Despite a losing record, the Oakland Raiders qualify as an early-season surprise team. The positive vibes are mostly due to Terrelle Pryor’s rapid progress.
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Utah State’s Chuckie Keeton might not have been the best player in college football, but it’s tough to name someone who meant more to his team than the junior quarterback.
It has been bad, it can get worse, and it could become humiliating. How low can Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers go?
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Matt, Kelly and Tony bring you their football picks and analysis for Week 6 from the Golden Nugget sports book.
John Kwan faces Scott Pritchard in Week 6 of the Friday Football Showdown.
The Lakers hosted a preseason game Thursday night at the MGM Grand Garden, but there was no Bryant and a definite lack of buzz. Imagine the E Street Band showing up to play without Bruce Springsteen.
Even football fans who don’t wager seem to be curious about the most extreme of point spreads. The sky-high — or, mile-high — number for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ game at Denver on Sunday is attracting a variety of interested parties, including national media sources.
It’s official. The Denver Broncos are the biggest favorite ever in an NFL game in Las Vegas, a whopping four-touchdown pick Sunday at home against the hapless Jaguars.
Tony Romo, after the finest performance of his career, was destined to lose. “You were almost waiting for it to happen,” South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro said, “and it happened.”
It has not happened yet, and the unenviable task now falls on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
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