AP – Whether it’s refilling blood-pressure medicine or patrolling neighborhoods in a grocery-filled pickup truck, tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they’re well-fed and warm at night. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris. More: continued [...]
AP – The Carolina Panthers got their quarterback, then began rebuilding one of the weaker defenses in the NFL. More: continued here
Cards' Sam Acho makes right impressionESPN (blog)He pointed to Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett as a player he admires. Acho: "He's such an unbelievable player, an unbelievable talent. He's just talented and that's one guy that I've admired growing up and watching the Arizona Cardinals. …Arizona goes for OLB Acho with 4th round selectionSI.comSam Acho [...]
PHOENIX — Saying the measure has "too many loopholes and flaws," Gov. Jan Brewer late Friday vetoed legislation that would have allowed guns into virtually all public buildings. "We need to thoughtfully consider sensitive situations where guns may not be appropriate or are regulated by federal law," Brewer wrote in rejecting the bill. The governor [...]
2011 NFL Draft Grades: NFC West, Who Came Out Best?SB NationGrade: D Arizona Cardinals: Shore up the secondary? Check. Get a few more offensive weapons? Check. Grab a potential stud linebacker? Check. Draft a franchise quarterback? Fail. Arizona better have lined up a good QB to come in and play under center, …and more » More: [...]
AP – Law enforcement agencies say a year after the Times Square bombing attempt that they’re still watching for and worrying about the next terror plot against the city. More: continued here
AP – Iraqi lawmakers approved a controversial $400 million settlement Saturday for Americans who claim they were abused by Saddam Hussein’s regime during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. More: continued here
Arizona Cardinals Select Sam Acho, Receive Smart, Tough PlayerBurnt Orange NationThat's the challenge that faces former Texas defensive Sam Acho, as he attempts to move to outside linebacker after being selected by the Arizona Cardinals with the sixth pick in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Projected as a third rounder in …Cards' [...]
Raising Zona Intangibles seem to mark Cardinals' picksESPN (blog)The Arizona Cardinals' ground game took a hit in 2010 when fullback Nehemiah Broughton suffered a torn anterior-cruciate ligament during the exhibition season. The team gave itself a prospect at the position Saturday by selecting …NFL Draft Grades: Arizona Cardinals Refuse To Draft For NeedSB Nation (blog)Arizona [...]
AP – From lockout to injunction to limbo and back to lockout — with a draft thrown in. Not even Super Bowl week gets that wild. More: continued here
