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Once San Jose State's Savior, It May Be Time for Dick Tomey To Step Down

In the wake of last night's 62-7 drubbing--or shall we say, latest drubbing--at the hands of Nevada, San Jose State football has reached a crisis point. It's now easily the worst team in the WAC...

Written by D Miller about 22 days ago 144 reads 1 comments
SJSU: A Season In Crisis, As Re-Told 21st Century Style

Saturday night at Spartan Stadium, a swapping of WAC stature took place during the Idaho Vandals' 29-25 defeat of San Jose State...

Written by D Miller about about 1 month ago 124 reads 1 comments
SJSU: Has Brutal Scheduling Sabotaged 2009—and Beyond?

After an 0-3 start to the season that has included two crushing defeats at the hands of Pac-10 programs, there may have never been a better time for San Jose State to be hosting an FCS opponent...

Written by D Miller about 2 months ago 243 reads 2 comments
Week Three in Sparta: The Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Heading into Week Three of the college football season, San Jose State's schedule eases up—ever so slightly. For the first time in 2009, the Spartans won't be facing a team that won a BCS ...

Written by D Miller about 2 months ago 47 reads 0 comments
Spartans Hang Tough, But In Typical Fashion

With the fifth year of Head Coach Dick Tomey under way at San Jose State, the time has come to start evaluating the legacy he'll leave behind once his tenure as the Spartans' coach is over. Off the field, the legacy will be nothing less than stellar...

Written by D Miller about 2 months ago 114 reads 0 comments
No Time to Rest in Sparta: No. 17 Utah Next on the Slate

On the heels of a 56-3 lambasting at the hands of Southern Cal, the road gets no easier this weekend for the Spartans of San Jose State, who must find a way to rebound from Week One's debacle in time to host No...

Written by D Miller about 2 months ago 131 reads 1 comments
Fallout From Week One's Worst Body Bag Game

In the weeks leading up to his team's season opener against USC, San Jose State Head Coach Dick Tomey kept stressing the positives of stepping up to a national powerhouse in a hostile environment...

Written by D Miller about 2 months ago 147 reads 0 comments
The WAC Vs. the Big Six: 10 Potential Upsets in 2009

While most teams within the BCS conferences have the luxury of lining their out-of-conference schedules with cream puffs from the lower conferences (or even divisions), those in conferences without an automatic BCS berth have no such luxuries...

Written by D Miller about 3 months ago 836 reads 27 comments
10 WAC Players That Could Challenge for All-American Status

While most of the non-BCS attention of late has gone to the Mountain West Conference, their former conference has stolen a share of the spotlight in its own right...

Written by D Miller about 3 months ago 252 reads 10 comments
Can San Jose State Spartans Draw Parallels to Successful '06 Team?

With the two Pac-10 Bay Area college football squads seemingly on the upswing heading into the 2009 season, the lone non-BCS program in the Bay is predictably on the public spotlight's back burner...

Written by D Miller about 3 months ago 222 reads 0 comments
Remarkable Fedor Signing for Strikeforce Is a Letdown for Fans

When fledgling promotion Affliction ceased MMA operations a few weeks ago following the collapse of it's third fight card, the destination of heavyweight centerpiece Fedor Emelianenko was easily the hottest topic in the wake of the fallout...

Written by D Miller about 4 months ago 397 reads 34 comments
A 49er Move (Not Too Far) Down South Makes Sense

As the San Francisco 49ers' training camp opens and the 2009 season looms on the horizon, a number of issues pertaining to the roster and lineup are left to be resolved...

Written by D Miller about 4 months ago 347 reads 0 comments
The 49ers Fine Print: Coffee Is Sealed, Crabtree Should Follow

The official start of 49ers' training camp is just two days away, and with all but their first-round pick signed and sealed, the new 49ers' regime appears to have their assignments in check...

Written by D Miller about 4 months ago 642 reads 5 comments
False Kimo Leopoldo Story a Lesson for B/R Writers

If you limit your MMA Internet surfing to this site and the mainstream sports media outlets, you might not know that former UFC fighter Kimo Leopoldo was reported (and supposedly "confirmed") ...

Written by D Miller about 4 months ago 353 reads 4 comments
MMA's Stars of Inconsistency

Along the course of his or her competitive career, an MMA fighter is almost certain to navigate peaks and valleys--a series of highs and lows defined by tremendous victories and agonizing defeats...

Written by D Miller about 4 months ago 1,022 reads 9 comments
Sports Cheats and Scandals: "As Long As It's MY Guy, It's Okay"

It's July 3rd baseball fans, which means it's time to cue up that popular Manny Ramirez soundbyte: "I'm baaaaaaack......

Written by D Miller about 5 months ago 211 reads 21 comments
Ten of the Most Dominant Ground Fighters in MMA Today

Probably the most complex part of mixed martial arts, ground fighting has the distinction of being what sets MMA apart from other combat sports, and at the same time what often turns off the casual fan...

Written by D Miller about 5 months ago 837 reads 43 comments
The All-Time Greatest San Francisco 49ers Offense

With preseason about two months away and major pro football news being of short supply, what better time than now to take a nostalgic look at some of the greatest to ever don the 49er Red and ...

Written by D Miller about 5 months ago 232 reads 2 comments
Win Or Lose, Marquee Fights Await Faber

This Sunday when former WEC World Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber steps into the cage in front of his hometown Sacramento crowd, he'll be venturing back into mostly unfamiliar territory...

Written by D Miller about 6 months ago 1,830 reads 9 comments
Ryan Bennett: Remembering a True MMA Pioneer

If you are a "post TUF" fan of mixed martial arts—in other words, began following the sport once it hit mainstream acceptance—you most likely missed out on a number of early MMA figures that had profound impacts on the sport...

Written by D Miller about 6 months ago 150 reads 7 comments
Breaking Down the Week By Week Schedule of the 2009 49ers

As OTAs wrap up and with preseason within the five-month horizon, the San Francisco 49ers could have as many question marks surrounding their team as any other club in the league...

Written by D Miller about 6 months ago 524 reads 4 comments
UFC 98 Reflections: 205 Is Stacked, Other MMA Divisions See Shakeups

In the aftermath of UFC 98, a stellar card that produced a third new light heavyweight champion in as many defenses, one thing is clear about MMA's top promotion: The balance of power, talent-wise, has switched back to the 205-pound division...

Written by D Miller about 6 months ago 592 reads 15 comments
San Francisco 49ers: Untapped Potential Awaits Jimmy Raye

While my phone stays quite active during the regular season, with back and forth texting banter between friends and I as the football games unfold, it's a rare occurrence that a preseason game ...

Written by D Miller about 6 months ago 444 reads 0 comments
Another Generation of Montanas Trying To Blaze Their Own Trail

Throughout the 1980's, Joe Montana was possibly the most recognizable man in the NFL, if not all of sports. His calm demeanor and ability to perform under pressure, not to mention all the Super ...

Written by D Miller about 6 months ago 276 reads 6 comments
Way Too Early NFC West Preview

In recent years, the West division of the National Football Conference has been revered in the sports world almost like estranged family--no one's too fond of it, no one's too impressed by it, and it certainly gets no respect...

Written by D Miller about 6 months ago 132 reads 2 comments

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D Miller Article Archive

Once San Jose State's Savior, It May Be Time for Dick Tomey To Step Down

SJSU: A Season In Crisis, As Re-Told 21st Century Style

SJSU: Has Brutal Scheduling Sabotaged 2009—and Beyond?

Week Three in Sparta: The Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Spartans Hang Tough, But In Typical Fashion

No Time to Rest in Sparta: No. 17 Utah Next on the Slate

Fallout From Week One's Worst Body Bag Game

The WAC Vs. the Big Six: 10 Potential Upsets in 2009

10 WAC Players That Could Challenge for All-American Status

Can San Jose State Spartans Draw Parallels to Successful '06 Team?

Remarkable Fedor Signing for Strikeforce Is a Letdown for Fans

A 49er Move (Not Too Far) Down South Makes Sense

The 49ers Fine Print: Coffee Is Sealed, Crabtree Should Follow

False Kimo Leopoldo Story a Lesson for B/R Writers

MMA's Stars of Inconsistency

Sports Cheats and Scandals: "As Long As It's MY Guy, It's Okay"

Ten of the Most Dominant Ground Fighters in MMA Today

The All-Time Greatest San Francisco 49ers Offense

Win Or Lose, Marquee Fights Await Faber

Ryan Bennett: Remembering a True MMA Pioneer

Breaking Down the Week By Week Schedule of the 2009 49ers

UFC 98 Reflections: 205 Is Stacked, Other MMA Divisions See Shakeups

San Francisco 49ers: Untapped Potential Awaits Jimmy Raye

Another Generation of Montanas Trying To Blaze Their Own Trail

Way Too Early NFC West Preview

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