Dave Daniels
Dave Daniels
Dave is a free-lance actor and writer based in Chicago. He has unfortunately been watching his hometown Washington Redskins most of his life, and now it is his pleasure to cover the Carolina Panthers for Rant as well as post NBA content from time to time.
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Michael Haynes, Iona Basketball, Recruit Shot Dead in Chicago
In sad news, gun violence has been rampant in Chicago all summer, and it just took the life of one of the city’s best young athletes, Michael Haynes, right before departing for his bright future in college basketball. As confirmed by the Chicago Sun-Times and New York Daily News both confirmed that Haynes was killed [...]
TweetVernon Hargreaves III Commits to Florida and is Highest Ranked Recruit of Coach Muschamp Era
The University of Florida’s marquee recruiting event of the year, Friday Night Lights is happening today, but the Gators can celebrate whether it goes well tonight or not. They secured a commitment from Vernon Hargreaves III, the No. 4-ranked player in the country, on Thursday. Less then 7 days ago Wharton(Tampa, Fla.), the five-star cornerback, [...]
TweetJabari Parker “Doesn’t Feel Comfortable” Answering Question About Mormon Mission
Eventually Jabari Parker will have to choose between going on a Mormon mission or possibly entering the NBA draft. In my July interview with Jabari, I was highly intrigued by his religious background, because it was spotlighted in an excellent Sports Illustrated article. The article also, a bit unfairly, called him the “best high school [...]
TweetCam Newton Passed On Chance to Respond to Alex Smith
Alex Smith might be wishing that he had made the decision Cam Newton did after all the hullaballo regarding his comments. Smith referenced Newton and the Carolina Panthers in a Sirius XM interview earlier this off-season: “I could absolutely care less on yards per game. I think that is a totally overblown stat because if [...]
TweetIchiro Suzuki Trade Makes New York Yankees World Series Favorites
I know, I know, you probably think Ichiro Suzuki does not have much left; Ichiro has not had a great year(batting .261), but can you really blame him when he was playing for an American League team with no real chance of making the playoffs and a team tied for the most losses in the [...]
TweetKobe Bryant “no point to overexert myself” with USA Basketball Team
Kobe Bryant is hoping to hoist his second Olympic Gold Medal by the end of this summer to add to his 5 NBA Championship rings as well. David Stern recently commented that the Olympic team could become a 23 and under team. Kobe called the idea “stupid” and is clearly soaking all of the Olympic [...]
TweetAlex Smith “Got Carried Away” When He Referenced Cam Newton’s 300 Yard Passing Games
On Thursday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith was asked about his comments this spring about Carolina Panthers‘ quarterback Cam Newton. Smith had previosly referenced Newton’s passing numbers not meshing with Carolina’s 6-10 record. On Thursday, Smith reiterated his belief there is no correlation between passing yards and victories, although he did note that “obviously [...]
TweetAndre Neblett Suspended Four Games for Performing Enhancing Substances
The NFL has announced that Carolina Panthers backup defensive tackle Andre Neblett has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances. Neblett joined the Panthers in 2011. He was an undrafted rookie out of Temple; he played in 12 games last [...]
TweetInterview with Breanna Stewart the UCONN-bound Gatorade Girls’ Athlete of the Year (Audio Included)
Breanna Stewart was surprised by Tamika Catchings in the middle of a school day to to find out that she was the Gatorade Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year. She added another trophy to her mantle last week when she won the Gatorade Girls’ Athlete of the Year. I previously typed up this interview Michael [...]
TweetRon Rivera “Pleased with the Direction” Carolina Panthers Heading
Ron Rivera has liked Cam Newton’s approach to his second NFL season and doesn’t think a sophomore slump is a danger. “I will say this about a sophomore slump – if there’s anybody that’s going work through it, he’s going to work through it. When the season was over, one of the things he said [...]
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