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Archive for May, 2011

Scot Pollard on Phil Jackson: “I just think he’s one of the most overrated coaches of our time”

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

In the few short days since the Lakers got swept by the Mavericks, there's already been a wave of conversation amongst fans and the media about Phil Jackson, his remarkable career, and where he belongs in the all-time pantheon of great coaches. It's easy to argue that he belongs at the top ...

Brian Dawkins Makes Sure Denver Broncos are on Growing List of Team with Players Coordinating Voluntary Workouts During Lockout

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

The efforts of players looking to get together for offseason workouts is getting increasingly intriguing as the NFL lockout wears on. Some teams like the Saints. As I highlighted on Monday, some teams like the New Orleans Saints have most of their team together after coordinating what they would do in this ...

New Maryland Basketball Coach Mark Turgeon Believes Terrapins Job Provides Best Opportunity He’s Had to Make the Final Four

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

After a seemingly long string of rejections from coaches across the country, the Maryland athletics department was able to turn the page on a new era of men's basketball at College Park on Monday night. The Terrapins unsuccessfully pursued Notre Dame's Mike Brey, Arizona's Sean Miller, Pittsburgh's Jamie Dixon, Butler's ...

Charles Barkley Explains Why He Predicted Mavericks Would Beat Lakers, Comments On Future Of Lakers After Uncharacteristic Meltdown

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Los Angeles Lakers fans may be ready to put the recent meltdown against the Dallas Mavericks squarely in the rear view mirror, but let's face it, that ain't happening. Not with Phil Jackson's future still to be determined, as well as the rash of big decisions that Dr. Jerry Buss ...

NBA Playoffs: Grizzlies Come Up Just Short Against Thunder, Drop Game 4 133-123 In Triple Overtime Thriller

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Wow, what a game! They may not be the most marquee name teams in this year's NBA Playoffs, but the Oklahoma City THunder and Memphis Grizzlies have been putting on a show through the first four games on their Western Conference semifinals series. Game 4 on Monday night was particularly ...

Derrick Mason Talks Lockout, Mendenhall’s Comments, Incoming Rookies, and How ‘Biased’ Pro Football Talk Is

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Today is the 56th day of the NFL lockout and it’s getting extremely exhausting talking about whether or not this thing will get decided. It’s also getting extremely exhausting trying to figure out what kinds of things players are and are not allowed to do during the lockout. The whole ...

NBA Playoffs 2011: Hawks Look To Follow Up Impressive Game 4 Performance With Road Win Against Bulls in Game 5 Tuesday Night

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Could Tuesday night's NBA playoffs action possibly take us one huge step closer towards the NBA's worst nightmare, the Atlanta Hawks advancing to the NBA Finals? Well, we're a long way from that materializing obviously, but after Sunday night's Game 4 win over the Chicago Bulls, the Hawks are positioned ...

Bud Selig On The Dodgers Meeting Payroll This Month: “We are monitoring this situation very, very, very closely.”

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

As the verbal jabs continue to be spewed out by Frank McCourt, Bud Selig is trying to look out for the league's best interest by taking every measure possible to ensure that the Dodgers' financial dispute is handled in the appropriate manner. Selig has hired Tom Schieffer to monitor the ...

Dallas Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson: “We are on all-or-nothing mission here. No one is drinking any of the media hype Kool-Aid.”

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

The biggest surprise of the 2011 NBA playoffs may be the play of the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference, but the biggest shock without question was the Dallas Mavericks sweeping the defending champion Lakers in Phil Jackson's apparent last hurrah as head coach in Los Angeles. There was probably ...

Animal Kingdom Owner Barry Irwin: “This will be the freshest horse in the history of racing that won the Derby and went into the Preakness.”

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Barry Irwin won't deny that he has been very vocal over his career in horse racing. To many, it was hardly a surprise that he created a stir in the winner's circle following the Kentucky Derby victory by Animal Kingdom -- a horse owned by a syndicate that is managed ...