Archive for February, 2010
ItÆs Super Bowl XLIV!á The Saints and the Colts.á Peyton vs. Brees.á And, of course, it is held in Miami (10th time ever).
Referee Scott Green flips the coin in the air; it's heads.á New Orleans wins the toss and elects to receive.
Then, methodically, Brees engineers (heÆs from Purdue, after all) a six-play, 77-yard blitzkrieg of a drive capped off by a 38-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley.á Saints win the ...
Oakland Raiders: Bruce Campbell Is Making a Case To Be a Top Eight Pick
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Bret Armstrong in NFL
Heading into the 2010 NFL combine, many people said Bruce Campbell was the fifth best talent at OT in the draft this year. Coming out of the combine, the Oakland Raiders, and more specifically Al Davis, could consider him the best raw talent of this year's offensive line class.
The 6Æ6ö, 314 pound lineman from Maryland is making a case at the combine to prove that he is a better athlete ...
2010 NFL Combine: Jevan Snead Optimistic About NFL Chances
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Michael Schottey in NFL
Jevan Snead looks at the world through a pair of rose colored glasses.
When the media talks about the 2009 Ole Miss Season, critics think of it mostly as a disappointment. Although the Rebels finished with a Cotton Bowl win, pundits were predicting SEC or National Championships for the talented team.
Last August, Snead was a first overall prospect with everything a team wants in a signal caller. His measurables are ...
Tracy McGrady’s Audition Already Raising Concerns for Knicks’ Summer Plans
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Keith Schlosser in NBA
Upon arriving in New York, Tracy McGradyÆs 29 game stint as a Knick was highly regarded as his tryout for a contract this offseason.
At the surface, McGradyÆs first few games as a Knick do not look so bad, despite the KnicksÆ1-4 record.á After missing much of the last three seasons due to injury, McGrady has labored through five games, averaging 25.8 minutes.
His 14 point average has been highlighted by ...
In the Driver’s Seat: Minnesota Twins 2010 Season Preview
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Trevor Erickson in MLB
For as long as I can remember, a Twins offseason would run along the same paths every year.
It would start with a faint sense of wishful thinking: Maybe, just maybe, this is finally the year we make the move to put us over the top, that one player to make us contenders.
The hope was soon lost though, as in the next months fans would see Twins shopping in the discount ...
With the NBA playoffs about two months away, what better time than now to start asking questions about what is to come in the immediate future as well as a little bit further down the road?
Here's a two-person discussion (between Gregg Ring and Taylor Smith) about 10 NBA-related topics.á
1. Is Atlanta a legitimate threat to Orlando and Cleveland in the East?
GR:á The short answer to the first is yes. The ...
Why the Atlanta Hawks Have a Good Chance at the Finals
Posted: 28th February 2010 by GNB Sports in NBA
In the 2004-2005 NBA season, the Hawks went 13-69, a record only four games away from the record setting 9-73 season of the Warriors. And in just five seasons, they are a legit championship contender. They have a perennial star in Joe Johnson, an elite defender in Josh Smith, a pretty good big man (and all-star) in Al Horford, a veteran point guard who can get it done in Mike ...
NFL Combine: Top Two QBs Wait to Impress at Pro Days
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Ron Clements in NFL
INDIANAPOLIS - St. Louis Rams' coach Steve Spagnuolo said he would like to find a quarterback that has the same kind of leadership intangible like James Laurinaitis, whom the Rams selected at the top of last year's second round.
"Leadership is really important to that position, just like how you would, on the defensive side of the ball, on a mike linebacker," Spagnuolo said. "Those are ...
NFL Combine 2010 Results: What Jacoby Ford’s 40 Time Means For His Draft Stock
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Brian DiTullio in NFL
If thereÆs one thing you now can definitively say about Jacoby Ford now, itÆs that heÆs fast.
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Ford posted a 4.28-second 40-yard dash speed, the second fastest since 2000 and the fastest by a wide receiver since Jerome Mathis in 2005.
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Fordánow has everyoneÆs attention moving forward as he also excelled in the pass-catching drills, meaning not only is he fast, he can actually catch the ball.
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Ford now will be closely looked ...
St. Louis Rams Still Weighing Options at NFL Combine
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Ron Clements in NFL
A day after Billy Devaney talked about Sam Bradford's shoulder, St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo said he agrees with his general manager "100 percent."
Devaney said Friday here at the NFL Scouting Combine that the Rams would use the health evaluation from the Combine along with the Rams team doctors, and a third "independent" physician to determine if the Oklahoma quarterback's surgically-repaired shoulder is ...