After a troubling start to the season, the Los Angeles Lakers have picked up their play recently and it appears they are getting it together just in time. It looks like Kobe Bryant has come to save the season once again. He is going to will this team to the playoffs and it’s quite a…
There are three blue-chip offensive tackles at the top of this year’s NFL draft, and Justin Pugh isn’t considered to be on that tier with Luke Joeckel, Eric Fisher and Lane Johnson. But Pugh is considered to be a first-round candidate. The knock on the Syracuse product is that his short arms could force him…
Mike Krzyzewski still doesn’t think his Duke Blue Devils were overlooking Lehigh when they lost in a second-round game a year ago. That said, he’s making sure this year’s team takes Albany very seriously. The Blue Devils open their tournament as a No. 2 seed against Albany on Friday. Mike Krzyzewski joined 1070 The Fan in…
Ryan Tannehill Hopes Understanding of Dolphins’ Offense Leads To Easy Transition May 3, 2012 – 6:00 am by Eric Schmoldt It may not have been the only reason that the Miami Dolphins selected quarterback Ryan Tannehill with the No. 8 overall pick in last week’s NFL Draft, but it certainly didn’t hurt that his former…
President Barack Obama Weighs in on the Olympics, Penn State and Tim Tebow in New York August 3, 2012 – 6:30 am by Eric Schmoldt President Barack Obama has never been short of opinions when it comes to the world of sports. With the Olympics in session, baseball season in full stride, and football just…
Chris Johnson Won’t Allow His Least-Productive Season to Crush His Spirits August 9, 2012 – 6:30 am by Eric Schmoldt If you thought one down year was going to quiet Chris Johnson, I’m not exactly sure what you were thinking. Johnson, the Tennessee Titans running back who put up more than 2,000 rushing yards in…
Don Mattingly Says What We All Know: The Dodgers Need Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier to Produce to Have a Shot July 16, 2012 – 8:30 am by Chris Fedor During their torrid start to the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers looked like a team destined for a magical year and a playoff appearance. While…
Darren McFadden has been out the past few weeks, but it hasn’t had anything to do with a concussion. It’s been an ankle injury for him, but that didn’t stop him from giving an interesting answer to a question on concussions. Questioned about whether guys hide concussions, given the fact that Alex Smith just basically…
David Garrard was named the No.1 quarterback on the Miami Dolphins depth chart earlier this week and after the Hard Knocks premiere it’s not hard to see why. The former Jacksonville Jaguar looked comfortable in Miami and appears to be a favorite of head coach Joe Philbin.No.9 has never had it easy in the NFL,…
Anthony Davis Says His Family Wanted the Charlotte Bobcats to get the Number One Pick in the Draft June 1, 2012 – 8:30 am by Chris Fedor Even though he spent just one season in Lexington, Anthony Davis left his mark on the Kentucky Wildcats. Not only did Davis distinguish himself as the best defensive…
Rockets forward Chase Budinger has been waiting for his chance at the Dunk Contest and stays mum on his plans February 17, 2012 – 9:00 am by Steven Cuce Houston Rockets third-year forward Chase Budinger has been selected to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He will join Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, Derrick…
This week marked the 20th anniversary of when Magic Johnson found out he had been diagnosed as HIV positive and went public with the news. His retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers accompanied the announcement. I remember watching the coverage at the time, but having absolutely no idea what it meant. It’s probably with that…
If you were asleep on the boxing world this weekend, consider yourself both lucky and unlucky. The fact that you didn’t purchase the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz makes you lucky; then again, perhaps the comedic gold that came in the post-fight interviews was worth the price of admission. Mayweather defeated Ortiz by…
I always thought Kevin Johnson’s position was intriguing. A former NBA player who is now a mayor of a major city in Sacramento, Calif., that simply makes for a good story as it is. Now, the plot has thickened. Johnson is now the mayor of a city that’s in danger of losing its only major…
Even though Jimmer Fredette was the National Player of the Year and one of the most prolific scorers in college basketball, he still hears all the questions when it comes to his game at the next level. Are you athletic enough? What position will you play? Can you get your shot off in the NBA…
Eric Winston Believes Kansas City can Follow Path of Last Year’s Houston Texans All the hoopla on Monday revolved around the situation with Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. That doesn’t mean it was the only important move to come out of the weekend that was in the NFL. Also in the AFC…
Erik Spoelstra: More Experienced Miami Heat are Ready to Make Another Run The Miami Heat went through their fair share — or perhaps even an unfair amount — of growing pains in their first year with The Big Three. There was all kinds of drama, whether it was real or media-made, as they attempted to…
Charlie Whitehurst Probably Knows He Deserves To Start, But He’s Not Saying It I’m finding it very hard to find a reason for the Seattle Seahawks not to start Charlie Whitehurst in their playoff game on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.On one hand, yes, they have a playoff veteran in Matt Hasselbeck, a guy…
Joe Dumars Is Not Without Blame for the Pistons Disappointing Season The days of the Detroit Pistons winning nearly 60 games in the regular season and competing for an NBA Championship again seem like a long way away. There’s no Chauncey Billups to stabilize the roster and things are crumbling in Detroit. The Pistons entered…
Mark Cuban Claims Interest in Rangers was Genuine Just a week ago, it looked like Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was on the verge of owning a Major League Baseball team. He has even said there were times where he thought he was about to win the bidding war for the Texas Rangers. But when…
CC Sabathia Feels The Yankees Have Gotten Through A Rough Patch, Believes Starting Pitching Staff Has What It Takes To Win As far as baseball business is concerned, everything seemed to be status quo in the Bronx up until last week. It was then that the casual sports fan may have thought the Bombers were…
Hines Ward and James Farrior Take The Higher Road When Responding To Warren Sapp’s Criticism Of The Pittsburgh Steelers The Steelers were embarrassed in a 35-7 loss to their hated AFC North rival, the Baltimore Ravens, last week. Before Mike Tomlin and the veteran Steelers squad could put the game behind them and start focusing…
Tom Schieffer On Monitoring The Dodgers “We want the team to be on the sports page, not the financial page.” The bitter divorce of Frank and Jamie McCourt has become a major headline in the baseball world over the last two seasons in terms of who really owns the Los Angeles Dodgers and runs the…
Steve Garvey Helps Put Together Dream Team Which Hopes To Restore Dodgers Glory The Los Angeles Dodgers are not for sale … yet. If that happens, you can rest assured that a couple of former players are gearing up for an attempt to buy the once-storied franchise that has now been soiled by owner Frank…
There was no doubt that Blake Griffin was going to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. That he did it unanimously was about as impressive as any of his highlight reel dunks this season. Griffin became the first player since David Robinson to win the award unanimously. And why not? Griffin, who had…
Many analysts throughout baseball were giving kudos to Alex Anthopoulos for somehow being able to unload Vernon Wells exorbitant contract (4-years/$86 million left) on the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim in a trade that sent the All-Star center fielder from Toronto to California on Friday while the Blue Jays acquired catcher Mike Napoli (before he…
Blake Griffin Organizing Offseason Workouts With Teammates During the Lockout After missing his entire rookie season due to a knee injury, it didn’t take Blake Griffin long to prove to everyone why he was the number one pick in the NBA Draft in and why he has become the new face of the Los Angeles…
Baron Davis Says When the Clippers Lost Blake Griffin the Team Lost their Heart and Soul In the offseason, the Clippers had visions of a playoff spot in the brutally tough Western Conference. They were supposed to be starting the season with a healthy Chris Kaman for the first time in a couple of years,…
Is Kobe Bryant the Greatest Laker of All-Time? Let the talk begin. Greatest Laker of all-time? One of the greatest players of all-time? Best player since Michael Jordan? All those questions will now be debated at bars and in the media now that Kobe Bryant has captured his fifth NBA Championship. You can say what…
Marcus Camby Joins the Playoff Contending Blazers It’s been a whirlwind last couple of days for veteran forward Marcus Camby. On Tuesday, Camby was traded from the bottom dwelling Los Angeles Clippers to the contending Portland Trail Blazers. Camby was supposed to make it into Portland Wednesday evening but his flight was canceled, forcing him…