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After contemplating retirement following the 2011 season, Chargers center Nick Hardwick will play in 2012, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. “My commitment is full throttle,” Hardwick said Monday. “I just think you have to re-assess yourself all the time – assess how you’re progressing, assess where you stand. I’m more excited right now than I’ve been in a long time to train. Obviously, two weeks off was enough to get the itch.” A third-round pick out of Purdue in 2004... Read Full Story

Connecting on 16 of his 21 shots (35 points in 33 minutes) last night in Milwaukee, LeBron James has continued to show his progression in the post – 16 points came on post-up plays – putting to good use his off-season work with the legendary Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon. According to Synergy Sports, LeBron James has the highest field goal percentage on post-ups in the NBA. Among the 34 players this season with at least 75 post-up plays so far this season, LeBron tops them all with a 55.4... Read Full Story

Florida State ‘s two youngest and lowest-paid assistant football coaches, Dameyune Craig and D.J. Eliot , have received raises and one-year contract extensions, according to documents released by the university Monday. Craig, who coaches quarterbacks and serves as the Seminoles’ recruiting coordinator, will see his base salary increase from $192,500 to $205,000 annually. The same goes for Eliot, who coaches FSU’s defensive ends. Both coaches also are now under contract for an extra year... Read Full Story

There are FCS prospects not headed to the NFL Combine who figure to be drafted in April. Last year, eight players were left on the sideline and still got the call on draft day. But the 22 FCS players who have their bags packed for Indianapolis next week have a unique opportunity to impress all 32 NFL teams, and they don’t want to waste it. They can rest easy that the pro personnel, not Gisele Bundchen, will be critiquing them. FCS prospects, of course, face the stigma of coming from a... Read Full Story

Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun likes picking academy graduates for his staff when possible, and he found a notable name from the Falcons’ past for his latest opening, according to Frank Schwab of The Colorado Springs Gazette . Steve Russ , who played linebacker for the Falcons and spent four seasons with the Denver Broncos , including both Super Bowl championship teams, will be the Falcons’ new assistant. He’ll have three titles: assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator and... Read Full Story

« MLB February 14th, 2012 Jeremy Fuchs Posted in 2012 NFL Draft , Prospect Profiles Tweet Tweet We’re starting up our prospect profiles again! Hurray! Seriously, draft season is my favorite time of year. I absolutely love scouting and dissecting players. There are so many awesome websites out there that help to break down these players. We’ll do one a day until the draft. These prospects are a mix of guys who the Giants will target and guys the Giants should target. For... Read Full Story

Peyton Manning wants to play for the Texans , says Bob Allen of KTRK-TV in Houston . This may be a similar desire to that of Brett Favre , who fairly assuredly wanted to be a Viking to try to stick it to the Packers . “I know for a fact that he does have a definite interest in the Texans,” Allen contends. There may be 9-10 teams that fit Manning’s criteria. Manning would be joining some elite company in Houston. Texans WR Andre Johnson has led the NFL in receiving yards per game 3 times... Read Full Story

Senior Airman Jamie Walden , her mom, and her friends want Broncos QB Tim Tebow to take Jamie to her first Military Ball. The video is below and, other than the horrid Angels and Airwaves song, it is a good effort that will probably be rewarded since it is the off-season. Hit “Like” if you want Tebow to say “yes” to Jamie’s request! Follow me at: http://twitter.com/Chris_M_Bac h More recent posts: Tim Tebow Won’t Rule Out Political Career, Talks About His Dyslexia Ranking The... Read Full Story

Tweet Tweet MLB, for us it does not stand for major league baseball it means middle linebacker. It’s a position that for me is number two on the list of issues the Giants have with their roster, number one being tightend. I have discussed tightend so now it’s time to take a look at the middle linebacker position. In the NFL you have two basic types of defense, the 3-4 and 4-3. The Giants run a 4-3, as we all know that means four down lineman and three linebackers, the SAM, strong side... Read Full Story

« Thoughts and Musings February 13th, 2012 JW Posted in Main Tweet Tweet Back in the 2004 draft, former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi found his guy. It was then Ole Miss QB Eli Manning. After Accorsi let Jon Elway get out of his grasps when he was the GM of the Colts, he wasn’t about to let that happen again. He was going to get his guy. Here are parts of his memo he sent to John Mara in 2003: 1) HE’S BIG, NEVER GETS RATTLED. It seems Accorsi was right. Manning seems to never... Read Full Story