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Archive for February 28th, 2013
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
They were the fifth team in history to come back from 13 games down and win a division title. The Oakland Athletics were the talk of the American League as they stole the West Division crown from the Texas Rangers. The A’s were 94-68 last season and earned their first ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2013
There was a time when the rest of the world looked like it was catching up to the United States when it came to basketball on the international level. In 2002, at the FIBA World Championships, the U.S. failed to win a medal. In 2004, at the Summer Olympics, the ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2013
In 2010, North Carolina head coach Roy Williams was caught in a talent-gap. He was about to depart the Tyler Hansbrough era and he was awaiting the arrival of future lottery picks Kendall Marshall and Harrison Barnes. Now, he finds himself in that same gap after losing four players, including ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman got in a bit of a Twitter battle with Darrelle Revis last week when he didn't include Revis among the top cornerbacks in the league when someone on the social media site asked him about the subject. With speculation that Revis could wind up in ...
Posted in NFL, Seattle Seahawks, Uncategorized | 8 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
The usually quiet, disciplined Pittsburgh Steelers have been embroiled in some New York Jets-style controversy of late, with an anonymous source essentially calling pass-rushing star LaMarr Woodley lazy. Charlie Batch is one of the most experienced members of the roster, and so it makes sense to get a take on ...
Posted in NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Terrell Suggs fought through a ton of adversity this past season. He partially tore his Achilles tendon last offseason and missed the first seven games of the season rehabbing. Then in Week 13, the Ravens linebacker suffered a torn biceps, but he missed only one game before returning for Baltimore's ...
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, NFL, San Francisco 49ers | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
We're starting to hear from impending NFL free agents who seem to be frustrated by the lack of interest they're receiving from their teams. Josh Cribbs voiced his frustration earlier this week, Martellus Bennett said he wasn't feeling enough love, and Lorenzo Alexander was disappointed by the Redskins' initial offer.
Lorenzo ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2013
A happy and healthy Chuck Pagano enjoyed the NFL combine this past week. It's been an unfathomable first year for the Indianapolis Colts head coach, who battled leukemia in his first year but saw his team wildly exceed expectations.
Chuck Pagano joined 1070 The Fan in Indianapolis with JMV to discuss ...
Posted in Indianapolis Colts, NFL | 1 Comment »