Category:
Archive for August, 2010
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Renee Gork will now forever be known as the owner of the most famous hat in the country. Well, at least the most infamous one of the Southeastern Conference.
Gork is the reporter from Arkansas who wore a Florida Gators hat to an Arkansas Razorbacks football press conference only to be ...
Posted in College Football, Media, Politics, Sports Business | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Sports Radio Interviews.com launched the week before the 2009 Super Bowl. My goal was to show the online world that the most newsworthy and entertaining sports interviews took place on sports radio. After 20 months of running SRI, we've written about and transcribed over 3700 interviews from close to 200 ...
Posted in Media, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Last season, the Houston Texans had their first ever season above .500. Despite some awful play by their kicker, Kris Brown, in the closing moments of some games, the Texans managed to finish the year at 9-7. One of the biggest reasons for their success was their prolific passing attack. ...
Posted in Houston Texans, NFL | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Nolan Ryan went almost seventeen years without a win in Major League Baseball before last week when his group emerged victorious in the auction for the sale of the Texas Rangers. Ryan’s group, which included sports attorney Chuck Greenberg, was opposed by a group led by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark ...
Posted in MLB, Texas Rangers, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
After spending the offseason losing players to free agency, trading away a star wide receiver, and signing some big-name players, the ’10 Arizona Cardinals have taken on a whole new look and based upon their first preseason game it is obvious the team lacks cohesiveness. Although the first two units ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, NFL, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
One of the biggest questions surrounding the Patriots this offseason is the health and the status of wide receiver Wes Welker. Not only has Welker emerged as one of Tom Brady’s favorite targets, but he has emerged and one of the best receivers in the league. Despite being smaller for ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Remember "T-Mac?" These days, that's almost like asking, Remember "Penny" Hardaway (and "Little Penny")? The two players, Tracy McGrady and Anfernee Hardaway, experienced similar journeys in the NBA as lanky swingmen who could do just a little bit of everything, but whose careers were essentially over by age 30 due ...
Posted in Detroit Pistons, NBA | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
There may not be much to it, but until today, I had never really considered the relationship between quarterback (or the one defensive player calling plays on the field) the individual responsible for relaying the desired play to him. Many teams use backup quarterbacks, someone who gets the offense, will ...
Posted in NFL, San Diego Chargers | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Is it too soon to say that Mike Williams is back? Or is it a little too early to even be thinking like that. And is that even the correct term?
You may remember Williams from before, if only from his collegiate days. The star wide receiver was the 10th overall ...
Posted in Detroit Lions, NFL, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, USC Trojans | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
The average golfer might have broken a few clubs, launched into a tirade, and/or demolished the bunker. And they probably would've been playing in a weekend scramble. But when a goofy bunker wound up stealing Dustin Johnson's chance to win the PGA Championship on Sunday, he simply took the high ...
Posted in Golf, Meltdowns, Ryder Cup | No Comments »
