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In case fans in Minnesota are confused by that chilly, breezy feeling they may feel when taking in a ballgame in 2010, a quick reminder: that's just the elements. No need to be concerned. Unless, of course, it snows. In that case, finding a baseball may be harder than catching a pop fly lost in the Metrodome roof. But all things considered, this season looked like it was ...
2010 MLB Predictions: Cardinals Stomach a Tough Offseason, Return Ready
Posted: 17th February 2010 by Kendall Salter in MLB
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, things looked pretty good for the St. Louis Cardinals. After all, it looked as if they were about to tie up the division series with the L.A. Dodgers.
From there, they would head back to St. Louis for two games, during which they could clinch their way into the NLCS. But, as they say, even the best-laid plans of ...
Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys: NFC East Crown on the Line
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Kendall Salter in NFL
At roughly 4:15 PM EST, the invasion will begin. Both teams are in the playoffs, but there is much more at stake here. Not just a No. 2 seed, not just a division win, but a title. A chance to rub it in. A chance to exact revenge. For the Eagles, it is a chance to stroll into Jerry Jones' modern-day kingdom and escape with a most-prized ...
Did He Just Say That? LaMarr Woodley’s Take on the Pittsburgh Steelers Situation
Posted: 30th December 2009 by Kendall Salter in NFL
And the winner for funniest sports quote of the day is Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley, speaking out about his team's slim post season chances entering the last week of the NFL regular season. The Steelers need some help from both New England and Cincinnati, both of whom have clinched playoff berths already and thus have little incentive to play their starters in match ups with Houston and ...
Rest for the Weary in Indy Brings Out the Restless Fans
Posted: 28th December 2009 by Kendall Salter in NFL
Unfortunately for that guy, it doesn't appear that Colts head coach Jim Caldwell got the message. With a 15-10 lead in the third quarter and a 23-game winning streak on the line, the first-year head coach made a gutsy decision to pull many of his starters. With Peyton Manning and others out, the desperate New York Jets went on a run to close in on a ...
The Kings should have known by now. Everyone in the building knew where it was going. Once he had the ball, it was going up. He knew it. His coach knew it. The guy selling novelty hats at the team store knew it. And you just knew that it was going in. What they didn't know was that he was going to steal the ball as ...
The score was stunning. San Diego 42, Tennessee 17. When you're wrong, you're wrong. Even the best laid plans of mice and men... San Diego was dominant. The Titans took a 3-0 lead, and the Chargers never looked back. It was supposed to be a grudge match. Instead we got a triumphant rout. Just like that, Tennessee's season ended. All of the hard work the Titans ...
Tomorrow, in the “I Wish We Were Somewhere Else” Bowl…
Posted: 25th December 2009 by Kendall Salter in NBA
Three games to look forward to on Boxing Day, none of them particularly scintillating match-ups. But football is football, and what better way to kick off your Saturday than watching titans Ohio and Marshall throw down in an epic showdown. Little Caesars Bowl Ohio vs. Marshall Why watch?: Frank Solich fell off the football map somewhat after he was fired (somewhat ludicrously) after ...
Stop the presses. What a surprise. I didn't see this one coming. Oh yeah, I'm being sarcastic. There has got to be an oversaturation point with Brett Favre news, and honestly, I think that line was crossed a long, long time ago. But this pattern has been established over the past few years, as Favre has gone from America's darling to old hat. His act is well known, ...
Why the Washington Nationals Should Blow It All Up and Start Over
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Kendall Salter in MLB
The Washington Nationals are not going to win the NL East next year.
They probably aren't going to win it the year after that, or anytime in the near future.
Almost everyone around baseball accepts the fact the Nats are just not a very good team and are still in the regrouping phase after a rather bumpy 2009 season.
So what do the Nationals, baseball's worst team, have going for them?
They have a ...