Steven Keys

Roger Goodell's Cable Trouble

01:30 AM ET 10.27

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If it wasn't so serious it would've been laughable: Napa County DA Gary Lieberstein's strange explanation last Friday as to why he would not be bringing a battery charge against Raider Coach Tom Cable for allegedly breaking the jaw of his assistant Randy Hanson at a team meeting last August.
In the DA's words: "There was no evidence whatsoever...that Tom Cable ever physically struck Mr. Hanson. And this is based on full review of the three independent witnesses."
Lieberstein did concede "there was some type of physical contact that happened between Mr. Cable and Mr. Hanson when (he) went…

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Costa Rica's Prevent Defense, Soccer Style

10:52 AM ET 10.19

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Better safe than sorry. It's usually a pretty sound strategy. It's why we buy insurance and change the tires every coupla' years.
You see it in sport, too. In baseball, a run may be conceded to get a crucial out or a batter walked intentionally. In football, if it's early, you punt (or go for 3 pts) on 4th down and one.
And then there's the prevent defense, still used by many gridiron coaches to prevent the big play late in the game. It makes football fans cringe. Not only does it fail miserably to prevent a score, but it allows it to happen in half the…

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Jets' Rex Ryan: Always with the Drama

03:12 PM ET 10.14

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"First off, a complete embarrassment." With those words Rex Ryan began his Tuesday morning press conference after his Jets lost to the Dolphins on Monday Night Football.
Like his father Buddy, Rex is a glass half empty kinda' guy. If you don't look angry, they worry, the Press might wonder if you really care. The media loves indignation
He should care less what the scribes think and more about the mental state of his players. They could use some encouragement after a tough loss. It's a long season.
Anyone who watched the game could understand the Jets'…

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