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Archive for April, 2009
Friday, April 24th, 2009
A little over a week ago, The Big Lead broke the story that Stephen A. Smith would be out of work after his contract at ESPN expired after the NBA playoffs. As a Philly sports fan, it was fascinating to watch Stephen A. Smith's meteoric rise from Sixers beat writer for ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
Erin Andrews is continually expanding her role with ESPN and sports media. This year, she's going to be all up in the NFL Draft and apparently has been meeting with the big-wigs at ESPN to plan for their draft coverage.
Additionally, she'll be appearing in NCAA Football 2010 as a sideline ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
If you're a New York Jets fan, you're probably cautiously optimistic about the state of affairs with the franchise heading into this weekend's draft at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Out is Eric Mangini, who's indefensible game management decisions cost the Jets ball games the past two years. In ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
Excuse the deep thoughts on a Friday, but sometimes people hear stories that make them think about where they're at in their own lives - Kyle Maynard's tale definitely fits in to that category. Kyle has a rare disorder called congenital amputation where his arms basically stop at his elbows, ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
Well, I guess a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. In former Super Bowl winning QB Jim McMahon's case, that means promoting a new male enhancement product called MVP. McMahon joined Dan Patrick to talk about his latest promotional gig, Jay Cutler arriving in Chicago, and whether or ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
The Atlanta Falcons have pulled the trigger on making the second biggest trade of the 2009 NFL offseason. The Chiefs gave up the future Hall of Fame tight end for a 2nd round draft pick in the 2010 draft. For now, we have an initial reaction from Falcons GM Thomas ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
It's scary to think that Kobe Bryant is in his 13th NBA season and still is only 30 years old. In comparison, Steve Nash was also drafted in 1996 and he's 35 years old. It was a tremendous draft with the likes of Kobe, Nash, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Marcus ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
The woman who has the blog world abuzz, Kathleen Hessert with our own Will Brinson (Fanhouse)
Someone in the Sixers marketing department could lose a job over this. (Deadspin)
Looks like the great Pedro Martinez may be done. At his best, he was as good as anyone I've ever seen. (CBS Sports)
I ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
If the Wizards were to hire Lionel Richie as their Head Coach next season, they would greatly improve on their 19-63 record - probably by about 30 games. So, the Wizards were looking for a 31-game propulsion when they named Flip Saunders as their new bench boss this past week. ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Jeremy Maclin got picked by the Browns. Or, at least, their IT team. As my pals at Waiting for Next Year noticed, the Browns jumped the gun a little bit and listed Maclin on their roster. How awkward.
Of course, it's not entirely implausible: the Browns are rumored to be moving ...
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