News and Notes

This just in; Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coach Mike Kelly is bad at his job, and is dangerously unstable. Kelly’s recent gotcha moment came at the end of today’s embarrassing loss to the Montreal Alouettes, when the embattled coach compared his quarterbacks to a box of Russell Stover’s Chocolates. Kelly said that his team believes in everything he is teaching. However, QB Michael Bishop said that the opponent`s defence can easily read what the Bombers are running before the snap. Even the Alouettes admitted they knew all the plays Winnipeg were about to run. Could be the final days of the strange and dismal era of Mike Kelly.........Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley has been suspended for the rest of the season by the team for conduct detrimental to the Cubs. This is the most recent episode in Bradley`s highly turbulent and bizarre career (http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns/sports/1907-most-recent-milton-bradley-gaffe-his-best-yet.html), which has been highlighted by a string of curious and comical incidents..........Good guy Kurt Warner had a great game on Sunday. The Arizona Cardinals quarterback completed 24 of 26 passes with 2 touchdowns and a QB rating of 131..........Ladies and gentleman meet the New York Giants. With all the talk of the NFC North, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the powerhouse AFC teams, we forgot about that group of Super Bowl champs from 2 seasons ago. The Giants have one of the best qbs in football in Peyton Manning; Manning has a bumper crop of gifted backs and receivers; the backs and receivers play behind one of the best offensive lines in the NFL. Oh by the way, the defence is pretty good too. The only thing holding back the GMEN is a lack of production in the red zone, which nearly cost them a game tonight at Dallas (did you see Cowboys Stadium?) If they can’t start scoring touchdowns instead of kicking field goals, they will not win another Super Bowl this season.........We may actually have a pennant race to watch the next two weeks as MLB comes down the stretch. The Minnesota Twins have climbed to 3 games back of Detroit in the American League Central. The Twins also have 6 games remaining vs the hapless Kansas City Royals. The race will probably come down to a 4 game series next weekend in Detroit.......Coach John Macneil was on CKDU sports this Sunday morning. The Coach thinks next weekend could be a big one for the AUS Football conference as they prepare for a weekend of interlock action with Quebec. Macneil thinks the AUS could win up to 3 of the 4 games being played in Montreal, Sackville NB, and Halifax. The games are seen as a big test for the AUS as the Quebec conference broaches the decision of extending the interlock schedule after this season. Many AUS observers are afraid Quebec will bail out now that their conference has 6 teams, and given the lopsided nature of the games with the AUS teams, more often than not in Quebec’s favour. For the full interview, click here. http://ckdu.dal.ca/20090920.11.37-11.47.mp3