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Archive for January, 2011

Despite Road Woes Ernie Grunfeld Feels The Goal For The Wizards Is “We Want To Develop Our Own Young Players.”

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

After making the Gilbert Arenas-Rashard Lewis trade with the Orlando Magic on December 18th, the Washington Wizards have gone 7-10 in the last month. General Manager, Ernie Grunfeld, is looking to build a new core with a nucleus of young talent. Grunfeld had the opportunity to take that first step in ...

Rodney Harrison Sides With Brian Urlacher When it Comes to Jay Cutler’s Injury

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Yesterday the Packers won the NFC Championship by beating the Bears 21-14 on their own home field. Unfortunately that wasn’t exactly the story of the game. The story of the game was Jay Cutler. Cutler started off the game horrible, misfired on a couple of passes that looked like touchdowns, ...

Charles Barkley On The Week Leading Up To Auburn In The BCS Title Game: “My liver was glad the season was over”

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Charles Barkley is one of the most outspoken members of the media and we need more people like him.  He doesn’t sugarcoat anything, he tells it like it is, and says what everyone else is thinking.  The media always stretches the truth, but Sir Charles, whether it is bad or ...

Caleb Hanie Defends Cutler: “I know Jay and one thing he’s not is a quitter.”

Monday, January 24th, 2011

The Chicago Bears were lifeless on offense during Sunday's loss to the Packers until a no-name third-year quarterback out of Colorado State infused the team with a little bit of life. The Bears' comeback attempt ultimately fell short, thanks in part to two Hanie interceptions. But after Jay Cutler left ...

The Los Angeles Clippers Future Is Bright with Neil Olshey Calling the Shots

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Neil Olshey, a former actor who moved to L.A. for an acting career in soap operas, is the General Manager in charge of the “other” team in L.A., the Clippers.  With wins in 12 of their last 17 games, most recently against the Lakers, the Clippers are suddenly a team ...

Tony Romo “It’s quite obvious I support Jason Garrett. I’m excited about what’s going to happen here.”

Monday, January 24th, 2011

All the talk in the media leading into the 2010-11 football season was will the Dallas Cowboys be the first team to ever reach the Super Bowl on their own home turf? America's team was once again a favorite to reach Super Bowl XLV in Arlington even though last year ...

Oklahoma City GM Sam Presti: We’re Good, But We Can Be Better

Monday, January 24th, 2011

If the season were to end today, the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the winners of the Northwest Division. However, where exactly would they go from there? The Thunder are 28-15 and have three division foes within four games right now, which should create an exciting second half of the season. ...

Jon Wertheim’s “Sportscasting” Claims Officials Are The Biggest Advantage When It Comes To Home-Field For Playoff Teams

Monday, January 24th, 2011

L. Jon Wertheim is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated who authored the novel Sportscasting:The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won. The novel delves into many common sports debates that can be brought up by broadcasters or even sports junkies at the bar. Some subjects ...

Nolan Smith Believes Duke, Even Without Kyrie Irving, Is Comparable To Last Year’s Title Team

Monday, January 24th, 2011

The Duke Blue Devils were dealt a blow during the past week when coach Mike Krzyzewski said that it doesn't appear the team will get freshman standout Kyrie Irving back from his toe injury. Duke senior Nolan Smith, however, says he still believes this year's team compares favorably with last ...

Hue Jackson Gets His Dream Job

Friday, January 21st, 2011

After an 8-8 season, the best season for the Raiders since 2002, they decided to fire Tom Cable and promote Hue Jackson as the new head coach. Jackson has bounced around the league, he has paid his dues, is a good coach, and while the offense improved dramatically under the ...