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Archive for May, 2011
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 ...
Posted in Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Sacramento Kings | 15 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Denver Broncos, NFL | 2 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in College Basketball, Maryland Terrapins | 2 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Memphis Grizzlies, NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, NFL | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, NBA | 1 Comment »
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 ...
Posted in Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, New York Mets | 2 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, NBA | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Horse Racing, Media | 2 Comments »