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Mike Ferguson
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2012-05-18
About
Mike Ferguson is the founder of Outsidetheredzone.com. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a BA in Religion and a minor in Communications. Prior to founding Outside the Redzone, Mike spent time as a staff writer for southerncollegesports.com. Mike is the host of "The Mike Ferguson Show" on Friday mornings and covers NCAA Football, Florida State University Athletics, the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Marlins and the Orlando Magic for Outside the Redzone. Mike also covers High School Football for Polk County's newspaper, the Ledger. Mike currently resides in Haines City, FL with his wife Jennifer.
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1. Outside the Redzone
Breaking Sports News, Opinion and Analysis with a Southeastern Feel.
Tags: southeastern sports, nfl, mlb, ncaa sports, nba
Latest Blog Posts
- NHL Playoff Rundown (May 21st)There were two games in the NHL on Tuesday night. The playoffs will continue with just a single game on Wednesday. Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 3 (4) Boston Bruins 2, (6) New York Rangers 1 The Boston Bruins scored two goals in the thir...
- Heat vs Pacers: Eastern Conference Finals Previewon May 22, 2013 in Miami Heat NBA Chris Andersen chris bosh d.j. augustin david fernandez David West dwyane wade eastern conference finals erik spolestra frank vogel george hill Gerald Green indiana pacers lance stephenson lebron james miami heat NBA PLAYOFFS norris cole outside the redzone paul george ray allen Roy Hibbert Sam Young Shane BattierThe Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers have to wait no more before they tip off their Eastern Conference Finals best-of-seven series. Pundits feel the Pacers stand the greatest chance of dethroning the defending champion Heat, but most of them are still p...
- Daily Rundown: Spurs Down Grizzlies in OTon May 22, 2013 in Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins MLB NBA Tampa Bay Rays alex cobb atlanta braves boston bruins brian duensing brian mccann charles woodson cleveland cavaliers colby rasmus delmon young desmond jennings domonic brown evan gattis fernando rodney freddie freeman gregg popovich houston Jerryd Bayless jordan brown Kelly Johnson los angeles clippers los angeles kings luke scott Marc Gasol memphis grizzlies miami marlins Mike Conley mike ferguson minnesota twins nba draft nba draft lottery new york rangers oakland raiders orlando magic outside the redzone philadelphia phillies placido polanco ryan howard san antonio spurs san francisco san jose sharks super bowl super bowl l super bowl li tampa bay rays Tim Duncan tony parker toronto blue jays vinny del negro Washington Wizards zach randolphThe Memphis Grizzlies rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter and from seven down in the final minute to force overtime, but the offense went cold in the extra period and Memphis left San Antonio down 0-2. Mike Conley forced overtime with a...
- Daily Rundown: Wings Top Blackhawks for 2-1 Series Leadon May 21, 2013 in Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins MLB NHL Tampa Bay Rays alex sanabia arkansas razorbacks atlanta braves ben zobrist brandon mitchell casey janssen chicago blackhawks cole hamels corey crawford dan uggla detroit red wings dominic brown drew miller edwin encarnacion evan longoria florida international golden panthers gustav nyquist jimmy howard josh willingham julio teheran justin ruggiano kansas jayhawks malik smith memphis tigers miami marlins mike ferguson minnesota golden gophers minnesota twins nc state wolfpack nick green outside the redzone patrick kane pavel datsyuk philadelphia phillies r.a. dickey tampa bay rays tarik black toronto blue jays yunel escobarSince falling 4-1 in Game 1, the Detroit Red Wings have certainly had the better of the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks. Jimmy Howard finished with 39 saves on Monday night as the Red Wings topped Chicago 3-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. Gustav Nyquist a...
- Time for Coghlan to Play Everyday AgainWhile the Miami Marlins won’t likely be turning their season around anytime soon or even crawling out of the cellar, one player is turning his career back around. Following a 2-for-4 night on Monday that included a triple, Miami Marlins’...
- Marlins Conclude Homestand with Phillieson May 20, 2013 in Miami Marlins MLB alex sanabia arizona diamondbacks atlanta braves cincinnati reds cliff lee cole hamels jose fernandez kevin slowey miami marlins mike ferguson national league national league east new york mets nl east outside the redzone philadelphia phillies placido polanco ricky nolasco tyler cloydThe Miami Marlins salvaged one game in their recent series with Arizona winning 2-1 on Sunday to snap a seven-game losing streak. Miami gets set to close a nine-game homestand with a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins ar...
- Rays Cross Border for Series with Blue JaysFresh off their series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, the Tampa Bay Rays will travel to Canada to face another division rival, the Toronto Blue Jays. Rays’ starting pitcher Matt Moore continued his incredible start and is now 8-0 on the season...
- NHL Playoff Rundown (May 19th)There were two playoff games in the NHL on Sunday. The action will resume on Monday night with just a single game. Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 2 (6) New York Rangers 2, (4) Boston Bruins 5 Tuukka Rask finished with 35 saves while the B...
- Daily Rundown: Spurs Rout Grizzlies in Game 1on May 20, 2013 in Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins MLB NBA Tampa Bay Rays adam jones adrian gonzalez arizona diamondbacks atlanta braves baltimore orioles boston bruins chris johnson danny green jason kubel jordan schafer kawhi leonard los angeles dodgers luke scott Marc Gasol marcell ozuna matt joyce matt moore memphis grizzlies miami marlins Mike Conley mike ferguson new york rangers nhl playoffs ottawa senators outside the redzone pittsburgh penguins Quincy Pondexter ramiro pena ricky nolasco san antonio spurs tampa bay rays tony parker western conference finalsThe NBA’s Western Conference Finals got underway on Sunday and the red hot Memphis Grizzlies had no answer for the more experienced San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio led by 17 at the end of a quarter and never looked back in a 105-83 victory to ta...
- NHL Playoff Rundown (May 18th)There were a pair of playoff games in the NHL on Saturday. Playoff action will resume on Sunday with two more games. Western Conference Semifinals – Game 2 (7) Detroit Red Wings 4, (1) Chicago Blackhawks 1 Detroit scored the game’s final...
- Daily Rundown: Pacers Eliminate Knickson May 19, 2013 in Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins MLB NBA Tampa Bay Rays adam jones alex torres andrelton simmons arizona diamondbacks atlanta braves baltimore orioles brandon mccarthy carmelo anthony charlotte bobcats charlotte hornets chicago blackhawks chris davis chris johnson craig kimbrel detroit red wings eastern conference eastern conference finals eric o'flaherty evan gattis gerardo parra iman shumpert indiana pacers j.r. smith Kelly Johnson kentucky derby lance stephenson los angeles dodgers los angeles kings matt joyce miami heat miami marlins mike ferguson new orleans hornets new orleans pelicans new york knicks orb outside the redzone oxbow paul george preakness stakes Roy Hibbert san jose sharks skip schumaker tampa bay raysCarmelo Anthony had his best game of the series on Saturday night with 39 points, but it was not enough as his New York Knicks were ousted from the playoffs with a 106-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers. All five Indiana starters scored in double-figures...
- Daily Rundown: Crosby’s Hat Trick Paces Pens to 2-0 Leadon May 18, 2013 in Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins MLB NHL Tampa Bay Rays arizona diamondbacks atlanta braves baltimore orioles brenden morrow cah chris davis chris dickerson colin greening desmond jennings dwight freeney eric chavez gerardo parra greg dobbs j.j. hardy jean-gabriel pageau jeremy hellickson justin upton Kelly Johnson kyle turris Manny Machado martin prado Matt Wieters miami marlins mike ferguson ottawa senators outside the redzone paul goldschmidt pittsburgh penguins pro bowl san diego chargers scott van slyke sidney crosby tampa bay rays tomas vokoun yunel escobarSidney Crosby recorded a hat trick on Friday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Ottawa Senators 4-3 to take a two games to none series lead. Crosby scored two goals in the first period and added another in the second as Pittsburgh held off a...
- Rays Lose to Red Sox After Rodney’s Blown SaveST. PETERSBURG – One day after losing David Price to the 15-day D.L. due to a triceps strain the bullpen issues surfaced again for the Tampa Bay Rays in the series finale against Boston on Thursday night in St. Pete. Alex Cobb pitched 6 1/3 inn...
- Slumping Marlins Host D-Backs for Threeon May 17, 2013 in Miami Marlins MLB arizona diamondbacks aroldis chapman atlanta braves brandon mccarthy cincinnati reds derek dietrich juan pierre kevin slowey marcell ozuna miami marlins mike ferguson mike redmond national league national league east national league west new york mets nl east nl west outside the redzone pittsburgh pirates ricky nolasco san francisco giants tom koehler trevor cahill wade miley wild cardThe Miami Marlins are really struggling as they open a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Miami is coming off a series in which they were swept by the Cincinnati Reds and have lost five straight and eight of nine overall. The...
- Rays Hit Road to Face Orioleson May 17, 2013 in MLB Tampa Bay Rays adam jones al east alex cobb american league american league east baltimore orioles ben zobrist boston red sox brian christman chris davis Chris Tillman david price desmond jennings evan longoria fernando rodney jair jurrjens james loney jamey wright jason hammel jeremy hellickson joe maddon jose molina Manny Machado matt moore new york yankees outside the redzone roberto hernandez stephen drew tampa bay rays tropicana field will middlebrooksThe Tampa Bay Rays are on the road again to battle the Baltimore Orioles for a weekend series starting Friday. The Rays are just 6-12 on the road and have really struggled, compared to 14-8 at home. The Orioles are 23-17 and in third place in the Ame...
- NHL Playoff Rundown (May 16th)on May 17, 2013 in NHL boston bruins brad marchand brad stuart dustin brown eastern conference henrik lundqvist jeff carter jonathan quick los angeles kings marc-edouard vlasic mike ferguson new york rangers nhl playoffs outside the redzone san jose sharks torey krug trevor lewis tuukka rask western conference zdeno charaThe playoffs continued two games in the NHL on Thursday. Friday will feature just one game. Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 1 (6) New York Rangers 2, (4) Boston Bruins 3 (Overtime) Brad Marchand’s overtime goal lifted the Boston Brui...
- NBA Playoff Rundown (May 16th)on May 17, 2013 in NBA carmelo anthony chris copeland David West eastern conference golden state warriors indiana pacers j.r. smith Jarrett Jack kawhi leonard mike ferguson NBA PLAYOFFS new york knicks outside the redzone paul george san antonio spurs stephen curry tiago splitter Tim Duncan tony parker western conferenceThere were a pair of playoff games in the NBA on Thursday night. Friday will not feature any action and Saturday will slate just a single game. Eastern Conference Semifinals – Game 5 (3) Indiana Pacers 75, (2) New York Knicks 85 Carmelo Anthony...
- Daily Rundown: Middlebrooks Delivers Blow to Rayson May 17, 2013 in Miami Marlins MLB Tampa Bay Rays aroldis chapman boston bruins boston red sox brandon phillips cincinnati reds david price desmond jennings disabled list fernando rodney golden state warriors jay bruce juan pierre junichi tazawa los angeles kings luke scott marcell ozuna mike ferguson NBA PLAYOFFS new york knicks new york rangers outside the redzone raffi torres ryan roberts san antonio spurs san jose sharks tampa bay rays will middlebrooksThe Tampa Bay Rays’ bullpen let yet another game slip away on Thursday night as Tampa Bay allowed three runs in the ninth to lose to the Boston Red Sox 4-3. It was the second straight night that the Rays fell to the Red Sox as Tampa Bay’s...
- Rays Lose to Red Sox After Rodney Blows SaveST. PETERSBURG – One day after losing David Price to the 15-day D.L. due to a triceps strain the bullpen issues surfaced again for the Tampa Bay Rays in the series finale against Boston on Thursday night in St. Pete. Alex Cobb pitched 6 1/3 inn...
- Grizzlies’ Legitimacy No Longer in Questionon May 17, 2013 in NBA 2003-04 nba finals champions 2012-13 nba defensive player of the year detroit pistons kevin durant los angeles clippers Marc Gasol memphis grizzlies miami heat Mike Conley mike ferguson NBA PLAYOFFS oklahoma city thunder outside the redzone Rudy Gay san antonio spurs tayshaun prince tony allen toronto raptors western conference zach randolphAside from the Miami Heat, the Memphis Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA Playoffs. On Wednesday night, Memphis held off a rally from top-seeded Oklahoma City to down the Thunder 88-84 and take the series in five games and book the franchise...