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Archive for May 4th, 2009
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Earlier this offseason, it appeared like future Hall of Fame LB Ray Lewis might be headed out of Baltimore via free agency. The Dallas Cowboys were mentioned as a distinct possibility. So were a few other teams. It wasn't meant to be, fortunately for Ravens fans. He re-signed with Baltimore ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Hines Ward and the Pittsburgh Steelers reworked his contract the week before the 2009 NFL Draft. The former Super Bowl MVP was scheduled to have an enormous salary cap hit in 2009 and 2010, and in an attempt to free up some cap room to sign their rookies, the Steelers ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Daryl Morey's Rockets have played better these past two seasons when their highest-paid player was either injured or playing a less significant role. Tracy McGrady has been in and out of the lineup all season with knee trouble and Houston steamrolled in to the playoffs and won a series without ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Ahh, nothing like a good cat fight in the NBA. The latest one involves ESPN NBA analyst Jon Barry and Atlanta Hawks Coach Mike Woodson. Barry called the Hawks/Heat series the worst 7 game series ever and said the Hawk would get swept by the Cavaliers in round two.
Listen to ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
T.J. Houshmandzadeh was a huge coup for the Seattle Seahawks -- they finally have a decent receiver not named Deion Branch or Nate Burleson (both overrated) for Matt Hasselbeck to throw to.
And Housh is equally excited, since he doesn't have to be in Cincinnati anymore. Sure, Carson Palmer has a ...
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals, NFL, Seattle Seahawks | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Portland exceeded every single expert's expectations this season - 54 wins, co-division champs and the four seed in the tough Western Conference for the youngest rotation in the league - really, really impressive. One of the weak spots people pointed to on the Blazers before the regular season was the ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Like every year, I put some dough on the Derby. Unlike the past few years, I got buried this year. I never play my own picks and I've been able to receive good advice. This year, everyone I spoke to said that there were some horses that didn't belong in ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Tim Tebow is America's sweetheart. And, just like Tyler Hansbrough, until he graduates from college and becomes ineffective in the pros, we're going to have to deal with him on a regular basis. But, for now, he's at least mildly interesting.
Okay, not really -- he's totally played out. But when ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
This site and my specialty is sports radio interviews and the sports radio business. I've seen many friends in the industry lose their jobs due to the economy and get replaced by syndicated radio. I understand the need for syndicated radio, but I've always felt like the top 25 markets ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Phil Jackson's Lakers just rolled the Jazz pretty easily in the first round. The same Jazz team that was a real tough out for LA last season (going six games), was a pretty relaxing five for the lake-show this year. LA goes in to the second round as the people's ...
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