So You're Telling Me There's A Chance
sportsyenta.blogspot.com 7/2/2008 — So it's still 65 days until the 2008 NFL season gets underway, but fantasy football fanatics (myself included) are already frothing at the mouth to get the year underway. I've got 46 days until my draft and with each day that passes, the area of my brain usually reserved for important things like remembering to pay bills and thinking before I speak is slowly overrun by thoughts of Westbrook or...

Ward's intelligence, mentorship are special
myespn.go.com 7/2/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward was voted as the smartest offensive player (non-quarterback) by NFL head coaches this offseason. Ward's abilities to read defenses and ...

Your Titletown Finalists Have Been Named!
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 7/2/2008 — ESPN was trying to be tricky and drag out the process by only announcing five cities a every week or so, but I've finally got my hands on the full list. Here are your Titletown finalists and their resumes! Green Bay ·Has self-proclaimed moniker as ...

Chiefs to Fans: Sit on It
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 7/2/2008 — Chiefs to ban standing at all football games...good luck trying that at Jets games.

Hurdle Compares Rockies to Lions
prideofdetroit.com 7/2/2008 — Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle compared his team to the Detroit Lions.  He said the '06 Rockies were very similar to the '07 Lions in the sense that they did great in the first half of the season before quickly crumbling down the ...

Sports Business: Jets Explore Fee Plans That May Sit Better With Fans — NYT > Pro Football 7/1/2008
Now that the Giants have set prices for seat licenses, the Jets’ ownership is deciding whether to follow suit. >

Pats release Willie Andrews — Patriots & NFL - BostonHerald.com 7/1/2008
The Patriots today announced the release of third-year defensive back Willie Andrews. The news comes on the heels of Andrews' second arrest since the Super Bowl loss...

Among kick returners, is Devin Hester already the best ever? — USATODAY.com NFL - Top Stories 7/2/2008
Just two years into his NFL career, Devin Hester may already be the best kick returner of the Super Bowl era? USA TODAY's panel ...

Your (belated) summer reading list — The Blue Screen - NY Daily News Blogs 7/2/2008
I’m not really here. In case the boss asks, I’m still on vacation. I only dropped by because it just occurred to me that I forgot to give you your summer reading assignments before I went away on vacation. Unfortunately, ...

Training camp opens July 24 — Boston.com -- Football news 7/3/2008
The Patriots know the date they hope their season will conclude: Feb. 1. That's when Super Bowl XLIII will be played in Tampa. Now they also know the date their Tampa-or-bust campaign will get underway: July 24.