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Archive for May, 2011
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
The lockout in the NFL is ongoing and players are trying to do something to stay busy. In the case of some players, they are getting together with other teammates and working out outside of the team facilities. In the case of Chad Ochocinco he’s either trying out for a ...
Posted in NFL, Seattle Seahawks | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Since getting his career off to a hot start in Atlanta, Jeff Francoeur hasn’t been able to find a permanent home since leaving Atlanta. However, it looks like he may have found something going from the National League to the American League. Francoeur looks rejuvenated in Kansas City where he ...
Posted in Kansas City Royals, MLB, New York Mets | No Comments »
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
After Chipper Jones tore his ACL for the second time in his career last season, the thought around baseball was that this was it for one of the game's greatest switch hitters ever. Jones didn't get the message. He wasn't ready to put down his bat and hang up his ...
Posted in Atlanta Braves, MLB | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Whether you're the manager of your weeknight softball team or just a superstitious video game player, most of us have been in the position of setting a lineup. And just about all of us, MLB managers included, have set a lineup with a weird variation and for weird, random reasons. ...
Posted in MLB, Texas Rangers | No Comments »
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
The first round of the NHL Playoffs was chock full of drama. There was a pivotal overtime game just about every night it seemed. The Conference Semifinals? Not so much. One series wrapped up in six games, two others finished in sweeps and the fourth appeared to be headed in ...
Posted in Detroit Red Wings, NHL, San Jose Sharks | No Comments »
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Casey Matthews comes from one of the NFL's deepest bloodlines. Casey is the younger brother of Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews; his father Clay Matthews Jr. was a linebacker for many years; and he's kin to the Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews. No pressure Casey.
Andy Reid watched ...
Posted in NFL, Philadelphia Eagles | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
We're just under two hours away from Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the upstart Memphis Grizzlies. Tip time is 8:30 pm CST from Oklahoma City. If tonight's pivotal fifth game is anything like Game 4, basketball fans won't want to miss ...
Posted in Memphis Grizzlies, NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Through just over a month of the baseball season, the Indians continue to be the biggest surprise in all of baseball. Not only is Cleveland in first place in the AL Central right now, but they have ripped off 14 straight wins at the friendly confines of Progressive Field, and ...
Posted in Cleveland Indians, MLB | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The Baltimore Ravens selected Torrey Smith with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft, keeping the local Maryland Terrapin in his backyard for the start of his professional football career. The Ravens wasted no time in issuing Smith his new jersey. There will be ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, NFL | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The Memphis Grizzlies played in one of the most thrilling NBA Playoffs games ever on Monday night. After blowing an early double-digit lead in the Game 4 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Grizzlies aren't too eager to reflect on how memorable of a game it was, even ...
Posted in NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder | No Comments »
