Archive for July, 2010
It’s no surprise that Detroit Lions rookie running back Jahvid Best is getting some high praise from experts around the league. After an excellent college career at Cal where he averaged over 7.0 yards per carry while also making an impact in the passing game and the return game, Best was considered one of the top backs in the 2010 draft class.
His elusive running style and speed have him getting ...
LeBron James: Should “The King” Be Impeached? What He Should Have Done
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Dustin Brown in NBA
We all know how ESPN rode the LeBron James tidal wave for weeks. "The Decision" was hyped beyond belief.
A soap opera could be compared to every sports channel you switched to. LeBron was on all of them.
Miami was James' choice, as we're all aware, but was it the right choice?
As many analysts would agree, the Chicago Bulls were definitely the smartest pick if he were really a "winner." Reggie Miller ...
LeBron could've taken the easy way out.
It was his decision to make. He a free agent and every NBA team in the league willing to throw anything in their arsenal at him.
It would have been simple to stay in Cleveland.
If he had announced his return to Ohio, the sports talk shows today would be full of nothing but praise and adoration for LeBron James.
Everyone would be talking about how loyal ...
Minnesota Timberwolves All Too Easily Get Michael Beasley
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NBA
"With the 34th pick in the 2008 draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select.....Michael Beasley!"
What? (you ask).
Essentially last night, that is what happened when the Wolves surprisingly acquired (statistically) the second best talent of the entire 2008 draft for a second round pick, which in comparing to that draft, the Wolves took 34th overall, and ironically flipped—Mario Chalmers to the Miami Heat.
Basically, if he stays, all it costs the team was a second ...
Hey Dan.
It’s me, LeBron.
Eventually, your now-infamous "open letter" to Cleveland fans navigated its way through my normally impenetrable "narcissism" and into my sphere of awareness.
I read it.
It stung.
Now that I have had the chance to sleep on it, I realize I didn’t handle things as well as I should have. I was unprofessional. I was naïve. I helped engineer the hype machine and just keep chucking fuel into the swirling ...
Drew Thurman (3:24 pm) In this series of profiles, we are taking a look at some of the under the radar Buckeye players who play a vital role in a championship run. Everyone knows the importance of players like Pryor, Saine, Posey, Brewster, Boren, Heyward, Homan, and Rolle. This series is not about those big names players, rather the indispensable guys that get looked over. Check out No. 6, ...
What’s Next? San Jose Sharks Search For Evgeni Nabokov’s Replacement
Posted: 9th July 2010 by JC De La Torre in NHL
When long time goaltender Evgeni Nabokov defected to mother Russia, it left the San Jose Sharks with a gigantic hole between the pipes.
Coming off one of his best seasons, the 35 year old net minder put up a 44-16-10 record with three shutouts. He had a goals against average of 2.43 and a save percentage of .922. Both were improvements on his previous year’s totals.
San Jose, meanwhile, puts $6 million ...
Petty Personified: Cleveland Cavaliers Dan Gilbert Is NBA’s Worst Owner
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Cecil Harris in NBA
Sports don’t build character. Sports reveal character.
This is as true of athletes as of those involved in the business of sports.
A lack of character compelled Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert to rant like a petulant child after he lost superstar LeBron James to the Miami Heat and got nothing in return.
Now, Gilbert tells visitors to the Cavaliers website, the Associated Press, and anyone else willing to listen that ...
AFC West Dynasty Capsule: San Diego Chargers
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Dynasty League Football in NFL
The Chargers have been both a perennial favorite and a perennial disappointment in the NFL over the past few years. Luckily for dynasty fantasy football owners, many of the Chargers players' performances have been much more fruitful than the team’s playoff success.
Countless dynasty owners have won titles led by such stars as Philip Rivers, Antonio Gates, and LaDainian Tomlinson the past few seasons, while the Chargers themselves have yet to win the ...
Only moments after pulling out of an "imminent" deal with New York for lefty ace Cliff Lee, Seattle has reportedly agreed to send Lee along with reliever Mark Lowe to Texas in exchange for first baseman Justin Smoak and three other prospects.
We'll have to wait and see who the three other prospects are, but this is still a strange move for the Rangers regardless.
With severe financial troubles, the Rangers will ...