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In Pictures: Undefeated! Utah Scores Sugar Bowl Stunner Over Alabama, Renews BCS Debate

(Above: Utah's Stevenson Sylvester makes his vote for National Champion known.) Let the debate commence—again. Utah stunned Alabama in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Friday night by a score of ...

Written by Mike Eagan about 11 months ago 891 reads 2 comments
In Pictures: Panthers Run Past Buccaneers on Monday Night Football

Jonathan Stewart has reason to celebrate. The Carolina Panthers ran roughshod over Tampa Bay Buccaneers before a nationwide audience on Monday night, and claimed sole possession of the NFC South in the process...

Written by Mike Eagan about 12 months ago 429 reads 2 comments
Giants Need to Trade Tim Lincecum for Miguel Cabrera

Recent reports from around the country have Giants GM Brian Sabean in the thick of the Miguel Cabrera sweepstakes.But in baseball, as in life, there is no such thing as a free lunch—though ...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 1,724 reads 7 comments
Notre Dame QB Demetrius Jones Transferring to Northern Illinois?

It appears that what was once a four-way quarterback controversy is now a two-man show. According to a statement released by Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, sophomore QB Demetrius Jones has elected not to travel with the team to Ann Arbor...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 2,192 reads 10 comments
Warriors in the Playoffs? Believe It

A season that transcends the game? That's an easy one. Just ask any Bay Area sports fan, and all they'll have to do is think back a scant four months.Now, San Francisco isn't a city that typically gets caught up in waves of spots fever...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 833 reads 0 comments
Stanford v. USC, 1999.

As a graduate of Notre Dame, I was successfully subjected to the full gamut of football indoctrination that accompanies a degree from Indiana's finest private university. These days, I firmly bleed blue and gold (and occasionally green)...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 951 reads 2 comments
Barry Bonds After 756: Beyond the Numbers

Last Tuesday, Barry Bonds touched all four bases in succession for the 756th time in his 22 big league seasons. 756. Period. End of sentence. No further punctuation necessary. It is fact...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 603 reads 3 comments
NCAA Notes: Weis' Guys, Harbaugh's Mouth, Hoeppner's Passing

Are you ready for some (college) football?! Yeah, yeah, I know: It's June and fall camps don't open for another month and a half...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 549 reads 0 comments
Saints Draft: Making Sense of Robert Meachem

On the eve of the 2006 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints were a vagrant 3-13 team with more roster holes than could seemingly be filled in two drafts...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 469 reads 10 comments
Goodnight, Sweet Prince: Barbaro, 2003-2007

Here's hoping you find that stud farm in the sky, big fella. Please feel free to post here your own thoughts, prayers or memories in reaction to the passing of beloved Barbaro...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 340 reads 6 comments
Barry Back in SF: 1 yr., $16M

So Barry's camp starts out negotiations looking in the $14 mil neighborhood. Exactly zero other teams bid for his services. And he ends up signing for $16M. Nice work, Sabes...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 2 years ago 336 reads 2 comments
My Top 10: Week 3

Here's mine for Week 3, such as it is. Things will certainly be a lot clearer after this weekend. 1. TheOSU: First team to separate itself from the pack and make a legitimate case for the top spot...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 299 reads 1 comments
My Top-10 Ballot

In the interest of transparency, here's my ballot for this week's BR Top-10. Why you should care? I don't know. 1. Notre Dame: You don't drop when you're the only top team to win against real competition...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 336 reads 1 comments
MY Preseason Top Ten

For better or worse, 2006 is the most wide-open start to the college football season in recent memory. Feasibly, any member of the top-10 could sneak their way up the boards to a spot in ...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 184 reads 0 comments
Injury Dooms Oilers' Improbable Run

In observing the Stanley Cup Finals from Europe, a couple of thoughts sprang to mind: 1. If hockey were as popular in America as soccer is in Europe, it would be, like, the most popular thing ever...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 247 reads 0 comments
God Finally Smiles on New Orleans with Saint Reggie

On February 17 of each year, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Reginald of Orleans, a Dominican preacher who died in 1220...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 246 reads 6 comments
In defense of Sharks fans

A few points on this subject: - Having been at Game 5 of the Sharks-Oilers series, I can say that while there were a few hundred who booed at the beginning of the Canadian anthem, the majority ...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 397 reads 1 comments
Hockey coverage on OLN

For someone who has the SportsCenter Talking Head Blues as much as I do, OLN's nightly Stanley Cup Playoff highlight show has been a revelation...

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 339 reads 1 comments
Baseball's New Look

Mike Eagan plays fashion cop.

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 290 reads 0 comments
The Mess We've Made

Mike Eagan dives into the Barry Bonds bog.

Written by Mike Eagan about over 3 years ago 292 reads 0 comments

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Mike Eagan Article Archive

In Pictures: Undefeated! Utah Scores Sugar Bowl Stunner Over Alabama, Renews BCS Debate

In Pictures: Panthers Run Past Buccaneers on Monday Night Football

Giants Need to Trade Tim Lincecum for Miguel Cabrera

Notre Dame QB Demetrius Jones Transferring to Northern Illinois?

Warriors in the Playoffs? Believe It

Stanford v. USC, 1999.

Barry Bonds After 756: Beyond the Numbers

NCAA Notes: Weis' Guys, Harbaugh's Mouth, Hoeppner's Passing

Saints Draft: Making Sense of Robert Meachem

Goodnight, Sweet Prince: Barbaro, 2003-2007

Barry Back in SF: 1 yr., $16M

My Top 10: Week 3

My Top-10 Ballot

MY Preseason Top Ten

Injury Dooms Oilers' Improbable Run

God Finally Smiles on New Orleans with Saint Reggie

In defense of Sharks fans

Hockey coverage on OLN

Baseball's New Look

The Mess We've Made

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