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Monday, November 5th, 2012
Last week NBA commissioner David Stern announced he would be stepping down from his position on Feb. 1, 2014. This target date represents the 30th anniversary of Stern being hired as NBA commissioner in 1984. He will be replaced by deputy commissioner Adam Silver.
Stern has the longest current tenure among ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2012
The New York Giants are looking to move past the whole Jason Pierre-Paul dumping cornerback Prince Amukamara into a cold tub incident over the weekend.
Defensive end Justin Tuck has a different take on the whole incident, explaining to the media that it's all in good fun. Prince Amukamara needs to ...
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
For once it appears the New York Giants are in the news for the types of reasons usually hoarded by the New York Jets, who just so happen to be tending to football issues like trying to figure out what is wrong with their offense. After the two inner city ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
It's only April, but the speculation machine keeps on churning for the New York Jets now that the organization has added Tim Tebow. Last week, Jets left guard Matt Slauson said New York will be "two different teams," depending on who's playing quarterback at that time of the game. Slauson believes ...
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Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Earlier in the week reports surfaced regarding the New York Jets privately exploring options at quarterback for 2012 in the event that Peyton Manning becomes available. Rex Ryan has come out and adamantly defended his signal caller.
Mark Sanchez isn't worrying about his future with the Jets right now because he's focused ...
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
The battle for New York last Saturday between the Giants and Jets turned out to be a 29-14 convincing win for the G-Men and a devastating setback for Rex Ryan and the Jets. From the very first day that Rex Ryan signed on the dotted line to become the Jets ...
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
If NBA owners and players cannot strike a new labor deal this coming Tuesday when they meet next, the NBA will again find itself one step closer to the precipice of alienating a large portion of its fanbase. When it came to the NFL lockout over the summer, sports fan ...
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
There may be light at the end of the tunnel with the NFL Lockout, but for the NBA, things are just about to get ugly. After one of the more memorable and exciting regular seasons in recent memory, the 2011 NBA Playoffs were also a thrill, particularly in the Finals ...
Posted in Los Angeles Lakers, NBA | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 18th, 2011
Attendance is up, television ratings are solid, jerseys are flying off the shelves across the country. Yet, ask anybody what the future holds for the NBA and you'll get the same answer -- a lockout this summer after the current collective bargaining agreement officially expires. Unlike the NFL which really ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Kendrick Perkins was faced with the brutal reality that he would not be playing in the most important game of his career last June when he tore two ligaments in his right knee during game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals. The Los Angeles Lakers held on in game 7 ...
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