Archive for June, 2010
By Troy Sparks
Most of the early entry participants in the first round of NBA Draft left school for a guaranteed two-year contract with another two-year option that comes along with it.
Everyone expected Kentucky's John Wall to be the top pick for the Washington Wizards.
Four of his ex-college teammates decided to leave the Wildcats, too.
And the funny thing is, they were among the 30 players picked in the first round, breaking a record of ...
We all know that Ben Roethlisberger has been, essentially, torn to pieces by not only the media, but by fans. And not just by opposing fans like he’s used to. Fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers have been railing him for his off the field actions as well. I’m one of the guilty parties, and for that, I must apologize to not only Roethlisberger, but ...
Buffalo Bills Training Camp Battles Part Two: Left Tackle
Posted: 26th June 2010 by Robert Quinn in NFL
When the clock struck 8:00 pm on April 22, 2010, Buffalo Bills fans were anxious to see which quarterback or left tackle the team would select to fill one of the two most glaring positional needs on the team, due to the loss of former left tackle, Jason Peters, in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Instead, General Manager Buddy Nix decided to wait until the third day of the draft ...
Scott Radinsky: MLB’s Long Forgotten Two Sport Star, Sort OfÃÂ
Posted: 26th June 2010 by Devon Teeple in MLB
Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, and Brian Jordan are well-known not only for their accomplishments in baseball but also football.
They are the most recent two-sport stars.
Little known to many in the sports world, Scott Radinsky, former Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers reliever from 1990 until 2001 was also a two-sport athlete, sort of.
Originally drafted in the third round of the 1986 draft by ...
Minnesota Twins Rough Up Former Ace Santana in First Showdown
Posted: 26th June 2010 by Zeke Fuhrman in MLB
Last night, former Blue Jay Roy Halladay, now with the Philadelphia Phillies, threw seven shut out innings in a 9-0 win in his first game against his former team.
Johan Santana hoped to have similar success against his former Minnesota Twins teammates as he faced them for the first time since being traded in 2007.
After Orlando Hudson, Jason Kubel and Delmon Young all had doubles in the first inning, Santana found ...
With the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in the books, it’s time to do what every journalist and blogger looks forward to from the minute the draft floor is opened by Commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday night: writing about which teams won and which teams lost during the great event that is the annual entry draft.
Skipping the obvious winners such as Edmonton, for picking Taylor Hall, or Boston, for picking Tyler ...
Once again, the smart teams win and the dumb teams lose in the 2010 NBA Draft. Teams like Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Portland did well while teams like New York, Minnesota, and Golden State continue to dazzle us with bad picks.
One team who won this years' draft? San Antonio. The Spurs didn't move up or down; they stayed and waited.
The Spurs grabbed two possible role players in James Anderson ...
Now that taking Alabama to a National Championship has once again put Nick Saban on the radar of the NFL, the former Dolphins coach has finally addressed the sour end to his first tenure in the league.
Saban apologized for any "professional mishandling that might have occurred" when he left the Dolphins for the Alabama job.
Despite his claims otherwise, the Alabama job that he pursued while still being employed by the ...
To Draft Or Not To Draft: Phil Kessel vs. Every #2 Pick Since 1990
Posted: 26th June 2010 by Jeff Wahl in NHL
Much has been made of Toronto GM Brian Burke's decision to trade a package of picks to Boston for winger Phil Kessel.
One of those picks ended up as the second overall selection. The Leaf-haters have thus been participating in a ridiculing feeding frenzy at the expense of the blue and white.
But what is that pick really worth?
Now that the first round is over and Tyler Seguin is a Boston ...
Carlos Zambrano’s Outburst Overshadows What’s Really Wrong With the Cubs
Posted: 26th June 2010 by Darrell Horwitz in MLB
Mount Zambrano erupted again yesterday during the Chicago Cub-Chicago White Sox Crosstown Classic because of his perception of a lack of effort by some of his teammates in the first inning where he gave up four runs.
Everyone is saying the Cubs should get rid of him because of his emotional outburst in the dugout.
I say it's about time somebody on this team showed some life and that they cared about ...