The NFL off-season is heating up in San Diego as the Chargers have been working hard on their quarterback position with some moves that significantly impact Philip Rivers. Earlier in the week, the Chargers re-worked their deal with 3rd string QB, AJ Feeley who was acquired in a mid-season trade with Miami. More recently, Drew […]
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Kiper Predicts Mario to Green Bay
NFL draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr. (as related by ESPN Radio’s Erik Kuselias) apparently is sold on Mario Williams. In his first mock draft including declared underclassmen, Mel predicts he’ll be snatched up by the Packers with the 5th overall pick. Williams would be the first defensive player selected. Kuselias also likes Williams – let’s […]
NFL Viewing Alert – Rivers is Playing
Drew Brees injured his thumb, and is not expected to return. Philip Rivers will finish the game for the Chargers, now showing on CBS. I’m still rooting for my Broncos to pitch the shutout, though.
Dereck Whittenburg’s Fordham Team Beats UVA at UVA
In 1983, Dereck Whittenburg’s 40-foot heave was picked off in mid-air by teammate Lorenzo Charles, who dunked to give N.C. State a shocking win over Houston in the NCAA Tournament finals. On Wednesday night, playing against Fordham – the team Whittenburg now coaches – the University of Virginia basketball team needed a similar miracle. UVa, […]
Hodge Forgets NCSpin & Fails to Make Opening Roster
Maybe we should cool the talk about Julius Hodge becoming Herb Sendek’s first player (to leave the NC State program on good terms) to play in the National Basketball Association until it actually happens. Although it is sure to happen at some point, the rookie drafted twentieth overall by the Denver Nuggets has failed to […]
Alums in the NFL
We give GoPack.com a tough time when they deserve it around here. As the mouthpiece for the Athletics Department, we completely understand and accept that they are limited in what they can produce over there…but it would be nice for them to add a little more value and use a little creativity than we typically […]
Powell Scores Game Winner
Congratulations, Josh Powell. Take a look at today’s article from Dallas that focuses on Josh and his performance last night that included a game winning tip in with 5.7 seconds to go. DALLAS — Avery Johnson has a pretty good idea who’s going to eat up the overwhelming bulk of the minutes this season. It’s […]
Hodge Accused of Sexual Assault
Denver police are investigating an accusation that the Nuggets’ No. 1 draft pick attempted to sexually assault a woman in his near-downtown condominium last week.
ESPN: Great Rivers Feature
About every Monday or so, a different member of the Pack Pride and Wolfpacker message board communities will have identified a new team to which they project Philip Rivers could be traded. Well, ESPN has provided an excellent piece on Philip that is a must read for Wolfpackers. (Maybe it will help you forget life […]
T.A. – Truly the Poor Man’s Maurice Clarett
Well, it’s official – the career cycles of former Wolfpack tailback T.A. McLendon and former Ohio State freshman sensation Maurice Clarett have reached perfect harmony – neither back made it through their initial NFL training camp . We can all remember the parallels – each player shooting up their team’s depth chart as true freshmen, […]
