Archive for July, 2010
Who Will Emerge The Dominant Powerhouse Of The AFC West?
Posted: 7th July 2010 by Benjamin Richardson in NFL
"This year is the Raiders' year," the fans write on boards, articles and web sites. They talk about it at work and debate everyday with fellow AFC West fans over the Raiders' chances.
The Chargers' fans have had the crown for years and have been able to lay it down without much to say from any of the other teams in the division. Of course, year in and year out ...
Well, the story is unprecedented. The drama doesn't seem to want to end. Is this another article about LeBron James? No. This is a hockey article about Ilya Kovalchuk and the drama surrounding his unrestricted free agency.
When will Ilya make his final decision? It's the $1,000,000 question right now, as many hockey fans stand by on Twitter and other places on the internet trying to get any glimpse or nugget ...
Be Careful What You Wish for: Understanding the Ilya Kovalchuk Saga
Posted: 7th July 2010 by BC ISLEMAN in NHL
Ilya Kovalchuk is a rare talent. There have been only a handful of players in the history of the NHL who could be counted on to score 40 or more goals every season. He is one of those few.
But I do NOT want him on my team.
My team is the New York Islanders. As you should know by now, if you have not been stranded on Gilligan's Island, the Islanders ...
Los Angeles Kings Out of the Running For Ilya Kovalchuk, So What Now?
Posted: 6th July 2010 by Mark Ritter in NHL
Less than a week ago many Los Angeles Kings' fans were falling all over themselves in anticipation of landing prized free agent sniper Ilya Kovalchuk.For L.A. Fans, the hype was short lived as Kings general manager Dean Lombardi recently told reporters that despite his best efforts, he was unable to get Kovalchuk to commit to Tinseltown. With the addition of Kovalchuk the L.A. Kings would have been one of the ...
White Sox starter Jake Peavy was pulled from the game during the second inning with an apparent arm injury.
After throwing a pitch, Peavy wandered off the mound and appeared to be shaking his right arm. He was replaced by Tony Pena.
I'm not going to speculate on what the injury actually is (other than that it appeared to be in the lower arm area) or the severity of it, but this could be a ...
NEW YORK-- It has been pretty evident that the Mets have not given Johan Santana any run support this season. Knowing that, Santana promptly parked a home run off the right field foul pole in the third inning, his first career home run, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead off Reds starter Matt Maloney.
Aaron Harang, who was scratched from his Monday night start due to back problems, was placed on ...
As fans of the NFL, we know what it is to feel a burning ire for another person simply because their team of choice does not match our own.
When a dyed-in-the-wool fan of one team encounters an opposing team's supporters, love for their own overcomes common sense and produces emotions of extreme intensity. It's part of what makes this game so amazing, and keeps us coming back year after year.
I ...
MLB All-Star Game 2010: Comparing the AL and NL Rosters
Posted: 6th July 2010 by Tyler Emerick in MLB
The midsummer classic goes to Disneyland in 2010.
Just miles down the street from the happiest place on earth, a collection of the greatest baseball players in the world will meet for one star-studded evening.
Who's ready for a California Adventure?
I sure am.
Here is a position-by-position breakdown of the 81st MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim, California. Begin Slideshow
2010 NFL Offseason: Ten Most Intriguing Rumors That Never Came True
Posted: 6th July 2010 by Mihir Bhagat in NFL
The NFL offseason is arguably one of the craziest times during the year as the front offices for all 32 franchises are actively scrambling to make transactions in order to put their teams in the best possible situation for the upcoming season.
Accompanying all the wheeling and dealing are hundreds of rumors that leak out every day. Many see it as sports' form of the gossip column.
More often that not, ...
All-Star Pitchers: Never on Sunday or Where is Tom Seaver?
Posted: 6th July 2010 by Harold Friend in MLB
There was a time when baseball players didn't have to be extrinsically motivated to try to win the all-star game. The incentive was to win for the pride of the league without hurting your team. Tom Seaver started the 1970 All-Star game. Two events occurred then that could never occur today. New York's most beloved team, at least after the Brooklyn ...