Rich Rodriquez....Arizona Wildcats Head Coach

The announcement came this morning as Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted a photo of Rich Rod and his family. Press Conference is scheduled for Today, Tuesday November 2011(12 p.m MST) 2 p.m. EST....Will this be another epic fail for Rich Rod......only time will tell

Chicago Cubs Hire a New Manager......Dale Sveum

The Chicago Cubs have chosen Dale Sveum as the team’s new manager, but the news has many fans scratching their heads — including me.
It’s not that I have anything against Sveum, mind you. I realize he is perfectly qualified, and was a top managerial prospect for other teams, such as the Boston Red Sox. And, since the Cubs had already said major league coaching experience was a prerequisite for the job, I knew my top pick — Ryne Sandberg — wouldn’t get the nod no matter what.
However, once I came to terms with my disappointment over Ryno’s automatic exclusion, I turned my attention to those who would be interviewed.
After seeing Mike Maddux’s post-interview comments, I felt like we had found our man. I really liked what he had to say and appreciated that he had a record of proven success at the major-league level, but that alone wasn’t enough to convince me.
As any Cubs fan can attest, a number of heavy-hitting managers have come to Wrigley vowing to bring a World Series victory to Chicago — only to leave with their tails tucked between their legs in defeat. I don’t believe it has anything to do with a lack of talent on their part, though. Instead, I have become convinced that, to truly succeed, a Cubs manager should have experienced the unique history of the team firsthand prior to becoming a coach.
Mike Maddux never played for the Cubs, of course, but his brother Greg was a Cub for years and was even a special assistant for the team this past season. Yet we’ll never know if that experience would have given him an extra edge, as Maddux suddenly took himself out of the running due to family considerations.
But perhaps even if he had stayed in the running, Sveum still would have been hired. He believes in the same statistical analysis system advocated by the new Cubs leadership, and maybe number-crunching truly is the key to solving the Cubs’ long drought.
Sourc:Amy Gehrt...Canton Daily Ledger

Bradley Cooper is named People's 2011 Sexiest Man Alive....

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Man Arrested in White House Shooting...

Matt Schaub out for season

Just when the Houston Texans were looking like one of the teams to beat in the AFC, quarterback Matt Schaub suffers a foot injury that will keep him out indefinitely. Now is the time for Matt Leinart to prove, once and for all, that he can be a successful starting quarterback in the NFL.

“It’s a huge opportunity for me,” said Leinart, a former Heisman trophy winner at USC who has served as Schaub's backup the last two seasons. “I’m really bummed for Matt. We’ve become very close the last year and this year. He’s the leader of this football team and he’s done a great job in the 4 to 5 years he’s been here to get us to this point.... But he knows and everyone knows in this profession that things happen and the next guy has to step up."
Leinart has had his chances before, and it hasn't worked out so well. He was drafted 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in 2006 and started 11 of the 12 games he played that year, throwing 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in leading the team to a 4-7 record in those games.
He started the first five games of the following season -- throwing two touchdowns and four interceptions but leading the Cardinals to a 3-2 record -- before breaking his collarbone. Leinart never regained his starting job from veteran Kurt Warner, who led the team to its only Super Bowl appearance.
When Warner retired before the 2010 season, it appeared Leinart would reclaim his starting spot -- instead, he was cut just before the start of the season and landed with the Texans. Leinart initially agreed to join the Seattle Seahawks before this season, but opted to resign with Houston when he discovered he would have to compete with two other quarterbacks for the Seahawks starting job.
Now he's a starter again with the Texans, who are 7-3 and have a two-game lead in the AFC South.
“That's what I've wanted for a long time, and that's what I've worked hard for every day and prepared for every day,” Leinart said. “It's a great opportunity. I'm just excited about the chance.”
Head Coach Gary Kubiak says he has plenty of confidence in his new starter.
“He's played in big football games in this league, he's played in big football games in college,” Kubiak said. “Matt's been around it. The key is the whole team rallying around him and playing well as a team. Matt doesn't have to go win a game, the team has to go win a game. We'll rally around him and get him ready to go.”
Source: Los Angeles Times

Bob Costas Interviews Jerry Sandusky

Steve Jobs...last words before he passed

In a eulogy, for Steve Jobs, his sister Mona Simpson revealed that his last words before he passed were, "Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow".