Talk about a fall from grace. Yesterday, former Philadelphia Eagles superstar quarterback, Donovan McNabb, went unclaimed by 31 NFL 
teams after requesting his release from the Minnesota Vikings. Among the teams that chose to “stick with what they got”, are the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans. Both teams are in the playoff hunt and starting backups due to injury. In Houston, both Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart are out for the season and the Texans will now rely on TJ Yates, a rookie 5th round draft pick out of North Carolina. In Chicago, Caleb Hanie is the new signal caller as Jay Cutler roams the sidelines with an injured thumb. Hanie was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of out Colorado State in 2008. Further worsening the blow for McNabb is that Chicago is his home town. If these two teams didn’t want to give McNabb a shot, at this crucial juncture, than this may be the end of the line for the greatest quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history.
Donovan McNabb Goes Unclaimed On Waivers
3 12 2011Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: Caleb Hanie, Chicago Bears, Donavan McNabb, Houston Texans, Jay Cutler, Matt Leinart, Matt Schaub, Philadelphia Eagles, TJ Yates
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The Duke’s Picks – 11/27 – 1:00 Games
27 11 20111:00
JETS -9 Bills
JAGUARS +7 Texans
COLTS +3.5 Panthers
TITANS -3 Buccaneers
FALCONS – 9.5 Vikings
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Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans
Categories : Football
The Duke’s Picks – Turkey Day Edition
24 11 2011DETROIT LIONS +7 Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins +7.5 DALLAS COWBOYS
San Francisco 49ers +3.5 BALTIMORE RAVENS
ALL DOGS, ALL DAY…Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, San Franciso 49ers
Categories : Football
Philadelphia Phillies Post Free Agent Outlook Following Ty Wigginton Acquisition
21 11 2011by Jim Salisbury of Comcast Sportsnet
The Phillies continued to change the look of their bench by acquiring versatile Ty Wigginton from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later or cash on Sunday.
Wigginton, 34, bats right-handed and plays infield and outfield. He joins Jim Thome as additions to the bench this off-season.
“I like three things about him,” general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “I like his makeup. I like that he fits our club in that he can play first base and third base. And I like that he gives us another guy with power off the bench. We had been looking to add depth to our bench.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Jim Thome, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathan Papelbon, Michael Cuddyer, Ruben Amaro Jr., Ty Wigginton
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Philadelphia Phillies Add Ty Wigginton
20 11 2011
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired utility man Ty Wigginton from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for a player to be named or cash according the Rockies’ official Twitter feed (link).
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The Duke’s Picks – NCAA Football 11/19/2011 – 1:00 Games
19 11 2011Saturday, November 19, 2011
1:00 p.m.
Army Black Knights +13.5 TEMPLE OWLS
KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES -3 Eastern Michigan Eagles
OVER 40.5 KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles
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Categories : College Football
The Duke’s Picks – NCAA Football 11/19/2011 – 12:00 Games
19 11 2011Saturday, November 19, 2011
12:00 p.m.
OVER 40.5 Louisville Cardinals vs. CONNECTICUT HUSKIES
NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS -15.5 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Nebraska Cornhuskers +3.5 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
Iowa Hawkeyes -1.5 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
Kansas Jayhawks +31 TEXAS A&M AGGIES
UNDER 66 Kansas Jayhawks vs. TEXAS A&M AGGIES
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The Duke’s Picks – NFL Week 10
13 11 20111:00
CINCINNATI BENGALS +4 Pittsburgh Steelers
Denver Broncos +3.5 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Buffalo Bills +5.5 DALLAS COWBOYS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS +3.5 Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans +3.5 CAROLINA PANTHERS
ATLANTA FALCONS even New Orleans Saints
CLEVELAND BROWNS -2.5 St. Louis Rams
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES -12 Arizona Cardinals
4:00
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS +7.5 Baltimore Ravens
Detroit Lions +3 CHICAGO BEARS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers -3 NY Giants
8:20
NEW YORK JETS even New England Patriots
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The Duke’s Picks – College Football 11/12/11
12 11 201112:00
LOUISVILLE -2.5 Pitt
PENN ST +3.5 Nebraska
CLEMSON -16.5 Wake Forest
Florida +3.5 SOUTH CAROLINA
12:30
North Carolina St. -2.5 BOSTON COLLEGE
2:00
Baylor -20 KANSAS
Kent St. -5 AKRON
Wyoming +16.5 AIR FORCE
3:00
VIRGINIA -10 Duke
UL Lafayette +11 ARKANSAS ST.
3:30
Auburn +12 GEORGIA
KANSAS ST. +5.5 Texas A&M
7:00
Western Kentucky +42 LSU
7:45
MISSISSIPPI ST. +17.5 Alabama
8:00
STANFORD -3.5 Oregon
NEW MEXICO ST. +7 Fresno St.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI -9 Central Florida
Arizona St. -11.5 WASHINGTON ST.
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Categories : College Football
Philadelphia Phillies Ink Jonathan Papelbon
11 11 2011By Jay King
Free agent closer Jonathan Papelbon has come to terms with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to Jim Salisbury of Comcast Sports Philadelphia. Sources tell Salisbury that Papelbon’s contract will approach $50 million for four years, pending a physical. The 
soon-to-be 31-year old closer has compiled a 2.33 ERA and 219 saves during seven big league seasons, all spent with the Boston Red Sox. He had a 2.94 ERA and 31 saves during the 2011 season. The Phillies had reportedly been very close to retaining closer Ryan Madson on Monday, but ESPN cited sources who said the negotiations with Madson splintered. The team had been in contact with Papelbon since the free agency period began at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 6, and their interest in Papelbon reportedly “never waned.” Because of Papelbon’s status as a type A free agent, the Phillies will need to surrender their top draft pick to Boston.
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Tags: Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Madson
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