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Archive for April, 2009

Quarterback Competition Heating Up in Denver

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

The Broncos, fresh off their visit with mock draft favorite USC quarterback Mark Sanchez have two well established quarterbacks already on their roster. Chris Simms signed a two-year deal this off season and Bears quarterback Kyle Orton was part of the Jay Cutler mega trade.  Josh McDaniels is reportedly very ...

Doc Rivers And His Coaching Experience May Be The Difference In This Series

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

So far the NBA playoffs havebeen really exciting.  Only two games in and only 3 of the 8 home teams held serve.  For my money, the Rockets-Blazers series and the Bulls-Celtics series are the two most intoxicating to watch.  If the Celtics win their series it will be due to ...

Bill Polian Earns His Keep This Time Of Year

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

There's several teams in the National Football League that do a better job than everybody else on Draft Day. It's why they seem to be competitive year in and year out despite the way free agency is set up in the league. The Indianapolis Colts are one of those teams. ...

Don’t Be Too Quick To Judge Michael Crabtree

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

As the NFL draft approaches this weekend, there will always be that typical story of the player that has character issues.  'Don't take that guy, he thinks he's too big for the sport, he'll never work out.'  There are articles circulating about Michael Crabtree's ego and arrogance level.  Although, many ...

Jason Smith Is a Humble Dude From Texas

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Jason Smith is projected as the second pick in most NFL Mock Drafts, set to be taken by the Rams once the Lions make a mistake and draft Matt Stafford. One would think that regardless of where's he from, the kind of money he's about to see would get him ...

Elijah Dukes’ Fine To Be Paid By Local Little League

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

For awhile there, it looked like the Elijah Dukes story was not going to have a happy ending. He's been arrested three times since 1997, gone to anger management counseling to curb a notoriously bad temper, and on the field, has had trouble staying healthy. It's probably not the greatest ...

Bill Murray, Cinderalla Story, Rambles About Playing Charity Golf

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

I own a Bill Murray poster print. I feel like you need to know that. It's because his movies are, well, almost always awesome. And regardless of whether he's cool now or just old, he's still funny as hell. Witness this interview with WQYK in Tamparegarding the Outback Charity Pro-Am, where ...

Eric Snow: Should We Blame Allen Iverson?

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

The Allen Iverson conundrum.  We all saw the way he exited stage left in the middle of a playoff push with the Pistons.  Team management and AI decided that it was better if Allen stay away from team, making his only season in Detroit a big time failure (he definitely ...

The Ryan Express Assesses The Texas Rangers

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

There may be no better offense in all of Major League Baseball than that of the Texas Rangers. Starting pitching is another story, as is usually the case in Arlington, but nevertheless, in what appears to be a down year in the AL West thanks to a less complete Angels ...

Troy Aikman On Being A Minority Owner Of The San Diego Padres

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Troy Aikman's been a Renaissance man of sorts since retiring from the National Football League. The 3-time Super Bowl winning QB for the Dallas Cowboys has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, established himself as one of the major figures in the behemoth NFL broadcasting landscape for ...