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Archive for July, 2009
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
ESPN has become bigger than the sports they cover. Not sure if that's a good thing or not. It's been debated in print, online, and on sports radio many times over. I've waffled over this for a long time, but I guess gun to head I'd say I don't have ...
Posted in Media | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
NBA teams enter the ACC and the game plan is to push the Raps around. The scouting report reads: they're soft, if you're physical, they'll waver. It's been a long time since the dinos were tough; Charles Oakley was the last man on the roster that really pushed his 'mates ...
Posted in NBA, Toronto Raptors | No Comments »
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has to be fairly pleased with the state of affairs in the game he presides over. Attendance is still fairly solid despite a weak economy. The Yankees and Red Sox are shaping up to have a fantastic battle down the stretch. Ratings for the ...
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Nate is excited about the possibility of having Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, or the long shots of Greg Oden, and Jerryd Bayless with him when he travels to London with USA Basketball in 2012. All four of those players were invited to the USA mini-camp this summer but Aldridge and ...
Posted in NBA, Portland Trail Blazers | No Comments »
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
In this interview, Jerry Colangelo reminds me of the days when many NBA players had absolutely no interest in playing for USA Basketball. It was only a few short years ago when Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, et al just didn't feel like the program was worthy enough for them. Now, ...
Posted in College Basketball, Duke Blue Devils, NBA | 6 Comments »
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Add Jared Allen to the list of people who want Brett Favre to make up his mind already as to if he’s coming back for his 112th season in the NFL. Favre, who is supposed to make his announcement on Friday as to his status of retirement seems to be ...
Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Former Texas A&M tight end and current reserve for the Dallas Cowboys, Martellus Bennett, is in hot water once more. Last year, it was his attitude during HBO's documentary series Hard Knocks during the Cowboys training camp. This time, the spotlight is back on him for a recent video he ...
Posted in Dallas Cowboys, NFL | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Five Pro Bowl selections. Three All Pro nominations. And of course, three Super Bowl Rings. It's been a nice start to the career of New England Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour. A year after being sidelined with injuries, Seymour returned to the field and to form in 2008. He played ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Co-executive producer of TMZ, Charles Latibeaudiere hit the airwaves to talk about the dunk that no one saw.... until today! The soap opera which has run for the last ten days will reach it's season finale at 6:45 ET when TMZ.com (and the TMZ TV program) will air cell phone ...
Posted in Cleveland Cavaliers, College Basketball, Media, NBA, Xavier Muskateers | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Here you go, Channing Frye. This is the make it or break it contract. Frye is 26-years-old and for the first time in his career will have oodles and oodles of playing time if he can keep it in Phoenix. Sure, he showed flashes with the Knicks and the occasional ...
Posted in NBA, Phoenix Suns | No Comments »
