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Now Or Never For Fading Flyers

Posted: 28th March 2010 by Michael Maxwell in NHL
Certainly, there has been no shortage of adversity for these Flyers this season.    The team has endured a coaching change, injuries to their top three (or four) goalies and their leading scorer, plenty of spats with the local media, and a recent avalanche of questionable officiating.    They come into tonight’s game at home against New Jersey having won only twice in their last ten and sporting a five game losing streak.  It ...

The Running of the Bulls: What the Bulls Need to Make a Playoff Run

Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Michael Maxwell in NBA
In the past week, the Bulls traded away two key role players in order to clear up cap space for this summer's upcoming great free agent class. The Bulls traded Tyrus Thomas to the Bobcats for Acie Law and Ronald Murray, and they traded John Salmons to the Bucks for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander. It appeared on the surface that these moves were made solely for clearing salary cap ...

Michael Jordan’s Legacy

Posted: 8th September 2009 by Michael Maxwell in NBA
Michael Jordan has had an impact on society more than any other NBA player in his generation. His success on the court led to a widespread increase in the popularity of the NBA, and it hasn't been the same since. I felt I should recall some of his more outstanding moments in the week of his enshrinement to the NBA Hall of Fame. In arguably one of the best National Championship games ...