Louisville team plane returns to airport (AP) (Yahoo! Canada Sports) A plane carrying Louisville's basketball team to a game in Florida returned to the airport after the pilots received a fire warning that turned out to be false. A spokeswoman for the airline operating the Cardinals' flight said the plane was at about 10,000 feet and less than 10 minutes into its flight Tuesday when a warning message in the cockpit indicated a fire on board.
Louisville team plane makes emergency landing (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By MALCOLM C. KNOX A plane carrying Louisville's basketball team to a game in Florida returned to the airport after the pilots received a fire warning that turned out to be false. A spokeswoman for the airline operating the Cardinals' flight said the plane was at about 10,000 feet and less than 10 minutes into its flight Tuesday when a warning message in the cockpit indicated a fire on board. ...
Wiedmer: Louisville seems ready to rise (Chattanooga Times Free Press) For anyone who doesn’t live in the Bluegrass State, it was nothing more than an extra-long 3-pointer winning an early January college basketball game. No one except delighted Louisville Cardinals fans or dejected Kentucky Wildcats fans will likely long remember Edgar Sosa’s Sunday afternoon game-winner come March.
Top Ten Pass Defenses: Oakland Raiders & Houston Texans
This week's winner for proving statistics lie is the Oakland Raiders. Their PYA comes in as the second-best over the past three games at a misery 147 yards allowed. That exists because teams have rushed for more than 200 yards per game over those same three games. Starting RB Ronnie Brown is much easier to do despite his time share with Ricky Williams thanks to the Oakland Raiders "stingy" pass defense.
The runner-up to Oakland is the Houston Texans with an almost as stingy PYA of 162.3. Do not be afraid to start Indianapolis Colts' QB Peyton Manning regardless of the status of WRs Reggie Wayne and Anthony Gonzalez. I wish I could be as pithy with starting RB Joseph Addai as I was with Ronnie Brown, but the Colts' rushing game scares me. Pithiness notwithstanding, if Addai is going to breakout, the Texans passing defense will do its best to leave open plenty of holes.
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Top Ten Pass Defenses:
Rank Team PYA Vs
1 Tampa Bay 125.3 MIN
2 Oakland 147 @MIA
3 NY Giants 150 BAL
4 Dallas 159 @WAS
5 Houston 162.3 @IND
6 Washington 170.3 DAL
7 Green Bay 179.7 CHI
8 Jacksonville 180.7 TEN
9 Philadelphia 195.7 @CIN
10 Pittsburgh 196 SD
Bush won't run for Senate (The Palm Beach Post) Former Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday opened the door for two years of political bedlam in Florida by announcing he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and instead focus on his education foundations.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush Won't Run For Senate In 2010 (CBS4 Miami) Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez. Bush made the announcement on Tuesday saying, "now is not the right time to return to elected office." Martinez announced last month that he wouldn't seek a second six-year term.
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific (Washington Post) President Bush today announced he is creating three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean today, a move that will help preserve sprawling sea and island ecosystems and cement the one aspect of his legacy that has won praise, sometimes grudgingly, from many environmentalists.
GOP rivals bash Bush (The News & Observer) Republicans vying to lead their national party criticize President George W. Bush for spending too much, mismanaging the Iraq war and bungling the response to Hurricane Katrina.
Republicans seeking to lead party blame Bush for woes (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) WASHINGTON — Republicans vying to lead their national party praised President-elect Barack Obama's election campaign on Monday and criticized President George W. Bush for spending too much, mismanaging the Iraq war and bungling the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Board of Ed. asked to name football field for late coach (Woodbridge Sentinel) WOODBRIDGE — Donna McCabe remembers the dinners with her father and brothers before those Friday night football games between the Colonia High School (CHS) Patriots and the Woodbridge High School (WHS) Barrons. "They would not say a word at the dinner table," she said with a laugh.
Why can't Pitt hit the threes? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) I think we can all agree that the only thing less accurate than Pitt from 3-point land is Bill Stull on the football field. With that in mind, can Pitt expect to see unusually heavy doses of zone, especially against the likes of Louisville, Syracuse, Marquette, Notre Dame, Villanova and West Virginia? These are all potential NCAA tournament teams in the Big East that lack the muscle to battle ...
Slade hired at Louisville (Knoxville News Sentinel) Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe has hired three coaches to fill out his staff for the 2009 season. Former Utah State head coach Brent Guy and former Tennessee assistant Larry Slade will work as defensive coaches while former Southern Mississippi offensive coordinator Jay Johnson will work with the offense.
3 coaches added to UofL football staff (Lexington Herald-Leader) LOUISVILLE University of Louisville head football coach Steve Kragthorpe has announced three additions to his coaching staff for the 2009 season. Former University of Tennessee coach Larry Slade, former Utah State head coach Brent Guy have joined the staff as defensive assistants, while former Southern Mississippi offensive coordinator Jay Johnson has joined the Cardinals as an offensive ...
Holy Cross football coach Weston let go (Louisville Courier-Journal) Dave Weston, the football coach at Holy Cross High School the past five seasons, said yesterday that he has been fired. "It caught me completely by surprise," said Weston, who said he was notified last Tuesday.
