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Archive for May, 2011
Monday, May 16th, 2011
Reggie Bush made about as many draft-day headlines as anyone that was picked. After the New Orleans Saints selected Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mark Ingram in the first round, Bush tweeted that his time in New Orleans had been fun, basically insinuating that his time was also over.
Bush now says ...
Posted in NFL, New Orleans Saints | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 16th, 2011
Dirk Nowitzki can't get it done in the postseason. That seems to always be the knock when it comes to the Dallas Mavericks' big man. At least until this year.
Nowitzki has been the star on plenty of Dallas teams that have had high expectations, only to come up well short, ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, NBA | 2 Comments »
Monday, May 16th, 2011
Will the Super Bowl hangover plague the Green Bay Packers in 2011? (Assuming there is a 2011 season.) Just last week I was thinking that perhaps the Packers might turn out to be beneficiaries of the NFL Lockout in a roundabout way. Why? Well, usually the reigning Super Bowl champs ...
Posted in Green Bay Packers, NFL | 8 Comments »
Monday, May 16th, 2011
Much of the talk after the Miami Heat's series clinching win in game of five of the Eastern Conference semifinals centered around LeBron James over-celebrating just a little too much when the horn sounded. Did someone have to remind the Heat, specifically "King James", that his team is only half ...
Posted in Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, NBA | 2 Comments »
Monday, May 16th, 2011
The fact of the matter is that the Boston Celtics are finally showing their age. The glory days of Beantown's "Big Three," may indeed finally be behind them. The Celtics can still get valuable play from the likes of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, all of whom are under ...
Posted in Boston Celtics, NBA | 8 Comments »
Friday, May 13th, 2011
Oscar Robertson needs no introduction. Robertson is recognized as one of the NBA's most versatile players of all-time. He became the top scoring guard of all-time during his 14 year career with the Milwaukee Bucks and Cincinnati Royals, putting up 26,710 points. Only seven players have scored more at this ...
Posted in Milwaukee Bucks, NBA | 3 Comments »
Friday, May 13th, 2011
The success of an NFL team is subject to so many variables outside of sound quarterback play, but for the six time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, it's not grossly over-simplistic to say that they're chances in 2011 hinge squarely on whether or not they'll be able to re-sign veteran ...
Posted in NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers | No Comments »
Friday, May 13th, 2011
The Eastern Conference Finals in this year's NBA Finals are set. The Chicago Bulls easily dismissed of the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night, and in the process perhaps proves to some folks why they finished the 2010-2011 NBA season with the best record in the East. But despite their regular ...
Posted in Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, NBA | No Comments »
Friday, May 13th, 2011
New York Knicks fans may despise Isiah Thomas for the colossal failure he was as President of Basketball Operations, but that seems to be nothing compared to what Larry Brown thinks of "Zeke." Thomas was responsible for running up the Knicks payroll, leaving the organization with no financial room to ...
Posted in NBA, New York Knicks | No Comments »
Friday, May 13th, 2011
It's not yet June, and outside of the mess happening in Columbus, there's not too many major stories happening around the college football landscape. But I know how many diehard NCAA pigskin fans there are out there, so any chance to hear from the head honchos at your favorite program ...
Posted in Clemson Tigers, College Football, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns | No Comments »
