Brian Urlacher said today that he wants to finish his career on the Chicago Bears. Despite a close relationship with former head coach Lovie Smith, this is where he wants to stay. According to the team’s website… “I want to be a Bear. I want to play for the Bears,” Urlacher said. “That’s my first [...]
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 [...]
It’s a little weird to think that a pitcher who posted a 3.70 ERA, .1.27 WHIP, and who held opponents to a .241 BAA couldn’t find themselves a job on a contending roster in the big leagues, but that’s exactly the situation Shaun Marcum found himself in after the 2012 season, when elbow issues scared [...]
The Minnesota Timberwolves‘ talented power forward Kevin Love has a last name that seems quite fitting these days. Love is set to receive the Kia Community Assist Award for December for the work he has done in the Minnesota area around the community. The NBA recently announced he would receive the award because of his [...]
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 [...]
Clinton Hollon is a talent that is hard to find. Hollon, who has played for Woodford County has committed to the University of Kentucky. Kentucky has not been lucky enough to land a great pitcher in many years. They tend to recruit more players that play other positions. Hollon has loads of talent. He has a fastball [...]
In Jabari Parker’s second game of the year and Simeon Academy’s first loss he recorded as many turnovers as points. Looking back on that game Parker admitted the he “probably came back a few weeks too early.” Parker fractured his right foot over the summer and is just now rounding his way back into top [...]
South Hills (Calif.) senior and Hawaii commit David Denson won the Power Showcase in Miami last month in an impressive outing where he launched 19 home runs and many of them were at a truly ridiculous distant. Denson was using an aluminum bat, but one of his shots went 515 ft and three others bounced [...]
Staying close to home, Anthony Barber has committed to play basketball at N.C. State. He was a dynamic point guard, when he played for Hampton High School.He is considered to be the best point guard to come out of Virginia in this year’s class . He is ranked 3rd in the nation. Anthony has the [...]
David Dahl is one of the best hitters in the nation for his class. Dahl has a smooth left-handed swing and also has incredible balance at the plate especially for his age. He has probably the most efficient swing of the players in his class and his numbers back that up. His senior year, he [...]
Gavin Cecchini is a big-time shortstop who appears to have all five tools. Some are more pronounced than others, but all the elements of his game are there. He has great range in the infield and a solid arm for a short stop as well. Cecchini worked the double-play this past August in tremendous fashion [...]
Stryker Trahan has grade-A arm strength, an agile body, and legit power swing from the left of the plate. He is by far the best catcher in this class; he has committed to ‘Ole Miss, but was also drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He’s sturdy enough physically too that many believe he can endure the [...]
Lance McCullers Jr. has potential as a power bat, but his fastball has reached close to triple digits and he has a nasty breaking ball. He could develop into a big time pitching talent and that’s why he was drafted by the Houston Astros. The Florida commit struck out 79 in 52 innings last year [...]
Courtney Hawkins is an interesting prospect, because it is unclear whether Hawkins will eventually be a position player or a pitcher. He throws in the low-90s from the mound, but also has a power to his bat that could develop to a major league level. He runs well and can field anything in the right [...]
Max Fried was a three-year varsity baseball player at Montclair Prep (Van Nuys, Calif.) under head coach Rick Weber, stands at a projectable 6-foot-4 and has phenomenal pitching mechacnics and athleticism to boot. He can reach 92 mph on his fastball, but also has a nice off-speed game to provide a lethal combination. He accepted [...]
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