Archive for June, 2010
The time between mini camp and training camp has become pretty boring for us Browns fans. Not much to write about. Not much happening. It hasn’t always been that way.
Since Eric Mangini has taken over as head coach of the Browns, there’s not much to write about if it doesn’t happen on the football field. The Browns have pretty much avoided the bad press plaguing a ...
Sleepers : the overused but highly-touted term used in fantasy sports to refer to a player who “no one” is talking about that will greatly outperform their draft position. The exact definition varies depending on the expert in question, and many people complain about sleepers not being deep enough for their “unbelievably competitive 28-team league.” To those people I say good luck drafting Chansi ...
NBA Free Agents 2010: Will Boston Celtics Keep Paul Pierce Or Ray Allen?
Posted: 30th June 2010 by Will Frasure in NBA
Paul Pierce just entered himself into the middle of the free-agent race late last night.
NBA experts primarily left Pierce out of all the free agency talks because they believed the Boston swingman would naturally stay with the Celtics.
That might not be the case, however.
By opting out of his contract and deciding to test the waters of free agency, Pierce leaves Boston in a tough position.
Boston must now give him more ...
There's so much talk of sign-and-trades and deals to get under cap space—and it's only going to get more heated over the next week.
So we figured we'd take a step back and give NBA execs a little perspective on what can go wrong if you focus too much on the now and not enough on the later.
You'll see some lists out there that give you the five worst trades of ...
New York Mets: Revisiting Five Key Questions As Mid-Season Approaches
Posted: 29th June 2010 by Ash Marshall in MLB
By the time the New York Mets get through with Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals this weekend they will be exactly half way through their 162-game regular season schedule.As we near the mid point of the season, let's revisit five questions the Mets had coming into the season.
Will the Mets Pitching Hold Up?Yes and no. First, the good. The Mets will have a 10-game winner at the All-Star break ...
Nine walk-off losses this year for the Diamondbacks. They have come in all shapes and sizes. There have been extra inning losses that just come from a simple base hit. There have been game-ending home runs.
Some have been a bit more absurd. There was a game ending in a balk. Last night, two throwing errors led to three runs to score, ruining an otherwise stellar start by Dan Haren. It ...
With NHL free agency just a few days away, here are some rumors on who may be going where.
According to ESPN.com, the Blues, Capitals, and Penguins are all possible destinations for Paul Martin, however, if the Maple Leafs move Tomas Kaberle for a top six forward, Martin might draw the eye of Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke.
According to Atlanta Journal Constitution writer Chris Vivlamore, defenseman Pavel Kubina has said that ...
The Boston Bruins got an absolute gift this season when they traded disgruntled winger Phil Kessel to the Toronto Maple Leafs for this year’s first and second round picks. These picks turned out to be the second and thirty second overall picks in the 2010 NHL Draft.
With such a deep draft the Bruins had a chance to rebuild the franchise without even going in a slump.
Having the second pick meant that ...
Mark Pysyk (Defenseman—First Round, 23rd overall)
Jerome Gauthier-Leduc (Defenseman—Third Round, 68th)
Kevin Sundher (Center—Third Round, 75th)
Matt MacKenzie (Defenseman—Third Round, 83rd)
Steven Shipley (Center—Fourth Round, 98th)
Gregg Sutch (Right Wing—Fifth Round, 143rd)
Cedrick Henley (Left Wing—Sixth Round, 173rd)
Christian Isackson (Right Wing—Seventh Round, 203rd)
Riley Boychuk (Left Wing—Seventh Round, 208th)
Well, the 2010 NHL Entry Draft may not have gone how fans had expected, but the Sabres have brought in ...
LeBron James Free Agency: LeBron’s Lasting Legacy Depends on His Court
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Elliott Pohnl in NBA
At first glance, LeBron James appears to be holding the basketball world in his massive hands as July 1, 2010 looms ominously just below the horizon. A closer look reveals that the ball isn’t actually in LeBron’s court as he ponders his future. No, it’s not up to Worldwide William Wesley or Maverick Carter. It’s not up to LeBron’s family circle, his mom, or his girlfriend. Instead, the ...