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Archive for October, 2011
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
It's of course to soon to pass judgment on the trade executed by the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals last week. Obviously the price tag was enormous -- two first round draft picks for a quarterback over the age of 30 -- but if Palmer can help the Raiders get ...
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
After being traded from Denver to St. Louis during the NFL trading deadline last week, Brandon Lloyd hauled in six receptions for 74 yards against the Dallas Cowboys despite having had just three days of practice with the Rams. When you compare Lloyd's numbers to when he was in Denver ...
Posted in NFL, St. Louis Rams | 12 Comments »
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
It's been an up and down season for Mark Sanchez. At times this season the New York Jets signal caller has been all over the place with his accuracy. The Jets, after winning their first two games of the 2011 season, lost their next three to fall to 2-3 and ...
Posted in NFL, New York Jets | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
The Chicago Cubs have made some big splashes in free agency that haven’t amounted to much. This time instead of bringing a player to Chicago, they brought a new President of Baseball Operations to run the show in the Windy City. After yet another disappointing season on the North Side ...
Posted in Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, MLB | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
NBA Players and owners are back at the bargaining table today in New York trying to work through their issues in coming to a new collective bargaining agreement. There has been a clear disconnect in what each side wants to give into in order to get a deal done. However, ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
It's out with the old and in with the new in Beantown. Theo Epstein is out as Red Sox GM and has moved onto the Windy City while his successor, Ben Cherington, is in his place over on Yawkey Way.
The Red Sox are officially putting the 2011 season behind them ...
Posted in Boston Red Sox, MLB | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
The Oakland Raiders made all the headlines prior to the NFL trade deadline. With a playoff roster intact, the Raiders wanted to do everything they could to keep their postseason hopes alive. When Jason Campbell was lost for the season, they knew they needed to land a quarterback to replace ...
Posted in NFL, Oakland Raiders | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
The Denver Broncos pulled off an incredible comeback this past Sunday in the final minutes of their Week 7 win over Miami. Obviously Tim Tebow received a lot of attention and accolades for leading that charge. The late-game heroics shouldn't distract fans entirely from remembering the bevy of complete mis-throws ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Even though he's struggled this postseason, Texas Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson still sounds like the same, eccentric personality that's always at the center of attention and activity. Wilson started Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday, and though he didn't exactly deliver a gem outing when his team needed ...
Posted in MLB, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
If we're going to have to sit here and talk about the NBA lockout, at least now we're getting some entertaining voices on the subject. For weeks it seems like just about everybody involved with the NBA's work stoppage said little more than they wanted it to end. Now, Matt ...
Posted in NBA, Politics, San Antonio Spurs | 1 Comment »