http://www.thesportsbank.net Sports Features Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:51:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sconnie.com founder Troy Vosseller joins Peter Christian to discuss how his company grew from a dorm room dream to a t-shirt craze sweeping across Wisconsin. [podcast]http://www.thesportsbank.net/core/audio/sconnie.mp3[/podcast] The Deposit - Sconnie.com's Troy Vosseller talks with Peter Christian about what the term "Sconnie" means. http://www.thesportsbank.net/the-deposit-podcast-archives/the-deposit-sconniecom-is-sweeping-across-americas-dairyland/ By Paul M. Banks In recent years, we have seen how drafting a point guard can help change the face of an NBA franchise. Think of the impact Chris Paul has had on the Hornets, Deron Williams in Utah, Rajon Rando with the Celtics, or just this past year, what Derrick ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/nba/difference-between-point-guard-and-floor-general/ By Melissa S. Wollering Doug Melvin and I seem to share a media relations philosophy that I wish I could impress upon others. A trade or acquisition rumor is a waste of time UNLESS it becomes worth it to explain to you why the rumored possibility was silly, unbeneficial and not going ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/basewars-chicago-cubs/blue-jays-don%e2%80%99t-migrate-to-milwaukee/ By Paul M. Banks In the past decade or so Northwestern produced about a handful of NFL running backs (Jason Wright, Noah Herron, Damien Anderson, Darnell Autry) Although neither of the two tailbacks they lost to graduation this off-season will follow in their footsteps, they were pretty good. Had Tyrell Sutton, ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/cats-cradle/northwestern-running-backs-it%e2%80%99s-wide-open/ by: David KayIn an offseason where the top teams in the NBA have made substantial moves to improve their roster, Mark Cuban and the Mavs are trying to keep pace. Dallas has been active this summer re-signing point guard Jason Kidd, acquiring Shawn Marion in a four-team sign-and-trade deal, and ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/nba/mavs-trying-to-keep-pace-in-the-west/ By David Kay # 1  Willie Warren, Oklahoma Height: 6-4. Weight: 207. Year: So. Projected Selection: Top 5. '08-'09: 12.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.1 apg, 47.3 FG%, 78.1 FT%, 37.2 3-PT% #2 Xavier Henry, Kansas Height: 6-6. Weight: 210. Year: Fr. Projected Selection: late lottery/late teens. '08-'09: n/a #3 Avery Bradley, Texas Height: 6-2. Weight: 165. Year: Fr. Projected Selection: late lottery/late ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/nba-draft-stock-report/top-nba-draft-prospects-shooting-guards/ By Peter Christian thecallouts@gmail.com The Call-Outs are a weekly list comprised of entities in the sports and pop culture realm whose actions and behaviors deserve to be pointed out and ridiculed. I didn’t ask for the gig, it was presented to me as a gift by the Greek God Apollo. OK, I ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/the-callouts-archive/the-call-outs-31/ By Paul Schmidt and Jake McCormick Nothing fires me up like a series revival between true rivals.  While Cubs-Sox always dominates Chicago headlines, true Cubs fans know that their real arch rival is, in fact, an Arch rival. Get it?  See what I did there?  The rival is the St. Louis ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/basewars-chicago-cubs/lohse-wells-its-cubs-cards-on-wgn/ By Shaymus McLaughlin It’s been 72 days since Brett Favre was officially released by the New York Jets. That’s 1,728 hours in which Favre has been without an NFL team. With it came approximately 1,726 hours of Brett Favre news coverage. The story has been well-reported (and by “well” I mean “over”), ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/green-bay-packers/look-at-the-numbers-brett-favre-is-the-vikings-best-chance-to-win/ By: David Kay Without downplaying his importance to the Cavs, let me just say this; $50 million over six years is A LOT of money to pay to a guy who has never averaged above nine points per game during his five-year NBA career.  But the Cavs were handcuffed in a ... http://www.thesportsbank.net/nba/cavs-had-no-choice-but-to-overpay-varejao/