The 12 year drought is over for the Chicago Bulls! Derrick Rose was voted by the NBA coaches a reserve on the Eastern Conference All-Star roster today. The official announcement will come later tonight on TNT, but the rosters have already been linked. Read the whole article to see the list. Thank you to our good friends at Bleacher Report … [Read more...] about Derrick Rose 1st Bulls All-Star Since Jordan Era!
Archives for January 2010
R. I. P., Mr. Salinger
By Paul Schmidt “Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their … [Read more...] about R. I. P., Mr. Salinger
Allen Iverson is no longer “A.I.”
By Paul M. Banks In his 2004 hit "Heart of a Champion", a hip-hop song with more sports references than any in history (it also appropriately sampled the '90s "NBA on NBC" theme song in its beat), Nelly rapped: Can't stop me from scoring so they resort to just hacking. So there's, three of us now - me, A.I. and Shaq'n. But this isn't 2004 anymore, and Allen Iverson is now … [Read more...] about Allen Iverson is no longer “A.I.”
Brandon Jennings cherishes opportunity to play against his idol, Allen Iverson
By Jake McCormick Wednesday night, Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings got to face his childhood idol for the first time on an NBA court: Wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson. … [Read more...] about Brandon Jennings cherishes opportunity to play against his idol, Allen Iverson
Bucks vs. A.I. Live Blog
By Paul M. Banks and Jake McCormick And Brewers GM Doug Melvin just passed as by, so far he's had a chance to enjoy a 12-8 Bucks lead with 3:38 to go 1st period … [Read more...] about Bucks vs. A.I. Live Blog
Charting a Northwestern NCAA Tournament Course
By Paul M. Banks January is the most murderous month on the schedule for the Northwestern Wildcats. February/March should be much easier for the Cats, and when it's all said and done- they could quite possibly have that elusive first NCAA tournament bid in program history. … [Read more...] about Charting a Northwestern NCAA Tournament Course
Michigan State 8-0 In Big Ten For 1st Time Ever!
By Jeff Ghiringhelli Michigan State is off to its best Big Ten start in school history at 8-0. Barely. The Spartans escaped another upset bid tonight. This time at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Michigan Wolverines. Kalin Lucas hit another clutch jump shot with 3.5 seconds left to carry MSU to the 57-56 victory. On Saturday, it was Lucas again who hit the go-ahead … [Read more...] about Michigan State 8-0 In Big Ten For 1st Time Ever!
Hey, a Top 10 Team is Playing in Chicago Tonight!
#9 West Virginia visits DePaul Tonight. Here's what's going down. By Paul M. Banks … [Read more...] about Hey, a Top 10 Team is Playing in Chicago Tonight!
Take it easy Wisconsin; the Milwaukee Brewers aren’t going to Florida
By Jake McCormick Brett Favre will go down in history as one of the worst quarterbacks to every play professional football in the NFL. … [Read more...] about Take it easy Wisconsin; the Milwaukee Brewers aren’t going to Florida
Happy 75th Birthday Bob Uecker!
By: Melissa S. Wollering In honor of Mr. Baseball turning three-quarters of a century old, it is worth reading (or re-reading) Uecker’s acceptance speech on July 27, 2003. That was the day Bob was awarded the Ford C. Frick award at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. No one says it like the Ueck. Here are some excerpts from his speech that day. I, in deference … [Read more...] about Happy 75th Birthday Bob Uecker!