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Archive for July, 2010

Years Later, Bobby Jackson Still Miffed By The Officiating In The 2002 Western Conference Finals

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Sure, plenty of time has passed since the Sacramento Kings managed to blow a three games to two lead over the Los Angeles Lakers and miss out on a chance to play in the NBA Finals. That was the beginning of the end for the Kings short run of prolonged ...

Josh Childress Is Glad To Be Back In the NBA

Friday, July 16th, 2010

After spending the last two seasons playing professional basketball in Greece, Josh Childress is excited to be back home in the States and playing on the West Coast.  Childress, who was born in California and played his college basketball at Stanford, was recently acquired in a sign-and-trade five-year contract from ...

Jermaine O’Neal Signs With the Celtics In Hopes Of Winning A Title

Friday, July 16th, 2010

The Boston Celtics recently received some much needed help in the frontcourt when they signed Jermaine O’Neal to a two-year mid-level contract.  With Kendrick Perkins out until possibly January and Rasheed Wallace contemplating retirement, the Celtics were in desperate need of a veteran that can come and contribute to the ...

Jon Daniels On Dealing For Cliff Lee: “We just said hey, if there’s an opportunity to get this guy and we can do it in a manner that doesn’t deplete us too much, we’re going to take a shot at it.”

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Sure, Cliff Lee struggled in his first start for the Texas Rangers after being traded from Seattle last week, but that doesn't mean the Rangers or their fans are even the slightest bit concerned about what he'll bring to the table for the front-running squad. In fact, most agree that ...

Charlie Manuel Hopes His Squad Can Retain Their Momentum Into The Season’s Second Half

Friday, July 16th, 2010

After tonight, the second half of the season will have resumed for all of the Major Leagues. For the Philadelphia Phillies, that means an opportunity to build on the momentum they established in their final series before the break, a four-game sweep of the NL Central leading Cincinnati Reds. Phillies ...

Drew Brees’ Storybook Year Continues

Friday, July 16th, 2010

This past year was an incredible year for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints and it was capped off on Wednesday night at the ESPY’s.  Not only was Drew Brees the best player in the NFL last year, not only did he lead his team to a Super Bowl ...

Mike Leach Stays Busy While Lawsuit Remains Unsettled

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Mike Leach wants back into football. He just doesn't know when it will happen. Leach was fired as the head coach at Texas Tech in late December after an allegation of improper treatment by Adam James. The son of ESPN analyst Craig James, who was battling a concussion, alleged that Leach ...

Steve Blake is Ready to Stay Put, Win Championships

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Steve Blake's NBA career has been more prosperous than any of his more famous teammates from Maryland's national championship team in 2002. It has also included enough stops in Portland to drive a man crazy. Washington, Portland, Denver, Milwaukee, Portland, Los Angeles and then back to Portland again. And that's all ...

Tom Brady and the Patriots Need A Wes Welker Back This Season

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Tom Brady and the Patriots’ offense has remained one of the best in the league for the last couple of years due to a solid offensive line, decent running backs, and great wide receivers.  No player has meant more to their offense than Wes Welker has for the last three ...

Phoenix Is Rising Despite Losing Amare

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Coming off an appearance in the Western Conference Finals last year, the Suns offseason started off pretty rocky.  First Steve Kerr decided to leave his post as GM and return to the broadcast booth. Then one of the Suns best player’s, if not their best, bolted to the Big Apple. ...