July 2010
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Kiffin Strikes again...
Once again Lane Kiffin is in the news for another alleged shady deal. Apparently he successfully recruited the services of Kennedy Pola to be USC’s new offensive coordinator. Pola was the Running Backs coach for the Tennessee Titans. Where the deal gets shady is that Lane didn’t bother calling Head Coach Jeff Fisher until after the deal was already done.
How many times do you think...
Rampage vs Machida all but signed
So it looks like the 205 pound division will remain red hot. The winner of Rampage vs Machida will face the winner of Rashad vs Shogun. Part of me is very excited to see this fight but the other part thinks “I’ve seen this movie before”.
Rampage style might be just what The Dragon needs to bounce back from his loss to Shogun. Rampage will chase Machida looking to land a bomb...
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Shark Fights 13...
“Shark Fights 13” seems to be getting coverage based on the “Big Names” they’ve brought in to fight on the Sept. 11Th card. Houston Alexander will take on Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, better know to fans as just Sokoudjou while Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine will face Trevor Prangley.
At one time this card would have been HUGE but now I don’t see any...
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The state of combat sports
Boxing is dying on the vine. They may not be in a state of panic yet but they have been struck with indecision to say the least. Paralysis through analysis is plaguing the sport. I may be wrong but the actions of Boxing’s top brass must be saying “What if he lost” to often.
In the sports glory days you had a round robin of fighters competing against each other. If your fighter...
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The Replacements...?
You remember the movie right? Keanu Reeves plays the former college QB who finally gets his chance to play pro football because of a lock out. Gene Hackman plays the role of the wise old coach who brings in talent from all over the country to fill the empty roster spots. Did you ever envision that happening in today’s NFL?
NFL Owners are arguing that player salaries are out of control and...
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Boxing gets a standing 8 count..
At one point in my life I was the self proclaimed biggest boxing fan in the world. I watched every Showtime and HBO fight. I ordered every PPV fight and watched every Friday Night Fights. I was a junky and boxing was my fix.
April 22ND 1995 tested my boxing loyalty when George Foreman won a decision vs Axel Schulz. You could argue that Foreman barely won a round let alone a majority decision!...
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Has Rashad lost his edge?
In an interview with Karyn Bryant from MMA Heat Evans says he’s content to sit out until March to fight Shogun who’s recovering from knee surgery.
Bryant: “So the word is that Shogun could be out until March, do you think that’s to long? Do you think there needs to be an interim fight?”
Rashad: “No I don’t think there needs to be an interim...
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UFC on Versus 2, August 1st
JONES vs MATYUSHENKO
Jon Jones has had a meteoric rise in popularity in the UFC. If you haven’t heard of him perhaps your a casual fan, don’t worry, you’ll be hearing a lot about him in the future. Once again the UFC will call on Jones to anchor the main event on Versus 2, as he did in Versus 1 defeating Brandon Vera.
Jones is quickly becoming a fan favorite with his...
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RIP
George Steinbrenner was more than a baseball team owner, he was a winner. He put a winning team on the field and created a global brand with the Yankees. Its grown so powerful and recognizable that it not only represents a team but also the city and the state of New York. If you didn’t know any better you may think the classic NY was a clothing label.
His teams commanded so much respect...
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14 years
I always love watching the MLB All Star game. Its a chance to see the most popular and typically the most talented players the game has to offer on one field. For years the AL has dominated the mid summer classic. As a fan of the National League that’s been tough to swallow. The NL has produced some great teams the last few years and every year I thought, “This is the year the NL...
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Bitter in Cleveland
“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE” - Dan Gilbert, Cavs owner.
Really Dan? You couldn’t win with LeBron, now all of the sudden you “Personally guarantee” you’re going to win without him? If a player like Bosh refused to play in Cleveland with LeBron who are...
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Title quest
The 2009 - 2010 NBA season ended with Kobe and the Lakers winning their second consecutive NBA title, defeating the Boston Celtics, but NBA talks were far from over. It was now time to focus on where this great class of free agents would call home next season. LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Boozer, Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudamire top the 2010 free agent list.
Dirk...
June 2010
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The Detroit Tigers Armondo Galarraga was robbed on what would have been the 3rd perfect game of the season. A historic feat never before accomplished in the history of Major League Baseball. Miguel Cabrerra moves to his right to get a ground ball, Galarraga races over to cover first base on what would have been the 27th and final out. Although replays confirm he beat the runner he was called safe....
May 2010
11 posts
When are people going to learn that the UFC doesn’t put on cards like boxing! I can’t stand hearing “When is the main event coming on?” If that’s all you’re out to watch you’re going to miss many quality fights. The UFC has top 10 fighters facing each other every fight card. They’re all worth watching. How about Mike Russow’s KO of Tom Duffy...
Wow! Ron Artest gets the rebound and scores at the buzzer! What a game! Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
RIP Jose Lima. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Flyers down 2 - 0 in the 2nd but still leading the series 2 - 0. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Tonight in sports: The Lakers look to take a commanding 2 - 0 lead tonight at 6:00pm. Will Stoudemire’s comments fire up Lamar? Can the Dodgers continue their hot streak without Ethier? Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
John Wall’s heading to Washington? Wizards win the #1 pick. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Hoffman blows a save up 2 runs in the 9th at Cincinnati. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
So it appears at least for now Kobe’s knee isn’t an issue as he scores 40 points in a dominant win. The Dodgers are the hottest team in baseball winning 8 in a row and 10 of the last 11. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira just walked into Starbucks in PB… Sweet. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
Brooms in SD
So the Dodgers brought their brooms to San Diego, sweeping the padres and gaining 3 games in the standings! Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
It appears the Celtics have come to play… Leading 85 - 71 in the 4th quarter. Lakers vs Celtics finals? Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
January 2010
28 posts
Vikings advance
I guess we found out which Vikings team showed up. That looked very much like the 10-1 team we saw through the first 11 weeks. I’m looking forward to the NFC Championship game! I will be giving my analysis on that game later in the week so check back. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
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Colts rest, Colts win
I know if you’re an Indianapolis fan you could taste 16-0. Most fans wanted to be a part of history so badly they would risk injury to any and all players for the chance to go undefeated. The thought of matching and passing the 2007 Patriots was almost to much to deal with.
How many people are questioning Jim Caldwell now? Its hard to argue with the results, The Colts were dominant against...
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NFC Showdown
Cowboys at Vikings
Its January and Tony Romo is still playing football, Wade Phillips still has his job and the critics of both are quite. Not only did they finish December with a winning record, they also managed to win their first playoff game since 1996. The Cowboys didn’t just win a playoff game, they beat a division rival for the 3rd time this season and did so convincingly.
The...
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Who are the Aint's?
Its hard to imagine a day when Saints fans were embarrassed to be seen at the games. In 1980 the Saints lost 14 straight games and fans, at the urging of a local columnist, wore brown paper bags over their heads. They wrote things like “Forever the Aints” or “I couldn’t give away my tickets” on the bags.
That was then, this is now. Todays Saints are headed to the NFC...
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What to watch this Saturday
Raven at Colts
In January you can be sure of a couple of things. It will be cold in most parts of the country, many Americans will have new years resolutions and Peyton Manning will still be playing football. Colts fans have grown accustom to seeing their team on the field in January, after all Manning has led his team to 12 or more wins every year since 2003. No other quarterback can say the...
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What to watch this Saturday
Cardinals at Saints 4:30pm est
It’s often been said that defense wins championships. When these teams take the field I don’t think most fans will be thinking much about defense. Lets take a look at the numbers, most experts are picking this to be the highest scoring game of the weekend.
The Saints finished the regular season ranked 4th in passing, 6th rushing and number 1 overall on...
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Image of the week
I love how ESPN’s image of the week is also proof of a facemask! Instead of this being a defensive touchdown by AZ it should have been a 15 yard penalty and first down for the Packers. In the playoff’s you have to get these calls right!
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Carroll leaves an empire
Pete Carroll built an empire at USC. From 2001 to 2009 Carroll’s Trojans won two national titles and finished with a 97-17 record. If Pete’s record wasn’t impressive enough how about coaching 3 quarterbacks who went on to win the Heisman Trophy? Still not impressed? How about sending 35 players to the NFL in that span?
After reading all the above information I’m sure you...
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Big Mac comes clean
So we all knew he was guilty when he told congress “I’m not here to talk about the past.” So why is this such a big deal? This is a big deal because details of Baseballs “Steroid Era” have been slow to come out. A player here a player there has been named. Most have chose to deny the allegations like McGuire did. Some were smart like Jason Giambi who admitted it right...
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UFC Fight Night
Gray Maynard is a top contender in the lightweight division. With his split decision victory over Nate Diaz he’s now 9-0. He has victories over other top contenders such as Roger Huerta, Jim Miller, Rich Clementi and Frankie Edgar. Talk of The Bully fighting BJ Penn for the 155 pound title has been bouncing around MMA circles for a few months.
The way Penn has been fighting since his loss...
Vlad to the Rangers!
Wow, didn’t expect that. How many home runs do you think he’s going to hit out of Arlington?! Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
From Johnson to OchoCinco...
Back to Johnson? He said he would change his name if Revis shuts him down. In week 17 he had no catches, tonight he didn’t get his first catch until the 4th quarter! I don’t want to hear Cinci fans say its because he didn’t get many passes, he didn’t get many balls thrown his way because he couldn’t get open! Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
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Wild Card Weekend Analysis
Willd Card weekend is always fun to watch. The last 3 out of 4 years a team that played in the Wild Card round went on to win the Super Bowl. With some strong teams playing this weekend lets take a look at the games one at a time.
Eagles at Cowboys
Tony Romo and the Cowboys have shown the critics that the calendar doesn’t determine when they win or lose. They would like to keep that...
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Wild Card Weekend Analysis
Willd Card weekend is always fun to watch. The last 3 out of 4 years a team that played in the Wild Card round went on to win the Super Bowl. With some strong teams playing this weekend lets take a look at the games one at a time.
Jets at Bengals
When Mark Sanchez takes the field this weekend he will be doing so with the #1 Rushing offense and the #1 Defense. They will be rushing against a...
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National Title recap
The Rose Bowl was rocking and the weather was a perfect 70 degrees at kick off. Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive. The first series of downs was dominated by the Long Horns Defense. Alabama attempted a fake punt and the pass was intercepted by the Long horns.
With Texas driving Colt McCoy is knocked out of the game with just under 11 min of the 1st quarter. Garrett Gilbert takes...
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8 times a charm
It was announced today that Andre Dawson would be the sole player elected into the prestigious Baseball Hall of Fame for 2010. Any baseball fan knows that Dawson was a good player but lets take a look at just how good he was.
Dawson received the rookie of the year award in 1977, the first of many awards he would receive over his illustrious 20 year career. He was also named the leagues Most...
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Its National Title time!
Heading into tomorrow’s National Title game theres one thing we can all agree on, both of these teams deserve to be here. Alabama will take the Field at the Rose Bowl with the #1 rank. If there could be a #1A it would be Texas, instead they’re ranked #2.
Colt McCoy will attempt to be just the 2nd quarterback to add 4 bowl wins to his resume, Pat White was the first. To say he’s...
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Iowa D steals the show
The final score of tonights Orange Bowl doesn’t really tell how this game played out. Iowa won 24-14 but the real story is how they were able to hold the vaunted Georgia Tech offense to just 155 total yards. The Yellow Jackets didn’t score their first touchdown until 12:30 to play in the 4th quarter.
Ricki Stanzi returned from an ankle injury to throw for 231 yards with two touch...
Motivation
Lou Holtz: Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
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No respect for the Orange Bowl?
As much as I love ESPN they are barely talking about the Orange Bowl. This should be a game worth watching, after all its Tuesday night! What else do you have planned? Let’s break it down so we know what to watch for.
Iowa vs Georgia Tech
Iowa
The Good:
Iowa is a classic physical defensive Big 10 team. Supporters of Iowa Football will point to their September 26th win Vs Penn State. Iowa...
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Fiesta Bowl delivers again
Boise State took the field for the 2010 Fiesta Bowl a 7 point underdog to TCU. This was familiar territory for the Bronco’s having entered the 2007 Fiesta bowl as a 7 point under dog to Oklahoma.
Andy Dalton, TCU’s quarterback had thrown just 10 interceptions in his previous 29 games. Boise State was able to force 3 picks, one was returned for a touchdown and the final one came in the...
Fiesta Bowl tonight
Boise St. vs TCU
TCU is currently listed as a 7 point favorite, the same spread for the Boise State vs Oklahoma game. Boise State won 43 - 42 in overtime.
A lot of people are expecting a good game, myself included, I don’t think anyone can expect it to live up to Boise States 2007 Fiesta Bowl win vs Oklahoma. That was one of the best college football games of all time, and that’s...
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When does the fight start?
It drives me crazy when people ask me ” When does the fight start? ” referring to the main event. This has been engrained in us for years because Boxing has put together super hyped match ups and filled the under card with what the public perceived to be meaningless and boring fights. A lot of times they were right, these weren’t fights the public wanted to see. There...
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What to watch on Sunday..
Eagles vs Cowboys
The month started off like most analysts predicted and the Cowboys were 0-2. Talk of them missing the playoffs for the second straight year could be heard all over the league. The Dallas players and coaches kept their heads up and talked tough going into a game where Dungy said they have “No chance” of beating the Saints. They ended up winning that game in thrilling...