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Archive for May, 2011

Lance Briggs and the Chicago Bears Aren’t Working Out, but He Doesn’t Think it is a Big Deal

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

It seems like just about every day a new group of players from one NFL team or another comes out and reveals that they are working out in some form or fashion. Not the Chicago Bears. Linebacker Lance Briggs says the only thing he's seen about players working out has ...

Gary Brackett Opens Up, Fairly Vaguely, About the Indianapolis Colts’ Secret Workouts

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Just when you think you've heard it all when it comes to these team workouts, you get something new. To this point, I recall listening to interviews from various players who are working out with several teammates in somewhat unorganized and non-mandatory settings to some who have gone to great ...

Tyson Chandler on Dirk Nowitzki’s Monster Game 1 Performance: “You guys couldn’t do a layup drill and make 36 out of 39.”

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

So much for the Dallas Mavericks being a bit rusty to start the Western Conference Finals. After sweeping the Lakers, Dallas had over a week off while they awaited the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies series. Dirk Nowitzki led the charge with one of the most ...

Dan Gilbert on Winning the Lottery: “It’s going to be a seminal event that’s going to change the franchise for years to come”

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

This past summer the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans were dealt an enormous blow that looked like it was going to cripple the franchise for a number of years. Not only did the Cavs lose one of the most talented players in the league, but they lost a hometown kid ...

Houston Texans’ Eric Winston: “The Stay Being Granted Isn’t Good For the Players, But We’re Still Holding Out Hope”

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

There is really no dancing around the subject. Even the NFL players mired in the lockout know that the fact that the stay was granted earlier this week doesn't bode well for them. But they aren't giving up hope, at least according to Houston Texans offensive lineman Eric Winston. Winston admits ...

John Beck Is Very Confident For a Guy Who Has Made Five NFL Starts

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

After getting shaky quarterback play in 2010, the Redskins were a team that was earmarked to possibly take their quarterback of the future in the first round of the NFL Draft. Instead, Washington moved out of their pick and took a player on the defensive side of the ball. The ...

After Taking Maryland to New Heights, Gary Williams Looks Ahead to the Next Chapter in Life

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

It's been about a week and a half since Gary Williams retired from his head-coaching post at Maryland, and he hasn't been hasty in jumping to his first opportunity outside of the coaching business. That doesn't mean he'll be sitting around the next time the Terrapins tip off. Williams spent more ...

Larry Bird is Happy With What the Pacers Accomplished This Year, But is More Excited About the Future

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Larry Bird has been around the NBA long enough to know a good thing when he sees it. And the Indiana Pacers' team president had a lot to like in watching his team come together to make the playoffs this season. But Bird has also been around long enough to know ...

Will Sheridan Talks About Coming Out, Cyd Zeigler feels “We’ll look back to 2011 as the year sports changed forever.”

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Will Sheridan is a former Villanova basketball player that revealed he was a homosexual collegiate athlete. Cyd Zeigler is the co-founder of OutSports.com, a website chronicling the progression of homosexuals coming out in all levels of team sports and the media. The following interview done by WQAM in Miami ...

David Wright On Injury: “I kind of got blindsided by the whole thing. This wasn’t how it was suppose to go.”

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

David Wright may be the nicest athlete to ever play in Gotham City. He also can't seem to catch a break. The media has questioned his toughness and his ability to hit in the clutch and fans are beginning to wonder if Wright should really part of the Mets' long-term ...