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Archive for May, 2009
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Quincy Carter didn't make my list of worst draft picks a while back, but I suppose he could have -- he was supposed to help save the Dallas franchise. That, um, obviously didn't happen, and now Carter is struggling through a series of personal problems as well various random football ...
Posted in Dallas Cowboys, NFL | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 18th, 2009
If you're not really a fan of DeAngelo Hall or the teams he has played on, you might agree with the assessment that the Redskins cornerback is one of the luckiest players in the National Football League. By lucky, I mean this: how could a dude really fool front office ...
Posted in NFL, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins | 22 Comments »
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Owner Mark Cuban was hopeful the trade for Jason Kidd and the hire of Rick Carlisle were the parts that would get the Mavs back into the NBA Finals. After a poor start, the Mavs were one of the best teams in the NBA in the second half of the season. They ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, NBA | No Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
How good would Carl Pavano have been without all the injuries? That's the question I always ask myself when I see his name or watch him pitch. The answer is: we'll never know. Pavano became more famous for his girlfriends (see pics) than his pitching. He's 33 and on the ...
Posted in Cleveland Indians, MLB | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
The 'Canes are headed to the Eastern Conference Final. Exciting, yes, but it's the manner in which they got there that is the real thriller. The two most exciting words in sports: game seven. Hockey teams absolutely hate each other after six games of grinding and digging and hating. There ...
Posted in NHL | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Tony Dungy is no longer the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, but that doesn't mean his name doesn't carry a lot of weight around the league. Dungy, of course, is one of the more highly respected men in all of professional football - mostly for his calm, fatherly demeanor ...
Posted in Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, NFL | No Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Even George Karl has to be surprised where the Nuggets are. Yes, the man has coached some very good teams that have advanced deep in to the postseason, but come on, this good, this fast? Back in this interviewa couple weeks prior to the playoffs, Karl made it seem as ...
Posted in College Basketball, Denver Nuggets, NBA | No Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
No, it's not possible..is it? Could Jeff Garcia really help turn around the Oakland Raiders if given the opportunity to do so? Hell, he saved the Philadelphia Eagles season unexpectedly two years ago, then had Tampa Bay in perfect position to make a playoff run before the Bucs fell apart ...
Posted in NFL, Oakland Raiders | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Aaron Rodgers has a tough job because he's replacing Brett Favre; fortunately, his chances of being compared to Favre seem to be decreasing by the day as No. 4 continues to make an ass out of himself publicly.
But that doesn't mean Rodgers can get away from talking about Favre -- ...
Posted in Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 4 Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
In 2005, there wasn't a better running back in the NFL than Shaun Alexander. Scratch that, there wasn't a better player in the NFL at any position, or so the league would have you believe. Shaun won the 2005 MVP trophy with 1880 Rushing, and 28 touchdowns overall. His 27 ...
Posted in NFL, Seattle Seahawks | 1 Comment »
