Another big coaching move on the NCAA football front as read on ESPN.com:
TALLAHASSEE — Legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, who built one of college football’s greatest dynasties in 34 seasons with the Seminoles, plans to announce his retirement Tuesday morning, sources close to the situation told ESPN.com.
Bowden, whose 388 career victories trail only Penn State’s Joe Paterno as college football’s winningest coach, met with FSU president TK Wetherell and athletic director Randy Spetman on Monday morning. According to sources, Bowden was given two options: return to FSU in 2010 …

I feel awkward writing about the Cleveland Browns two days in a row, but sometimes when you are 1-8, the headlines are pretty blog worthy.
Last night, I posted a blog about Browns quarterback Brady Quinn drilling Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs. I think, the hit looked clean, but the NFL ruled other wise today, fining the pretty boy quarterback $10,000. Whatever. This is to me, is a joke. With all the complaints about the NFL favoring quarterbacks with certain penalty calls and “rules” that are exclusive to quarterbacks not getting knocked …

So, I got a letter the other day in the mail that made my year.
It read:
September 17th, 2009
Dear Valued Customer:
Comcast is pleased to announce that we have recently added ESPNU, NFL Network, NBA TV, NHL TV, MLB TV, and ESPN News to our Digital Classic Tier.
The letter went on to say some more things about lineup changes, new HD stations…but really, all of that was irrelevant because I now have TONS of sports stations to watch, and it doesn’t cost me anything additionally.
Like right now, as we speak, I am …

Found this one on ESPN.com.
Amazing.
What a great job by the photographer to snap this shot.

Each Monday, I will be posting a picture of the week from the world of sports. Think you got a picture that should be featured here?
Email it to thomas.gemkow@tampabayraysfan.com with an explanation as to why you think it should be featured.
If I like what you send, I will give it some consideration!

A sign that the world of sports is not TOTALLY paranoid. St Johns University has hired a guy to Tweet his way through the season. Instant updates. From the sidelines. Nice, progressive approach St Johns. Way to take technology and use it to your advantage. I wish more teams would use this as the great media outlet it has become. At any rate, I did not write this. You can read it where I found it on ESPN.com or here. Check it out.
Peter Robert Casey has a credential and a …