Is it possible that Roger Clemens could find himself wearing an Astros uniform again shortly?
The current influx of youth into Major League Baseball has been a breath of fresh air for a league that has been clouded by performance enhancing drugs for almost 30 years. Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Giancarlo Stanton are just three of the myriad o [...]
Monthly archives for August, 2012
A Plea to Roger Clemens: Please Go Aw...
Is it possible that Roger Clemens could find himself wearing an Astros uniform again shortly?
The current influx of youth into Major League Baseball has been a breath of fresh air for a league that has been clouded by performance enhancing drugs for almost 30 years. Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Giancarlo Stanton are just three of the myriad o [...]
The Mike Ferguson Show 8/31/12
On Friday’s, the Mike Ferguson Show, Mike and co-host Fallon McNeil begin the show recapping the first night of the college football season and looking forward to the Florida schools’ first games. Mike Ferguson Show August 31st
In the second part of the show, Mike and Fallon continue looking at college football’s first week [...]
Mets Visit Marlins for Three
Mark Buehrle leads the Miami Marlins with 12 victories.
The Miami Marlins will continue a 9-game homestand over the weekend as they welcome in the New York Mets. The Marlins are coming off of a split during a two-game series with the Washington Nationals. The Marlins will conclude August and open up September against the Mets in what will be [...]
ACC Gets Early Exposure
Tajh Boyd and Clemson will look to get off to a fast start as it plays Auburn in Atlanta. (Photo: Parker Anderson)
The ACC has been ridiculed in for recent years for its 2-13 record in BCS bowls among other things. But as the 2012 season gets underway, the ACC gets a chance to prove itself early on.
When the ACC expanded in 2004 adding Virgin [...]
Rays Bounce Back After 4 Straight Los...
Jeff Keppinger (left) leads the Rays with a .325 average.
September is the most important month in the baseball calendar and after last season perhaps no team knows this more than the Tampa Bay Rays. After four consecutive losses the Rays were in need of a victory Wednesday night to begin another September playoff push. Two home runs by Evan [...]
The Mike Ferguson Show: College Footb...
On a Mike Ferguson Show special, Mike, Fallon McNeil and Randall Hoffman preview the 2012 college football season beginning with a look at the AP top 10. Mike Ferguson CFB Preview
In the second part of the show, Mike, Fallon and Randall look at the six major conferences. Part 2
In the final part of the show, the hosts pick national champions [...]
2012 Preview: ACC Coastal Division
Logan Thomas looks to lead Virginia Tech back to a BCS bowl. (Photo: T.J. Witten)
2012 ACC Coastal Division Preview
Virginia Tech- By far the most consistent ACC team since the league expanded, the Hokies look to notch their ninth consecutive double digit win season under long time coach Frank Beamer. Redshirt junior Logan Thomas has the size [...]
Game Week! ‘Noles Open at Home ...
E.J. Manuel and Devonta Freeman look to get Florida State off to a good start. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Who: Murray State Racers at #7 Florida State Seminoles
Where: Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, FL
When: Saturday, September 1st at 6:00 P.M. EST
The college football season gets underway for the seventh-ranked Florida State Seminoles on S [...]
2012 Preview: ACC Atlantic Division
E.J. Manuel and Florida State have the potential to return to national prominence. (Photo: Chris Holder)
2012 ACC Atlantic Football Division Overview
Florida State- The Seminoles have failed to live up to lofty expectations in recent years but the 2012 season could be the year where everything will finally click for this once national powerho [...]
2012 Preview: Promising Season Ahead ...
Aaron Murray looks to lead Georgia back to the SEC championship. (Photo: Sonny Kennedy/Sonny Kennedy Photography)
The Georgia Bulldogs will represent the SEC East in the championship game this season.
Yes, this is a bold prediction from a team that has not really reached its potential since they won the SEC Championship in 2005.
Georgia is co [...]
First Place Nats in Miami for Two
Giancarlo Stanton comes off a brilliant road trip in which he hit eight home runs.
The Miami Marlins head home after finishing an 11-game road trip out west with a record of 5-6. The Marlins are coming off of a series in Los Angeles in which Miami dropped two of three to the Dodgers. Miami will now kick off a 9-game homestand beginning with a [...]
Top 10 FSU Victories this Millennium
Florida State snapped a six-game losing streak to arch-rival Florida on the final Saturday of November in 2010.
With a 46-29 win over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl in January of 2000, Florida State became the last national champion of the 1990s and closed its decade of dominance. The very next season, Florida State returned to the national [...]
Tannehill Average at Best as Fins Fal...
Matt Loede
Dolphins Gab
Dolphins rookie Dolphins rookie Ryan Tannehill had a so-so showing Friday night, which was more than some of his offensive teammates could say.
In his first game as the Dolphins’ starting quarterback, Tannehill went 11 for 27 for 112 yards and one interception, and Miami lost to the Atlanta Falcons 23-6.
Four of Tanne [...]
2012 Preview: Philbin Era Begins for ...
Reggie Bush recorded his first career 1,000 yard rushing season in his first season with Miami. (Photo: Kevin M. Coleman)
The Miami Dolphins took a step back record-wise from 2010 in 2011, but unlike the previous two seasons, Miami comes in riding momentum from the previous season. After an 0-7 start to 2011, the Dolphins won six of their fin [...]
Marlins Finish Road Trip in L.A.
Ozzie Guillen's first year as the manager of the Miami Marlins has not gone as planned. (Photo: Steven Grant)
The Miami Marlins conclude an 11-game road trip to the west coast with a three-game-set in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Miami is 4-4 thus far on the road trip after having split four-game series with both the Colorado Rockies [...]
O-Line Vital to Florida State’s...
The Florida State offensive line could make or break the 'Noles in 2012. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Florida State enters the 2012 season with high expectations once again. The Seminoles are ranked seventh in each of the major polls and there is plenty of optimism for a program that has become perennial underachievers. LSU and Oregon are each r [...]
Dolphins’ QB Situation Far from...
Matt Moore was 6-6 as a starter for the Dolphins in 2011. (Photo: Phil Hecken)
When speaking of a quarterback competition, coaches, analysts and other members of the media will often the label that competition, “a good problem to have”. That seemed to be the case for the Miami Dolphins heading into the 2012 season. Miami added a f [...]
Khan and Jones-Drew Have a Private Me...
Matt Loede
Jaguars Gab (from August 18th, 2012)
NFL rushing champion Maurice Jones-Drew is now more than three weeks into a training-camp boycott that has cost him more than $600,000 ($30,000 per day in fines) and no indication that he plans to report anytime soon. Owner Shad Khan made it clear that he has no intention of giving Jones-Drew t [...]
