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Don't blame officials for flagging play. (On the run).(football)(Brief Article)
What's going on with the guys who officiate NFL games? Why are they throwing so many flags? The games are taking too long, and the officials are not helping. This is how a lot of fans feel, so I decided to do some research on it.
I was expecting to find that officials are flag happy. But after studying lots of tapes, I realized that nearly every call was justified. As a matter of fact, they should throw even more flags.
The problem falls on the players' shoulders. In many cases, they aren't doing their jobs or are out of position, and they commit fouls to make up for these mistakes.
We all know that free agency, salary-cap issues and player movement make for constantly changing personnel in all 31 locker rooms. Also, assistant coaches seem to move as frequently as players. The bottom line: Players are not prepared. They aren't as immersed in their playbooks as they need to be. ...
- 'Sporting' proposition.(Rainbow Programming Holding's licensing contract with...
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable August 19, 1996 700+ words
Rainbow struck a broad,ranging deal with The Sporting News that will combine the newspaper's editorial, advertising...programs distributed by Prime. The first show, The Sporting News' NHL Previews, debuts in October. The deal also includes...
- Sporting News.(Jacksonville)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Florida Trend November 1, 2004 700+ words
The Sporting News named Peter Bragan St., owner and president of the Jacksonville Suns minor league baseball team, and his son, General Manager Peter Bragan Jr., 2004 Minor League Executives of the Year.
- Failure as learning experience. (Times Mirror Magazines learns from failure of...
- Magazine article from: Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management April 15, 1995 700+ words
Times Mirror Magazines had a great idea for The Sporting News a few years ago. TMM knew from research that there were a great number of avid but displaced sports fans around the country...
- HOW'S "THE SPORTING NEWS'" WSNR-AM SOUND?(Brief Article)(Statistical Data...
- Newspaper article from: Media Industry Newsletter March 26, 2001 700+ words
...One-on-One Sports is renamed The Sporting News Radio Network (TSNRN), following...WJWR-AM to WSNR, which stands for Sporting News Radio; but wouldn't a better connection have been WTSN, the initials that Sporting News readers have called their "baseball...
- Sporting News.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: CableFAX April 7, 2005 700+ words
HBO remembers Yankee great Mickey Mantle with a doc set to bow July 13 at 9pm, just a month shy of the 10th anniversary of The Mick's death. "Mantle" will include interviews with the slugger's wife, his sons and Billy Martin, Jr. -- HDNet and NASCAR announced that the 2nd season of the hi-def
- GOING "ONE-ON-ONE" WILL HELP "THE SPORTING NEWS.".(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Media Industry Newsletter December 4, 2000 700+ words
The "little" (circa $100 million) piece from Paul Allen's $36 billion wallet (per Forbes) that bought Northbrook, Ill.-based One-On-One Sports Inc. last Tuesday (November 28) is a potential big deal for TSN president Jim Nuckols, as the 400-affiliate radio network (Chicago/Los Angeles/New York
- Out West: non-resident numbers drop.(THE Outfitter: Sporting News)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Petersen's Hunting Hart, David October 1, 2009 700+ words
THE NUMBER OF non-resident hunters applying for big game licenses in western states was down this year, with some states seeing significant declines. Idaho Fish & Game experienced one of the largest drops, with a decrease of 31 percent for nonresident deer applications and 22 percent for
- Helping waterfowl: duck stamp prices may soon rise.(THE Outfitter: Sporting...
- Magazine article from: Petersen's Hunting Hart, David October 1, 2009 700+ words
Two lawmakers are pushing a bill that will raise the cost of a federal duck stamp from $15 to $25. Congressmen John Dingell (D-MI) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) co-sponsored HR 1916, which will go into effect for the 2010 hunting season if it is passed. The increase would be the first since 1991 and is