Pat Yasinskas

Pat Yasinskas

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Pat Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990 and began covering the Buccaneers and the NFL in 1993. A winner of Florida Sports Writers Awards for Best Feature and Best News story in 1997, he is a graduate of Saint Leo University and attended law school before coming to his senses. A native of Dalton, Pa., Yasinskas lives in the Tampa area.

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Brees, Gonzalez and Sharper win fan vote

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New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees finished second overall in the fan-voting portion of the Pro Bowl selection process. Brees finished with 1,485,397 ...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Trueblood has uncomfortable lead

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With two games remaining, Tampa Bay offensive tackle Jeremy Trueblood has a chance to run away with the infamous title as the league's leader in false...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Falcons make three roster moves

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The Atlanta Falcons just made a series of minor roster moves, led by placing reserve safety Antoine Harris on injured reserve. Harris suffered a knee...

Blog | December 22, 2009

McShay weighs in on Suh

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With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers so far out of the playoff picture, it's time to start thinking ahead. It's obvious the Bucs have needs in a lot of area...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Saints settle on Hartley as kicker

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Just sent a story over to our news side on the Saints cutting kicker John Carney. This is really not a big surprise because it seemed unlikely the Sa...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Power rankings: Saints tumble to No. 2

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Our weekly power rankings are out, and for the first time since Week 8, the Saints aren't in the No. 1 spot. They fell to No. 2 after Saturday night'...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Saints cut veteran kicker Carney

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The Saints announced they have cut veteran kicker John Carney.

Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009

How I See It: NFC South Stock Watch

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Falling 1. Sean Payton, Saints coach: He has had a brilliant year and now is not the time to ruin it all. Payton fell into the trap he spent all of l...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Saints make minor roster moves

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The Saints just announced a couple of minor roster moves. They've signed tight end Tory Humphrey and put fullback Marcus Mailei on injured reserve. H...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Stroughter done for season, but not for future

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There's a bit of disappointing news out of Tampa Bay on Monday, one day after probably the high point of the season for the Buccaneers. Stroughter...

Blog | December 21, 2009

Take Peppers' performance for what it was

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There's a lot of talk about how the Panthers were rallying around coach John Fox when they beat Minnesota on Sunday night. There may be some truth to...

Blog | December 21, 2009

Moore could be QB class of 2007

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Great stat from the Elias Sports Bureau on Carolina quarterback Matt Moore. MooreEntering Sunday night's game against Minnesota, Moore had thrown ...

Blog | December 21, 2009

Clinching home field is simple for Saints

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The NFL sent out its official playoff scenarios for the coming week this afternoon and there's only one thing on there with any impact on the NFC Sout...

Blog | December 21, 2009

Around the NFC South

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Time for a trip through the NFC South on the rarest of weekends when the Saints lost and the Bucs, Panthers and Falcons each won. Carolina receiver ...

Blog | December 21, 2009

Where they rank on offense, defense

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Even after Saturday's loss, the Saints still have the league's No. 1 overall offense. The NFL just sent out its updated statistics and the Saints sta...

Blog | December 21, 2009