On vacation for a few days in a surprisingly un-Spring Break-ish part of Mexico. Online access spotty (for the better). Spencer Hall pinch-hitting on the Sporting News column. More later (maybe) but it's freaky Leap Day -- what more would you need? - D.S.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Thursday 02/28 A.M. Quickie:
Clemens, LeBron, Memphis, Cope, More
Today's Names to Know in today's Sporting News column: Clemens, Novitzky, LeBron, Chris Paul, Memphis, Myron Cope, WC Heinz, Gary Bettman, Will Ferrell and More!
Here's the link. NFL Free Agency starts today. Leap Day is tomorrow. March starts Saturday. Take a breath, friends: It's going to be a fantastic ride over the next month.
-- D.S.
Here's the link. NFL Free Agency starts today. Leap Day is tomorrow. March starts Saturday. Take a breath, friends: It's going to be a fantastic ride over the next month.
-- D.S.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wednesday 02/27 A.M. Quickie:
Yao, Vols, Vandy, Clemens, Kobe, More
Today's Names to Know in today's Sporting News column:
Yao Ming, Dikembe Mutombo, Shan Foster, John Q. Hammons, Kobe, Mo Williams, Roger Clemens, Debbie Clemens, Jessica Canseco, Scott Kazmir, Miguel Cabrera, Reggie Bush, Troy Williamson, Kevin Faulk, Sean Salisbury and More!
Including:
Why China owns the NBA...
Why you could see Vandy's upset coming...
Why Mizzou State is kind of awesome...
Why Kobe has the Lakers on top of the NBA...
Why Roger Clemens has 3 strikes today...
Why Miguel Cabrera is in for a big year...
Why Reggie Bush needs to give it up...
Why Troy Williamson is the Jags' problem now...
Why Kevin Faulk completes a triple crown for the Pats...
Why Sean Salisbury is the sports-blog story of the day...
And so much more... after the jump!
In case you missed it yesterday: Be sure to check out my Nationals preview as part of Deadspin's MLB Season Preview coverage.
-- D.S.
Yao Ming, Dikembe Mutombo, Shan Foster, John Q. Hammons, Kobe, Mo Williams, Roger Clemens, Debbie Clemens, Jessica Canseco, Scott Kazmir, Miguel Cabrera, Reggie Bush, Troy Williamson, Kevin Faulk, Sean Salisbury and More!
Including:
Why China owns the NBA...
Why you could see Vandy's upset coming...
Why Mizzou State is kind of awesome...
Why Kobe has the Lakers on top of the NBA...
Why Roger Clemens has 3 strikes today...
Why Miguel Cabrera is in for a big year...
Why Reggie Bush needs to give it up...
Why Troy Williamson is the Jags' problem now...
Why Kevin Faulk completes a triple crown for the Pats...
Why Sean Salisbury is the sports-blog story of the day...
And so much more... after the jump!
In case you missed it yesterday: Be sure to check out my Nationals preview as part of Deadspin's MLB Season Preview coverage.
-- D.S.
Wednesday 02/27 A.M. Quickie:
Yao, Vols, Vandy, Clemens, Kobe, More
Today's Names to Know in today's Sporting News column:
Yao Ming, Dikembe Mutombo, Shan Foster, John Q. Hammons, Kobe, Mo Williams, Roger Clemens, Debbie Clemens, Jessica Canseco, Scott Kazmir, Miguel Cabrera, Reggie Bush, Troy Williamson, Kevin Faulk, Sean Salisbury and More!
Including:
Why China owns the NBA...
Why you could see Vandy's upset coming...
Why Mizzou State is kind of awesome...
Why Kobe has the Lakers on top of the NBA...
Why Roger Clemens has 3 strikes today...
Why Miguel Cabrera is in for a big year...
Why Reggie Bush needs to give it up...
Why Troy Williamson is the Jags' problem now...
Why Kevin Faulk completes a triple crown for the Pats...
Why Sean Salisbury is the sports-blog story of the day...
And so much more... after the jump!
-- D.S.
Yao Ming, Dikembe Mutombo, Shan Foster, John Q. Hammons, Kobe, Mo Williams, Roger Clemens, Debbie Clemens, Jessica Canseco, Scott Kazmir, Miguel Cabrera, Reggie Bush, Troy Williamson, Kevin Faulk, Sean Salisbury and More!
Including:
Why China owns the NBA...
Why you could see Vandy's upset coming...
Why Mizzou State is kind of awesome...
Why Kobe has the Lakers on top of the NBA...
Why Roger Clemens has 3 strikes today...
Why Miguel Cabrera is in for a big year...
Why Reggie Bush needs to give it up...
Why Troy Williamson is the Jags' problem now...
Why Kevin Faulk completes a triple crown for the Pats...
Why Sean Salisbury is the sports-blog story of the day...
And so much more... after the jump!
-- D.S.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Washington Nationals Preview on Deadspin
My 2nd annual preview of the Washington Nationals is up on Deadspin. As you'd expect, it's all about Elijah Dukes. How could it not be? Here's the link.
Tuesday 02/26 A.M. Quickie:
Texas, Bonds, Clemens, Bush, More!
Today's Names to Know in today's Sporting News column:
DJ Augustine, Michael Beasley, Barry Bonds, Tony La Russa, Roger Clemens, Jason Kidd, DeShawn Stevenson, Reggie Bush, Carl Edwards, Kodi Burns and More!
Including...
Why Texas should make your Final Four short-list...
Why Michael Beasley IS the new Kevin Durant...
Why the Rays MUST sign Barry Bonds...
Why Roger Clemens is in more trouble than ever...
Why Jason Kidd had a happy homecoming...
Why DeShawn Stevenson is the new Gilbert Arenas...
Why Reggie Bush might as well return the Heisman now...
Why spring football should start as early as possible...
And more... after the jump!
-- D.S.
DJ Augustine, Michael Beasley, Barry Bonds, Tony La Russa, Roger Clemens, Jason Kidd, DeShawn Stevenson, Reggie Bush, Carl Edwards, Kodi Burns and More!
Including...
Why Texas should make your Final Four short-list...
Why Michael Beasley IS the new Kevin Durant...
Why the Rays MUST sign Barry Bonds...
Why Roger Clemens is in more trouble than ever...
Why Jason Kidd had a happy homecoming...
Why DeShawn Stevenson is the new Gilbert Arenas...
Why Reggie Bush might as well return the Heisman now...
Why spring football should start as early as possible...
And more... after the jump!
-- D.S.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Name of the Year 2008 Bracket!
Name of the Year (or "NOTY") is, quite possibly, the greatest bracket you will see all year. It is absolutely my personal favorite, annually. I'll weigh in with my picks soon, but here's the link, so you can see for yourself. (Remember: All names are real. Yes, real. You know it's a great bracket when, like, 85 percent of the match-ups are REALLY hard to decide between.)
Baseball Prospectus 2008 Arrives!
Baseball Prospectus 2008 goes on sale today. It has become an absolute must-read for any/every baseball fan. I got my copy on Friday and have been engorging myself on it all weekend. It is filled with all of the amazing insight you have come to expect.
Here's the best part: It includes a phenomenal new feature called "PECOTA Leaderboards," which is incredibly helpful if you are participating in fantasy baseball. I'd put my faith in PECOTA before I would in some random expert's qualitative opinion. (Hope Football Prospectus adopts the same feature when they do their pre-season annual in the fall.)
My only gripe? BP's PECOTA Leaderboard lists are limited to Top 10s, 15s and 20s, depending on the category. How about Top 50? Anyone in a fantasy league needs that kind of depth at the margins, particularly to unearth the gems.
Of course, you could just read through the entire BP2K8 to discover those nuggets -- come to think of it, that's probably where most of the fun is.
- D.S.
Here's the best part: It includes a phenomenal new feature called "PECOTA Leaderboards," which is incredibly helpful if you are participating in fantasy baseball. I'd put my faith in PECOTA before I would in some random expert's qualitative opinion. (Hope Football Prospectus adopts the same feature when they do their pre-season annual in the fall.)
My only gripe? BP's PECOTA Leaderboard lists are limited to Top 10s, 15s and 20s, depending on the category. How about Top 50? Anyone in a fantasy league needs that kind of depth at the margins, particularly to unearth the gems.
Of course, you could just read through the entire BP2K8 to discover those nuggets -- come to think of it, that's probably where most of the fun is.
- D.S.
Monday 02/25 A.M. Quickie:
Vols, Woods, Combine, NBA, More!
Today's Names to Know in today's Sporting News column:
Bruce Pearl, John Calipari, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Darren McFadden, Glenn Dorsey, Chris Johnson, Michael Beasley, Drake, Ben Wallace, Jason Kidd, Manu Ginobili, Zach Thomas, Rex Grossman, Stephen Ross, Barry Bonds, Terry Francona, Bartolo Colon, Brad Lidge, Terrelle Pryor and More!
Including...
Why
Why Tiger isn't going for Grand Slam...
Why McFadden doubters will regret it...
(And that goes double for Dorsey...)
Why the new-look Cavs look better...
Why the new-look Suns look worse...
Why the new Fins owner is a great fit...
Why Barry Bonds may end up in exile...
Why the Red Sox X-Factor is
Why Brad Lidge saves Phils fans a headache...
Why Terrelle Pryor needs to decide...
Why
And more... after the jump!
Bonus post coming later today: An instant review of Baseball Prospectus 2008 (out today!)
-- D.S.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sunday 02/24 (Very) Quickie
No. 2 Tennessee beats No. 1 Memphis in Memphis: It ends the Tigers' bid for an unbeaten season... it vaults the Vols to No. 1 in the country for the first time in school history... and it positions Tennessee as not just a lock of a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed, but probably the team best-positioned to get to the Final Four. Few have racked up as quality of a single win (Texas' win over Tennessee suddenly looks amazing), but who else has as quality of a road win?
More CBB: Kansas loses at Oklahoma State (probably losing any chance at a No. 1 NCAA seed)... UCLA survives at home vs. Oregon (what was up with those Ducks unis?)... Drake tops Butler in Bracket Buster headliner (Kent St got a huge boost with a win over St. Mary's)... Nova ends UConn's 10-game W streak... Arizona upsets Wazzu in Pullman... Indiana players put "K.S." on their shoes, then put aside the distraction to survive at Northwestern (how did IU allow NU to score 82 points?)... Stud of the Day: Michael Beasley, who had a Big 12 record 44 points in a K-State loss to Baylor. He also broke Carmelo's record for double-doubles by a freshman... NJIT set a Division I record by completing an unprecedented 0-29 season...
NBA Last Night: Another big night for Manu Ginobili (30 pts, 12 ast) in a huge Spurs win over the Hornets (reminding everyone who the champ is)... Heat lose 11th straight... Lakers win 7th straight (Gasol: 23)... No Kidd, no problem: Marcus Williams has 13 assists in Nets win over IND.
Zach Thomas will play for the Cowboys... The Rex Grossman Era in Chicago continues (he signed a 1-year deal)... The Klitschko "unification" win was a great (snoozy) example of why boxing is no longer relevant in today's sports world...
-- D.S.
More CBB: Kansas loses at Oklahoma State (probably losing any chance at a No. 1 NCAA seed)... UCLA survives at home vs. Oregon (what was up with those Ducks unis?)... Drake tops Butler in Bracket Buster headliner (Kent St got a huge boost with a win over St. Mary's)... Nova ends UConn's 10-game W streak... Arizona upsets Wazzu in Pullman... Indiana players put "K.S." on their shoes, then put aside the distraction to survive at Northwestern (how did IU allow NU to score 82 points?)... Stud of the Day: Michael Beasley, who had a Big 12 record 44 points in a K-State loss to Baylor. He also broke Carmelo's record for double-doubles by a freshman... NJIT set a Division I record by completing an unprecedented 0-29 season...
NBA Last Night: Another big night for Manu Ginobili (30 pts, 12 ast) in a huge Spurs win over the Hornets (reminding everyone who the champ is)... Heat lose 11th straight... Lakers win 7th straight (Gasol: 23)... No Kidd, no problem: Marcus Williams has 13 assists in Nets win over IND.
Zach Thomas will play for the Cowboys... The Rex Grossman Era in Chicago continues (he signed a 1-year deal)... The Klitschko "unification" win was a great (snoozy) example of why boxing is no longer relevant in today's sports world...
-- D.S.
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