Archive for March, 2010
Bruins Re-Sign Andrew Ference: Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, Chiarelli
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
The Boston Bruins announced yesterday that they have re-signed veteran defensemen Andrew Ference to a new three-year deal. Ference will make an annual salary of $2.25 million per year. For all the good deals Peter Chiarelli has made since joining the Bruins, this is one of his worst ones yet.
Ference, who is in his fourth year playing for the Bruins, has yet to play a full year for the Bruins ...
Believe it or not, it isn’t easy ranking the top fighters in the NHL.
When ranking forwards, you can compare points. When ranking defenders, you can look at plus/minus. When ranking goaltenders, there are goals-against and save percentage to help.
But when ranking fighters, what criteria can be used?
Sure, I can look through tons of fights on Youtube, which I did, and I can look at who has beaten who over the ...
Why the Philadelphia Eagles Need to Deal Donovan McNabb to the Oakland Raiders
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Gerald Ball in NFL
It looks like Andy Reid has lost his battle to keep Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia for 2010 and beyond. This is evident because Philadelphia has dropped their asking price for McNabb from a first round pick and a player (which they allegedly told Seattle) to only a second rounder.
The big problem right now is that McNabb is refusing to agree to a contract extension after he ...
Manager Joe Girardi and the Yankees staff evaluated the entire spring training and came to the same conclusion I did: Phil Hughes should be the fifth starter.
Hughes beat out Joba Chamberlain, Alfredo Aceves, Sergio Mitre, and the recently released Chad Gaudin.
Girardi has been very impressed with the much-improved changeup that Hughes has been using and working on throughout the spring.
Chamberlain, Aceves, and Mitre are all now competing for spots in ...
San Jose Sharks: Spreading The Wealth Will Be Key in Playoffs
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Andy Bensch in NHL
When it comes to losing streaks, sometimes coaches have to dig deep into the bag of tricks in order to get their team to snap out of a funk.
San Jose Sharks Head coach Todd McLellan did exactly that on Tuesday night in Minnesota as he split up his team's top three scorers onto three different lines.
By separating his star players, McLellan landed on the following forward combinations:
Malhotra-Marleau-Pavelski
Clowe-Thornton-Mitchell
Heatley-Couture-Setoguchi
McGinn-Nichol-Ortmeyer
The Sharks may have ...
Justin Upton Injures Ankle in Arizona Diamondbacks Loss
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Jeff Summers in MLB
At this point in spring training the players have settled into their routines.
Starting pitchers are stretching themselves out to five to seven innings, building arm strength as they make their final push to Opening Day.
This is usually the time when position players try to quickly get their work in, hopefully overcome any bad habits, and most importantly, avoid injury.
The last thing a player or the team wants is to lose ...
Some say that "play ball" is the greatest phrase in baseball.
While I would tend to agree, there is another phrase that carries equal greatness in the game.
"If."
It qualifies every statement that people tend to make when talking about their team at this point in the season.
And for Cleveland Indians fans, such as myself, we've been throwing the "If" word around a lot. Actually, a lot seems like a little. The ...
2010 MLB Predictions: What May or May Not Derail the New York Yankees
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Danielle Correa in MLB
As a Yankee fan born and raised in the heart of the land that sports the pinstripes, the last thing I and many other dedicated fans want to see is a slump in the 2010 season, especially after nine seasons of lacking a championship win.
Fellow fans of Bronx Bomber nation, it’s possible that we may be facing some hard times this season.
Let’s take a look at some of the issues ...
A Little Too Cavalier: Five Overlooked Road Bumps in Cleveland’s Title Run
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Dan Delagrange in NBA
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 14 of their last 15 games.
The Cavs maintain a 57-15 record and lead the second-seeded Orlando Magic by seven games (with only 10 left to play) in the Eastern Conference.
Longtime center and fan favorite Zyrdunas Ilgauskas has returned following the team's acquisition of Antawn Jamison.
Shaquille O'Neal is mending a sprained thumb and should be ready for the playoffs. His absence has gone almost unnoticed as ...
By all accounts, Tony Allen is well liked by all his teammates. They say he is the funniest guy in the locker room and he keeps them loose. If those were the criteria for getting playing time, he would be logging heavy minutes.
However, that is not the case.
T.A. is an enigma. He oozes athleticism and if he had logged heavy minutes, I would dear say he would probably surpass Dikembe Mutombo ...