Thanksgiving Day Tradition

The Detroit Lions have been playing in one of the Thanksgiving Day Classic games since the early 1900’s. Detroit has had some success in these games throughout their existence, but lately Thanksgiving Day has been a day of losing for the Lions. The Lions haven’t won a game on Thanksgiving since they defeated the Green Bay Packers in 2003. The Dallas Cowboys are another team that plays every Thanksgiving Day, but is it time for other teams to get a chance to play or should these teams continue this tradition? I know that the NFL has added a third game to the football lineup on Thanksgiving, but with the Lions being as bad as they have been over the years do they deserve to play in this national game every year?

Boise State Upset

The Boise State Broncos were on the verge of another undefeated season and extending their NCAA leading winning streak, but the streak and the shot at a BCS bid ended versus the Nevada Wolf Pack. Boise State started the game by scoring 17 straight points on their first three drives to give them a 17-0 lead, but Nevada took the game over in the second half outscoring Boise 24-7. Nevada and Boise are both tied for the lead on top of the Western Athletic Conference with 6-1 records. Boise State had hoped to be ranked in the AP top 5 all season, but they dropped to number 9 after they lost to Nevada.

Fleury Returning To Starting Form

When Marc-Andre Fleury began the 2010-2011 season, he hoped that it had started out differently. Fleury started the season 1-6, which is the worst start that he has had while playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. His starting position was in jeopardy because of Brent Johnson who was playing his best hockey in a long time, winning 6 games for the Pens. Coach Bylsma gave Fleury another shot Friday night versus the Tampa Bay Lightning and he took advantage of this opportunity by being named the first star of the game and helping lead the Pens to a 5-1 win. The Penguins also beat the Atlanta Thrashers Saturday night with Fleury in net. Fleury is beginning to show signs of his old ways when he led the Penguins to two straight Stanley Cup Finals. The Penguins’ season not only relies on its star players Crosby and Malkin, but on defense with Marc-Andre Fleur

Kicker Gets Booted For Pink Cleats

October is known throughout America as Breast Cancer Awareness month. To show support for breast cancer awareness, the NFL wears pink items in honor of family members and friends who have died or recovered from this type of cancer. In Mississippi, a high school athlete from Mendenhall High School wanted to show his support for breast cancer by wearing pink cleats. Coy Sheppard was the kicker for Mendenhall High School until he was booted off of the team for wearing pink cleats. Sheppard was showing support for his great-grandmother and grandmother who both were breast cancer survivors. Medenhall High School’s Head Coach didn’t want Sheppard to wear these cleats so in order to get his point across he kicked him off the team. The school’s athletic program backed the coach, who was wrong and Sheppard was not allowed back on the team. I think that it is wrong to kick a player off a team for wearing pink cleats. Many teams in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, which I play in, wore pink skate laces to show support for breast cancer. If a player wants to wear pink cleats to show support he should be able to do so.

A Year to Forget

Tiger Woods just finished the 2010 PGA season without a win for the first time in his career. His best finishes were at the PGA Championship and the Masters where he finished tied for fourth and had a shot at winning both championships. Winning is what Woods does best. He had been the number one ranked golfer in the world, but he lost that status last week when Lee Westwood took over the spot as top golfer. I believe that Woods will bounce back next year and retake the number one spot in golf, as well as win a major championship. Woods had a rough season, but he will put it behind him and move on.

Put Your 84 Jerseys Away

After an anticipated return to the Minnesota Vikings just a few weeks ago, Randy Moss was released by the Vikings this week only to be picked up by the Tennessee Titans. Moss spent his first seven years in the NFL with Minnesota and was one of the top wide receivers in the league. But Moss’ return to his former team was stopped short when Brad Childress released him without any reason. Many Vikings fans want Childress fired as Head Coach, and many believe that he will not have a job if the Vikings lose this week. Moss will play for his third team this year when the Titans play the Miami Dolphins next week