Archive for June, 2010
Jammal Brown and Dallas Cowboys: Was Their Interest Real?
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Jonathan Bales in NFL
There is certainly a ton of mystery surrounding the Cowboys’ offensive tackle position.
Current starting left tackle Doug Free has very little experience at the position, having backed up Marc Colombo at right tackle last season. He did an admirable job filling in and his skill set is probably better suited for left tackle anyway, but the question mark remains.
Colombo was solid (but not spectacular) at ...
With each season that passes, there is a new crop of potential prospects that come into the draft with high expectations. Most of the time, they are blue chip and pan out as expected, and then there are the ones that don't exactly work out.
Look up such prime examples as Alexander Daigle and Patrik Stefan.
This year's draft is no exception. There are players that will come right in and excel, ...
With the 2010 NBA Playoffs finally coming to a close, basketball fans enter into a period of vast speculation, transaction and discussion.
For any keen hoops fan this week is NBA Draft Week, and what will follow come July 1 will be arguably the greatest free-agent signing period in NBA History.
While there will be no live games to watch, fans of the NBA will be tuning in to listen ...
While we might be calling 2010 “The Year of the Pitcher,” I think we should really start calling 2010 “The Year of the Rookie.”
So far in 2010, we have seen some great performances from rookies such as Jason Heyward, Ike Davis, Austin Jackson, Gaby Sanchez, Justin Smoak, Carlos Santana, Mike Leake, Jaime Garcia, and of course, Stephen Strasburg.
The Houston Astros called up catcher Jason Castro in hopes he can be ...
Kobe Bryant: To Pass Michael Jordan, Lakers Star Needs More Hollywood Endings
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Kendrick Marshall in NBA
Kobe Bryant has five NBA championships, a league MVP and is widely regarded as the best closer basketball in crunch time.
In the minds of many fans, analysts and observers, Bryant still lacks something that prevents him from surpassing or coming close to the throne of Michael Jordan. It's not statistical achievements, additional titles or even a burning desire to win at all costs.
It is those indelible moments in the postseason ...
Steve Smith Breaks Arm Playing Flag Football, Undergoes Surgery
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Shaun Ahmad in NFL
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith broke his arm and underwent surgery last night.
How did he break his arm?
Playing flag football, of course.
In his defense, it was during his annual football camp, and it seems to be a freak injury.
He is expected to be back on the field by the start of the regular season, though the Panthers have not issued any formal announcement or timetable ...
Kobe Bryant Vs. Robert Horry: Can We Finally Have This Discussion?
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Armen Dacity in NBA
Now that Kobe Bryant has won his fifth NBA Championship, we can finally discuss the issue that many have been reluctant to address in the past...
Is Bryant on par with Robert Horry?
Let's break it down, shall we?
Total NBA Titles
Kobe still trails in this category, having won five titles to Horry's seven. Kobe still has a chance to equal Horry, but he is getting up there in years. A lot ...
Carolina Panthers: Why the Quarterback Situation Just Got Better
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Jonathan Maurer in NFL
When the Carolina Panthers took Jimmy Clausen with the forty-eighth overall pick, we all assumed that he would compete with Tony Pike and Matt Moore, while Hunter Cantwell would be cut from the team.
But that doesn't seem to be the case.
Cantwell has shown, so far, in mini camps and OTA's, that he is the true No. 2 right now. According to the Charlotte Observer, the Panthers are "very high ...
Now that the NBA Finals have finished, it's time for the real fun to begin.
Right now people seem to be complaining about how they just want the free agency period to be over, so we can all move on knowing who is playing for who.
Not me, I can't get enough of this stuff.
This is a historic time for the league. The balance of power in the NBA could be totally ...
2010 NBA Draft Guide: Mock Draft and Prospect Rankings
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Tyler Conway in NBA
This time one year ago, many draft pundits were deploring the weakness of the 2009 NBA Draft.
I was among them. Despite my man crush on Ricky Rubio, I thought the 2009 Draft was full of maybes and that there were no sure things at the top of the draft.
In my 2009 Draft Guide, I found myself looking ahead to the 2010 Draft more than concentrating on the draft at hand.
One ...