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January 12, 2009 Archives


TCU kicker born without full arm receives Rudy Award

9:07 PM Mon, Jan 12, 2009 |
Aaron Chimbel

TCU kicker Drew Combs is an inspiration.

Now he has received an honor from another inspirational football player.

Combs was born with a left arm that ends just below the elbow.

But he story is deeper. Combs planned to play at Arkansas, where he his dad was also a walk-on.

There, though, he was referred to as a "handicap kicker" and wasn't given a shot to really contribute.

He transferred to TCU and s...



Michael Young Deserves To Be Angry

3:23 PM Mon, Jan 12, 2009 |
David Marcus

Over the last decade of losing Rangers baseball, Michael Young has been one of the only constants...a beacon of light in a world of darkness.

And now, the Rangers are asking him to take one for the team again, and make his second position switch in four years. All to accomodate a 20-year-old rookie, Elvis Andrus, who may or may not be the next coming of baseball immortality on the infield.

Is there no other way to fit Andrus i...



Cowboys sign three

2:05 PM Mon, Jan 12, 2009 |
Aaron Chimbel

The Dallas Cowboys have signed three players to their future list:

Jerome Carter, DB, Florida State
Junior Siavii, NT, Oregon
Matt Spanos, C, Southern California

Since the NFL is still in the 2008 season, the players are technically not on the roster, so they get the designation of being on the future list, or players to be on the 2009 roster.

Carter was released by the St. Louis Rams Aug. 29 and was o...