The Ottawa Senators are giving young Swedish prospect Mika Zibanejad his first taste of NHL action for the season, as an injury to Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson suffering from the flu has created room for him on the roster. In his first game of the season Tuesday night, Zibanejad assisted on Jim O’Brien’s second period [...]
I don’t try to make a habit of saying too much about waiver-wire pickups, but when that waiver wire pickup is a young arm who has been touted to have the best stuff in his organization…well, it’s probably worth a few words. Said arm would be Sam Dyson, formerly of the Toronto Blue Jays, and [...]
One of the recurring images of the Charlotte Bobcats’ 2012-2013 season is opposing players shooting wide-open threes. The Bobcats tend to collapse into the paint on dribble penetration and overload one side of the court defensively. Subsequently, opposing wing-players are left open beyond-the arc. That’s why the Bobcats are the worst in the NBA in [...]
The chase for five-star defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes (Auburn, Ca., Placer) and former USC commit is shaping up to be a four-team race between UCLA, Notre Dame and an outside shot given to Alabama, because he has not cancelled his visit to the Tide. USC is still in the mix for the 6-3 310-pound lineman [...]
Marshall Henderson has emerged on to the college basketball scene by making big shots and not being afraid of showing his emotions on the court. But it has been the Ole Miss guard’s emotional outburst that has gotten him the most attention. Henderson’s taunting of the Auburn student section after hitting the game winning free [...]
A lot of basketball fans want to see LeBron James in the dunk contest. However, LeBron has always turned down pressure to join the contest. To me, this makes no sense because All-Star weekend should be about entertaining the fans. Luckily for us, a fan by the name of Chris Thomas has a brilliant idea. [...]
The week leading up to Super Bowl XLVII has been quite exciting for members of the Baltimore Ravens considering all of the questions surrounding Ray Lewis being linked to PED. However, the argument can be made that Joe Flacco has found himself in a more difficult situation after making inappropriate comments about his feelings towards [...]
While Andy Dirks may not be the sexiest name in MLB, he certainly has gotten a lot of attention among baseball purists. The Detroit Tigers outfielder is a flat-out ball player. He never turns in a clean jersey and has tremendous feel for the game. All of this cannot be denied, but it takes more [...]
Raphael Varane scored a late equaliser on his ‘El Classico’ debut to save Real Madrid from a 1-0 defeat to Barcelona in the Copa del Ray. Barcelona took the lead after 50 minutes thanks to Cesc Fabregas, following a woeful clearance from Jose Callejon. The first half saw both sides come close to taking the [...]
Standing at 6-foot-2, Anthony Barber has rapidly become of the top prospects within the class of 2013. Listed by ESPN as the nation’s No. 11 overall prospect, Rivals even pins Barber at No. 9 in the country. By way of Hampton, Virginia, Barber has seen a number of the nation’s top college basketball programs vying [...]
Just days after landing top-30 recruit Jabari Bird, California head coach Mike Montgomery snagged the verbal commitment of fellow guard Jordan Matthews. A two-man class that is expected to grow has sparked plenty of talk of its future potential. Immediately following Bird’s commitment, rumors began swirling about California’s continuous pursuit of fellow 2013 NCAA prospects, Marcus [...]
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