Archive for January, 2010
Detroit Red Wings Should Take Note From Los Angeles Kings
Posted: 9th January 2010 by Jim Balint in NHL
They say old dogs canÆt learn new tricks. If the Wings want to make the most of this season, theyÆre going to have to.
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For all intents and purposes, the Kings dominated Thursday nightÆs game. They fired 52 shots at Jimmy Howard, but were only capable of putting one past him. In the second period alone, they peppered Howard with 27 shots. If it werenÆt for last minute goals in the ...
Why The New York Jets Will Be Defeated By Cincinnati
Posted: 9th January 2010 by John Szurlej in NFL
The New York Jets ride in the cinderella's coach will abruptly end and send them home with an ended season, but a great learning experience.
Despite the impressive standings in the NFL, namely the defensive rankings, the Jets are a team that compiled those same stats against a schedule full of teams that were a combined 109-99, only 10 games over .500.
Considering that the teams that pushed that stat over ...
Chris Osgood Suckering Detroit Red Wings Fans Once Again
Posted: 9th January 2010 by Greg Eno in NHL
If I saw Chris Osgood at a billiard hall, IÆd high-tail it out of there. If I met him on the golf course, IÆd head in the other direction. I wouldnÆt even trust him at the local bowling alley.
It wouldnÆt surprise me if heÆs banned from the casinos in town, plus the one in Windsor.
Osgood, if he chose to, would take you for everything you have at the above establishments. ...
Buffalo Sabres-Toronto Maple Leafs: One Passionate Rivalry
Posted: 9th January 2010 by Paul Taylor in NHL
As I continue to learn more about hockey, I often find myself almost subconsciously comparing it to soccer.á Perhaps this is inevitable, given that I am English, but the similaritiesÆbetween the two games isádefinitely aáfactor.
I now realise it is not as simple as this.á For example, one rule I have always applied to soccer is that once your team has a three-goal lead in any game, they are a ...
The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has won his record-breaking fourth NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Brett Favre is the only other player to have won the award three times, winning from 1995-97.
Manning guided the Colts to their second 14-2 season (first one was in 2005) after becoming the second team to start a season 14-0 since the 2007 Patriots. In the process of ...
Lombardi Trophy: Who Will Kiss it? Find Out With Round By Round NFL Playoff Predictions
Posted: 9th January 2010 by Alex Johnson in NFL
512 games down, only 11 to go!
It's playoff time in the NFL, the time everyone looks forward to.
The regular season is like your early Sunday afternoon "warm-up" games, while the playoffs are your game-of-the-week prime time games!
Who will be crowned champion? Who will kiss the Lombardi? Who will win the Super Bowl?
Find out here by taking this, quick, but wild ride through the playoffs...Begin Slideshow
Dallas Cowboys Look To Go Deep into 2010 NFL Playoffs
Posted: 9th January 2010 by John Szurlej in NFL
There was a time in the 2009 season where it looked as if the Dallas Cowboys were a team with a lot of questions.
During the first five weeks of the season, Dallas was a flip flopping team following a win-loss-win-loss-win format.
Victories against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, and Kansas City Chiefs were expectant of them, and losses against the New York Giants, and Denver Broncos (both whom were ...
Joshua Cribbs, Eric Mangini and the Week That Was in Cleveland
Posted: 9th January 2010 by Brian DiTullio in NFL
For a team that didnÆt make the playoffs and didnÆt fire their head coach, the Cleveland Browns certainly provided a lot of drama in the first full week of 2010.
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Between Joshua Cribbs and his team of agents melting down, to the ôwill he or wonÆt heö question around Eric ManginiÆs potential firing, this was as busy a week as any during the regular season.
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If you want to read why I ...
This article could get ugly.
Not literally, but I really don't expect any compliments, at least, coming in that comments section down below.
NHL Jersey Rankings have surprisingly been on the rise recently in terms of input, but I don't think there's been one like this.
But, no, I'm not just doing it to stir up some talk. I really do think that "slug" in Buffalo deserves to be among the top, maybe ...
In many organizations, Jeremy Hellickson, or ôHellboyö as heÆs nicknamed, would be considered a shoo-in to open the 2010 season as a part of the Major League rotation.
Just look at the 22-year old righty's 2.45 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 10.42 K/9 over 114 innings between Double and Triple-A in 2009 as proof.á
He is one of the brightest pitching prospects in the game, but pitching in the Tampa Bay Rays system, ...