Archive for June, 2010
2010 NHL Entry Draft: Eastern Conference Preview (Part 3)
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Mark Ritter in NHL
Having already covered a total of ten Eastern Conference teams, we now turn our focus to the next five: the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils and the Washington Capitals.
Needless to say, drafting between 18th and 30th overall, the pickings get a little slim towards the end.
That said, many have seen players slip through the cracks.
Will the 2010 edition of the NHL Entry Draft be any ...
Shark-A-Palooza: Four Bands That Could Lend San Jose a New Intro Song
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Patrick Goulding II in NHL
One can get really bogged down in talk of trades, free agent departures and acquisitions, and even draft prospects this time of year in the NHL. So why not take a moment to explore a lighter idea?
For some time now, the San Jose Sharks have burst onto home ice through the glowing, smoking shark head to the sounds of Metallica’s “Seek and Destroy.” The choice is understandable; it is a ...
Make it a Great Eight for Mets as They Shut Out Yankees
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Sammy Makki in MLB
NEW YORK-- Now we can say that the Mets are an elite team, and a force to be reckoned with. After winning six consecutive road games against teams that they should beat in the Orioles and Indians, the Mets not only went into Yankee Stadium and beat the Yankees for their eighth straight win and seventh on the road trip, they shut them out.
Almost everyone was predicting the Mets to ...
New York Mets Continue to Roll Yanks: Now Will You Take Them Seriously?
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Ash Marshall in MLB
People can keep telling themselves "oh, it's only one game," but soon the doubters will have to accept the fact that the New York Mets are a legitimate threat in 2010.
They shut out the Yankees for their third straight victory over their cross-town rivals on Friday night, and the Mets are putting more weight behind the idea that their road sweeps in Baltimore and Cleveland were no fluke.
Every time the ...
After making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 2009, the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2009-10 season was anything but impressive. In fact, with a 32-35-15 record, the Blue Jackets’ season was simply pathetic.
Goaltender Steve Mason had a sophomore slump for the ages, head coach Ken Hitchcock was relieved of his duties, and GM Scott Howson could do nothing but watch his team sink to the bottom ...
As the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship for 2010, Kobe Bryant picked up his 5th Championship ring. Members of the media continue their talk about Kobe Bryant being an all-time great, but when they start saying he's better than Michael Jordan, they're dead wrong.Begin Slideshow
Fundamentally, Chicago Cubs Are Facing the Error of Their Ways
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Bob Warja in MLB
This current Chicago Cubs team has shown the unremarkable ability to lose in many different ways, most often due to a lack of so-called clutch hitting.
And yes, this team has certainly had its share of bullpen issues along the way, just to add insult to injury.
But one thing has remained constant throughout the Jim Hendry era: a lack of fundamental baseball.
Remember when we blamed Dusty Baker for a lack of ...
Boston Celtics: How to Bounce Back in the 2010-2011 Season
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Alex Sullivan in NBA
After a devastating Game 7 loss in Los Angeles, Celtics fans wonder if this year was their last shot at a championship in a while.
Due to aging in their leaders, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, a starter in Ray Allen entering free agency, and the possibility of head coach Doc Rivers taking a break from coaching, fans of opposing teams are planning on counting out the Celtics as ...
posted by All Flyers Special to All Habs Dear Diary, I'm sad. Disconsolate, actually. Filled with dread. I am so heart-broken. My favorite player was traded yesterday. I'm so depressed that I haven't even updated my website today: michaelleightonisagod.com Well, we treat Michael Leighton like a god because he deserves it, dammit! After the amazing playoff run of ...
With the free agent frenzy just around the corner, Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke has said on numerous occasions that he’s not interested in joining the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes.
But I’m not buying it.
Why not? For one, what GMs say before they act rarely coincides with what they do, and two, adding this guy just makes too much sense.
Granted, Kovalchuk’s rejection of a $10 million contract from Atlanta ...