Entries from February 2008

February 19, 2008

College Football: Recruiting Quarterbacks for 2008

By Daniel Freer
Signing Day has been completed….and fans everywhere have had some time to digest (or regurgitate…depending on the school) the recruiting classes for 2008.

In this anyalysis from Fantasy College Blitz, we grabbed our crystal ball….actually more like that old “8-ball” that I had since I was a kid….and project some of incoming freshman quaterbacks [...]

February 19, 2008

Is The Concept Of Clean Sports A Reality Or Misplaced Idealism?

By Sal Marinello
The list is really quite long; Roger Clemens and the whole performance-enhancing drug (PED) in baseball scandal, Kelvin Sampson and the University of Indiana, Bill Belichick and the video tape humiliation involving the New England Patriots, and the story surrounding Reggie Bush allegedly receiving illegal benefits while at the University of Southern California. [...]

February 14, 2008

Pavlik-Taylor II Will Yield a Similar Result

By JA Dawson
I have already shared my tips on successfully predicting boxing match winners, but as the Kelly the Ghost Pavlik-Jerman Bad Intentions Taylor super middleweight rematch nears, I just realized that I forgot to include an additional tip. That is, if two fighters have already met, and one fighter has knocked the other fighter [...]

February 13, 2008

The NBA Plans To Add A European Division

By Alessandro
Now that’s a swell idea.
For those of us who have been aware of (and have visited) European sports leagues, it comes as no surprise that the NBA is considering a five team division there. Europe is home to some excellent basketball leagues. Historically, Spain and Italy (just like in soccer) have produced the top [...]

February 13, 2008

Jonathan de Guzman Is No Judas

By Alessandro
Jon de Guzman is a rare bird: a Canadian soccer phenom. Lately, Canada has produced some very good players including his brother Julian, the awesome Dwayne de Rosario who plays for Houston in the MLS and Owen Hargreaves.
Of the four names two play for Canada and one of them isn’t Jon.
You see, Jon de [...]

February 12, 2008

Historical Quote Of The Day

By Alessandro
“…and I do not mind saying I think they are taking a gamble.”
Thus was Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee’s assessment of Babe Ruth after trading him to the New York Yankees in 1919.
Yikes. I mean, yikes!
No doubt Frazee was trying to justify the trade in some psychological way since he could not afford [...]

February 12, 2008

Is Vanity Cycling On The Rise?

By pelotonjim
The tradition of cycling has men escaping from the fields and mines to find a life pushing two wheels. When an outsider pointed at the anemic salaries of your run of the mill donestique, the response always included a reference to the salary the rider left behind so in comparison, cycling paid generous [...]

February 11, 2008

Chris Osgood Should Consider A Name Change

Like Cristobal Huet, Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood gets little respect. Apparently, when you win a Stanley Cup you are ordained a championship goalie - not Osgood. If an alien came down and listened to some sports casters talk about Chris one would think he’s a lucky mistake.
Is he?
Osgood is among the league leaders [...]

February 11, 2008

Amazing What Winning A World Cup Will Do

By Alessandro
Italians are all the rage now. When the Germans were winning cups, off German coaches went traveling ’round the world. Then, the Brazilians were in demand. They were followed by the French - who also happen to offer coaching talent to former colonies.
Italy is no stranger to exporting its talent. Throughout history, they’ve done [...]

February 10, 2008

NASCAR: Junior’s Back In The ‘Shine Business

By Bob Ellis
Piedmont Distillers, Madison , NC , the only legal Distiller in North Carolina , and NASCAR driving legend Junior Johnson have joined forces and introduced the company’s second moonshine product, Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon. Johnson is now part owner of Piedmont Distillers.
“I am really proud to own part of this company,” says Johnson. [...]