Archive for July, 2010
Madden 11 Ratings: C.J. Spiller and the Buffalo Bills Offense
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Robert Quinn in NFL
Alas! The ratings for the upcoming Madden 11 have been released. Every year, gamers who play with the Buffalo Bills must be prepared to step their game up, or suffer.
The Bills have extremely low ratings. The only player earning a 90 Overall is beloved punter, Brian Moorman.
Let's take a look at the key Buffalo Bills player ratings, as well as their rookies, and see how competitive the folks at ...
LeBron James Is To Blame: So Are Dan Gilbert And David Stern
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Jeff Hicks in NBA
LeBron James fooled everyone into believing he was his own person, his own entity, and the "King." What Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and NBA commissioner David Stern created is much more foolish.
Gilbert had been put in charge of the dubious task of keeping James happy while he was a member of the Cavs. He did that very well, and that could be what led to the departure of ...
10 Impact Players For the Carolina Panthers’ 2010 Season
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Steve Butler in NFL
Julius Peppers was shipped to Chicago, Jake Delhomme was considered expendable, and Thomas Davis suffered the second serious knee injury of his career. The 2010 First round draft pick was traded to SF to acquire DE Everette Brown, and at this point it looks as if SF was on the good end of that deal.
All that being said, the Carolina Panthers came away with a lot of good value ...
The Bowman Reaction: Blackhawks Decide On Antti Niemi Or Niklas Hjalmarsson
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Kyle Wahlgren in NHL
As reported across all major sports websites, fan blogs, and twitter accounts alike, the San Jose Sharks signed Niklas Hjalmarsson to a four year, $14 million offer sheet.
In Blackhawk fandom, this means Chicago has seven days to match the deal or be bitten.
The Blackhawks organization has been the focus of restricted free agent talks with both Hjalmarsson and Antti Niemi over the past week.
The worries regarding the possible signing of the Finnish ...
Yankees Miss On Cliff Lee: Mariners Reportedly Pull Out Of Pending Deal
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Nathaniel Ballance in MLB
A rumored deal that would send Mariner's star lefty Cliff Lee to the Yankees for top prospect Jesus Montero, along with infielder David Adams and pitcher Zach McAlister, is apparently off.
The Mariners have allegedly balked due to concerns over David Adams bad ankle, which he injured breaking up a double play while at Double-A Trenton about a month ago.
Seattle GM Jack Zduriencik will almost certainly move his All-Star starter. But with ...
Cliff Lee Talks Between Mariners and Yankees Are Stalled
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Lucas Weick in MLB
Fox Sports is reporting that trade talks between Seattle and New York have stalled.
A source says that Seattle is concerned about David Adams' health, and that led them to ask for more.
The Yankees are unwilling to accommodate that request, and the two teams are at a standstill.
The Reds have begun to intensify their talks with the Mariners now, and the Rangers are also lingering.
Reports that a deal to the Yankees ...
Gordon Beckham’s rookie season ended with him coming up just short of taking home the AL rookie of the year award. If his second season in the bigs continues how it’s been so far, he will be the shoe-in for sophomore slumped of the year.
Beckham has struggled mightily this year, a year where he was expected to be a doubles machine in the two-hole for Ozzie Guillen. His .205 ...
MLB Trade Rumors: Power Ranking the 15 Biggest Needs of MLB Teams
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Jon Star in MLB
The news that the Yankees nearly acquired the biggest trade chip this summer is sending shockwaves around Major League Baseball. Not only because the best team in the league came close to acquiring one of the best pitchers, but because the trade of Cliff Lee will act as the catalyst.
Lee's trade will likely kick start the frenzy before the July 31 trading deadline.
Numerous teams across the league ...
Los Angeles Dodgers Midterm Report Card: Position Player Evaluations
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Dennis Schlossman in MLB
In the initial installment of the report card, all of the pitchers who have appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers were evaluated and graded, and in this second portion of the evaluations, the performances of all the position players who have been utilized in the first half of the season will be examined.
All of the teams in Major League Baseball with excellent pitching staffs still need to put eight quality ...
Could Ryan Smyth Be Homeward Bound?: Former Oiler Could Return to Edmonton
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Kruzer Kryzanowski in NHL
It's hard to fathom, three years after what many fans in Oil Country dubbed "Black Tuesday," that Ryan Smyth's name would come up in conversation along with the Edmonton Oilers, unless you're reminiscing about the "good ol' days."
Yet rumors circulating out of Los Angeles recently are suggesting that Kings GM Dean Lombardi is interested in acquiring disgruntled Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray in exchange for Smyth.
This comes after Lombardi's "on-again/off-again" ...