Army-Navy
brings Philly a bowl-game atmosphere
There are games that are just games.
And then there are games that are rivalries. Classics.
Games that everyone comes to expect each year.
This is America's Game.
For the 107th time, Army and Navy will battle on the
field, in front of a sellout crowd Dec. 2 at Lincoln Financial
Field. At stake is the Commander-In-Chief's trophy.
Single
game left to soften bad season
UCF's breakout 8-5 season of 2005 was supposed to be the
Golden Knights' coming out party. Instead at 3-8 heading
into their season finale Saturday against UAB, it now
feels more like a season on the brink.
For the senior class it would seem that the only saving
grace for 2006 is that it hasn't been as wholly dreadful
as the Knights' winless 2004 campaign. That apparently
isn't the case.
"This is a lot more disappointing," senior
WR Mike Walker said in the days leading up to UCF's most
recent setback Saturday at Tulane. "After all of
the success we had last season, we thought this year was
our year. But we haven't always played smart, and that's
hurt us big time."
Tomlinson
becoming a rare breed - San Diego running back putting
up numbers with some of the game's best
DENVER
- LaDainian Tomlinson is operating in some extremely rare
company.
The San Diego Chargers running back has scored touchdowns
at such a rapid pace, his name is etched in the record
books alongside some of the game's all-time greats.
With four touchdowns in San Diego's 35-27 win over Denver
on Sunday at Invesco Field at Mile High, Tomlinson reached
100 touchdowns in 89 games. Jim Brown and Emmitt Smith
were previously the fastest to 100 and it took them 93
games.
"I looked up to Emmitt Smith growing up but Jim
Brown, to me, was an icon. The man was incredible,"
Tomlinson said. "I heard Barry (Sanders) talking
about this: Jim Brown was Barry's father - he never let
Barry live up to what Jim Brown did. My father is 72 years
old, so obviously he was a big fan of Jim Brown's. It's
phenomenal to be mentioned in the same breath as a guy
like Jim Brown."
