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Archive for June, 2010

Rod Thorn Would Prefer The Nets Were In Brooklyn As They Get Set To Court The NBAs Prized Free Agents

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Despite the fact that the New Jersey Nets became the fifth team in NBA history to lose at least 70 games, there's an aura of positivity and hope surrounding the franchise as the 2010 NBA offseason rapidly approaches.  It started when Russian playboy billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov became the owner. He's ...

Bryce Harper is the Next Next Big Thing

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Last week we celebrated Strasmas as the Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, and the entire sports world ushered in the next big thing in pitcher Stephen Strasburg. The day before, the next next big thing, Bryce Harper was taken first overall by the Washington Nationals. At just 17, Harper is ...

Chris Pronger on Adam Burish: “Maybe I’ll Run Into Him Next Year in the Minors”

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Chris Pronger wins. He may not do it in the prettiest or cleanest way, but he has found a way as a veteran to help his teams win. The 6'6" defenseman who won the 1999-00 Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP and paved the way for other, big, tall and ...

Aaron Rodgers on Previous Comments about Tony Kornheiser: “There’s Absolutely No Animosity Between Him and I”

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

What have we done? I'll admit that I didn't exactly see it coming when we posted last week's interview with Aaron Rodgers. In fact, I thought Rodgers' thoughts on other quarterbacks in the league were the most compelling piece to the discussion. I drastically underestimated the extent to which people ...

Colorado is Making the Move to the Pac 10

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Colorado to the Pac 10 has been a conversation that’s been ongoing for the past couple of years.  And now it has finally become a reality.  It’s a move that makes sense in a number of ways.  First of all, with the uncertain future of the Big 12 Conference, the ...

Muhsin Muhammad Retires After 14 Prodcutive NFL Seasons

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Muhsin Muhammad has decided to hang up his cleats after 14 productive seasons in the NFL. Drafted way back when in 1996 by the expansion Carolina Panthers, Muhammad spent the first nine seasons of his career in Carolina before heading to Chicago for three years. He and the Panthers reunited ...

Gary Bettman and the NHL Enjoyed A Great NHL Season

Friday, June 11th, 2010

The NHL just recently capped off what was an exciting 2009-2010 season with a great Stanley Cup Finals.  The Chicago Blackhawks prevailed over the Philadelphia Flyers in six games and captured their first Stanley Cup since 1961.  It was revealed after the Blackhawks clinched the title with an overtime victory ...

KSU President Kirk Schultz Does Not Believe the Big 12 Will Dissolve

Friday, June 11th, 2010

The college football landscape is primed for a major shakeup.  Word first surfaced the other day that Nebraska was looking to bolt the Big 12 and join the Big Ten.  Even though there hasn’t been a formal announcement as of yet, it looks more and more likely as the days ...

Jason Cole Validated For Breaking Reggie Bush Story Long Ago

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Well, well, well. Props to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports for being several years out in front of this story. It was Cole if you remember that broke the story about Reggie Bush being involved with nefarious activities while at Southern Cal. I don't think his report then was met ...

Urban Meyer: “Football is very important but it is not going to overtake faith, family, health and it happened.”

Friday, June 11th, 2010

For the last six months, Urban Meyer has gone through a whole lot, both publicly and privately.  It was last December when shock waves were felt throughout the college football community when Meyer decided to resign as head coach of the Florida Gators due to health reasons, one week prior ...