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Archive for October 8th, 2012
Monday, October 8th, 2012
The Memphis Grizzlies and Rudy Gay have some unfinished business this season. The Grizz won 41 games last year, earned the number four seed in the Western Conference and had exactly what they wanted in the playoffs, game seven on their own home floor against the Los Angeles Clippers. Memphis ...
Posted in Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA | 5 Comments »
Monday, October 8th, 2012
For so long the Los Angeles Clippers have been one of the punchlines in the NBA with so many failed first round picks but the Clippers took a huge leap a season ago. After so much heartache, Los Angeles won 40 games in a shortened season, they made it to ...
Posted in Los Angeles Clippers, NBA | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 8th, 2012
The Dallas Cowboys are 2-2 after an embarrassing loss to the Chicago Bears, but their owner -- somewhat surprisingly -- isn't panicking or reacting in a knee-jerk fashion. Dallas didn't lose this week, at least, but that might have had to do with the fact they didn't play. Jones thinks ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2012
Vontaze Burfict entered 2011 at Arizona State as a prospect projected to be selected very early in the 2012 NFL Draft. But then his play dropped off sharply and red flags began to pop up left and right in regard to his personality. After a reported failed drug test for ...
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals, College Football, NFL | 1 Comment »
Monday, October 8th, 2012
Kevin McHale isn't the first former professional athlete to come out and criticize players "these days" for using their players associations to clear rules so that they do less preseason work. And he surely won't be the last. But the Houston Rockets coach makes it pretty clear here that he ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2012
The last time we heard from Phil Jackson, he was speaking to HBO Real Sports in June from his home in Montana about retired life. Jackson appeared on ESPN Chicago with Waddle and Silvy this past week to discuss all the hot topics as the NBA preseason is set to ...
Posted in Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, NBA | 12 Comments »
Monday, October 8th, 2012
The dust has finally settled on what turned out to be an awful season for the Boston Red Sox. A franchise that has become the model of consistency over the past decade finished at 69-93, which was good for last place in the American League East. Bobby Valentine has been ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2012
The Orlando Magic no longer have star center Dwight Howard and they have a new general manager and a first-time head coach in Jacque Vaughn. It has most people believing the team has gone into rebuilding mode, but Vaughn isn't "most people." In fact, Vaughn has refused to use the ...
Posted in NBA, Orlando Magic | 2 Comments »