The second weekend of the season is just days away, as the Minnesota Vikings (1-0) travel to Indiana to take on the Indianapolis Colts (0-1) in an intriguing week 2 matchup. Line – Vikings (-1.5) With many angles and players to follow in this game, let’s take a look at the major storylines: Andrew Luck’s Home Debut This [...]
The hockey world is preparing for NHL Lockout II. For the Colorado Avalanche, the hope is to avoid the explosion that occurred after the first one in 2004-2005. The team lost four of its six best players over the course of two seasons because of a combination of rule interpretations and contracts expiring before the [...]
The Kansas City Royals finish a three game series against the Minnesota Twins this evening in Minneapolis. The Royals have already lost the season series with the Twins, but are trying to reverse their previous (and indeed usual) form against Minnesota and have made a good start by winning the first two games of the [...]
This is a story that many have probably been waiting to see for quite some time. Michael Jordan will be relinquishing his basketball decision making duties for the Charlotte Bobcats. An article from ESPN the magazine states: “He’s promised his front office staff that he’ll let them do their jobs without his shadow looming over [...]
The No. 10 Michigan State Spartans (2-0) will host the No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0) on Saturday night and it’s surely a game that has some sizzle and hype. The beastly Spartan running-back Le’Veon Bell will square off against line-backer Manti Te’o, who is the heart of the Notre Dame defense. I am [...]
The James Madison Dukes have announced their 2012-2013 Mens’ Basketball Schedule. And, they’ve got a challenging one at that. The Dukes open up this season’s campaign in Los Angeles, CA against national powerhouse UCLA on November 15. UCLA made national headlines with their star-studded recruiting class this summer, ranked tops in the country, featuring Shabazz [...]
As if the last month or so hasn’t already been rough enough for Lance Armstrong–he may be looking into getting a new cell phone number after accidentally posting it on the popular social media site Twitter. The photo above shows Armstrong’s Tweet and if I had to guess off the top of my head, I [...]
Here’s the latest edition of Rant-O-Matic for September 13, 2012. Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers One of the most highly anticipated matchups for Week 2, the Bears and Packers square-off in this key NFC North matchup. Last week, Chicago displayed one of the most impressive offenses as Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall picked up [...]
In the coming days I will countdown the 10 players with the biggest impact in Utah Jazz franchise history. Today we start at number 10: Thurl “Big ‘T’” Bailey has been a very important part of the Utah Jazz for a long time. The Utah Jazz selected Bailey with the 7th pick of the 1983 [...]
SALT LAKE CITY—Scott Layden, who has spent virtually his entire NBA coaching/management career with the Utah Jazz, announced yesterday afternoon that he has accepted new Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey’s old job—assistant general manager with the San Antonio Spurs. Many thought that Layden–son of former Jazz head coach and general manager Frank—should have been interviewed for the [...]
Though answers for the 2012-13 Utah Jazz are in short supply and the ones we have may be few and far between, we do know that the current roster for the Jazz is much improved. Jazz executives took it upon themselves to not only change the roster, but enhance it in many different areas. The major [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — While other marquee NBA teams have been busy making blockbuster trades and free agent signings, the Utah Jazz have quietly put together a promising team for their 2012-2013 campaign. The young team from last year has gained playoff experience, had the offseason to train with each other, and former general manager [...]
