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Kobe Bryant’s Maturity Was in Full Display in 2010 NBA Finals Game 7
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Nick Mordowanec in NBA
He’s been compared to the impenetrable Michael Jordan, as well as Los Angeles Lakers greats Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But Kobe Bryant’s performance in Game 7 of the NBA Finals was a bit out of the ordinary.
Bryant, widely considered as the best basketball player on the planet, was having an out-of-this-world performance—and I mean that in a bad way.
He was horrendous, missing shot after shot and losing his handle ...
Alexander Ovechkin’s Game Seven Loss Proves Why He is Not the NHL’s Best Player
Posted: 29th April 2010 by Nick Mordowanec in NHL
Wednesday night seemed like a record that has been played over and over.
Only in this case, the end result was all too real—again.
The all-or-nothing Game Seven contest between the Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens pitted the NHL’s best regular-season team—the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals—against the eighth-seeded Habs, a team which has shed copious amounts of blood—and a ridiculous amount of teeth—all for the chance to play in the conference semifinals.
The Capitals ...
2010 NHL Playoffs: Detroit Red Wings-Phoenix Coyotes Preview
Posted: 13th April 2010 by Nick Mordowanec in NHL
As the NHL approaches its annual playoff season—a postseason unlike any other in sports because of its grueling style—there are many surprising teams who have climbed up the rankings and now formidably challenge for Lord Stanley’s Cup. One of those teams is the up-and-coming Phoenix Coyotes. The Coyotes are the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, and they didn’t get there by accident. Behind former Dallas Stars ...
Wild Final Day of NHL Regular Season Had Big Playoff Implications
Posted: 11th April 2010 by Nick Mordowanec in NHL
In the final day of the NHL’s regular season, there were numerous games with big playoff implications.
First off, the Los Angeles Kings faced the Avalanche in Colorado in a game which would decide each team’s final seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
The Kings, who started the day in the seventh slot in the playoff rankings (right behind Nashville), were down early but ended up coming back and winning in overtime ...
NFL Draft: A Closer Look at How NFL Rookies Are Wildly Overpaid
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Nick Mordowanec in NFL
Now more than ever, rookies in the National Football League are overpaid.
Times have certainly changed over the past few decades, as athletes in all sports have been earning more and more dollars, but this is especially true for first-year players.
Players highly touted out of college seek agents to help get them the most money possible, and if a certain offer isn’t thrown out on the table, then a player may ...
2010 NFL Combine: Players Who May Rise or Drop the Most
Posted: 15th February 2010 by Nick Mordowanec in NFL
As we are on the precipice of the 2010 NFL combine, there are many questions about big-time players which have yet to be answered.
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Luckily, the combine may be imperative in terms of realizing which playersÆdraft stock is rising and those that are sinking quicker than the Titanic.
First off, letÆs look at USC safety Taylor Mays. Mays is a great physical specimen, standing around 6Æ3ö and weighing near 230 pounds. ...
Indianapolis Colts’ First Loss Was Seen from a Mile Away
Posted: 28th December 2009 by Nick Mordowanec in NFL
When the New Orleans Saints were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys over a week ago, the path was set for the Indianapolis Colts to complete the third undefeated regular season in NFL history.
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After all, the Colts had defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars just two days earlier in what many thought was the ColtsÆtoughest remaining game. With games left against the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, perfection was on ...
Chasing History: Why the Saints and Colts Should Try to Go Undefeated
Posted: 14th December 2009 by Nick Mordowanec in NFL
The current NFL season has brought us a scenario never seen before in the history of American football.
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Two undefeated teams from two different conferences, with an MVP-caliber player at each quarterback position.
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Oh, not to mention that one of these undefeated teamÆcoaches is in his first year as the head man.
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The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints are the first pair of undefeated teams which have each gone 13-0 in ...
DÚjÓ Vu: Indianapolis Colts Stymie Houston Texans on the Road Again
Posted: 29th November 2009 by Nick Mordowanec in NFL
Is it just me, or do you expect the Indianapolis Colts to always come back from big deficits?
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Whether you do or you donÆt, it always seems to happen. SundayÆs contest between the still-undefeated Colts and Houston Texans was even more entertaining to watch than last yearÆs game.
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You remember last yearÆs game in Houston, donÆt you?
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The Colts were down 17 points in the second half and seemed to be on the ...
The Memphis Grizzlies experiment is officially over.
After playing just three games for Memphis, upper management released Allen Iverson from his one-year contract. Iverson, who has been on personal leave the last few days in a move the team said was ôindefinite,ö criticized the play of younger players like O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gayùand he yapped consistently about his lack of playing time.
I wonÆt be the first to say this and ...