Archive for February, 2010
Mark Cuban stood at center courtùhis Metroplex-sized grin reaching the rafters of Cowboys Stadiumùand read the record-breaking number that completed his All-Star fantasy.
There, at Jerry Jones' $1.15 billion hippodrome, 108,713 had congregated to watch the world's best athletes on mega high-definition TV screens that dwarfed the court and the exhibition played on it. The largest crowd ever to watch a basketball game witnessed a spectacleùthe kind of fireworks only Jones ...
Timberwolves Should Trade Al Jefferson This Offseason
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Andrew Scherber in NBA
During the nearly three years that have passed since the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics, Al Jefferson, the centerpiece of the package that the Wolves received in return, has quietly become one of the most dominantálow-post scorers in the league.á
As a Timberwolf, "Big Al" has averaged more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game during the last two-and-a-half seasons.á He has emerged as an elite ...
Aroldis Chapman Throws Off Mound at Spring Training
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Bennett Kaplan in MLB
Aroldis Chapman: the savior, the next best thing, or the next Randy Johnson. All things might be true, but it has to start somewhere.
The Reds' prized new acquisition threw a bullpen session for about two hours on Thursday, and to people who witnessed it, said that he threw well and felt well after.
Chapman, who was just recently signed a six year contract worth over $30 million, has been speculated to ...
NBA Trade Deadline: Heat Stays Put, Will Dwyane Wade?
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Michael Pinto in NBA
With the Miami Heat failing in their attempts toáacquire Amar'e Stoudemire and Carlos Boozer, the team now turns back to their original plans of making a majoráacquisition in the offseason.á
While the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, L.A. Clippers, and Sacramento Kings made a plethora of combined trades to give them major cap relief after the season, Miami was caught on the sidelines watching their advantage disappear.
Before the trade ...
Houston Rockets Win NBA Trade Deadline in a Landslide
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Bryan Toporek in NBA
With 16 of the 30 NBA teams getting busy in the week leading up to the NBA trade deadline and making some kind of deal, it seems kind of crazy to weed through the mess of trades and pick out a winner six hours after the deadline.
This could change weeks, months, even years down the line, but on paper, six hours after the trade deadline has passed, one team jumps ...
Drew Brees is a Finalist For Madden NFL 11 Cover Vote By Fans, Just Vote No
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Daniel Wolf in NFL
Every year the game developers at Electronic Arts (EA) pick their finalists for the next cover athlete of their Madden NFL football franchise.
Every year, the players that get picked usually end up getting hurt in some capacity, hence "The Madden Curse."
Now EA has selected their finalists for this year's incarnation of the game Madden NFL 11, but with a twist, because fans will vote who can grace the cover this ...
2010 MLB New Stars: Mark Melancon Deserves Job Even Before Spring Training
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Joseph DelGrippo in MLB
One of the clichÚs you hear in the weeks preceding the opening of spring training camps is that "competition brings out the best in players."
Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman both have said that during the last month. In fact, here is what Girardi said just yesterday:
ôI expect guys to pitch at a very high level. Will statistics play 100 percent of the decision? No. WeÆll look at guys, how theyÆre ...
Spring Training Preview: Texas Rangers on the Verge of AL West Dominance
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Todd Kaufmann in MLB
As the sun rose this morning, a new feeling came over the city of Sunrise, Ariz.
A feeling, an excitement, was in the air that hadn't been there in quite some time.
Today was the day that baseball returned to the spring training facilities all over the state of Arizona.
For the Texas Rangers that feeling was one of possibility. A feeling that they could possibly be the team to beat in the ...
Dallas Cowboys FB Deon Anderson: How Important Was He?
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Jonathan Bales in NFL
A few days ago I argued that, should Deon Anderson be found guilty on gun charges, the Cowboys should cut him. His on-field production, I thought, was not enough to justify his stay on the team.
Furthermore, the emergence of John Phillips at the fullback position seemed to seal AndersonÆs fate. If PhillipsÆs blocking was at all comparable to AndersonÆs, the versatility and pass-catching skill he ...
New York Yankees: We’re Fans TooùA Defense Of Yankee Fans
Posted: 18th February 2010 by Matt Carter in MLB
Every Yankee fan knows the feeling. Walk anywhere outside of New York wearing the blue and white, and we're greeted with chants of derision. However, unlike what fans of the Red Sox or Mets might endure, we endure insults that challenge not our team, but our fanhood.
"Front-runner."
"Bandwagon-Jumper."
People who have heard these sorts of insults know that they hurt more than other ones, such as "Yankees suck" or chants of that ...