By Bill Port The Newest and Best Men of Troy: Analyzing the nation’s 7th ranked recruiting class You guys nabbed a verbal committ from QB Matt Barkley, the guy who is to '09 what Terrelle Pryor is to ‘08 and Jimmy Clausen in ‘06. Tell me about him.....  What can I say about Matt Barkley. He is a stud. A standout coming from a high school that has … [Read more...] about Trojan Fanfare:Analyzing another top 10 recruiting class
Archives for February 2008
Beating the Writer’s Strike Blues
The Third Domino Falls
By David K.  When the Suns pulled the trigger on bringing Shaq Diesel to the desert, a lot of people considered it a “panic†move. With Phoenix and the Lakers (thanks to the Pau Gasol steal of a trade), Mavs owner Mark Cuban must have hated being out of the public spotlight. On top of losing four of their last seven games, his team was once again taking a … [Read more...] about The Third Domino Falls
Trade Deadline Update
with Andy Weise (Reminder the trade deadline is Thursday at 5 p.m. E.T.) Starting out with The Sports Bank’s hometown team, naturally… CHICAGO Stay tuned for an interesting deadline and off-season with the Bulls. This team seemed to be rebuilt following the Jordan era, but now things are again up in the air. Ben Wallace is available as ever but no one … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Update
Tubby Time
Gophers Questions Answered By Andy Weise Short of winning the conference tourney can this team get in the dance? At the beginning of the season I thought no way. Towards the middle of the season, I thought it was possible and now I am pretty sure they can't. While Paul Banks enjoyed the crushing the Fighting Illini delivered to Minnesota this past week, that game … [Read more...] about Tubby Time
Breaking Down the Roger Clemens Hearing
Answered By The Soxman I’ve hated Roger Clemens for numerous reasons long before the Mitchell Report was released, so I can’t pretend to be objective here. So I'll let The Soxman handle answering the questions you all have about the Rocket and his illegal “Rocket Fuel.†How did you know?...If we do know anything conclusively so far, that is. As the … [Read more...] about Breaking Down the Roger Clemens Hearing
Spartans Drop 3 of 4, Look VERY Overrated
By Paul M. Banks Stock Dropping: Michigan State on the Road is not something you want to buy into 2/17/08 Well, I guess we know now that MSU was very overrated at #9. Sure, they beat a winless-in-conference Northwestern team at home by double digits, but they’ve dropped the other three games of their last four. Unless a lot of things drastically change … [Read more...] about Spartans Drop 3 of 4, Look VERY Overrated
NBA Mock Draft
By David K. 2008 NBA Mock Draft updated: 2/18/08 1. ^Miami- Michael Beasley F Kansas St. Fr. 6'9 Think: a more physical Carmelo Anthony $Minnesota- Eric Gordon SG Indiana Fr. 6'4 Think: Randy Foye/Ben Gordon 3. Seattle- Derrick Rose PG Memphis Fr. 6'4 Think: Allen Iverson with a little Jason Kidd 4. %Memphis- Brook Lopez C Stanford So. 7'0 Think: Nene … [Read more...] about NBA Mock Draft