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Archive for February, 2011

Pete Carroll Disappointed with Himself, Still Relentlessly Optimistic About the Future

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

It was an interesting year for Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks. On the one hand, the Seahawks looked atrocious at times and Carroll seemed incapable of being able to do much about it. On the other hand, the Seahawks made significant strides from where they were in '09. And ...

James Jones’ Career Is Revived With a Flick of the Wrist

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Coming into Saturday’s three-point shootout, many people had Ray Allen as the favorite to win the competition, but thanks to James Jones' smooth shooting stroke, the Miami Heat finally beat the Boston Celtics at something this season.  Miami's deep threat held off Celtics’ teammates Ray Allen and Paul Pierce in ...

Dirk Nowitzki Breaks Down the Best Burgers In Basketball Terms

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

I don't know if In-N-Out Burger is looking for a new spokesperson, but I get the feeling that Dirk Nowitzki is making a push to be picked. In one of the more bizarre interviews I've heard lately, Nowitzki breaks down the best burgers out there based on their perceived basketball ...

A Star Is Born: Trevor Bayne Becomes the Youngest Driver to Win the Daytona 500

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

A day after his 20th birthday, Trevor Bayne won the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 in just his second career NASCAR Sprint Cup start, becoming the youngest driver to win the Great American Race.  He shattered Jeff Gordon’s record set in 1997 of 25 years old, and gave one ...

San Diego State-BYU Rematch Boasts Plenty of National Implications

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

The first San Diego State-BYU matchup was the biggest game in Mountain West Conference history. The teams haven't backed down and the rematch will now be even bigger. San Diego State is ranked as high as fourth in the coaches poll with a pair of first-place votes. BYU is seventh in ...

Hayden Panettiere On Boxing Being More Dangerous Than MMA “The thing with boxing is people really have to have endurance for it.

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Hayden Panettiere is a pretty popular household name throughout the world due to her rise to stardom as a young actress in Remember the Titans as the fiery young football daughter Sheryl Yoast. You can see her throughout the film barking from the stands like a sports fan would at ...

Manny Acta’s Message: “Why not us?”

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

When Manny Acta took over as manager in Cleveland he mentioned countless times how he was attracted to the young talent in Cleveland. It was tough for the fan base to see the same thing Acta was seeing, especially after trading away CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, and Victor Martinez. After ...

Jamie Dixon On Loss To St.John’s “We can’t hide the things that we need to do better.”

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

The juice was back in Madison Square Garden as the Red Storm upset the Panthers, 60-59, on the final play of the game as Dwight Hardy looked to have stepped out-of-bounds on the base line, but never the less tip-toed his way around traffic for the lay-in. The loss for ...

Dusty Baker Says the Reds Don’t Have Anything to Prove This Season

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Last year was a season where everything came together in Cincinnati. They had one of the most potent offenses in all of baseball led by MVP Joey Votto and their young pitching rotation matured as the season went on. It all led to the Reds making their first postseason appearance ...

Gene Chizik Loving Life as National Championship Winning Head Coach

Monday, February 21st, 2011

It took Gene Chizik just two short years to silence his critics. And boy did he do just that. Chizik led the Auburn Tigers to a perfect record in 2010 and the school's second national championship. Can he maintain the high standard of success he's set for himself and the ...