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Archive for July, 2010

Team USA Is Poised To Bring Back Gold From Turkey

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The FIBA World Championship is set to start in Turkey at the end of August, and the USA men’s basketball team is motivated to take back what is ours, the Naismith Trophy.  The last time the US won a world championship in men’s basketball was way back in ’94, and ...

Hedo Turkoglu Gets a Fresh Start in Phoenix After a Terrible Season in Toronto

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Hedo Turkoglu has been in the NBA for ten years and it has been an up and down career for the most part. However, some of his best years came with the Magic where he garnered Most Improved Player Honors and was a huge piece in Orlando’s run to the ...

Mark Ingram Has High Hopes For Alabama In 2010: “This team’s ready and we have a new identity and we’re not living in the past…”

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The University of Alabama football program is no longer missing any of the major college football hardware in their voluminous trophy case. Running back Mark Ingram can be thanked for that after bringing home the first Heisman Trophy in the stories program's history last season. To top if off, Alabama ...

Wade Phillips Finally Shows Excitement Over a Rookie

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The Dallas Cowboys had perhaps the biggest breakout player in the NFL last year in wide receiver Miles Austin. Could they be in for a repeat performance just one season later? Wade Phillips didn't exactly go that far in his gushing, but he is showing more excitement about his rookie receiver ...

John Harbaugh: “Before you can play, you’ve got to become a really good football team during training camp…That’s what we need to do that right now.”

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

You have to be impressed with Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. The former special teams coordinator under Andy Reid in Philadelphia has done nothing short of a tremendous job in his first two years at the controls in Baltimore. He's led the Ravens to consecutive playoff appearances with a ...

Suspended LenDale White Waits For Another Opportunity

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

A trade to the Seattle Seahawks was supposed to reunite LenDale White with his former coach at USC, Pete Carroll. Instead, the Seahawks cut the beleaguered running back in May. White hasn't landed on his feet yet, and a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's Substance Abuse Policy surely isn't ...

Ryne Sandberg Is Ready to Make the Jump to the Majors

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

After his 40th season in major league baseball when you combine his time as a player and a manager, Lou Piniella has decided to call it a career. He was extremely successful throughout his time and has three championship rings, but it’s fair to say that Sweet Lou never lived ...

Want To Hear Some Fresh Perspectives On The NBA? Take A Listen To Ex-Journeyman Turned Writer, Paul Shirley

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Here's an interview with a former NBA player that you may or may not be aware of. Paul Shirley, a self-proclaimed nerd and former journeyman, was previously writing for ESPN about a wide range of topics - the game, his experiences traveling the world overseas to hoop, and other pop-culture ...

Kurt Warner: “The itch has not come back one bit”

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

For the past couple of years, the Cardinals have been a playoff team and one of the most potent offenses in the NFL. A big reason for their success was the play of Kurt Warner, who resurrected his career in the desert. Not only did Warner put up gaudy numbers ...

Cliff Lee Keeps On Playing The Game of Musical Chairs

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

To say that Cliff Lee has been on the move recently would be an understatement.  Since the start of last season, Lee has played for four teams, the Indians, Phillies, Mariners, and Rangers.  Even after all of that he may not be done moving yet because he will become a ...