Archive for August, 2011
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
It's been the offseason of offseasons for college football. Utterly plagued by scandals while producing virtually no positive press for the sport. I'm pretty sure Tim Tebow is still the most popular college football player if you ask the average jorts-wearing fan at a tailgate this Saturday morning.
But we can ...
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
Without a doubt the breakout star of the 2010 NFL season was Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis. The former fullback went from an afterthought in Denver, to the starting running back for the Browns. Now, it looks like he will be rewarded for that effort.
Hillis and the Browns are ...
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
San Diego Padres right hander Tim Stauffer has been excellent this season. The No. 4 overall pick from the 2003 MLB Draft seems to have finally come into his own as a big league starting pitcher. That said, his most recent start is one he'd probably like to forget.
Against the ...
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
We finally know when Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg will make his much-anticipated return to the big leagues. On Tuesday Washington manager Davey Johnson confirmed that he had the young righty penciled in as his starter on Sept. 6 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Strasburg will make one more minor league ...
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Monday, August 29th, 2011
Now I'm not suggesting that the McCaskeys use the same photographer for their family portrait as the royal family does in "King Ralph," but... fuuuuuuuuuuuu*k, are they terrible at running a football franchise. Even when not directly making decisions, their aura of idiocy runs through the team.
The latest snafu occurred ...
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Monday, August 29th, 2011
News broke on August 26 that former NBA guard Javaris Crittenton was charged with murder in Atlanta. Since then, Crittenton has been technically on the run. Well tonight Crittenton's lawyer, Brian Steel, has said his client will turn himself in to police.
Steel says his client will fly from Los Angeles ...
Posted in NBA | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 29th, 2011
LSU's chances in its season opener are looking less and less positive now that "starter" Jordan Jefferson is suspended for the first game because of his role in a bar fight/vicious group attack on a guy trying to pull out of the parking lot.
Not that this is a huge loss ...
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Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Scientists have finally found a cure for Dustin Johnson choking in the final round of golf tournaments: hurricanes! (The kind that blows off the ocean, not the kind you drink before getting behind the wheel of a car... er, too soon?)
Despite falling short of its predicted end to one-quarter of ...
Posted in Golf | 2 Comments »
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
The New York Yankees spent $82.5 million on A.J. Burnett before the 2009 season, and are currently in the throes of buyer's remorse. After another awful start on Friday night, Burnett could be headed to the bullpen.
Against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday Burnett lasted five innings while allowing nine runs, ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 10 Comments »
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
We've mentioned before that Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander has made himself into the best pitcher in the American League this year. He just proved it again.
Verlander won his 20th game Saturday night in a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Though he didn't have his best stuff, the big ...
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