Category: “The Mike Lupica Show”
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
David Garrard is getting another chance at a starting quarterback job. Last August the former longtime Jaguars starting quarterback was confident that he would be the starter in Miami, but he went down with an unfortunate knee injury during the preseason.
The 35-year-old, who hasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2010, ...
Posted in NFL, New York Jets | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
It's been a little while since we heard from Charles Barkley here on SRI. The NBA on TNT analyst drops in to discuss his initial feelings on the season so far.
Sir Charles is a big fan of the Brooklyn Nets and they didn't disappoint him by beating the New York ...
Posted in Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, New York Knicks | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Life isn't perfect. The game of baseball sure isn't perfect and people make mistakes. Needless to say, the game of baseball will always have its fair share of controversial calls because the sport refuses to allow instant replay on certain calls. Obviously, with the way the Yankees have been hitting ...
Posted in MLB, New York Yankees | No Comments »
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
This headline speaks for itself considering all the attention the NFL garners in training camp these days. The New York Giants seem to always play with a chip on their shoulders because they believe they are 'disrespected' despite winning the Super Bowl according to the words of Justin Tuck. Well, ...
Posted in NFL, New York Giants | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 11th, 2012
The first month of the Major League Baseball season has been quite a surprise from a competitive balance standpoint. With the addition of two new wild card teams this season (one in each league) it has given more clubs a chance in September and already this season we've seen some ...
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Friday, April 20th, 2012
Wisconsin University has elected to reverse its decision regarding Jarrod Uthoff. Bo Ryan had originally told his freshman forward that Wisconsin would block him from contacting as many as 25 schools in the Big 10 and ACC. While it's not unusual to block a transfer from going to an in-conference ...
Posted in College Basketball, Wisconsin Badgers | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Major League Baseball has just ensured two plus decades of labor peace in a sport that has been plagued by a scarred history of labor disputes. Who would have thought not long ago that baseball would be the only professional sport to avoid a major labor dispute or work stoppage ...
Posted in MLB | 1 Comment »
Friday, June 17th, 2011
It must have been a bittersweet moment for NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman, after game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals having watched his sport go the distance on the biggest stage. The Boston Bruins were the first team to win three separate game seven's in the postseason as they came ...
Posted in NHL | 16 Comments »
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Mike Lupica may have put it the best on the Sports Reporters last Sunday. The 2011 NBA Finals were supposed to be LeBron's big chance. How many more chances were there going to be for Dirk Nowitzki? How about how many chances were there going to be left for Jason ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, NBA | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
As the verbal jabs continue to be spewed out by Frank McCourt, Bud Selig is trying to look out for the league's best interest by taking every measure possible to ensure that the Dodgers' financial dispute is handled in the appropriate manner. Selig has hired Tom Schieffer to monitor the ...
Posted in Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, New York Mets | 2 Comments »
