Archive for September, 2009
2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins: What To Do For An Encore?
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Sergey Zikov in NHL
There are 29 teams in the NHL that spent their summers wondering "What went wrong last year?"
The Pittsburgh Penguins were not one of them.
Instead, the Penguins spent the summer celebrating all over the world with the Stanley Cup and savoring the achievement of finally being on top of the league. The ending however, seemed far too good to be true.
In February, the Penguins suffered a Valentine's Day massacre at the ...
Browns Fans Need To Remember Rule 76: No Excuses, Play Like a Champion
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Michael Timmons in NFL
While listening to the excuses pile up for the Browns lack of success this season, I remember a situation in the 2005 Movie, "Wedding Crashers".
John Beckwith blames Jeremy Grey for his own mistake he made, but Jeremy responds by reciting Rule 76 of Chaz Reinhold's sacred rules of wedding crashing, declaring there are "no excuses, play like a champion".
Lately there have been way too many excuses made in Cleveland. Fans ...
The Cowboys came away from their game with the Panthers relatively healthy, but their running back situation is a little cloudy.
Marion Barber was held out of Monday's game and is still receiving treatment for his quad strain. There's a good chance he'll be able to play this weekend against the Broncos, but coach Wade Phillips hasn't said that Barber will play yet. Phillips has instead said that he'll evaluate Barber ...
Chicago Blackhawks Lose Victoria Cup; Swiss Lose National Character (Satire)
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Greg Cyrus in NHL
Zurich, Switzerland
It was a strange scene outside of the Hallenstadion Tuesday night, as fans of the Zurich Lions filed out of the arena with a sense of anguish.
They had won the Victoria Cup, but "this is not Swiss hockey," as one local cuckoo clock maker said. "In our league, the goal of the match is to tie. This preserves the national character of the Swiss nation, and separates us from ...
You should never take any team for granted in the NFL, which goes double for teams within your division.
The Lions have been the subject of many a joke over the past few seasons but after a productive offseason it looks like they understand the mistakes made during the Matt Millen Era and are slowly moving in the right direction.
The biggest offseason acquisition the Lions made not named Matthew Stafford was ...
Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan Headline a Select Club
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Steven Resnick in NBA
In the NBA there's a club of 11 players who belong to a certain club. There have been players who have done this feat in a season once and there are two players who have done the feat six times.
This club is of NBA players who have throughout an entire season, averaged over 30 points per game, grabbed over five rebounds per game, and averaged five assists per game.
Currently there ...
Running For His Life: Deep Throws Tough For Wallace With Depleted Line
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Matt Rybaltowski in NFL
Seneca Wallace can run. In the offseason, the SeahawksÆbackup quarterback has run with Seattle-born NBA stars Brandon Roy, Jason Terry and Jamal Crawford in informal pickup basketball games. ôI hold my own,ö Wallace told the Seattle Times in 2006.
But with a makeshift offensive line that was without three starters in last SundayÆs loss to the Bears, Wallace was forced to run for his life. áFilling in for injured ...
(The quarterback musical chairs continues.)
Marion Barber Expected to Face DenverConsidering how badly he wanted to play on Monday night, this isn't very surprising. Throw in the fact that Felix Jones is hurt, and it's downright predictable.ESPN's Michael Smith reports that Barber may be "eased" back in, and may not actually start Sunday's contest with the Broncos, but he's a good bet to get 10-15 carries.Keep your eye on the situation, ...
With the Los Angeles Times reporting that the Dodgers are in contract extension talks with Ned Colletti, now is as good a time as any to briefly address the elephant in the room before returning to your regularly scheduled playoff talk.As Dodgers General Manager, there's no doubting that Colletti has made his share of terrible moves. However, in a general sense, it's hard to argue that the Dodgers haven't been ...
Uncontested Shots: The Latest on Delonte, KG, Rondo, Oden, and Monta
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Andrew Ungvari in NBA
This article originally appeared on the all-new basketball website SirCharlesInCharge.á Uncontested Shots will debut on SCIC every Tuesday and Friday from now until at least the start of the NBA season, then re-post in its entirety on BleacherReport.com the next day.
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In case you havenÆt noticed, the unofficial start of the basketball season is finally upon us. An offseason that saw a shotgun wedding, a shotgun arrest, and the Big Diesel ...