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Archive for June, 2009
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
So, all these rumors start pouring in pre-draft - as they always do - and now Rajon Rondo's a hardheaded, unteachable curmudgeon that arrives late for games? That's why all these stories leading up to the draft are so pointless. Two months ago when Rondo was averaging a triple-double against ...
Posted in Boston Celtics, NBA | No Comments »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Brad Childress has been up all in the media scene during the NFL offseason, for one main reason: Brett Favre. It's kind of tedious at this point, but it's not going away, obviously. And it probably won't for a while.
Still, Favregate is one of those things that "moves the needle." ...
Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Houston Astros catcher Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez broke the record for most games played by a catcher in Major League history last Wednesday wen he appeared in his 2,227th behind home plate. The record was previously held by Carlton Fisk. Since breaking into the Big Leagues at the tender age of ...
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Terrell Owens is crossing over into the mainstream. He's already arguably the most famous or infamous football player in the NFL. ESPN has probably done over 500 hours on him (I'm purely guessing on that number, but wouldn't be surprised if it's close)over the last 5 years. Starting on Tuesday ...
Posted in Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, celebrity | No Comments »
Friday, June 19th, 2009
I've long chronicled my "fondness" (read: obsession) with John Daly, having stalked him in Greensboro the last time he was here (you better be back this year, Big John!) And every time he gets on the horn with a radio station, I get pretty excited because he's, frankly, hilarious.
And, naturally ...
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
The low key Donnie Walsh has done a fantastic job since replacing the not-so-fantastic Isiah Thomas as the driver of the Knick bus. He has cut some serious payroll, got rid of some personalities that weren't jiving in Stephon Marbury and Zach Randolph, and hired a coach everyone loves in ...
Posted in NBA, New York Knicks | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Here at SRI we've been posting a lot of Ron Artest interviews. The reason is simple, as Seinfeld's Bania said, "That's gold, Jerry! Gold!". Artest is comedy gold. Not sure if he tries to be funny, but his stories and his bizarre life are just intriguing to me.
KHTK host Carmichael ...
Posted in Houston Rockets, NBA | 3 Comments »
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Pegged to go anywhere from 17 to the early second round in Thursday's NBA Draft, North Carolina's Wayne Ellington has a shot at being picked by his hometown Sixers. I personally would rather see a player suit up out of state, away from all the commotion and distractions cause by playing around friends ...
Posted in College Basketball, NBA | No Comments »
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Toronto Raptors fans have seen this movie before. In 2004, after a lot of griping about not being happy, Vince Carter finally got his way and got traded out of Toronto. At that point, Chris Bosh took over the reins as the franchise player. When Bryan Colangelo was named General ...
Posted in NBA, Toronto Raptors | 5 Comments »
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Bobby Valentine has been away from Major League Baseball since the 2002 season but that doesn't mean he's out of the game altogether or not worthy of listening to from time to time. Valentine is currently the manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Pacific League in Japan, a ...
Posted in MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees | No Comments »
