Archive for July, 2010
NHL Free Agents 2010: Likely Landing Places for the Top 15 Free Agents
Posted: 5th July 2010 by Mike Burse in NHL
These are the top 15 NHL free agent players left on the market. With a flurry of signings last week when free agency opened we saw a very slow Fourth of July weekend in terms of signings and trades. But expect the floodgates to open this morning as we see many teams try to improve their clubs.
There are still some big names on the market, and there is no lack ...
NHL Free Agency: Ilya Kovalchuk Out Of Los Angeles Kings’ Reach
Posted: 4th July 2010 by Kaelan Lupton in NHL
The Los Angeles Kings are reported to be out of the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes.
At one point, they seemed like the front-runners, but after a lucrative offer from the New York Islanders, the Kings have fled from the Russian superstar.
Kings GM Dean Lombardi would not tell exactly why they removed their bid on the talented winger.
"We took our best shot to meet his needs and the team's," Lombardi explained to the ...
The Rangers have been pretty busy since July 1, the first day of free agency. Although their moves have been under the radar, they have been filling out their roster quite well. Did they forget that there is a roster limit?
Glen Sather may have his hands full coming into training camp. Prospects Evgeny Grachev and Dale Weiss are said to be NHL ready. It would be difficult not to offer ...
“More Than Just Basketball”: Why D-Wade Will Join Bulls, Bosh Too
Posted: 4th July 2010 by Sayre Bedinger in NBA
NBA Free Agency speculation is at an all-time high, and rightfully so. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh headline a free agent class that has been the most highly anticipated group of unsigned players possibly in the history of sports.
A handful of teams made it a priority--some even threw in the towel--to clear cap space and ready themselves for the class of 2010.
One such team was the Chicago Bulls, ...
Brian Burke Continues To Rebuild the Toronto Maple Leafs in His Own Image
Posted: 4th July 2010 by Nathan Cole in NHL
It has been repeated emphatically and often by Brian Burke that he believes in building a team in a certain way; a group of talented, scoring top six forwards and a bottom six of gritty, hard-hitting checkers.
Burke also believes in the importance of getting your goaltender situation figured out, then building up your blue-line.
Since he has already taken care of those two factors in ...
LeBron Tracker: Ranking the Destinations for James’ After Meetings
Posted: 4th July 2010 by Tom Considine in NBA
After meeting with six teams, LeBron James has a decision to make: Where does he want to play for the next few years, and possibly finish his career? I take you inside the mind of the King, and show you his top destination. Starting off with numero six...Begin Slideshow
The All-Star game rosters were announced today and there are a couple of snubs like there are every year.
But one stands out to me not just because I'm a Mariners fan but because statistically he deserves to be part of the All-Star game.
Felix Hernandez was robbed of a spot on the American League All-Star roster, because of his 6-5 record.
But that record is skewed. Hernandez plays for one of the worst ...
In Raider Nation there is truly a lining of Silver that has encompassed our Black cloud the last seven years.
We've drafted skilled players like Rolando McClain, Lamarr Houston, Walter Mcfadden, and Jacoby Ford (Just to name a few) who can make an immediate impact.
We've picked up Hue Jackson as our OC, he has brought fire into the Raider attitude.
We've brought in starters such as John Henderson to clog the run, ...
No Deal Will Save San Francisco Giants: They are Who They are
Posted: 4th July 2010 by Ted Sillanpaa in MLB
The San Francisco Giants lost to the Colorado Rockies in 15 innings on Independence Day to fall further back in the NL West and NL wild-card race.
Since frustrated fans have run out of cockeyed ways to fix the lineup or the pitching staff, firing manager Bruce Bochy is now their solution to all of the club’s problems.
Fair enough.
If you invest five hours of your July 4th holiday in watching a ...
Should Ron Wilson Be Fired If the Leafs Don’t Make the Playoffs?
Posted: 4th July 2010 by Ray H. in NHL
It's his third stint with the Leafs and Ron Wilson's trials as I like to call it are beginning to foreshadow an end to his career as a coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ron Wilson was named the 27th head coach in Toronto Maple Leafs history on June 10, 2008. In his first season with Toronto, the Maple Leafs compiled a record of 34-35-13.
Since then, his record has fallen to ...