Archive for April, 2011
THE NFL DRAFT, MY PICKS 17-32
I’m back to give you the second half of my draft. These picks represent not only what I think teams will do, but what they should do. It’s always interesting to look back and see how I did with my picks. So with that here we go with picks 17-32… 17. New [...]
THE NFL DRAFT, MY PICKS 1-16…
The NFL Draft is upon us and there are some interesting story lines. Will Cam Newton go first, what will Buffalo do at pick 3, and will the Redskins take Blaine Gabbert at 10? Let’s look at the 1st round a little closer… 1. Carolina Panthers – Cam Newton, QB, Auburn. This is [...]
NBA PLAYOFFS CONTINUE TO SURPRISE…
The Knicks went out in a sweep, the Bulls, Hawks, and Heat are up 3-1. The West sees the Grizzlies up 2-1 against the Spurs, Oklahoma City is up 3-0 against Denver and the Lakers are tied 2-2 with New Orleans, as are Dallas and Portland after Dallas’ monumental collapse in game 4. Let’s [...]
NBA PLAYOFFS OFF TO A GREAT START
The NBA playoffs got under way this weekend and what a start they got off to. All eight games provided interesting story lines and interesting outcomes. Let’s start with Saturday’s slate and take a look… The Bulls came out flat against the Pacers and found themselves down 10 with 3:28 to [...]
KOBE’S $100K FINE RIDICULOUS…
The NBA fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 for calling a referee Bennie Adams a faggot. While that is a very offensive term, the NBA, and society in general, has become much too sensitive. Kobe yelled at the official in the heat of the moment. Bryant’s words and actions were captured by TNT’s cameras during the [...]
BONDS VERDICT A JOKE…
Barry Bonds is guilty, but not of perjury. A federal court jury found the home run king guilty of obstruction of justice Wednesday for giving an evasive answer under oath more than seven years ago. What a joke!!!Amber, a 19-year-old blonde woman who was the youngest juror, said the final votes were 8-4 [...]
A FEW WEEKEND THOUGHTS…
Tiger looked like Tiger again, Red Sox nation was happy as they beat the Yankees two out of three, and the NBA Eastern Conference playoff matchups are set. Just another weekend in April in the sports world… Tiger Woods gave us a thrill Sunday at the Masters. Sunday started with Tiger Woods 7 [...]
A FEW THOUGHTS AFTER 1 WEEK OF BASEBALL…
The Red Sox and Rays haven’t won a game, and the Rangers are undefeated. The Orioles lead the AL East and the Kansas City is leading the Central. Let’s take a look at each division…
UCONN WINS 3RD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP…
The Connecticut Huskies, and coach Jim Calhoun, won their 3rd National Championship in school history Monday night, with a 53-41 victory over Butler. This was Butler’s second straight trip to the Championship game, only to come up short.
2011 AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTIONS
The American League has some interesting story lines this year, with a lot of the usual suspects. The Red Sox made two major acquisitions in Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez. The Yankees lost pitcher Andy Pettitte to retirement, lost out in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes and the Rangers are the defending American League Champs. Let’s take a look [...]
