Steelers CB Bryant retires
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06/23/2009 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Fernando Bryant announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after a 10-year career.
The 32-year-old signed with the Steelers in November after being let go by New England on August 30. He appeared in two regular season games with Pittsburgh and had three tackles, but was inactive for the team's three postseason games, including the Steelers' win over Arizona in Super Bowl XLIII.
Bryant was originally selected by Jacksonville with the 26th overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, after earning first-team All-SEC honors as a senior at Alabama. He played five years with the Jaguars before signing with Detroit as an unrestricted free agent in 2004. He signed with the Patriots in March 2008 after four seasons with the Lions.
He started 109 of the 112 games he played during his NFL career and finished with 512 tackles, 89 defensed passes, seven interceptions, three forced fumbles and nine recovered fumbles.
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to have completed his world record transfer to Real Madrid by the end of June. The Portugal international has returned to his home land after holidaying in Los Angeles, but is se
<< AL West: Rangers' offense in a funk
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers' offense has pulled quite the
disappearing act over the last couple of weeks.
Sunday's 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants marked the second straight game
the Rangers (37-31) were held to just three hits
<< Chelsea signs Malouda to two-year extension
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea French international winger Florent
Malouda has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Stamford Bridge
until the summer of 2012.
The 29-year-old has struggled to make his mark since hi
<< Rumors swirling as draft approaches
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mock drafts are fun, but they tend to be
an exercise in futility.
Even Carnac the Magnificent couldn't project the trades that are sure to go
down when the bullets start flying for real Thursday at Madison
<< New York defender Petke suspended, fined
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee
suspended New York Red Bulls defender Mike Petke two games and fined him $500
on Tuesday for inappropriate conduct and comments made toward the officiating
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New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter vaulted into the overall lead among American League players in fan balloting for the 2009 All-Star Game. Jeter trailed Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longori
Steelers ink OT Starks to four-year deal >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed
offensive tackle Max Starks to a new four-year contract that will keep him
with the club through 2012.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The Steelers pu
Wolves stand firm over Dzeko >>
Wolfsburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newly-installed Wolfsburg coach Armin Veh
has told AC Milan and other interested clubs to forget about trying to sign
striker Edin Dzeko.
The 23-year-old Bosnia international helped the Wolves to
Inter's Maicon keen on Chelsea switch >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan wing back Maicon would welcome the
chance to join Chelsea, according to the Brazil international's agent.
The 27-year-old is far from totally happy with life at the San Siro and has
been heavi
Nakamura leaves Celtic for Espanyol >>
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Japan international Shunsuke Nakamura has
left Celtic on a free transfer and penned a two-year contract with Espanyol.
The 30-year-old had been linked with a switch to Yokohama Marinos but has opted
to m
Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.
Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
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