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Archive for April, 2009
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Larry Fitzgerald had the greatest post-season for a wide receiver in NFL history. In all four games he had over 100 yards receiving and totaled 546 yards and 7 touchdowns. While Kelly LeBrock was the perfect woman to build in the classic 80's movie "Weird Science", although time hasn't been ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, NFL | 3 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
The New York Knicks fans may cheer for other playersat Madison Square Garden, but at least they had a lot more to cheer about this season. After years of spending boat loads on losers, newly hired president Donnie Walsh came in before this season, cleared some future cap room by ...
Posted in NBA, New York Knicks | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
James Laurinaitis was the most productive linebacker in college football for the past three years. He covers the run and pass equally well and can rush the passer. He wasn't what you would call a workout warrior (no pun intended since his father was professional wrestler Animal of the Road ...
Posted in College Football, NFL, Ohio State Buckeyes | No Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Myron Rolle is one of the most amazing success stories in the history of college athletics. An All-American on the field, he's actually best known for his academic achievements, and is passing up a shot at the NFL to pursue life as a Rhodes Scholar.
Rolle talked recently about the academic ...
Posted in College Football, Florida State | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
As a kid growing up, John Madden was that guy in video games explaining what was going on. When I was losing I'd tell John to shut up, when I was winning, he was the smartest video game color man alive. As a football fan, I was always alright with ...
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
The 2009 version of the St. Louis Cardinals are in a weird situation -- they reside in the National League Central and they have a legitimate shot of winning that division. Yes, the Cubs are very good, but the Cardinals have a strong enough team to take a pretty good ...
Posted in MLB, St. Louis Cardinals | No Comments »
Friday, April 17th, 2009
It's not Al Michaels, NBC President Dick Ebersol, or even the fans. Without question, the man most devastated by the news of John Madden retiring is Frank Caliendo. It's not even close. Madden was Caliendo's meal ticket. His best imitation by far and I'm sure a good source of his ...
Posted in NFL, celebrity | 3 Comments »
Friday, April 17th, 2009
When it gets close to football season, I always seem to hear Peyton Manning's voice. That southern drawl hitting the ear drums means it's time to watch him pick apart defenses like he's carving up a Thanksgiving turkey. No, no need to check the calendar, we're still a long ways ...
Posted in College Football, Indianapolis Colts, NFL, Tennessee Volunteers | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 17th, 2009
It's scary to think that the last time the Hawks were consistently good was when in the late 90's with Lenny Wilkens was coaching the team led by Steve Smith, Dikembe Mutombo, and Mookie Blaylock. As hard as Billy Knight tried to screw up this team by passing up Chris ...
Posted in Atlanta Hawks, NBA | No Comments »
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Jimmie Johnson is the current king of NASCAR. And while the sport has seen many greats over the years -- Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon to name a few -- what Johnson is currently doing (namely: dominating the sport) is especially impressive because of the parity in today's racing ...
Posted in NASCAR | No Comments »
