Detroit Lions Expectations: Taking a Deep Breath

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The Greatest Expectations

[Dash Treyhorn, formerly of the now-defunct "TheFightins.com" penned this post. Look for his opinion from time to time in this spot on Phillies Nation.] Take a walk back in time with me. The year was 2006. It was December, and I was at a Christmas party. A week or two earlier, the Phillies traded for [...]
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With UK 9th in AP poll, Mitchell talks expectations

With the Kentucky women ninth in today’s pre-season AP poll, good time to show video of Matthew Mitchell talking yesterday at Media Day about expectations.

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Video: Victoria Dunlap talks about expectations

Reigning SEC Player of the Year Victoria Dunlap talks about expectations going into this season.

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Morning Links: Sam Bradford Tragically Builds Expectations In St. Louis (Video)

While you were sleeping, SportsGrid was up all night watching TV and searching the internet for links to help get your day started. Today, Bradford shows potential, Rodgers lights up the Pats, and Jason Whitlock presents a cultural critique.

Sam Bradford looked sharp in his third preseason game, systematically building a foundation of false hope in St. Louis, one short, dinky pass at a time.

Elsewhere in games that don’t count, Aaron Rodgers lit up the Colts for three first-half touchdowns. This was apparently not enough to convince one ESPN fantasy mockdrafter from taking him ahead of Drew Brees.

The Nationals are having a media conference call at 10:30 today after a more extensive MRI was done on Stephen Strasburg. Rob Dibble? Not invited.

Your college football police blotter: Georgia running back Washaun Ealey was arrested for the hit-and-run of a parked vehicle at 5am this morning.

Elsewhere, in connecting “Mad Men” with Tiger Woods’ failed marriage:

“But, other than Roger Sterling’s humor in the first three seasons, watching “Mad Men” makes me sad. I feel terrible for Peggy, Joan and even Betty. Their options for independence and real happiness seem limited.”

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