Archive for December, 2009
Buffalo Bills Promote Buddy Nix to General Manager
Posted: 31st December 2009 by GB Bongiovanni in NFL
The Buffalo Bills are ready to start 2010 right by promoting Buddy Nix to General Manager.
Nix joined the Bills in January 2009 coming out of retirement and serving as a national scout. Buddy Nix is a perfect General Manager who hasáproven his talent in the NFL.
Buddy Nix previously ran the personnel department of the San Diego Chargers and oversaw the drafts that brought players such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, ...
Marlon Byrd: A Good Signing that Fails to Address Chicago Cubs’ Issues
Posted: 31st December 2009 by TAB BAMFORD in MLB
On New Year's Eve, almost exactly a year after Chicago last signed a free agent outfielder away from the Texas Rangers, the Cubs try again with Marlon Byrd.
The Cubs announced Thursday that they have agreed to a three-year, $15 million deal with Byrd.
Byrd's a nice complimentary player. As Danny Sisto will tell you, he'll play at least above average defense and will hit the ball fairly well. Last year in ...
In the summer of 2008, Decatur, GA product Xavier Avery found himself in a very precarious situation. The two-way star could have signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of Georgia, where he would have led a very talented backfield. On the other hand, the star outfielder also had a $900,000 signing bonus awaiting him from the Baltimore Orioles, should he chose to give up his ...
Oakland Raiders Pressures, Hurries, and Knockdowns in Season Finale
Posted: 31st December 2009 by Justin Smith in NFL
Well, what a long, strange season it's been for the Oakland Raiders. From in-house fighting before the season began, toáa mega trade before opening night, toáJaMarcus Russell's struggles toáthe rise (and quick sidelining) of Bruce, to the baffling inability to string together two wins in a row, this season has been a roller coaster of emotions that has tested the faith ofáeven the most ardent of Raider Nation's members.
We ...
Oakland Raiders: According to Most, No Chance at All
Posted: 31st December 2009 by bill hinton in NFL
Something I typically like to do is check out stories and previews from the perspective of the writers who cover the team the Raiders will face that week. This week that means I've been reading a lot about the Baltimore Ravens.
From most reports, this game is already a foregone conclusion. A game where the Raiders shouldn't even botheráshowing up, and a game that will give the Ravens their "rightful" place ...
Week 16, 9-7: Season prediction tally 155-85
Chicago at Detroit - I don't like the Lions with anyone under center that is not named Stafford.
Pick: Bears
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New England at Houston - LaMarr Woodley has a good point ; why would the Patriots and Bengals play all-out in their season finales, when winning would help the Steelers get in?
Pick: Texans
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Jacksonville at Cleveland - I am picking ...
It seems hard to believe, but we are almost to the year 2010. And with any impending new decade, it seems only fair to look back on the best of the previous 10 years.
So with that, I present my Top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009: Second basemen.
As with any ranking, there will always be snubs. I welcome any comments suggesting players that may have been left ...
The New England Patriots are the team that got amazing Boston sports' decade started. They were the NFL dynasty of the past 10 yearsùwith three Super Bowl championships and a perfect regular season, there isnÆt much more that the region could ask of the franchise. Yes, that fourth Super Bowl win against the Giants wouldÆve been incredible, but it still was an absolutely magical decade for the Patriots.
So without further ...
Who Wins the AFC Wildcard? Lamarr Woodley Has an Idea
Posted: 31st December 2009 by Paul Preibisius in NFL
With the AFC wild card race coming down to a tightly contested final week, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Lamar Woodley feels that New England and Cincinnati might just try to set up the playoff matchups the way they want.
Woodley has predicted the Bengals and Patriots will "lay down" in week 17, allowing their opponents (the Houston Texans and New York Jets) to win in an effort to prevent Pittsburgh a ...
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in Their Own Words: A Book Review
Posted: 31st December 2009 by C Douglas Baker in NBA
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When the Game Was Ours
by Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson, with Jackie
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MacMullan Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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When the Game Was Ours tells the real story behind the rivalry between Earvin ôMagicö Johnson and Larry Bird, the two marquee National Basketball Association (NBA) players of the 1980s.á
The rivalry of these two great players revived a moribund NBA. They became the faces of the league, not just through the decade they dominated, ...