Archive for September, 2009
2009-2010 Detroit Pistons Outlook: They Will Win 45 Games
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Justin Sucher in NBA
It's been awhile since anybody's had to speculate on how the Detroit Pistons would perform heading into a new season.
The team has always had a certain flow that assured that they would cruise through the regular season without any major problems and then the playoffs roll around and at times, it seemed like there was a totally different team out there.
In another month, the new-look Pistons will take the floor ...
There is a ton of coverage from today's media outing with the Blazers players. I am both proud and jealous of the guys who get to cover the team for a living. For now, I will just continue to crunch numbers and bite the bullet. Here's some linkage from all over the place.
Mike Barrett reflects on previous media days and what today means to this organization.
Here's a link to Casey ...
Once Again, Chad Pennington is Done For the Season
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Michael Cohen in NFL
Now the Miami Dolphins know why the New York Jets couldn't wait to remove Chad Pennington from their Florham Park training facility last summer.
The same man who won his second "Comeback Player of the Year" award last season when he led the Dolphins to an improbable 11-5 year and an AFC Eastern division title is, once again, out for the season.
This time around, it is a torn capsule that will ...
It seems that the Raider nation has spoken. By the countless boos and endless comments on blogs and other Raider articles. It's time for a quarterback change in Oakland.
Time and time again Jamarcuss Russell has been given the benefit of the doubt. He's still learning or he needs more time to get comfortable with the offense. I'm not buying it and clearly either are the great fans of the ...
Report: Frank Gore With High Ankle Sprain, To Miss Three Weeks
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Matt Miselis in NFL
The San Francisco 49ers, with a record of 2-1, looked to be the team to beat in the NFC West after the first three weeks of the season.
Those two wins were thanks in large part to big games by the 49ers' former All-Pro running back, Frank Gore. After his first carry of Week Three, Gore was injured and San Francisco went on to lose its first game of the ...
One of my passions other than sports is politics. I love how politicians can spin almost anything to their advantage.
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Cut popular programs? ItÆs only because you were committed to making the tough choices and being fiscally responsible for the good of the state.
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Raise taxes? It was the only way to save programs that serve the neediest. Besides, rich people pay the most of it.
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Caught cheating? ItÆs an opportunity to refocus ...
Chicago Bears Preview Week 4: Lions (1-2) @ Bears (2-1)
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Preston Parker in NFL
Have you ever seen two teams infused with more confidence facing off in a divisional battle then these two? The Chicago Bears are coming off of consecutive wins, but the two wins were against the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks on their own turf. The Lions are also coming off of a win. Yes those infamous 0-16 Lions!
Both teams will be fighting tough in this ...
With only a handful of MLB playoff games left and the matchups almost set, I want toálook at the teams that should have been in.
If the season ended today, the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, and Angels would be in in the American League. (TheáTwins are playing the tigers in a four game seriesáand could win the AL Central in the final week.)á
In the National League the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, and ...
Garrett Jones hit his 21st home run and stole his 10th base today, prompting stunned box score readers to ask their roommates: ôHey, have you heard of this guy Jonesáfrom the Pirates?ö
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Jones is a 28-year-old rookie, which is like being a 35-year-old virgin in baseball. Yes, it might still happen, but it better happen soon or youÆre going to have to give up the dream.
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And yet, Jones leads rookies in ...
The word around baseball is that Chris Carter, whom the Mets were allegedly going to receive as the player-to-be-named-later in the Billy Wagner trade has been designated for assignment. This is significant because if you can recall, Carter was previously placed on waivers over the summer with the intent of shipping him to the Mets.
However, the Yankees claimed him in an effort to cause roster management issues for the division-rival ...