http://www.hookscenter.com Sports blog covering NASCAR, MLB, NFL, NCAAF, NCAA and More. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Derrick Rose seems unfazed by the rigorous NBA schedule. In the final stop on a seven-game, 12-day road trip which began Nov. 18 in Los Angeles against the Lakers, the 20-year-old No. 1 overall pick in the draft still had plenty of energy. Ben Gordon scored 21 points, Drew Gooden had 20 ... http://www.hookscenter.com/sixers-get-crushed-by-bulls-103-92-to-drop-to-7-10-with-brand/ Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos stopped the surging New York Jets, and showed they might also be a team to reckon with in the wide-open AFC. Cutler passed for 357 yards and two touchdowns and rookie Peyton Hillis ran for 129 yards and a score in the Broncos' 34-17 victory ... http://www.hookscenter.com/broncos-crush-jets-end-new-yorks-winning-streak-at-five-games/ Plaxico Burress plans to turn himself in to police Monday morning in New York City and plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon, his lawyer said. Benjamin Brafman wrote in an e-mail to the Associated Press on Sunday that he was advised the New York Giants' star receiver will ... http://www.hookscenter.com/plaxico-burress-to-face-criminal-charges-of-possession-of-a-weapon/ Brewers officials spent part of Thanksgiving week debating whether to offer arbitration to their compensation-eligible free agents, a sometimes complicated decision with immediate and long-term implications. Four of the team's free agents are up for debate, and all are pitchers: Eric Gagne, CC Sabathia, Ben Sheets and Brian Shouse. The Brewers ... http://www.hookscenter.com/brewers-consider-four-players-for-salary-arbitration-for-2009-season/ The Brewers added to their stable of left-handed relievers on Tuesday when they signed the soft-tossing R.J. Swindle to a Major League contract for 2009. Swindle, 25, was a 14th-round Draft pick of the Red Sox in 2004 and debuted in the Major Leagues briefly last season with the Phillies, making ... http://www.hookscenter.com/brewers-sign-soft-tossing-rj-swindle-to-a-major-league-contract-for-2009/ A week before the final standings are released and the Bowl Championship Series is already ticking people off. Oklahoma -- not Texas -- is headed to the Big 12 Championship Game with an inside track to the national title game by finishing ahead of the Longhorns in the BCS standings. Texas' victory ... http://www.hookscenter.com/oklahoma-is-headed-to-2008-big-12-title-game-instead-of-texas/ To earn a national championship, Alabama or Florida will have to win two games matching No. 1 vs. No. 2. The top-ranked Crimson Tide and second-ranked Gators held their spots in the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, setting up the 41st game matching the highest ranked teams in the AP ... http://www.hookscenter.com/alabama-and-florida-hold-top-two-spots-in-ap-poll-heading-into-2008-sec-title-game/ Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews walked into the interview room, said he was embarrassed and then left without taking questions. Coach, you're not alone. Tim Tebow and No. 2 Florida have left many others feeling the same way the past two months. Tebow threw three touchdown passes, ran for 80 yards ... http://www.hookscenter.com/florida-pounds-florida-state-again-45-15-in-tallahassee/ DeAngelo Williams scored his fourth touchdown of the game with 1:30 left on the clock, giving the Carolina Panthers a stunning come-from-behind 35-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers in wintry conditions at Lambeau Field on Sunday. The Packers appeared headed for a comeback victory of their own after breaking a ... http://www.hookscenter.com/rodgers-and-packers-on-outside-looking-in-after-home-loss-to-panthers/ Often overlooked and always overshadowed by their star-studded offense, the Indianapolis Colts' defense found the end zone on a day Peyton Manning couldn't. Defensive end Robert Mathis scooped up Derek Anderson's fumble and rumbled 39 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Colts stayed in the thick of ... http://www.hookscenter.com/colts-held-without-an-offensive-td-in-10-6-road-win-over-the-browns/