PUP list

    Updated: 2010-07-29 22:54:39
    The Saints announced Thursday that FS Darren Sharper, WR Robert Meachem, WR Marques Colston and LB Clint Ingram will begin training camp on the PUP list.

  • Owens a big draw upon arrival at airport

    Updated: 2010-07-29 22:29:00
    I wouldn't be suprised if Terrell Owens never flies commercial again.

  • Finally … proof Favre is really returning

    Updated: 2010-07-29 21:48:15
    We might finally have the proof that we've been needing, enough to finally answer the question we think we already know the answer to. Brett Favre will return to play in 2010.

  • Belichick puts Welker in ‘day-to-day’ category

    Updated: 2010-07-29 19:50:58
    Wes Welker was one of several players on the sidelines when the Patriots opened training camp on Thursday morning.

  • Phillips will start Giants camp on sidelines, as expected

    Updated: 2010-07-29 19:22:51
    Giants coach Tom Coughlin said the work Kenny Phillips does with trainers during the first week of training camp will determine how quickly he returns to the field. The plan all along has been to work Phillips back slowly.

  • School's in session

    Updated: 2010-07-29 11:09:39
    Cricket-loving youngsters on the subcontinent might be able to get a real hands-on education, if plans by Muttiah Muralidaran and Anil Kumble have anything to say about it.

  • Panthers’ Stewart, Otah might open camp on sidelines

    Updated: 2010-07-29 02:26:59
    A report indicated the Panthers placed six players on the PUP list on Wednesday, including RB Jonathan Stewart and OT Jeff Otah. Steve Smith, meanwhile, gave no indication on his return from a broken arm.

  • Owens will wear signature No. 81 for Bengals

    Updated: 2010-07-29 02:02:32
    We have word that Terrell Owens will continue to wear his signature number for the Bengals, making a deal with Antonio Bryant.

  • Bengals’ trio of WRs will pose problems for opposition

    Updated: 2010-07-29 01:31:20
    Terrell Owens in the Bengals offense makes a lot of sense. The Bengals are now one of the few teams in the league that can now go into a spread formation and present a formidable trio of receivers that will pose problems for defenses.

  • Posluszny will be limited to start Bills camp

    Updated: 2010-07-29 00:52:25
    Bills LB Paul Posluszny revealed Wednesday he underwent a minor groin procedure that he said would limit him for the first couple weeks of training camp.

  • Ochocinco: Shame if Bengals don’t reach Super Bowl

    Updated: 2010-07-29 00:30:53
    Chad Ochocinco told reporters Wednesday it will be a disappointment if the Bengals aren't playing in February of 2011 following the addition of Terrell Owens.

  • Social networking 'dangerous'

    Updated: 2010-07-29 00:06:40
    The Penrith Panthers have banned their players from using social networking sites.

  • Holmgren promised to support Mangini

    Updated: 2010-07-28 23:55:53
    While Browns president Mike Holmgren admits it will be a challenge to ignore the coaching bug, he's also made a promise to support head coach Eric Mangini.

  • Catch T.O.’s introduction with Bengals on NFL Network

    Updated: 2010-07-28 23:10:45
    Terrell Owens will officially be introduced by the Bengals on Thursday at 11:45 a.m. ET, which you can watch live on NFL Network.

  • Bryce Brown leaves Tennessee.

    Updated: 2010-07-28 20:31:22
    Bryce Brown leaves Tennessee. Like John Mayer to a random celebrity? Bryce Brown has decided to officially leave the Tennessee by the the most douchetastic method known to man. As via a text message, he has officially left Knoxville. I’m sure that most of Rocky Top Nation says good riddance. But the fact of the [...]

  • Chargers’ line adapts to life without McNeill

    Updated: 2010-07-28 16:36:47
    Coach Norv Turner told NFL Network on Tuesday that the Bolts first will look in-house for a replacement for Marcus McNeill, turning to second-year lineman Brandyn Dombrowski. Just in case, the club also added veteran free-agent LT Tra Thomas last month.

  • The Best Team in MLS, Ladies and Gentlemen

    Updated: 2010-07-28 01:45:37
    Earlier this year, an old college pal of mine called me up and gave me a little stick about the Pittsburgh Pirates getting blown away by Stephen Strasburg in his major league debut. I calmly told him the Pirates haven’t cared about winning since they blew it in 1992, and when they start caring about [...]

  • Reel 'im in...

    Updated: 2010-07-28 00:04:29
    They sure know how to put on a goal-scoring celebration in Iceland.

  • How Not to Promote a Champions League

    Updated: 2010-07-27 17:51:33
    The 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League begins play tonight with the preliminary round. In that round, the Los Angeles Galaxy, currently the pacesetters in Major League Soccer so far, take on the Puerto Rico Islanders in the first of a two-legged tie at the Home Depot Center in Carson. The next day, Galaxy boss Bruce Arena [...]

  • Goal Celebration of the Year

    Updated: 2010-07-27 14:13:21
    No words. Should have sent a poet. (Spotted on 101 Great Goals.)

  • Fantasy Football Blogger Training Camp Day 1: Football Jabber

    Updated: 2010-07-27 14:06:04
    I didn’t want to sit here an regurgitate camp reports for you so I figured I would try something a little different – at least this week anyway. I figured I’d share some of the the fantasy football bloggers and experts that I follow, with you. Today I’d like to start with my old freind [...]

  • High-speed politics

    Updated: 2010-07-27 06:03:58
    Ferrari's controversial one-two finish in Germany has caused a huge stir in Formula One.

  • New leader

    Updated: 2010-07-27 05:35:15
    Todd Carney has emerged as the frontrunner for the Warren Ryan Medal following voting in round 20 of the NRL.

  • Jeremiah Masoli to Ole Miss? It’s on!

    Updated: 2010-07-26 21:27:00
    Jeremiah Masoli to Ole Miss? It’s on! Oxford Bro Dudes? Hide your guitars. After this weekend’s departure of Raymond Cotton, it seems as if the former Oregon starting quarterback has another opportunity to be playing on the AQ school level next year. And unlike when reports of his degree-earning first surfaced? There seems to be [...]

  • Free 2010 Fantasy Football Guide And More

    Updated: 2010-07-25 19:54:27
    My friend Clayton over at Fantasy Championship Formula has put together a free fantasy football guide. He has videos and ebooks filled with stuff like position by position analysis, PPR strategy and his draft day domination blueprint. I’ve been looking over the stuff and although I don’t agree with all of his projections, I can [...]

  • Bill Cowher loses wife to cancer

    Updated: 2010-07-24 12:28:08

  • That Reminds Me, Greg Jennings Kinda Sucked Last Year

    Updated: 2010-07-23 14:45:50
    I read this article today (below) and it brought back all of the frustration of being a Jennings owner in 2009. Ok perhaps sucked is a little strong but I took him as my WR1 in one league and he didn’t perform like one. Anyway, here are a few tidbits from an SI article. If [...]

  • Offensive line skewed teams versus Offensive skill skewed teams

    Updated: 2010-07-22 11:50:59
    In the comments to Doug's post about the Miami Heat, Patrick W had this to say: If this South Beach Team had its 11-12 All Pros strictly manning the offensive and defensive lines and had minimum salaried personnel at all the other spots I might change my mind about its likelihood for success, because I believe [...]

  • Is the probation pendulum swinging back the other way?

    Updated: 2010-07-20 18:44:41
    Is the probation pendulum swinging back the other way? We all know about what happened to USC. We all found it hilarious. It’s the first major poll and bowl ban since Alabama early in the previous decade. And it as such, the anomalous nature of the punishment made it all the more awesome. But in [...]

  • Jeremiah Masoli gets undergraduate degree.

    Updated: 2010-07-20 18:02:21
    Jeremiah Masoli gets undergraduate degree. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t Masoli a criminal Pac-10 quarterback? A criminal Pac-10 quarterback who lost to Ohio State? (The SEC would never allow that). What is the reason that we’d even consider Jeremiah Masoli’s degree a matter of SEC importance? Because Jeremiah Masoli got his degree. And [...]

  • Stadium, Game Time and Weather Info now in Boxscores

    Updated: 2010-07-20 12:12:21
    The boxscores on pro-football-reference now have stadium name, game start time (local time for the home team), playing surface type, and temperature, humidity and wind information. For example, if you go to this game from October 19, 1980 between Kansas City and Denver, you will see that the game was played at Mile High [...]

  • Support Pro-Football-Reference.com, Sponsor a Page

    Updated: 2010-07-19 16:07:34
    Sponsoring a page is fun, fast, and easy way to support what we're doing here at Pro-Football-Reference. With a sponsorship, you can: Show your support for your favorite player or team. Drum up traffic for your own site & draw in fans with a common interest. Get some well-deserved recognition for your support of PFR. Make your voice heard [...]

  • Facebook Feeds

    Updated: 2010-07-19 15:29:01
    If you are a fan of our site on Facebook and check our updates on your mobile device, you probably know that the blog to facebook conversion mangles our posts, so we've added a secondary summary feed to provide data to facebook in hopefully a more agreeable format.

  • Checkdowns: ESPN’s Top Regular-Season Passing/Rushing/Receiving Performances

    Updated: 2010-07-16 20:56:16
    Today, ESPN broke out their lists of the top 5 regular-season single-game Passing, Rushing, and Receiving performances in NFL history, based on production, game importance, strength of schedule, and other factors. The best in each category? Warren Moon vs. Kansas City, December 16, 1990; Walter Payton vs. Minnesota, November 20, 1977; and Jim Benton vs. [...]

  • Checkdown: Pro Football Reference in USA Today Pro Football 2010 Magazine

    Updated: 2010-07-16 12:41:22
    If you are interested, Chase and myself have contributed articles that now appear in the USA Today Pro Football 2010 Magazine. The magazine is available in a wide variety of locations, and also can be ordered online (though there is currently no online version that I can find). Chase wrote an article that [...]

  • Stupid Soccer Fans Permeate Facebook

    Updated: 2010-07-15 17:22:39
    No words. Should have sent a poet. (Spotted on 101 Great Goals.)

  • The last time a team from Cleveland won a championship

    Updated: 2010-07-15 14:07:08
    As you no doubt heard last week, the city of Cleveland hasn't celebrated a major professional sports championship since 1964. Over that time period: The Cavaliers lost in three Eastern Conference Finals appearances ('76, '92 and '09) and lost in the NBA Finals in 2007. The Cavs had the best record (and SRS) in the [...]

  • Football Blogger Plays Rugby, Hilarity Ensues

    Updated: 2010-07-15 00:00:20
    Spencer Hall, the lunatic genius behind the mighty infamous college football blog Every Day Should Be Saturday, has this ongoing series called The Amateur, where he puts his less-than-athletic self through the rigors of different athletic contests. He’s given Parkour and MMA a go. He tried curling during the Winter Olympics. He grew a porn [...]

  • In Defense of the SEC Scheduling

    Updated: 2010-07-14 02:46:44
    In Defense of the SEC Scheduling The NCAA came out with its official listing of FBS versus FCS games. And as per usual? The SEC comes strong with the gimmes. The ACC has one more, but the fact of the matter is that when you have 12 games that are gimmes? Your nonconference record and [...]

  • Tomlin gets an extension

    Updated: 2010-07-13 23:08:27

  • Our World Cup Fantasy League Final Tally

    Updated: 2010-07-13 21:16:22
    The 2010 World Cup is over, Spain is victorious, and by now, that strange mixture of withdrawal and relief has settled into our brains. No doubt you’ve seen Zonal Marking’s breakdown of the final, which attempted to make a nigh-unwatchable contest seem at least somewhat interesting, or The Run of Play’s Brian Phillips doing no [...]

  • The Trap Games of the SEC Season

    Updated: 2010-07-12 20:37:36
    The Trap Games of the SEC Season One of my favorite aspects of college football is the trap game. You have 20-something kids on a roll getting overconfident, and boom. There’s an upset. It’s what got me following the SEC, if we’re being completely honest. But since we’re not yet sponsored by EA sports? That’s [...]

  • The Only Perfect Record at the World Cup

    Updated: 2010-07-11 23:08:18
    Any day now, Paul the Octopus will have a one-hour special on ESPN in which he announces that he’s headed to South Beach — just like everyone else who wears that damn swoosh. (Photo spotted by @BinahSophia)

  • Required Reading: The Metaphor of the World Cup

    Updated: 2010-07-08 00:43:24
    From Sport Is a TV Show: If a football match is, in part, a metaphor for a battle, then defeat is a metaphor for dying, and victory is a metaphor for … not dying. I trust that at some stage of your existence hitherto, you have discovered that you are one day going to join the [...]

  • Georgia Cornerback Arrested; Didn’t Give Middle Name

    Updated: 2010-07-07 16:52:42
    Georgia Cornerback Arrested; Didn’t Give Middle Name On Monday, Georgia Cornerback Jordan Love was arrested for misdemeanor obstruction in the investigation of reported fireworks being shot off in the Georgia Campus. Now, you could chalk this up to the tomfoolery of a post 4th of July hangover. But then you read on… “Mr. Love gave [...]

  • Luis Suarez And The Art of the Tactical Foul

    Updated: 2010-07-03 19:24:55
    In any team sport, a team has to accomplish a specific objective to score points. In basketball, for example, one has to put the ball in the basket in order to score. Basketball, however, might be the only team sport in which the rules allow points to be awarded in the event a team does [...]

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