Panthers' Delhomme questionable
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12/27/2006 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme is listed as questionable on Wednesday's injury report due to the same sprained right thumb that has forced him to miss the past three games.
Delhomme, wearing a new glove on his right hand, practiced on Wednesday for the first time in more than three weeks but it is still unknown if he will play in the Panthers' regular-season finale against New Orleans on Sunday.
Panthers head coach John Fox would only say that Delhomme looked good during practice and that the signal-caller can grip the football. Fox said he is holding out hope that Delhomme can play at the Superdome.
The game is a must-win for Carolina, which is still in the NFL playoff hunt despite a 7-8 record. Even if the Panthers beat the Saints, they still need losses by the New York Giants (against Washington on December 30) and Green Bay (against Chicago on Sunday night) to claim the final playoff spot in the NFC.
Delhomme hurt his thumb after his hand hit a helmet on a first-quarter touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Smith in Carolina's 27-24 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 4. He stayed in the game and went 22- of-37 for 269 yards with three touchdowns and a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions.
He has completed 240-of-404 passes for 2,598 yards in 12 games overall this season, with 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Chris Weinke has struggled while filling in for Delhomme, completing just 56- of-96 passes for 625 yards in three games, throwing two touchdowns and four interceptions. He has a 67.4 passer rating.
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacksonville Jaguars safety Deon Grant is listed as doubtful on the team's injury report for Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Grant, who left last Sunday's 24-21 loss to the New Engl
<< Bucs ink QB Simms
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms
signed a multi-year contract with the team on Wednesday.
Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Simms, who has missed the majority of the season
<< Giants' Seubert doubtful; Shockey questionable for Saturday
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Guard Rich Seubert is doubtful and
tight end Jeremy Shockey questionable for the Giants' Week 17 game at
division-rival Washington on Saturday night.
Seubert is nursing a shin problem,
<< Colts' Freeney listed as questionable
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight
Freeney is listed as questionable for Sunday's regular season finale against
the Miami Dolphins with a shoulder injury.
Freeney, the Colts' career sack leade
<< Eagles' Sheppard and Lewis questionable for Falcons game
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pro Bowl cornerback Lito Sheppard and
strong safety Michael Lewis are both listed as questionable for Philadelphia's
game against Atlanta this Sunday.
Sheppard, who recorded three tackles and a ke
Amsterdam, Holland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a 2-0 win over Roda in Dutch Eredivisie play Wednesday, Ajax moved back to second in the table - nine points back of leaders PSV after 19 games. Ajax dominated the play most of the cont
Queudrue's late equalizer spoils Charlton >>
Charlton, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlton thought it had given new head
coach Alan Pardew a win to start his career as the team's manager in its
contest with Fulham in the English Premiership on Wednesday.
It almost did, until
Rangers fall in injury time >>
Inverness, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A stunning goal by John Rankin in
injury time earned Inverness CT a 2-1 victory over Rangers in Scottish Premier
League action on Wednesday.
With the loss, Rangers falls to third in the table behi
Texans place Weaver on IR >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Texans placed defensive end
Anthony Weaver on injured reserve on Wednesday.
Weaver, who signed with the Texans before the season, has a slight tear in his
right rotator cuff.
The 6-foot-
Forsberg returns for Flyers >>
Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Flyers captain Peter Forsberg returned to the
ice in time for Philadelphia's game against the Panthers on Wednesday after
missing three games with a concussion.
Forsberg was leveled in a December 16 game
Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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