Archive for March, 2010
Power Rankings: No joke — five reasons to watch in April
When someone labels the NBA’s April schedule as traditionally the most meaningless in all of sports, it’s no April Fool’s joke. Heck, that even includes the first round of the playoffs, where real news is as hard to find as in a Tiger Woods interview.
On the surface, this April appears no different. [...]
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Giants camp tour: Panda, Bam-Bam show should produce excitement
Kung Fu Panda and his million-watt smile are making their way through the clubhouse, stopping to joke with Aubrey Huff at one table, pausing for a conversation in Spanish at another, then out to the still-empty dugout on this quiet morning to make a cell phone call.
Amazing thing is, he hasn’t even drilled [...]
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News & Views: Selanne’s goal, Fehr’s role, Classic home
Teemu Selanne says joining the exclusive club of 600-goal scorers means more to him than breaking childhood idol Jari Kurri’s career total.
Teemu Selanne and Jari Kurri share a laugh as one Finnish great nears his hero’s scoring mark. (AP) Selanne needs only two goals to surpass Kurri as the NHL’s highest scoring [...]
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Chicago White Sox Betting Odds – White Sox Can Win Central
The Chicago White Sox are a quiet contender heading into the 2010 season but as they say, pitching leads the way in baseball. With a full season of Jake Peavys services, Ozzie Guillens club may finally have what it takes to get back to the postseason.
Chicago White Sox Baseball betting: +3050 To Win World Series
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O’Neal captains Heat to blowout of fading Bulls
Dwyane Wade got a warm reception when he was introduced before the game. It was a Chicago crowd’s way of saying welcome home to a native son who’s a star and could become a major free agent.
Wade doesn’t always score big at the United Center and Thursday night he didn’t have to.
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Stepping up in goal, Howard has Wings looking dangerous again
Perhaps you’ve noticed this phenomenon as the playoffs approach: There’s a lot of concern being expressed about the goaltending of some top contenders, yet little seems to be directed at the Detroit Red Wings.
Now, that could strike you as being a little strange. After all, Detroit has been to the past two [...]
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Optimism Index: Measuring the hopeful and the hopeless
In calling around and casting about, I’ve learned that every person in baseball is optimistic right now. They’re keen on the energy the new staff has generated. They admire how the veterans have set a great example through their hard work and attention to detail. They like what they see in the kid with [...]
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St. Louis Cardinals Betting Odds – Cardinals Are A World Series Contender
It was a very sour finish to the St. Louis Cardinals season after Matt Holliday dropped an easy fly ball and choking away a very productive season. It was their first division title in three years but with most of the same parts back including Holliday for a full season the Cardinals will [...]
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CAA could control free agency
other than in the LeBron Watch bo the countdown to July 1 passed the 100-day mark over the weekend. The most anticipated free-agent class of the post-Michael Jordan era is now 98 days away.
Something else happened recently that could dramatically affect the free-agent cataclysm that’s about to hit. Henry Thomas, the Chicago-based agent [...]
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Sophomore slump? Lightning’s Stamkos strikes 43 times
Turns out the strong finish told a lot more about Steven Stamkos than the weak start.
Good thing for the Tampa Bay Lightning, since it has translated into the 20-y not to mention a lot faster than what might have been reasonable to expect. If nothing else, that’s something upbeat for the Lightning [...]
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