Archive for March, 2010
Rangers-Islanders: Rangers Stars Show Life, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Broadway Hockey Daily in NHL
While many Rangers fans have packed up their hopes for the playoffs and shifted their focus towards the NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers don’t seem willing to head to the golf course without a fight.
On Wednesday night they completely manhandled the Islanders in their 5-0 victory at the Garden and moved within five points of the Boston Bruins, who occupy the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern ...
Fantasy Implications of a Possible Donovan McNabb Trade To St. Louis
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Michael McNeil in NFL
If there was such a thing as a fantasy football seismograph, scientists would have felt a tremor tonight in Philadelphia.
It has not happened yet—that we know of, anyway—but there have been several reports that the Rams have an offer on the table for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.
Rumors are not always enough to register on the fantasy Richter scale, but a rumor of this magnitude is enough to shake things ...
Anyone who has ever been to any single game at Yankee Stadium knows the scene: It’s a musty May night, and the game has been moving along swiftly, maybe a run here and there. Around the fifth inning, about the same time as the Great New York Subway Race and the YMCA, you start to here a metal pan being hit across the stadium. That pan belongs to the one ...
Why Buying the Golden State Warriors Is a Sound Financial Investment
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Brian Winett in NBA
One Word: Marketshare.
Or is that two words?
Two Words: Market Share.
Whatever it is, the Golden State Warriors present a sound investment for anyone looking to buy an NBA team.
The main reason for this is market share.
The Bay Area is the sixth biggest metropolitan area in the U.S. and has a fan base that supports two baseball team, two football teams, and the one major sport team that has no competition in ...
NFL Overtime: How the Changes Will Affect Team Strategies
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Paul Preibisius in NFL
The NFL has officially taken the first step in amending the rules for its overtime format.
At present, a team winning the coin toss cannot by virtue of a field goal alone win on its first possession. To win, a team needs to either score a touchdown on its opening possession or give the opposing team one possession following a field goal.
Changes to this new setup are likely to come within ...
Looking Ahead: The Top 10 Unrestricted Free Agents of 2011
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Mark Ritter in NHL
The NHL’s unrestricted free agent crop of 2010 is not a particularly strong one. Patrick Marleau and Thomas Plekanec make up two of the strongest forwards available, while Nik Lidstrom and Evgeni Nabokov are two of the strongest players available on the back end.
It is the belief of most prognosticators that Marleau, Lidstrom, and Nabokov will all re-sign with their current clubs, with Plekanec being the most likely to move ...
At first glance, it looks like baseball and competitive balance run on parallel lines. There are the Yankees with their 27 World Championships and the Pittsburgh Pirates who have not had a winning season since 1992.
Those two franchises met in the epic 1960 World Series when Bill Mazeroski won it with a Game Seven ninth-inning home run. 1960 was during a run where the Yankees played in 14 out of 16 ...
NFL Playoff Overtime Rule Changes: Stop the Insanity
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Barking Carnival in NFL
A few weeks ago, we explained why it would be a big mistake for the NFL to adopt the goofy proposed overtime rule changes. We didn’t think the proposal would actually pass—certainly the NFL brass would consider it carefully, reject it, and come up with a better solution, right?
Wrong.
Today, it was announced that the changes have been approved by the owners and will be ...
Aroldis Chapman was forced to leave an exhibition game on Monday, March 22, versus the Colorado Rockies with what my best friend and mentor, Hal McCoy, described as, "a twinge in his back, or stiffness in his back, or tightness in his back."
Either way, the Cuban flame thrower has a sore back.
The band Alkaline Trio once sang, "When you're only 23 it's not attractive to complain about your sore back."
For ...
2010 NFL Draft: Eagles’ Quarterback Situation Rests on Sam Bradford’s Shoulder
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Haran Knight in NFL
Welcome to Philadelphia, Mr. Mike Bell. Do you know who will hand the ball off to you? Neither do we.
The rumor mill is getting ready to accelerate to full throttle. This is usually the case this time of year.
Once head coach Andy Reid admitted that the Eagles are "entertaining" trade offers for all three of his starting-caliber quarterbacks, multiple scenarios went through experts’ minds.
Who’s making the offers? What will the ...