Archive for July, 2010
What Will the Reds and Cardinals Do Before the Trade Deadline?
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Ben Weixlmann in MLB
The Cardinals and Reds are neck and neck in the NL Central standings with no dark horse in sight. They will stay that way unless a key player gets injured or one of these two teams make a move before the July 31 trade deadline.
The St. Louis Cardinals could use some help in the infield, and I think that Miguel Tejada (.283, 6, 32) of the Baltimore Orioles would be ...
The Rangers' signing of Derek Boogaard isn't great news for the team.
Boogaard is an enforcer, brought in to protect Marian Gaborik and Henrik Lundqvist.
Donald Brashear was brought in to do that last season, but he proved to be too much of an on-ice liability to be effective.
Brashear's game was incomplete, his fighting wasn't great, and he ultimately proved to be more of an albatross than a safety net. Brashear wound ...
We are a week removed from the 2010 NBA Draft, and the speculation on which pick will boom and which will bust is only heating up, despite the free agent frenzy.
Will John Wall turn around Washington? Who will be the best big man in the class, Favors, Monroe, or Cousins?
I've analyzed the first round, and some bonus selections from the second round.
Let's go!Begin Slideshow
Moves the Washington Nationals Will Make at the Trade Deadline
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Farid Rushdi in MLB
There is less than a month to baseball’s trading deadline and the Washington Nationals will soon have to decide whether they are going to be buyers or sellers.
Six weeks ago, the Nationals were 20-15 and seemingly had finally shed their worst-team-in-baseball persona. Five games later however, they were just a .500 team and since that time have gone 15-30.
There have been signs of life this week, ...
With all the movement that has been seen this off-season for the Chicago Blackhawks many fans are feeling the same way at this point. They understand the mathematics with the salary cap that were placed on the front office and Stan Bowman. Fans are still a little shell-shocked that so many of the familiar fan-favorites will not be at puck drop when the banners raise to the rafters against Detroit in October.
The Wound is Deep ...
Amar’e Stoudemire’s Gone: Who Will Be The Phoenix Suns Starting Power Forward?
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Jess Root in NBA
Thursday night and Friday morning was a strange time to be a fan of the Suns. I personally felt betrayed because of the Amar'e Stoudemire situation.
I know, I am in a group of people who believed that Stoudemire needed to return. Not everyone believes that. One thing I am certain of is that any scenario in which Amare leaves, no matter who replaces him, is a step back for the ...
Rangers Signed Brandon Prust. That Leaves One Forward Spot Open!
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by MR CONTROVERSY in NHL
The New York Rangers signed Brandon Prust today to a two-year deal for $1.6 million. Prust, who quickly became a fan favorite in New York, will be looking to reconnect with Artem Anisimov after last year's great performance.
I really like this kid. He skates really well, and he has pretty quick hands and decent puck control. He attacks the net, and as he showed last year, he has what it ...
Yankees-Blue Jays: Joe Girardi Manages New York To Frustrating Loss
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Jordan Schwartz in MLB
Yankees manager Joe Girardi wasted no time pulling starter A.J. Burnett after 6 2/3 scoreless innings once Burnett surrendered a two-out single. But the skipper was nowhere to be found as reliever Joba Chamberlain struggled through the eighth inning, eventually yielding the tying run.
Such is baseball in the 21st century.
So is this: With runners on first and second and no one out in the bottom of the sixth, Francisco Cervelli stepped to the plate ...
10 Biggest Sports Disappointments of 2010 in Wisconsin
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Jeff Robbins in MLB, NFL
Look, I know we haven’t talked for a while. But I was a little afraid to call you.
I know that the last few days have been tough. I heard about you taking your kids to see Toy Story 3 and how you had to be removed from the theater because you were crying so loudly.
Yes, I know. Andy saying goodbye to Woody, Buzz, and the rest of his beloved toys ...
Nikolai Kulemin Signs With Toronto Maple Leafs, What’s Next?
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Mark Ritter in NHL
After weeks of negotiating, the Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that they have signed winger Nikolai Kulemin to a two-year, $4.7 million contract. The deal is somewhat of a compromise to what Kulemin was originally asking for—believed to be in the $3 million per season range. Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke had said all along that he had no intention of paying first line money to ...