By the The Sports Bank Staff 1. Chicago (10-6) Jay Cutler hoopla aside, remember one thing, this division isn’t very good. Best Quarterback=best chance at winning week to week. Yes, I know their receivers and overall pass rush is a hot mess, but who else really has the talent to beat a team that was 9-7 last year and greatly improved themselves? 2. Minnesota (9-7) Purple … [Read more...] about NFC North Predictions
Minnesota Teams
Yes We Kahn: Timberwolves Continue Dealing
By Andy Weise Recently appointed Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn continued his summer of making headlines as he packaged Mark Madsen, Sebastian Telfair and Craig Smith to the Los Angeles Clippers for Quentin Richardson. Richardson has now had four homes this off-season after he was dealt from New York to Memphis and then from Memphis to … [Read more...] about Yes We Kahn: Timberwolves Continue Dealing
Who will coach the Wolves?
By Andy Weise Who would have thought a month ago the general public would be more curious about the Timberwolves than the Pistons? Thanks to new President of Basketball Operations David Kahn, the T’Wolves have filled headlines with a major pre-draft trade that landed international star Ricky Rubio. While the Rubio situation figures to be an on-going situation throughout the … [Read more...] about Who will coach the Wolves?
Despite Ten Wins, Kevin Slowey Still Not an Ace
By Shaymus McLaughlin There are only two pitchers with ten wins in the major leagues. Unsurprisingly, one is Roy Halladay, the all-star caliber Blue Jays pitcher whose 2.53 ERA, 88 strikeouts, and 1.04 WHIP are all within close proximity to the league leader in those categories. It makes perfect sense that he has accumulated ten wins already this season. The other one … [Read more...] about Despite Ten Wins, Kevin Slowey Still Not an Ace
Should Minnesota Feel Happy for the Lakers?
By Shaymus McLaughlin It’s now been over a week since the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship, their 15th overall as a franchise, and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. As a sports fan, it’s certainly a wonderful story. Kobe was finally able to win without the great Shaq-Fu, Phil Jackson jumped ahead of Red Auerbach for the most NBA titles, Lamar Odom was … [Read more...] about Should Minnesota Feel Happy for the Lakers?
Minnesota Minutes
With Andy Weise Vikings: In the latest twist, Brett Favre did in fact have surgery on his injured shoulder. What’s next? Seriously, I am not even trying to follow this thing anymore because Brett Favre wearing purple is so far fetched that until he actually signs on the dotted line, it’s too hard to imagine. It’s almost like the Vikings know about this whole thing … [Read more...] about Minnesota Minutes
Minnesota Twins Extraordinarily Mediocre
David Palmer As we wrapped up the first month of the Major League season the Twins had to win their last two games to finish April at .500. With an 11-11 record, they are the definition of average, mediocre, consistently inconsistent or whatever adjective you want to insert for a team that has more ups and downs than Lindsey Lohan. I think it is safe to say that we have … [Read more...] about Minnesota Twins Extraordinarily Mediocre
Twins Preview: Starting Infield
By David Palmer I’m going to give you the position-by-position breakdown of where the Twins are at this spring regarding their starting infield. It includes some new faces, some old faces and some killer sideburns thanks to Joe Mauer. This team should get the most consistent offensive and defensive consistency from this position group. In case you missed it, I broke … [Read more...] about Twins Preview: Starting Infield