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Archive for June, 2009
Friday, June 26th, 2009
The fact that Gilbert Arenas is playing with his shirt off (read below) must have given the Wizards' president of basketball operations, Ernie Grunfeld, the signal to go for it. In a pre-draft deal, he traded the number five pick and some spare parts to the Timberwolves for Randy Foye ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
They say that the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes. What about distractions in Big D for members of the Dallas Cowboys? From Jerry Jones to the now departed T.O, Hard Knocks last season to Michael Irvin's reality show at training camp this summer. Seems ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
This is hard for me to write as I'm a crazy Sixers fan, but I like Danny Ainge. I didn't when I was younger. In fact, I was at the game when Sedale Threatt knocked him down with one punch and hated the Celtics (still do). After covering Ainge while ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Geoff Petrie has the fourth overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft tonight in Madison Square Garden. He also has the 23rd and 31st picks, and he's going to need them all. In the very deep western conference, teams need to be strong to get in to the playoffs. As ...
Posted in NBA, Sacramento Kings, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Albert Pujols is kind of a horrible Catch-22. I think he's clean and not guilty of steroids, but, hell, in this era, you can't ever definitely say that about anyone. Except perhaps David Eckstein. I think we can clear him. (You hear that, Kenny Rosenthal? Eckstein. Not guilty. You heard ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Every athlete who follows in his or her parents' footsteps has to decide: 'Am I going to step out of their shadow and be my own player?' I say this because every athlete who is supremely successful seems to forget about pops and moms and does his or her own ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
When the Los Angeles Clippers were awarded the number one pick in the '09 NBA Draft, there were still some doubters that figured the team would find a way to screw it up. 'They're gonna trade it for another power forward and a player to be named later. The Clippers ...
Posted in Los Angeles Clippers, NBA | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
David Duval's story was -- somehow -- not the biggest item in the US Open, but that's only because Phil Mickelson is a fan favorite and his wife is dealing with breast cancer. Any other time, though, and Duvy's resurgence to the front of the leaderboard at a major tournament ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
The NFL Draft has become an absolute phenomenon. There are dozens of sites dedicated just to the draft. The ratings on ESPN are off the charts. While I like the NFL Draft, I TIVO it and fast forward through much of it. Fifteen minutes in between draft picks in the ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Larry Bird seems intent on filling the needs of his Pacer team through free agency. They've got about $57 million in salaries locked in, so some wheeling and dealing would really aid in freeing up some cap room - if only he could trade the contract of the man who's ...
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