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Archive for July, 2011
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
During a summer where the futures of the NFL and NBA remain in serious doubt, The United States Women’s National Team delivered the distraction that everyone in the country needed. I don’t know about you, but Sunday afternoon I was camped right in front of my TV set. It wasn’t ...
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Tampa Bay hockey fans can rest easy now. On Tuesday, good news broke that Steven Stamkos had re-signed with the Lightning for 5-years and roughly $37.5 million. Although there had been a persistent rumors circulating about Stamkos booking it out of Tampa, he claims in the following interview with WDAE ...
Posted in NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Johnny Damon had big aspirations this season when he returned to his native Florida and signed with the Tampa Bay Rays to hopefully inject some veteran leadership to the young Rays young organization. Damon was part of the crew that he labeled as “idiots” that helped erase the curse ...
Posted in MLB, Tampa Bay Rays | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
On the surface, it's hard to blame Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe for his little Twitter rant.. Now that more seems to have come out, and the players that he slandered -- Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Logan Mankins, et al -- have spoken up to explain their side of ...
Posted in Minnesota Vikings, NFL | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Every NFL team has been in the same situation during the lockout when it comes to players not being in contact with their coaching staff. That said, there seems to be an inherent advantage for those teams that have veteran head coaches who aren't worried about installing new systems.
Enter an ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, NFL, San Francisco 49ers | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
The major league baseball trade deadline is quickly approaching and any team that is looking for back-end relief help should look no further than Padres closer Heath Bell. While he doesn’t capture the same headlines as some of the other closers, he is a hidden gem in San Diego and ...
Posted in MLB, San Diego Padres | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
There's nothing new about Tony Romo hitting the links during the offseason. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback has been doing that for years and doing it at a high level. This year, however, he had to mix in the leadership role of coordinating some offseason workouts with his teammates.
By all accounts, ...
Posted in Dallas Cowboys, Golf, NFL, celebrity | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
As optimism continues to grow each and every hour this week everyone is keeping their fingers crossed that the NFL lockout will finally come to an end. Let's wait and see if that will happen, but free agent speculation is starting to percolate and one player who is continuing to ...
Posted in NFL, Philadelphia Eagles | 5 Comments »
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Having now listened to four or five Mike Tyson interviews on various stations across the country this past few years, one thing sticks out -- the hosts always absolutely love the experience. Tyson's first ever appearance on XX 1090 in San Diego is no different. Scott & BR, the station's ...
Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson | 2 Comments »
Monday, July 18th, 2011
If the Dallas Cowboys' new defensive scheme is as confusing as DeMarcus Ware makes it sound, the lockout better end right about now. The Cowboys added former Cleveland and Oakland defensive coordinator Rob Ryan to their staff in the same capacity in the offseason and, while he hasn't been able ...
Posted in Dallas Cowboys, NFL | No Comments »