Archive for December 2nd, 2007
College football: Upsets likely to send Ohio State back to BCS title game
COLUMBUS — Three weeks after their unbeaten season, No. 1 ranking and dreams of redemption in the BCS title game seemed to turn to ashes, Ohio State is headed back to the ultimate game in college football.
Thank you, Pittsburgh Panthers.
The Buckeyes, No. 3 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings going into Saturday’s final regular-season and conference […]
College football: Les Miles says he’s staying at LSU
ATLANTA — Les Miles insists he will remain LSU’s football coach despite all the speculation he would bolt for Michigan.
“I am the head coach at LSU. I will be the head coach at LSU,” Miles, an Elyria High graduate and Elyria Sports Hall of Fame member, said Saturday. “I have no interest in talking to […]
Browns coming up big when it comes to physical play
GLENDALE, Ariz. — From the quarterback to the offensive line to the receivers to the outside linebackers to the safeties, the Browns look down on the competition.
Literally.
Quarterback Derek Anderson is 6-foot-6. Receivers Joe Jurevicius and Braylon Edwards are 6-5 and 6-3, and tight end Kellen Winslow is 6-4. With the exception of 6-2 center Hank […]
Dan Coughlin: Relax, Browns fans, QB situation will work itself out
Let’s enjoy this Browns’ run of good fortune for as long as it lasts. Do not worry about solving an eventual quarterback dilemma.
Please, turn off the worry meter. Those things usually solve themselves.
Nevertheless, some fans fear that Derek Anderson is something short of the real deal. He’s too good to be true. He’s an accident, […]
Rattay enjoying return to the NFL
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jim Rattay won two football state championships at Elyria Catholic and continued his success in Arizona. He didn’t need a title this season to add a “highlight of my coaching career.”
Tim Rattay came to Phoenix Christian High School to work as an assistant for his dad and take repetitions with the quarterbacks.
“He’s […]
Girls basketball: Westlake reaching new heights with win at Amherst
AMHERST — Westlake nipped Amherst in a Southwestern Conference overtime thriller on Saturday that lived up to expectations.
With a 59-52 victory, the Demons (4-1, 2-0 SWC) won at Amherst for the first time in coach Chip Weiss’ six seasons as head coach. They also established themselves as legitimate SWC contenders, and did it without two […]