Charlie Rose with Michael Sandel; Alan Brinkley & Eric Alterman; Dan Rather; Nick Bollettieri & Dick Schaap; Bud Collins (August 28, 1996)
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
by Jeffrey Phelps - AP View full size photo » With the return of SS Atari Bigby , to play alongside FS Nick Collins, the safety position is as solid as it has been all season. But the lack of depth behind the starters was exposed when Bigby missed 3 games. Coming into the season, it looked like free agent S Anthony Smith would be the top backup, but he was surprisingly cut after the final preseason...
Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A skunk in Oklahoma who got his head stuck in a jar of peanut butter was rescued with the help of a passer-by and a man known as the "skunk whisperer." By Nick Collins Published: 1:30PM BST 14 Oct 2009 Teresa Vick was delivering newspapers when she noticed the disorientated creature with the jar stuck on its head outside a Community Centre in Bixby, Oklahoma. Ms Vick enlisted the help of...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Google’s doodle for today is a barcode, in honor of the 57th anniversary of its invention. Nick Collins writes in The Daily Telegraph about the history of this label: Granted to American inventors Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver three years after it was filed, patent number 2,612,994 was for a pattern of concentric circles, [...]
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
A house may look just like its neighbour on the outside, except for the colour, perhaps.But if you peel away the layers, there may be some startling differences.Imagine if there was a national standard for rating the performance...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Although the Green Bay Packers narrowly lost the game last season in Minnesota on a late missed FG by K Mason Crosby , it wasn't really that close. 3 INTs by QB Gus Frerotte , one returned for a TD by FS Nick Collins , and a punt return for a TD by CB Will Blackmon , kept the score close. Since they can't count on two TDs like that again, can they fix the mistakes of 2008 in time for the game on Monday...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Note: 2009 salary figures are through Sept. 19, 2009. Player 2009 Salary (m indicates millions) Contract Information (Click year to review details) Contract Expires Aaron Rodgers, QB $9.653M 2008 After 2014 Greg Jennings, WR $8.149M 2009 After 2012 *Chad Clifton, T $8.040M 2004 After 2009 Charles Woodson, CB $7.300M 2006 After 2012 Donald Driver, WR $6.400M 2007 After 2010 *Aaron Kampman, OLB $6.005M...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
More photos » by Andy Manis - AP Browse more photos » The Packers full injury list is after the jump. Just a mess of an injury report with four starters listed, K Mason Crosby , and 2009 top draft pick NT B.J. Raji . SS Atari Bigby will miss his 2nd straight game, while LT Chad Clifton will miss at least a couple weeks with a bad ankle. FS Nick Collins is listed, but his clavicle injury...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Green Bay DB Nick Collins was able to practice in full on Friday is considered probable for the team;s Week 3 game at St. Louis.
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
From Tom Silverstein : Packers coach Mike McCarthy hasn't officially chosen between Martin and Jarrett Bush to replace the injured Atari Bigby (ankle) and the recently released Aaron Rouse , but it's no secret Martin is the top choice. He has lined up with the starters in practice while Bush has been nursing a sore ankle that, when all is said and done, may not even be a factor in the decision... Though...
Turf Show Times (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Introductions are lame. I have to try and think of something interesting to write here that doesn't really say anything so that I leave all the high quality content you expect of me in the body. It's probably my least favorite aspect of these previews. So screw this, and let's get into the preview. Breakdown of the home opener after the fold. For game-specific info, check out the SBN event page for...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
More photos » by Mike Roemer - AP From right to left: Jarrett Bush (sucks), Aaron Rouse (cut), Chad Ochocinco (crazy). Browse more photos » Green Bay addressed it's need at safety by signing Matt Giordano today. Giordano was one of the three players the Packers brought in to shore up the lack of depth in the defensive backfield. Giordano, a five-year NFL veteran, was best known for his...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Scrambling to account for a rash of injuries at safety, the Green Bay Packers have signed Matt Giordano and released Aaron Rouse . Giordano spent the previous four seasons with Indianapolis, playing in 55 games and making six starts. Rouse, a third-round selection in the 2007 NFL draft, played in 27 games for the Packers. He sustained a neck stinger in Sunday's loss to Cincinnati, leaving the team...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
More photos » by Michael Conroy - AP Browse more photos » Depth at safety has become a major problem for the Green Bay Packers . S Atari Bigby is out. S Nick Collins and S Aaron Rouse were injured against the Bengals , and Mike McCarthy didn't confirm on Monday that either would be available next Sunday. They should be OK with S Jarrett Bush starting, although the other possible starter...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
More photos » by Andy Manis - AP Browse more photos » All the following quotes are from Mike McCarthy's Monday press conference . Although I'll skip the part about the injuries to LT Chad Clifton , S Nick Collins , and S Aaron Rouse . We'll know more about all three on Wednesday when they are listed on the injury list. Q: How do you explain the issues up front with protection? A: ...As...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Green Bay — The Green Bay Packers' defensive demise Sunday coincided with the loss of safety Nick Collins, making the prospects for marked improvement this week against St. Louis a bit sketchy. Other than calling it a clavicle sprain, coach Mike McCarthy did not give much detail Monday about the injury that Collins suffered when he hit wide receiver Laveranues Coles after a short reception with...
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