Alabama won behind the passing and running of QB Jalen Hurts who was 14 of 18 for 123-yards.
For the record, the player who made the winning catch in the Bruins’ 45-44 win vs. Texas A&M didn’t play vs. Hawaii. UCLA treks to Memphis in its next outing.
The L.A. Rams’ QB Jared Goff passed for 306-yards, 71 more than any in his rookie season. Goff also registered a win, something he did not do in 2016.
Yes, Sloane Stephens rules the world today and has jumped from 87th to No, 17 after her U.S. Open Grand Slam win. In the other semi-finals match, Madison Keys took on CoCo Vandeweghe. Keys was the third Lady of Color to make it this far in the U.S. Open. Keys says: “Playing tennis is an amazing thing, and I am lucky that I’m able to play a sport for a living. I really love playing tennis. I think it was just kind of an eye opening. When I wasn’t playing of course I loved my time off.”
Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll responded when he found out how his player Michael Bennett was man handled by two Las Vegas police officers, Carroll hopes the incident inspires people to “respond with compassion.” We can do better. We should do better. And, not just because a high-profile football player was subjected to such apparent abuse.
New England Patriots Tom Brady and his five time Super Bowl Champions didn’t believe the K.C. Chief could beat them up 42-27 liked they did on Sept. 7. The Chiefs’ Kareem Hunt ripped off 243-yards and scored four TDs. Brady passed 16 of 36 for 267-yards and no TDs.
Serena Williams is among the 46 women who were first in changing the world. Others in this group are Hillary Rodman Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Barra, Rachel Maddow. Oprah Winfrey et al. And the beat continues!
Ron Jones II ran for 159 against Western Michigan and 116 vs. Stanford is a man like to watch like Vince Young.
L.A. Angels seem a little better in their Wild Card AL West bid with a 73-70 second place mark.
And the beat continues!
The L.A. Rams defensive backs Trumaine Johnson and safety Lamarcus Joyner returned interception for TDs. Johnson ran 39-yards for his TD vs. the Indianapolis Colts.
Los Angeles is now the home of two of the best college quarterbacks in America in UCLA’s Josh Rosen and USC’s Sam Darnold. Both had Heisman Trophy type numbers. Darnold threw for four TDs and 316 yards and he also completed 21 of 26 passing. UCLA’s Josh Rosen passed for five TDs, 329 yards and was 22 of 25 completions, one more than Darnold.
USA TODAY Sports’ Lindsay H. Jones predicts the Seattle Seahawk’s Russell Wilson will win the MVP Award ahead of the Patriots’ Tom Brady and the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers. Me too! At least I hope so.
And the beat continues!
The Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson’s back ups are Trevone Boykin and Austin Davis.
Did you know that Sanford’s coach David Shaw’s uncle was an All-American at USC? The Trojans and Cardinals matched TDs in the first period—with three a piece by Heisman Trophy QB Sam Darnold and Stanford’s QB Keller Chryst. But Stanford couldn’t hold on and the Trojans went into the locker room with a 28-17 lead. Final score 42-24, another win for USC.
Here is a note the Dodgers were sent on Sept. 5! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop: It’s time to stop losing! These suggestions didn’t help as the locals lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who collected their tenth straight win. At the time the Dodgers had been whipped 10 times in their last 11 contests. Poor Dodgers! It’s well beyond winning time. Come on gang, let’s start winning again! Come on Dodgers win just one more surpass the 91 you have already won and the same number you won last season. That 20 game lead they once had earlier this season has faded away, as of Sept. 11 the Dodgers had lost 10 straight and a 1-15 dive and had a 92-51 report card on Sept. 12 Come on Dodgers?! Maybe prayers will help!
The Texans didn’t win everything but rookie QB Deshaun Watson passed for 102-yards and a TD pass and an interception to start his rookie season.
The most controversial QB is Colin Kaepernick , the man without a job. This despite that he is the 10th top passing mark in the league record with 412-yards. He posted the mark on Sept. 8 in 2013. Kaepernick and North Carolina Cam Newton are the only men of color in the top 10 in this group. CBS broadcaster and NFL Coach Bill Cowher says: “QB Colin Kaepernick must prove to him that his dedication to his craft means as much to him as his cause.” How can he do this without a job?
The 24-year old Sloane Stephens upset 37-year old Venus Williams in a semi-finals match in the U.S. Open on. Sept. 8. Venus is part of the Williams duo. This duo features champ/ Serena Williams. The days don’t come any better than they did on Sept. 9th for Sloane Stephens as she won her first Grand Slam 6-3, 6-0 vs. her friend Madison Keys. Stephens walked away with a record-setting $3.7-million purse. Stephens comes from a rich athletic family. Her mother Sybil Smith, was the first African American woman to earn NCAA Division 1 All-American swimming honors while at Boston University. Her father the late John Stephens was a Pro Bowl running back,
Black coaches made their debuts in the Denver Broncos’ Vance Joseph and the L.A. Chargers Coach Anthony Lynn.
Denver beat the Chargers 21-24- when the Chargers FG kicker had to boot a FG for a second time. He made FG on the first try. Denver forced the Chargers kicker and he missed on the second try and Denver hung on for a three point win. Casey Hayward came up with a big interception on a pass meant for C.J. Anderson to save a TD, Unfortunately that wasn’t enough as the Chargers became the only major local football team to lose over the weekend.
After four years, former L.A. Lakers great Michael Cooper is out as head coach of the Atlanta Dream. Cooper formerly coached the Sparks to a pair of WNBA titles.
Both Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Indians are currently operating as champions. As of Sept. 9 the Indians had won 16 straight, The Cavaliers and LeBron James should be title contenders again this coming season.
Stanford Coach David Shaw came to the Coliseum comparing USC’s wide receiver Ronald Jones II to the NFL’s standout Jamal Charles. Jones debuted 159-yards and three TDs vs. Western Michigan.
Will Greir was right behind Jackson with five TDs to lead West Virginia to 56-20 win over East Carolina.
Although USC’s Heisman Trophy candidate Sam Darnold didn’t pass for a TD in the Trojans opener, he tuned up for Coach David Shaw’s Stanford Cardinals with 21 of 26 for 316 yards and two TDs and two interceptions vs. the Cardinal enroute to a 42-24 victory.
First-year coach Willie Taggart led his Oregon Ducks to a 42-35 victory by demonstrating to his team that he wants to be remembered when the championships are handed out.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ back up QB is Landry Jones.
USC’s freshman running back Stephen Carr could be rated in the top 10.
USC remembers Texas in which the 2006 Rose Bowl game between the Texas Longhorns was the greatest game in history that was won by the Vince Young quarterbacked team from Texas.
