Archive for May, 2010
In the midst of our current Conference Finals Series, let's take a look back at some of the most memorable moments of the top 5 Conference Finals series of the past five seasons.Begin Slideshow
Bust. The word gets thrown around a lot come draft time.
Memories of Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich come back and haunt the dreams of NFL General Managers. Every team hopes to avoid drafting a “bust”—but if we have learned anything from the NFL Draft, it’s that busts are both unavoidable and plentiful.
After the draft, teams often rejoice in the glory that is a newly selected draft class, but those ...
Danieal Manning to Stay With Chicago Bears: Where Will He Play?
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Ed Leiser in NFL
NFL coaches want plenty of options for their teams, and Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith now has that for his defensive backfield.
Yesterday, safety Danieal Manning signed a one-year tender offer he received from the Bears, an offer that will pay him $1.176 million next season.
It is a good move for the Bears, who only a few weeks ago had a depleted secondary, but now boast a fairly deep and talented group.
In ...
Detroit Lions’ 2010 Schedule Preview: 16 Games, 16 Headlines (Part 1)
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Dean Holden in NFL
When is the last time the Detroit Lions had an “easy” schedule?
Every year, it seems, we decry the NFL for putting an impassible wall of a schedule before us. This year, that wall takes the form of the AFC East.
But then, how much of that is mere perception? Because we are (mostly) intelligent Lions fans, we know where we fall within the “good team/bad team” hierarchy, we understand: When you’re ...
Sidney Crosby Castigated By IIHF at World Championships
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Scott Weldon in NHL
The International Ice Hockey Federation has released a lengthy article on their website lambasting players that turned down their national hockey federation's call to play at the World Championships.
Among the players singled out for abuse were Switzerland's Mark Streit, Sweden's Henrik Zetterburg, Niklas Kronwall, Niklas Backstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, and Johan Franzen and of course everyone's favourite whipping boy, Canada's Sidney Crosby.
Ironically enough, the World Ice Hockey Championships were ...
Stuck on Cloud No. 9: Utah Jazz Forced To Take a Shot in the Dark at NBA Draft
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Christopher Kamrani in NBA
So after all these years, this is it?
After all these years of holding out hope that a monumental bonehead move by Isiah Thomas would prove to be another franchise savior, this is it.
No. 9.
Not even a team with a rotting Tracy McGrady and a bunch of "who's that?" question marks could help out the Utah Jazz.
This shouldn't come at much of a surprise, though.
Utah General Manager/Vice President of Basketball Operations ...
The Doctor’s PR Rub: Ramirez Finally Pulls Out of Self-Dug Hole
Posted: 20th May 2010 by JoeSportsFan in MLB
[Every day, stories spread throughout the sports world of another athlete or coach or team involving themselves in situations that inevitably need some PR spin. Regardless of the severity of these issues, our very own Dr. Aaron Perlut will be there to analyze the situation and offer up some free professional advice. Because if there is anything comparable to Dr. Aaron's knowledge of mustaches, it's his knowledge of public relations ]
Did you pay attention to ...
New York Yankees: Chad Moeller Is Called Up and Jeff Natale Is Signed
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLB
Here are a couple of quick items this afternoon.
According to Jack Curry of the YES Network
The Yankees have called up veteran catcher Chad Moeller from Triple-A Scranton to replace Jorge Posada , who could miss up to a month with a broken foot.
To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Yankees transferred Nick Johnson to the 60-day DL.
Moeller will serve primarily as the backup to Francisco ...
Brandon Marshall, Miami Dolphins: Slippery Slope Journalism Unfair To Both
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Robert Hoffman in NFL
By now, the whole world (slight exaggeration) knows that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall had a routine surgical procedure on his right hip—which will keep him out of organized team activities until Training Camp.
Despite the Miami Dolphins' general policy of keeping such information private, local and national media dug and speculated until they had a story.
And one that far exceeded the boundaries of the initial news.
What spawned ...
Pre-Game Warm-Ups Hurting The Los Angeles Dodgers…Literally
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Todd Boldizsar in MLB
Maybe the starting line-up should just take a nap before games.
On Wednesday night, pre-game warm-ups claimed another Dodger victim, just minutes before the first pitch against the San Diego Padres.
Manny Ramirez was warming up his aging legs, performing an exercise he does every day before the game begins. The left fielder was swinging his legs in the recreational room, attempting to stretch out his hamstring, when he got too close ...