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Archive for August, 2010
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
As the 2010 football season approaches we will be without one of the greatest college football coaches of all-time, Bobby Bowden. After fifty-seven years of coaching, including thirty-four seasons at FSU, Bowden was forced into retirement at the end of last season due to the program falling into mediocrity. Was ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
The Cincinnati Reds might be the surprise of the season in Major League Baseball. After finishing in fourth place in the NL Central last year and not having a record above .500 for the last decade, there were not too many expectations for Cincinnati this season from outside the organization. ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Super agent Scott Boras represents over 175 professional baseball players. 175. And he's always looking to add more, including several in each draft. He has negotiation down to a science and may be even better at marketing. That guy on the telephone behind the homeplate umpire in almost every shot ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Could 2010 be the year that a non-BCS school breaks through and goes all the way in college football? Chris Peterson's Boise State squad sure seems poised to make a legitimate run at doing just that. The Broncos are ranked in the top 5 in just about every preseason poll, ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
The Memphis Grizzlies have been to the NBA playoffs three times in their 15-year existence. Coincidentally, those three years were the only winning seasons in franchise history. The Grizzlies' winning percentage has gone up since moving to Memphis in 2001, but they are still 126 games under .500 since then ...
Posted in Media, Meltdowns, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA, Sports Business | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
The Minnesota Vikings could have saved themselves time, effort and headaches by canceling the training camp portion of their preseason altogether. Instead of a media circus and constant questions and uncertainty surrounding their quarterback situation - not to mention the amount of time invested into practicing with the back-up quarterbacks ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
When he wasn't picked in the 2009 NFL Draft, Arian Foster was disappointed, but maybe not completely shocked. Like many athletes, the former University of Tennessee running back felt it was just another obstacle set in his way on the way to accomplishing his dreams.
Now Foster has one of the ...
Posted in Houston Texans, NFL, Tennessee Volunteers | 1 Comment »
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
The Miami Heat have gotten all the headlines this offseason and rightfully so. Any time you team up three of the top-15 players in the NBA, you’re going to create a shockwave. However, the team that wears the Eastern Conference crown heading into this season is the Boston Celtics. The ...
Posted in Boston Celtics, NBA | 21 Comments »
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
All 32 teams in the NFL have competed at least two preseason games after this weekend's action. Usually teams the third preseason game is when the first team guys see the most action, so if there ever was a week to pay attention to what's going on in the world ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, NFL | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Peyton Manning has been to 10 Pro Bowls, including every one since 2002. He's been a first-team All-Pro quarterback five times, including each of the last two seasons. He's won three Associated Press Most Valuable Player awards and was honored another year as the Offensive Player of the Year. He's ...
Posted in College Football, Indianapolis Colts, NFL, Tennessee Volunteers | 5 Comments »
