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Archive for May, 2009
Monday, May 25th, 2009
The Clippers bombed last season. Almost everything they touched imploded in their face. Baron Davis' monster signing, Chris Kaman's injury, acquiring the wild and crazy contract of Zach Randolph, acquiring the far less crazy contract of Marcus Camby... It goes on and on. Mike Dunleavy has been Head Coach of ...
Posted in Los Angeles Clippers, NBA | 5 Comments »
Monday, May 25th, 2009
If there was a textbook for building an NBA team through the draft, free agency, and through fleecing other teams in trades, it would be authored by the Portland Trail Blazers. GM of the Blazers, Kevin Pritchard, has built a young team the other 29 teams admire, I'm sure. The ...
Posted in NBA, Portland Trail Blazers, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Just last week , Sports Radio Interviews posted an interview with Washington Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall that featured his thoughts on his short and acrimonious tenure with the Oakland Raiders last year before being released and acquired by the 'Skins. Hall's latest comments on the radio touched upon of former ...
Posted in Atlanta Falcons, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins | 9 Comments »
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Not many had heard of John Harbaugh when he was named the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens during the 2008 offseason. He was, after all, just a special teams and defensive backs coach under Andy Reid in Philadelphia prior to being named Brian Billick's replacement in Baltimore. Coming off a 4-12 ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, NFL | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Step 1: Accomplished. Ron Artest signed a one-year deal this past off-season, hoping to play well and then capitalize on a good 2008-2009 campaign by inking a multi-year contract this coming summer. People claim he was simply staying out of trouble and not getting in to those immature squabbles on ...
Posted in Houston Rockets, NBA | 4 Comments »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Mario Andretti is (obviously, right?) the greatest IndyCar racer ever. [Aside: Yes, it is hyperbole day for me. Thanks for asking.] And you have to think that, like all great athletes, when an important event in his former sport rolls around that he gets a little nostalgic.
You would be correct, actually. ...
Posted in Indy 500, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Vince McMahon has taken professional wrestling to heights never thought possible. He took wrestling from a regional attraction to a full scale national phenomenon. He mortgaged his future on the first Wrestlemania and that risk has taken wrestling to the mainstream. Vince is a marketing and PR genius and his ...
Posted in Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Wrestling | No Comments »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Jake Peavy spoke to Scott Linebrink prior to rejecting a proposed trade that would have sent him from the Padres to Linkebrink's White Sox on Thursday. Rumor has it that Peavy was reluctant to leave the National League - I suppose that means he didn't want to face another hitter ...
Posted in Chicago White Sox, MLB, San Diego Padres | No Comments »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Philip Rivers is the best quarterback in the NFL. There. I said it. Now that we've got that out of the way, I can also tell you that he's the greatest quarterback to ever play in the ACC. Fine. I admit it. And he's also better than Drew Brees. (In ...
Posted in MLB, NFL, San Diego Chargers, San Diego Padres, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
The Cardinals, in serious need of defensive tackle help, selected Wendell Bryant 12th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. Little did they know, he had a serious drug addiction problem in college that lingered well into his NFL career. Wendell wasn't just smoking weed, but popping ecstasy pills and boozing ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, NFL | No Comments »
