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Archive for October, 2010

Jayson Werth Cleans Out Locker in Philadelphia … For Good?

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Twenty years from now, when we think about the names that laid the foundation for the current run by the Philadelphia Phillies, the list will be long. Ryan Howard. Chase Utley. Jimmy Rollins. Cole Hamels. Shane Victorino. Jayson Werth. Now, with the Phillies bounced from the playoffs, that core group may ...

Brandon Meriweather Says He Didn’t Change the Way He Plays

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

There's no argument that Brandon Meriweather's hit on Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap in Week 6 of the NFL season was the most egregious illegal hit amongst a week that wound up with the NFL strengthening its policies and punishments for illegal shots. One week later, the NFL came out ...

Kobe Bryant Hasn’t Retired Yet, But Doesn’t Rule Out Coming Out of Retirement

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Kobe Bryant isn't one to predict how many years he's got left in the NBA. That said, even when he does decide to retire, apparently he could see himself changing his mind. Bryant will be looking for his sixth championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers in his 16th season in ...

Can the Atlanta Hawks Soar to New Heights This Season?

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Despite a new head coach and the arrival of LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami, Joe Johnson has proclaimed that the Atlanta Hawks will not be taking a step back this season.  The team is returning two all-stars, an all-star snub and the reigning sixth man of the year. ...

David Stern Says This Season in the NBA Will Be Epic

Monday, October 25th, 2010

The NBA season is set to tip off tomorrow night and I can’t wait. There are so many new faces in new places and there are so many storylines to follow in 2010. After an offseason that brought a lot of attention to the league because of what happened in ...

Life Got You Down? Don’t Comlpain, Adam Taliaferro Never Did

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Depending on your age and/or your interest in college football, you or may not remember the name Adam Taliaferro. He is a former cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions that was left paralyzed from the neck down ten years ago after a horrific and unfortunate accident on the field. ...

Juwan Howard Understands Criticism of Heat Teammates, but Doesn’t Appreciate It

Monday, October 25th, 2010

If there's anyone that knows what it's like to make a big-time deal with the Miami Heat only to be scorned by fans of his former team, it's Juwan Howard. Um ... what? Yeah, that was the reaction I had, too, though I suppose it's technically correct. Back in 1996, Howard was ...

New York Is Ready for Tonight’s Giant Game Against Dallas

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Since being drafted in the seventh round of the ’07 Draft, Ahmad Bradshaw has shown the Giants that he will do anything within his power to help the team win games and that he can play through pain.  He started off his career on special teams returning kickoffs and eventually ...

History Will Be Made at UFC 121 This Weekend

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

This weekend Brock Lesnar will go into UFC 121 looking to defend his Heavyweight Championship for the third time. If he wins this weekend, he will be the first person in UFC History to successfully defend a heavyweight title three times. It won’t be easy though this weekend as Lesnar ...

Chad Henne Says Quarterbacks Need to Protect Their Receivers at All Costs

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Heading into the season I wasn’t quite sure at how Chad Henne was going to do, but apart from his three-interception game in week four, he has looked very good this season.  He has forged a great relationship with Brandon Marshall and has played a part in making Davone Bess ...