1. St. Louis Rams Put Up a Fight, But Fall Short Against the Perfect Saints

    ST. LOUIS| It may have been the best the St. Louis Rams have looked this season, but it wasn't enough. Reggie Bush ran for 83 yards, caught two balls for 15 yards, and scored twice to lead the ...

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  2. The Road to Pasadena Becomes Clearer in Week 11

    While most so-called experts agree that Texas will win the Big XII and play the SEC champion - either top-ranked Florida or No. 3 Alabama - in the national championship, unbeatens Cincinnati, TCU and Boise State still have hopes of crashing the party...

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  3. Green Bay Packers Need To Part Ways With Their Current Regime

    Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson are doing their best to ruin the Green Bay Packers. Anyone still think McCarthy and Thompson are doing a good job? I've never been a fan of theirs, and have made that known several times...

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  4. The Heisman Trophy: Who Will Win It, but Who Should Win It

    The Tim Tebow love is just crazy. I know he’s the quarterback for the nation’s top-ranked team and the defending BCS champions. (I refuse to say Florida is the defending national champions, because it’s not...

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  5. The 10 Best Games of College Football's Week 10

    It’s not the best weekend for college football, but there are always enough games with good matchups and/or storylines to keep us occupied all day Saturday...

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  6. Rams-Lions: Jackson Finally Gets into the End Zone in St. Louis Win

    I hate to say I told you so, Steven Jackson, but I did . While not as directly, so did your teammate Richie Incognito . As Incognito said during training camp, the Rams go as Jackson goes...

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  7. College Football: Finding Out Who's Genuine in Week 9

    The closer we get to the end of the college football regular season, the more we'll learn about the teams at the top. Right now there are seven undefeated teams in the country. They are ranked 1-4 in the BCS, and 6-8...

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  8. St. Louis Rams' Woes Sink to New Lows

    ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Rams won 20 games between the 2003 and 2004 seasons, reaching the playoffs both years. Since then, the Rams have won 19 total games...

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  9. Punchless St. Louis Rams Pummeled by Indianapolis Colts

    You could see this one coming. The winless St. Louis Rams were no match for an unbeaten Indianapolis team that moved the ball seemingly at will...

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  10. College Football's 10 Games That Are Great in Week Eight

    If Boise State wants a chance to play for a national championship, then the Broncos could not have been pleased with UTEP's upset of Tulsa Wednesday night. Then again, maybe UTEP isn't that bad...

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  11. St. Louis Rams Report Card: Handing Out the Week Six Grades

    After such a positive start for the St. Louis Rams Sunday at Jacksonville, their offensive inconsistency, and timid coaching late, led to another loss. Time to hand out the grades...

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  12. Pick Six: Keys For The Rams Against Jacksonville

    The St. Louis Rams offense played better last week against a very good Minnesota defense. But, they still only scored 10 points, thanks to three turnovers inside the 5-yard line...

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  13. Memo to the NFL: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

    I realize football is a tough sport. I played the game in high school. Like Vince Lombardi once said, “Football is not a contact sport, it’s a collision sport...

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  14. 10 College Football Teams with Something to Prove in Week Seven

    While last week I dubbed “Show-Me” week in college football, a test the University of Missouri failed with its fourth-quarter collapse against Nebraska, this week is sort of like “Prove It” week as several ranked teams have high-profile tests...

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  15. The St. Louis Rams Offense Finally Showing Signs of Life

    The St. Louis Rams are 0-5, and averaging a meager seven points per game. But in the 38-10 loss to Minnesota on Sunday, the Rams offense finally gave fans a glimmer of hope. St...

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  16. The 40-Year-Old Surgeon: Favre Picks Apart Rams in 38-10 Rout

    This article can also be found in the Alton Telegraph. ST. LOUIS – A day after his 40th birthday, Brett Favre showed no signs of old age...

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  17. It's Put Up or Shut Up Time for College Football Teams in Week 6

    Although a Wisconsin native, I live in Missouri now, and this week is most definitely the "Show-Me" week in college football. We've come to the point in the schedule where everybody has entered, or is entering, conference play...

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  18. Rams-49ers: Offensively Inept St .Louis Punchless Against San Francisco

    There is bad football, and then there is bad football. Against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, the St. Louis Rams were the epitome of offensive ineptitude. The Rams were held to 177 yards with only 10 first downs in the 35-0 defeat...

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  19. New AP Poll Displays Obvious Bias and Disrespect

    The new AP college football poll was released earlier today, and the top four are as expected — 1) Florida, 2) Texas, 3) Alabama, and 4) LSU. But then it gets hairy...

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  20. Pick Six: Keys For The Rams Against The 49ers

    Let's be honest. A victory by the St. Louis Rams in San Francisco Sunday would be nothing short of miraculous. The Rams are 0-3 and, even worse, have been bitten pretty hard by the injury bug...

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  21. Week Five in College Football Features Three Top 25 Clashes, Big Ten Rivalry Games

    Only one top five team this week faces a ranked opponent, and more on that game later, but that doesn't necessarily mean that any ranked team is out of the woods...

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  22. Favre Still Has Fourth-Quarter Magic

    As I sat in the Edward Jones Dome Sunday afternoon and watched the Green Bay Packers beat the hapless St. Louis Rams, I couldn't stop a wandering eye from glancing up at the far side of the building...

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  23. Packers-Rams: Six Things To Look For in This Weekend's Matchup

    The St. Louis Rams host the Green Bay Packers Sunday in their home opener. The Rams are winless through two weeks, losing 28-0 to Seattle, and 9-7 to Washington. The Packers are 1-1 following a 21-15 win over Chicago, and a 31-24 loss to Cincinnati...

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  24. 10 for TiVo: Big Ten Openers, ACC Clashes, and Intrastate Battles Highlight Week Four

    We are already a month into the college football season. Wow, those four weeks went by quickly. And what do we know? We know that East Carolina will not be going to a BCS bowl game this year...

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  25. Ranking the NFL's Defensive Leaders

    Week one of the NFL season was pretty bad for the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh won its opener against Tennessee, but defensive leader Troy Polamalu injured his knee, and is out for at least another two weeks...

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