Archive for December, 2009
For Oakland Raiders Franchise, Continuity a Must Next Year
Posted: 31st December 2009 by Bret Armstrong in NFL
Regardless of who says what and regardless of what type of source those people rely upon for their information, to deny that the Oakland Raiders could use some regularity would be absurd.
I mean, changing head coaches so often is obviously not working. The constantly revolving door of players has been detrimental to stability and growth as a unit and as a team.
One thing that should change this offseason is Al ...
Hottest Team in the NHL: The Sharks Are on a Feeding Frenzy
Posted: 31st December 2009 by Andy Bensch in NHL
December 2009 was shaking out to be a month the San Jose Sharks would like to forget, that is, up until two weeks ago. The Sharks were in the midst of a five game win-less streak where they went 0-2-3, and only had one victory since the calendar flipped to the last month of the year.
Going into a home contest against the Anaheim Ducks back on the 17th, San ...
Super Bowl 2010: Rivers and Rodgers Will Duel As Chargers Face Packers
Posted: 31st December 2009 by Casey Mabbott in NFL
Get your popcorn ready. Better yet, get your comments ready, because here comes the big one: Green Bay will face San Diego in the Super Bowl. THIS SEASON. Bold prediction you might say. Call me a fool will you? Even say I am crazy perhaps? Go ahead. What is the fun in making a prediction if you know what is going to happen? I ...
Who is to say whether a college or university is a "football school" or a "basketball school"? When you say North Carolina you think basketball, and when you say Alabama you think football. Then there are those that could be considered both, such as Texas, Florida, and Tennessee.
The same holds true for some cities and their professional sports teams. Detroit loves their football, but they follow their Pistons more ...
Does T.O. See Jimmy Clausen As His Next QB? 2010 NFL Mock Draft 2.0
Posted: 31st December 2009 by The Sports Shrink Erik Spaulding in NFL
One weekend remains in the chase to the topà..arrr bottom of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Most of the chips are in place and we can get a fantastic handle going into the Senior Bowl, Blue vs Grey Classic and the Combine.
Again IÆll remind you that this could be the most unpredictable draft weÆve seen in years. The collective bargaining agreement that hinges the fate of over 200 would be unrestricted free ...
Last year, I ran what I hoped to become a tradition here at Cubbie Nation, the current team captured in pictures.
The premise is pretty simple. Teams and seasons come and go, and for as much time as we give to being with them, there's something wrong about the notion that many of these guys are gone, if not altogether forgotten, by the time the playoffs have ended.
You know the guys. ...
Sabres fans have long waited a return trip to the NHL Playoffs, and it looks like their time has arrived.
The Sabres are almost halfway through the regular season and they have built themselves a comfortable lead atop the Northeast Division, and as an added bonus they are only five points out of first place in the Eastern Conference. However, despite their position in the standings, the Sabres should consider themselves ...
Another decade goes in the books and, apparently, we don't have a universally accepted name for it.
The aughts, the naughts, the naughties, the two thousands, the zeroes, whatever you want to call it, this decade has been defined by lack of definition.
Some of the biggest stories of the decade have come in the final year. In 2009 we saw the death of Michael Jackson, the inauguration of Barack Obama, ...
Dallas Cowboys fans, we hate you.
Actually, if there was a word stronger than hate thatÆs how Eagles fans would feel about you.
ItÆs not that we are jealous of your five Super Bowl trophies, your new stadium, or the moniker ôAmericaÆs Team.ö
The contempt we hold for your spineless supporters begins with the fact that most of the fans have no connection to the Dallas area and are nothing more than bandwagon-hopping ...
Multiple sources have reported that the Cubs have inked free agent center fielder Marlon Byrd to a three year, $15 million contract. The question now becomes, is he worth it?
While Byrd is a good player and was no doubt the best available free agent center fielder on the market, he fails to address a number of the Cubs needs.
Byrd is a relatively solid hitter, coming off of a career ...