NFC West Preview: In Weak Division, San Francisco 49ers Might Be Best Bet
Posted: 28th June 2010 by John Breitenbach in NFL
With the preseason right around the corner, here is a breakdown of the NFC West division teams.
Offense
Quarterbacks
San Francisco pretty much wins this by default.
Alex Smith is an average QB, but he’s still superior to Leinart, Hasselbeck and Feeley. Charlie Whitehurst has proven nothing at the NFL level and I would be amazed if a spread QB like Bradford played well in his rookie year.
Smith is less than ideal ...
Continuing my positional rankings for the decade that was, cornerbacks are now up.
Lots of very good candidates for this one.
There are a couple of different types of corners: great coverage guys who shut their guys down for most of the game, ball hawks who make up space while the ball is in the air and do a good job getting their hands on it and good tacklers who ...
We know all the big names, we know all the teams fighting for them, but this free agency class goes a lot deeper.
There are savvy veterans, young playmakers, and household names that exist beneath.
There will be no LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Joe Johnson, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Rudy Gay, Yao Ming or even Shaquille O'Neal beyond this point.
Some of these guys are unrestricted, while others may be difficult to pry ...
Tom Lewand’s DUI: Why Do I Not Know How To Feel About This?
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Dean Holden in NFL
It's strange. Normally I'd have something to say here.
And, well, I do. Lots of things, actually. But they all contradict one another, and taken together, they make no sense.
Still, here we go anyway.
I have, in this very space, started writing (and subsequently stopped, deleted, and re-started) at least four or five articles about Tom Lewand's DUI arrest—the Detroit Lions' President was charged with Friday after failing two field sobriety ...
NBA Free Agents 2010: Top Destinations For Memphis Grizzlies’ Rudy Gay
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Thomas Franz in NBA
For NBA teams who aren't able to sign someone like Lebron James, Chris Bosh or Dwayne Wade this off-season, Rudy Gay may become the ultimate consolation prize during this summer's free agency period.
Gay is a restricted free agent this summer, which means the Memphis Grizzlies can match any other team's offer in order to retain him.
Many teams covet Gay because he is essentially a watered-down version of ...
2010 NHL Draft Results: Rookies to Make An Instant Impact
Posted: 28th June 2010 by David Mitchell in NHL
While most fans were experiencing a post-NBA Draft hangover and noticed little else around the world of sports on June 25, a number of hockey teams just got a lot better.
On June 25-26, the NHL Draft took place and the future of the league was brought to the forefront.
With struggling teams picking up potential future stars early in the draft, there are a number of players that could make an ...
Top 10 Philadelphia Phillies Prospects to Get Excited About
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Asher Chancey in MLB
There can be no doubt about it: the cream of the Philadelphia Phillies minor league crop is none other than Domonic Brown. A potential five-tool star at the major league level, Brown was recently promoted from Double-A to Triple-A and will probably get a September call-up with an eye towards making the Big Club in 2011.
But Brown isn't the only reason to get excited about the Phillies' minor league ...
The Boston Red Sox All-Time Starting Rotation
Imagine you are responsible for selecting a fantasy starting rotation and pitching staff to represent the Boston Red Sox. Your staff would have to face the fantasy staffs of all the other major league teams. Who would make your rotation? Who would you select for back up and relief roles?
You have access to all pitchers in Boston history, but only how ...
Who Can Salvage the 2010 Season For the Pittsburgh Steelers?
Posted: 28th June 2010 by jake winiecki in NFL
With the much publicized 4-6 game suspension of Ben Roethlisberger, the loss of super bowl MVP Santonio Holmes, and the recent news of the loss of starting Right Tackle Willie Colon for the season with a torn Achilles, the Steelers look to be in shambles.
The typically stable franchise is now seeming to fall apart at the seams. After winning the Superbowl two years ago, they missed the ...
Fantasy Baseball Buy or Sell: June’s 10 Hottest Hitters
Posted: 28th June 2010 by Charlie Saponara in MLB
July is just around the corner and while baseball fans are gearing up for the All-Star game, fantasy owners are looking at who to buy and sell for the season's second half. Using Yahoo!'s rankings based on the last month's worth of numbers, let's look at June's hottest hitters and figure out who is for real.Begin Slideshow