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Archive for February, 2009

Settle Down Seattle, He’s Not The Griffey You Remember

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Let me start by saying I live in Seattle now, I'm not from here, so it's very easy for me to be objective when it comes to the sports teams.  I wish all the teams well because it makes it more fun to live in a city when the sports ...

Pau Gasol and Derek Fisher On The NBA 2nd Half

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The Los Angeles Lakers have to feel pretty good about where they stand heading into the second half of the 2008-2009 NBA season. Prior to All Star weekend, they held a comfortable 13.5 game lead over the Phoenix Suns for first place in the Pacific Division, a 7 game lead ...

As A Super Bowl MVP, Santonio Holmes Doesn’t Condone The Beating of Towel Dispensers

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The FG Kicker on the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers was arrested  for accosting a towel dispenser in a convenient store in Western Pennsylvania late Saturday night. Jeff Reed, who's been as reliable as can be kicking the football for the Steelers, has been known to be a little quirky ...

Kevin Love Talks About Life As An NBA Rookie

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

It's quite an adjustment to go from being a star freshman on a Final Four team at UCLA one year to being just a role player, albeit it an important one, on a lowly team in the NBA the next. Kevin Love is having to do just that. His Minnesota ...

Jameer Nelson and the Orlando Magic Look To Make Serious Noise Out East

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

In recent years, the Orlando Magic gave the NBA and its fanbase little reason to think they were ready to compete with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. This year? Look out. Dwight Howard has taken his game to another level. Hedo Turkuglo ...

Alex Rodriguez Holds A Press Conference

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

I don't need to introduce the back story do I? Didn't think so. Let's listen to Alex Rodriguez in his own words for his first comments since sitting down with Peter Gammons to talk about his using steroids earlier this decade.

Will Karlos Dansby Be Franchised?

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Coming off a NFC Championship season and appearance in the Super Bowl, the Arizona Cardinals have wasted no time shaking things up in an attempt to make the next step forward as an organization.  Clancy Pendergast was ousted from his defensive coordinator position just days after the Super Bowl. Though ...

USC and Ohio State Know A Thing Or Two About Producing LBs

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The University of Southern California Trojans and the Ohio State Buckeyes have contributed their fair share to the talent pool at the LB position in the National Football League over the years. Two guys hoping to make an impact at the next level are USC LB Brian Cushing and Ohio State LB ...

Shawn Marion Is A Raptor

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="210" caption="I prefer to remember the Matrix like this"] [/caption]   In back-to-back years, Shawn Marion was traded right before the NBA trade deadline.  Last Friday, the long rumored deal of Marion to Toronto for Jermaine O'Neal became a reality.  Marcus Banks also went to the Raptors with Jamario Moon ...

Shaq Speaks

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Shaquille O'Neal doesn't do a lot of sports radio interviews so when I heard about this one, I figured I had to post it. Full disclosure, I've never been a huge Shaq fan on the court.  It always bothered me that he never seems to come into training camp in shape ...