Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Arrest, Detroit Lions, DUI, Football, President, Tom Lewand on June 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Detroit Lions although I don’t know why anymore, are my favorite NFL team and I love them with the same odd curiosity the Chicago Cubs fans love their team. The days of tyrannical team president Matt Millen are behind us. We can finally pull ourselves from the bottom of the standings and leave the pedestal of overwhelmingly biggest punching bag. Or so we thought… (more…)
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Draft, Fantasy, Football, NFL on June 27, 2010 | 5 Comments »
July will begin the season for the most popular online game on the planet. Fantasy Football boasts over 11 million players a year, all fanatically clinging to meaningless glory to make up for some significant shortcoming in their everyday lives. But hey, this is America isn’t it? (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fans, Soccer, United States, World Cup on June 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
With record TV ratings, a number of celebrity sitings in South Africa, and huge crowd responses to the U.S. team, are we as a fan base actually shifting toward liking soccer? (more…)
Posted in Football, NCAA, NFL, tagged Car Accident, Chad Jones, Injury, New York Giants, NFL, Rookie, Safety on June 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Former LSU two-sport star Chad Jones was involved in a car accident early Friday morning in which his SUV struck a pole. He had two male passengers. (more…)
Posted in Football, NFL, tagged Albert Haynesworth, Expectations, Fail, Holdout, Washington Redskins, Whining on June 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Guys like this make me sick…Washington Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth is the richest couch potato I can think of. (more…)
Posted in Football, NCAA, tagged Big 10, Big 12, College Football, Conference, NCAA, Pac 10, Re-alignment, SEC on June 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For those of us watching and waiting for what the University of Texas was going to do, the wait is over… (more…)
Posted in Basketball, NBA, tagged Basketball, Championship, Coaching, Legacy, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Record on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics are going to game 7. This series has been one of the most back and forth in recent memory and the final game of the 2010 season hopefully will be compelling. (more…)
Posted in Baseball, MLB, tagged Baseball, Phenom, Pitching, Rookie, Washington Nationals on June 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Okay, so it wasn’t the same as a 14 strikeout debut. It was however, another good outing, and a win for a bad team (Washington Nationals) against the Indians who were riding a four game win streak. Strasburg went 5 1/3 innings, had 8 strikeouts, 5 walks, and gave up a homer to Travis Hafner. (more…)
Posted in Football, NCAA, tagged BCS, Bowl Ban, College Football, NCAA, Penalty, Pete Carrol, Reggie Bush, Rules, Scholarships, USC, Violations on June 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Well, the NCAA handed down it’s punishment to the University of Southern California and to say it was harsh is an understatement.
The NCAA has in it’s own words, confirmed allegations that former USC running back and Heisman Trophy recipient Reggie Bush received illegal benefits while in the USC athletic program. (more…)
Posted in Football, NCAA, tagged BCS, Big 10, College Football, NCAA, Pac 10, Re-alignment on June 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As previously discussed, the college football conference shift has begun. The first two pieces of the puzzle have been made official and so far, I am two for two.
On Thursday the University of Colorado made their plans to join the Pac 10 conference official, today the University of Nebraska did the same announcing their commitment to the Big 10 conference.
Interestingly enough, another school, made a jump, in what I assume is a guess at what may be the sixth BCS conference if the current format remains in place. (more…)
The War Room 2011 Issue 1:
Riding the Pine:
