tipsheet

Welcome to the 'tipsheet' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'tipsheet'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “tipsheet”

• Could Giants Defensive Collapse Help Rams?

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  If Giants coach Tom Coughlin blows up his failed defense, Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo will pay close attention to the fallout. Coughlin canned defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan , who succeeded Spagnuolo after Steve became head coach of the Rams. Sheridan was linebacker coach…
  12 hours ago

• NFL Teams Woo Seasoned Head Coaches

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  Steve Spagnuolo will survive the Rams’ 1-15 season. He get another shot to prove he is a viable NFL head coach. That opportunity will seem more precious as other NFL coaches move on down the trail, starting today. Redskins coach Jim Zorn was…
  1 day ago

• Is Leach Finished At Texas Tech?

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  These days college football coaches can’t go “Junction Boys” on their team to toughen up players. Coaches must treat the wounded gingerly. It is especially important to care for players with an important father. If Dad is a high-profile former collegiate…
  1 week ago

• Colts Bail On Perfection

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  As you have seen, the talent-poor, injury-depleted Rams have caught no breaks this season. Here is another example: They had to play the Colts when Indianapolis was still trying to win games. The Jets caught the Colts in preseason mode Sunday,…
  1 week ago

• Can Mike Holmgren Save Browns?

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  Mike Holmgren doesn’t want to be known as the a football “czar.” “It has nothing to do with football,” Holmgren complained on his Seattle radio show. But it describes the power he possesses from his new throne in Cleveland. Browns owner Randy Lerner gave…
  1 week ago

• Vikings Coach Went Too Favre

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  What was Brad Childress thinking? The Minnesota Vikings coach believed he could remove Brett Favre from a game without clearing it with him. Fortunately for everybody, Favre set him straight right there on the sideline of the Minnesota-Carolina game. Childress won’t make that…
  2 weeks ago

• Departure Just Fine For Richie

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  After making his penalty-marred debut in Buffalo, new Bills guard Richie Incognito shrugged off the $50,000 fine he paid for two personal foul penalties in his final Rams game. “With the fine, I would have gladly paid the 50 grand, I…
  2 weeks ago

• Rams Toughen Up . . . But Lose Again

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  For a while, it looked like the Rams might actually win another game this season. They led the visiting Texans 10-6 at halftime. They were still even with Houston 13-13 the fourth quarter. But then the Rams came to their senses, falling…
  2 weeks ago

• In College Hoops, It Pays To Cheat

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  In fact, breaking NCAA rules pays really, really well – as John Calipari proved again by jumping from Memphis to Kentucky. This reality irks former coach Bob Knight , who took a shot at Calipari during a fundraiser for the Indiana Basketball Hall…
  2 weeks ago

• LA Teams Languish In Hot Stove League

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  While baseball’s Hot Stove League heats up with major trades and free agent signings, the Los Angeles teams remain eerily quiet. The big-budget Dodgers are usually busy this time of year. But with owners Frank and Jamie McCourt headed towards a nasty divorce,…
  2 weeks ago

• How to cover the COBRA story

  
  The Pulse — Authority: 129
  The Senate could take action as early as today -- Thursday, Dec. 17 -- on a COBRA-continuation bill. Check out Your Daily Tipsheet for tips on how to cover the story. The House on Wednesday approved a bill that includes an extension of the COBRA subsidy from nine months to 15 months. The legislation, part of a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Would Damon Appeal to Holliday Shoppers?

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  Agent Scott Boras will make sure Matt Holliday gets the top free-agent deal among offensive players in this marketplace. To do that, he must let the Jason Bay situation play out first, then bring the losers from that auction into the Holliday…
  2 weeks ago

• Holliday Season Looming For Cards?

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  Maybe, just maybe, the stars are aligning perfectly for Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak . The Yankees needed to get younger in the outfield, but that team opted not to chase Matt Holliday . Instead, general manager Brian Cashman pried Curtis Granderson out of…
  3 weeks ago

• Jayhawk Job + Cornhusker Legend = Intrigue

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  Former Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill taking over the head coaching reigns at Kansas – now this should be a good time. Wichita Eagle columnist Bob Lutz had this take: “Gill’s hiring at KU offers tons of intrigue, given his Nebraska background (he was an assistant…
  3 weeks ago

• Notre Dame Choice Sensible, Not Sexy

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  What’s this? Notre Dame made a sensible hire for its next football coach? Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly sure looks like the right man for the job. He is an accomplished collegiate head coach, unlike predecessor Charlie Weis . That should count for something, right?…
  3 weeks ago

• Brewers Step Up Arms Race

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  Randy Wolf would have fit the Cardinals pitching rotation nicely. He is a veteran lefty who eats up innings when healthy. Although he has won more than 11 games just twice in his career, he could have done nice things under pitching…
  3 weeks ago

• Cyclones In Better Bowl, Tigers In Better Game

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  The Texas Bowl sits below the Insight Bowl in the official pecking order, as determined by conference contracts. But the Missouri-Navy tilt in Houston should be a much, MUCH better spectacle than the Iowa State-Minnesota game in Tempe. Mizzou boosted took…
  3 weeks ago

• Penny-Wise Approach To Pitching

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak isn’t waiting around to see how the Matt Holliday market plays out. He is addressing team needs as opportunities arise – and the addition of free-agent pitcher Brad Penny on a one-year deal makes tremendous sense. Even ESPN.com’s Keith…
  4 weeks ago

• Putting the B.S. In BCS

  
  Tipsheet — Authority: 439
  As you might expect, not everybody is thrilled to see Texas creep into the national title game against SEC titan Alabama. The Longhorns edged Nebraska 13-12 with a 46-yard field goal after officials graciously put one second back on the…
  4 weeks ago

Comments about tipsheet