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Archive for January 25th, 2012

Eli Manning Leads the New York Giants Back to the Super Bowl but Says It’s Not “His Team”

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Eli Manning was just a fourth-year starting quarterback in the NFL when he led the New York Giants to the Super Bowl the first time. Well, as a quarterback he certainly was a leader, though his name is probably not the first that comes to mind when thinking about the ...

Ryan Madson Says the Moves This Offseason Show the Reds Commitment to Winning

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

After eight years in the majors, Ryan Madson finally got the opportunity to be the Phillies full-time closer in 2011 and he was nearly perfect. This offseason, the closer market was  very strong and Madson didn't get the multi-year deal that he and Scott Boras expected. In the end, it ...

Jorge Posada on retiring as a New York Yankee: “I knew in my head it was just time. It was the right time.”

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Jorge Posada announced his retirement this week on his own terms with the only team he's ever known. After 17 seasons in pinstripes, Posada decided he would rather hang up his catcher's gear than try to squeeze out another year of his career with another squad. An interesting note from ...

Andray Blatche “Somewhat agrees” That Some Players Tuned out Flip Saunders

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

After an awful 2-15 start to the season the Washington Wizards decided to fire head coach Flip Saunders. They had no choice. Even though the Wizards problems go beyond coaching and things probably couldn’t have gotten much worse for the Wizards, they just couldn’t continue down the path they were ...

After Initial Hesitation, Chauncey Billups Fits Right In With The Los Angeles Clippers

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Chauncey Billups didn't want to be picked up by anyone off waivers, let alone a team like the Los Angeles Clippers who were mired in a long funk instead of contending for an NBA title. That was then; this is now. The Clippers head into tonight's battle with Lakers atop the ...

Kyle Williams on getting death threats: “There’s a line. These guys are passionate about their teams. You never know what somebody will do.”

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

There's no sugar coating the fact that the New York Giants were handed their last 10 points in the NFC Championship game and a trip to Super Bowl XLVI due to fumbles by Kyle Williams in the 4th quarter and overtime. Now let's remember football is a team game. The San ...