Monday, September 01, 2008
Impressive play helps Dolphins decision to keep John Beck

"We felt like John Beck was still a young player," Ireland said earlier today, speaking to the South Florida media for the first time since the NFL draft. "He's done a great job the last week and a half

Monday, September 01, 2008
Kevin Curtis doing well, ahead of schedule

Curtis, who underwent sports hernia surgery on Aug. 21, “feels great” and is “ahead of schedule” in his rehab, General Manager Tom Heckert said tonight

Monday, September 01, 2008
Chris Cooley, AKA "Captain Chaos", entertains Skins with quirky personality

"What he does for our football team with his personality is [that] part of this game has to be fun," Zorn said. "At the appropriate time we've got to be able to laugh at ourselves

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Nolan claims he wasn't criticizing Alex Smith

Nolan tried to clarify his comments after practice Monday, saying he was talking about the improved play of 49ers quarterbacks in general and not O'Sullivan specifically

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
John Beck could be odd man out

"I’m just going out there trying to get better every day," said Beck, who started four games last season, but struggled early in training camp. "I’ve been like that my entire life, no matter whatever situation I’ve been in."

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
D-Backs skipper sticking with Brandon Lyon as closer

Brandon Lyon is struggling, but he hasn't struggled in save situations, and manager Bob Melvin said he isn't going to demote his closer until that happens

Monday, August 25, 2008
Brandon Duckworth earns first Big League win in 2 years

Brandon Duckworth went five shaky innings for his first major league win as a starter in more than two years, leading Kansas City past the Detroit Tigers 7-3

Monday, August 25, 2008
Bruce Summerhays beats nephew Boyd in Utah Open Playoff

"It was an awesome battle," said the younger Summerhays, who received a check for $12,500. "I gave him everything he could handle."

Friday, August 22, 2008
Andrew Bogut cleared of major injury

Boomers centre Andrew Bogut has been cleared of major ankle damage after stepping on Kobe Bryant's foot in Australia's Olympic loss to the United States

Friday, August 22, 2008
Is Alex Smith or team to blame for QB's fall?

Smith supporters argue that the promising kid got a raw deal from a team that was supposed to nourish and develop his raw talent

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Kevin Curtis has surgery to repair hernia

Curtis suffered the injury during last Friday's preseason game against Carolina and will "be out for a while," according to head coach Andy Reid

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Alex Smith still competing for starting job? He thinks so.

"Yeah. They haven't said otherwise, so absolutely. I'm going out there treating it like that. You have to."

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Brett Ratliff has turned some heads in New York

“There is so much you have to learn. I questioned myself a little bit. I knew I had it in me. I knew if I worked hard I could come out and play well.”

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Cowboys do background check on John Beck

The Cowboys have done a background check on Miami quarterback John Beck, but they have not had talks with the Dolphins regarding a potential trade for the 2007 second rounder

Friday, August 15, 2008
John Beck remains with Dolphins, for now

"I didn't even know about it, and then I got a phone call from somebody saying, 'Hey I just read this,' " said Beck, who turns 27 next week.