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Archive for April 28th, 2010

Cliff Lee Set To Make His 2010 Debut On Friday

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Cliff Lee is set to make his 2010 debut on Friday after having missed the first month of the season recovering from an abdominal strain he suffered during spring training. Seattle is in good shape through the first 20+ games of the season. They're a game ...

Rex Chapman’s Nuggets Are On Life Support In Round 1 Of The 2010 NBA Playoffs

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

After an impressive run to the Western Conference Finals last year, and an impressively consistent regular season, the Denver Nuggets are on the brink of elimination in the NBA Playoffs. They're down three games to one against the Utah Jazz, with Game 5 coming tonight in Denver. Nuggets VP of ...

Barry Zito’s Approach to the Game Has Changed

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Barry Zito improved his record to 3-0 on the season after he blanked the Cardinals on three hits over eight innings last Saturday night.  It looks as though he has regained the form he displayed back in ’06 when he signed the largest pitcher contract in baseball history, a $126 ...

It’s Win or Go Home Time for the Mavericks

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

What a rollercoaster season for the Dallas Mavericks.  After starting off slower than they wanted to, the Mavs were the first team to pull the trigger on a big trade at the deadline.  Dallas sent Josh Howard and Drew Gooden to Washington and in return they got Caron Butler and ...

The Utah Jazz Look to Close Out the Nuggets Tonight

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Going into the playoffs, the Jazz looked like they were fighting an uphill battle.  Utah had dealt with a multitude of injuries throughout the regular season and some of those looked like they were going to carry over into the playoffs.  On top of that, they drew the Denver Nuggets ...

Dana Altman: “I think that we can build something here that can stand the test of time.”

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

The University of Oregon hired former Creighton basketball coach Dana Altman as the nineteenth coach in school history.  Altman comes to Eugene with a reputation of being a winner after building tiny Creighton University into a perennial winner.  In sixteen seasons at Creighton, he accumulated thirteen consecutive postseason tournament appearances ...

Uncovering Unforseen Gems on Big Ben and Dez Bryant

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Some people (like Joni Mitchell or the Counting Crows) say that "you don't know what you got 'till it's gone," but sometimes you don't know what you got until it shows up unexpectedly. For instance, I had know idea that I would stumble upon comedic brilliance while looking for usable pictures ...

Fear this Deer

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

In just his seventh NBA game, Brandon Jennings scored 55 points against the defensively inept Golden State Warriors. While the NBA community was abuzz about the clear Rookie of the Year candidate, I wondered aloud if that was the best or worst thing that could have happened to him. It ...