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10 Reasons the Denver Nuggets Can Win It All

Posted: 12th October 2009 by Courtney Zierk in NBA
Last year, the Nuggets were one of the more intriguing and exciting teams in the league. They literally came out of nowhere to shock the basketball world, making to within two games of their first NBA Finals appearance. Questions have been raised this offseason as to whether the Nuggets have done enough to keep up with other Western Conference powers, such as the Spurs, Lakers, Mavericks, and Blazers, who have ...

A Plea To Raider Nation

Posted: 9th October 2009 by Courtney Zierk in NFL
Dear Black & Silver Faithful, á I remember a time, as a Broncos fan, when I used to get energized to play the Raiders. It used to be an event, an entire week of increasing anticipation and smack talk, culminating in an epic battle waged on the field between two bitter division rivals. á It never used to matter how good either team was. The action on the field would inevitably play out like ...

Am I the Only One Sick Of Brett Favre?

Posted: 8th October 2009 by Courtney Zierk in NFL
Brett Favre's Monday night performance was the worst thing to happen to the NFL since the implementation of the "Tuck Rule". Just what we needed was one more reason to encourage Favre that we actually want him in the league still. And by "we", I am of course referring to the self-respecting, hard-working, decisive NFL fan that knows that when he tells his boss it's over...it's really over. (Note: Please exclude from ...

Off to a Rocky Start: Rockies Struggle Against Lee

Posted: 7th October 2009 by Courtney Zierk in MLB
Watching Cliff Lee pitch is one of those things as an opposing fan that drives you crazy. He doesn't have overwhelming stuff by any stretch of the imagination, the movement on his pitches isn't great, and he throws very hittable strikes. áAll those factors seem like they should add up to easy on base opportunities for a good hitting team.á But today, he completely confounded the Rockies batsmen, and made Citizens ...