By Jake McCormick After the Milwaukee Bucks' overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks Sunday to cap off a 2-1 road trip that boosted the team above .500, I Tweeted and Facebooked that the bandwagon for casual Bucks fans is now officially boarding. After tonight's 100-87 win against the Washington Wizards, the wagon should be selling tickets faster to a Coheed and Cambria concert, … [Read more...] about Salmons, Ilyasova carry Bucks to victory over the disarmed Wizards
Archives for March 2010
Live From Spring Training: Roster Breakdown for Milwaukee Brewers
By: Melissa S. Wollering For the next week, we’ll be coming to you live from Arizona and Cactus League play. A majority of my coverage will focus on the Milwaukee Brewers, but we’ll also throw is a taste of what’s going on with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics and more. There is an intersquad game today for the Milwaukee Brewers--the … [Read more...] about Live From Spring Training: Roster Breakdown for Milwaukee Brewers
Big 10 well represented in National College Football
Some record breaking numbers were released yesterday by the National Football Foundation. Sure, one of the aims of the press release was spreading pro-bowl system/anti-playoff propaganda, but the attendance and television ratings still prove this: popular backlash against BCS bs isn't turning people off from the game. So take a look at these big numbers, and imagine what these … [Read more...] about Big 10 well represented in National College Football
Buzz Williams should be Big East Coach of the Year
By: David Kay It is hard to argue against Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim for not only Big East Coach of the Year, but also National Coach of the Year. Syracuse is the #1 ranked team in the country after not even being included in the pre-season Top 25 due to the losses of starters Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf, and Paul Harris. This may sound like pure homering, but Buzz Williams … [Read more...] about Buzz Williams should be Big East Coach of the Year
Even with Backward, Archaic Postseason, College Football Growing in Popularity
DALLAS, March 2, 2010 - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) showcased today several impressive facts from the 2009 college football season, including top-notch television ratings and stellar bowl attendance figures, that emphasize a continuing trend of increased interest in the sport by millions of fans across the country. … [Read more...] about Even with Backward, Archaic Postseason, College Football Growing in Popularity
Live From Spring Training: 31 Compete to Pitch for Milwaukee Brewers
By: Melissa S. Wollering For the next week, we’ll be coming to you live from Arizona and Cactus League play. A majority of my coverage will focus on the Milwaukee Brewers, but we’ll also throw is a taste of what’s going on with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox and more. We start with what the Milwaukee Brewers … [Read more...] about Live From Spring Training: 31 Compete to Pitch for Milwaukee Brewers
DePaul Courting ESPN’s Lavin as new Head Coach?
By Paul M. Banks DePaul needs a splash hire to revive their dormant program; and ESPN’s Steve Lavin could be it. The Blue Demons need someone to come in and convince local talent to stay home and start something, and I’m not convinced SIU’s Chris Lowery or Jazz Assistant (and former Blue Demon) Tyrone Corbin is that someone. Then I saw this on the Twitter account of CBS’ … [Read more...] about DePaul Courting ESPN’s Lavin as new Head Coach?
NFL Mock Draft 3-3
Trevon Hughes’ senior season has boosted his draft stock, but where will he go?
By Jake McCormick Faced with low expectations and the lack of a truly dominant player, the University of Wisconsin basketball team needed strong play and leadership from senior guards Trevon Hughes and Jason Bohannon in order to get the Badgers into the Big Dance. Four months and 21 wins later, Hughes deserves a large part of the credit for the team's unexpected success, and … [Read more...] about Trevon Hughes’ senior season has boosted his draft stock, but where will he go?
NFL Mock Draft 3-3 Round 2
By Paul M. Banks For round 1 click here Click on the following highlighted/bold phrases to read our: 4 Things I Learned at the NFL Combine NFL Scouting Combine Journal NFL Team Needs listing NFL Draft Big Board As always, you can check out my College Football and NFL blogs on the Washington Times.com by clicking the hyperlinked text. For our NBA Mock Draft … [Read more...] about NFL Mock Draft 3-3 Round 2