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Archive for April 4th, 2011

Mike Piazza and Roger Clemens Appear To Have Moved On From The “Bat Incident” Of The Subway Series

Monday, April 4th, 2011

It will always be a moment that baseball fans throughout the country, especially in the New York metropolitan area will remember as the "bat incident". Roger Clemens had a reputation of being a "head hunter" during his career and throwing inside to batters that hit him very well as a ...

Seth Davis Sees Connecticut Cutting the Nets Down

Monday, April 4th, 2011

The NCAA Tournament started with 68 teams and now it’s down to just two. Butler and Connecticut will play for College Basketball’s greatest prize. As for Butler, it has been an extremely impressive run through the tournament for a second straight year. For the Bulldogs, it’s been a tourney filled with ...

Further From Home, But In The Same Position, Butler Plays For National Championship Tonight

Monday, April 4th, 2011

One year ago, the Butler Bulldogs were in this exact same spot. OK, maybe not exactly. Last year they played Duke in the national championship just a few miles down the road from their campus. Still, tonight, surprisingly, they'll play for the title again halfway across the country in Houston. I'll ...

Carolina GM Marty Hurney: “All you have to do is look at the draft order — teams at the bottom have elite quarterbacks.”

Monday, April 4th, 2011

For a man who was once a reporter by trade who got his first NFL front office job coming out of the Washington Redskins PR department, Carolina Panthers GM Marty Hurney sure seems to have scant patience for some of the stuff being written and said by current media members. ...

Drew Brees Embracing Role As Leader of Players in Ongoing NFL Lockout

Monday, April 4th, 2011

The man needs no real introduction, so I'll instead just share this brief personal anecdote. My brother, whose one of my closest friends, a great guy, and a seasoned sports fan, calls Barry Bonds his favorite athlete. He chose him as a hero when he was a young kid, long ...

Matt Barnes Is the Lakers New Enforcer

Monday, April 4th, 2011

One of the biggest reasons why Matt Barnes was brought to Los Angeles was because of his toughness. He is a tough, gritty, and pesky defender that has been known to get under the skin of his opponent and isn’t afraid to mix it up with anyone. One of the ...

Jimmer Fredette Wins AP National Player of the Year Award, But How Will He Pan Out at Next Level?

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Kemba Walker stole all the headlines early in the season and now he's stealing them at the end. Throughout the season, however, the nation seemed to be captivated by BYU senior guard Jimmer Fredette. That consistency, and probably partially because some national award ballots are due rather early, Fredette is ...

Jacob Tucker “In 8th grade I could barely touch the bottom of the padding on the backboard”

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Tony Bruno believes that Jacob Tucker should pitch his story to Hollywood and be starred in the sequel of White Man Can't Jump called White Men Can Jump because this young man out of Illinois College can flat out throw the rock down. Who would have thought that the 5'10'' ...