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Archive for June, 2009
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Tom Coughlin amazes me, because he's such a freaking hard-ass, but after he won the Super Bowl he actually -- *gasp* -- smiled. And so, really, he's not such a jerk and whatnot. (I'm half kidding; he's got a tough reputation but I always watched him in Jacksonville and he's ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
From an outsider's perspective, it seems like Ricky Rubio would rather not play for the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizz hold the number two pick in this Thursday's draft but the thinking is that they would be taking a risk by selecting the Spanish guard who didn't work out for them. ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Torii Hunter was the best outfielder I’ve ever seen. True, he’s lost a step over the past few years. Playing on that 1980’s astroturf for most of his career in the Metrodome doubled the wear and tear on his knees. When Torii finally made it to the warm confines of Anaheim, ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
For my money, Brandon Jennings and where he gets drafted is the biggest story in the upcoming draft. Jennings with the aide of Sonny Vaccaro bypassed college and went directly to Europe to earn some dough and make basketball his full time job. I personally don't have a problem with ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
What does the man have left to accomplish? After winning his record tenth championship as a coach this season with the Lakers, Phil Jackson's contract has come to an end. He has received an invitation from the team in an effort to repeat, but does Jax have the drive / ...
Posted in Los Angeles Lakers, NBA | 4 Comments »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Josh Hamilton's an amazing story -- everyone knows about his comeback from drugs at this point. What a lot of people might not know is that he was an absolute monster when he played high school baseball in Raleigh, NC.
He could hit 99 on the radar gun from the mound ...
Posted in MLB, Texas Rangers | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Richard Klein, is suing Sixers star Andre Iguodala on behalf of his client, Clayanna Warthen. Warthen has conceived Iguodala's child and her lawyer has been of a template to go on. Iguodala has another woman / child he is providing support for (I'm not certain of their relationship), and Warthen ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
This Thursday’s NBA Draft is probably the most murky in terms of slotting where individual players will fall than any draft in recent memory. Behind Blake Griffin, there are no elite level prospects.
Davidson guard Stephen Curry is hoping that without any unclear second and third choice that he’ll be able ...
Posted in College Basketball, NBA | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
The drama of match making in the welterweight and junior welterweight division between boxing’s biggest draws might leave Shane Mosley, the welterweight champion, out in the cold with no one to fight. He’s been calling out Manny Pacquiao for two months now, and Mosley’s tactic of trying to secure a ...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
In his first two full years as a feature running back on an NFL squad (he split carries in Chicago previously), New York Jets running back Thomas Jones took full advantage of his opportunity - rushing for nearly 2,500 yards the past two seasons. Jones success since leaving the Windy ...
Posted in NFL, New York Jets | 2 Comments »
