Does Yao’s injury mean time to hit panic button in Houston?
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, June 30th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Houston Rockets, NBA, Yao Ming
Just when the Rockets push the eventual champion L.A. Lakers to a seventh game, Ming breaks his foot. Again.
And then after Houston was ousted, the Rockets front office immediately tried rectifying the damage done by Ming's injury. Despite finding a gem in Aaron Brooks throughout the playoffs, they attempted to ... Continue Reading
Is Brandon Jennings Already Calling The Shots In Milwaukee?
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, June 29th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: 2009 NBA Draft, Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks
With the 10th overall selection in last Thursday's NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks either took a strong step forward to becoming an elite team, or they added a cancerous locker-room presence.
Truth be told, Jennings has ran his mouth quite a bit leading up to the draft. He also let his ... Continue Reading
MLB Power Rankings: Red Sox roll to top spot
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, June 29th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Albert Pujols, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Ichiro, Joe Mauer, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark DeRosa, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tommy Hanson, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Zach Greinke
The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to sport the best record in baseball, but do they top my initial MLB power rankings?
(Records through June 28)
1. Boston Red Sox (46-29)
After taking two of three at Washington and doing the same at Atlanta, the Red Sox have won their last six series and ... Continue Reading
Can Albert Pujols win the Triple Crown?
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, June 27th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Albert Pujols, MLB, St. Louis Cardinals
There isn't a more dangerous hitter in baseball right than Albert Pujols.
Pujols homered twice and drove in four runs in St. Louis' 5-3 win over Minnesota today, extending his MLB-leading totals to 28 homers and 74 RBI. It was the sixth multihomer game of the season for ... Continue Reading
Blasts From The Past: Michael Olowokandi
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, June 25th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: 2009 NBA Draft, Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers, Michael Olowokandi
As expected, the Los Angeles Clippers drafted Oklahoma man-beast Blake Griffin with the first overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft tonight.
Long-suffering Clippers fans are hoping that Griffin is the piece that can turn the laughable losers into perennial winners, which is what the franchise mistakenly thought they ... Continue Reading
Seattle Seahawks’ Mike Hass catching on?
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, June 25th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Mike Hass, NFC West, Seattle Seahawks
Recent reports out of the Seattle Seahawks' Organized Team Activities suggest Mike Hass is a Pro Bowler waiting to happen.
Tell that to T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
Tell that to Deion Branch and Nate Burleson.
Hell, send Logan Payne an e-mail.
The fact is, this isn't news. In fact, to anyone who knows about Mike Hass ... Continue Reading
Derrick Thomas’ number to be retired by Chiefs
Posted By Matt Gentile On Wednesday, June 24th 2009. Under NFL, Uncategorized Tags: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Kansas City Chiefs will retire the number 58 in honor of the late Derrick Thomas, who will be inducted posthumously into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August. His number will be retired on December 6, when the Chiefs play the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium.
Thomas ... Continue Reading
Fantasy Football Preview: Tight Ends
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, June 22nd 2009. Under Uncategorized Tags: AFC, AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, Antonio Gates, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Brad Cottam, Brandon Pettigrew, Brett Favre, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chase Coffman, Chicago Bears, Chris Cooley, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Clark, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Donald Lee, Dustin Keller, Eli Manning, Fantasy Football, Green Bay Packers, Greg Olsen, Heath Miller, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jason Witten, jeremy shockey, John Carlson, Kansas City Chiefs, Kellen Winslow, Kevin Boss, L.J. Smith, Matt Hasselbeck, Matt Ryan, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West, Oakland Raiders, Owen Daniels, Peyton Manning, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Todd Heap, Tony Gonzalez, Vernon Davis, Visanthe Shiancoe, Washington Redskins
With only around five "elite" tight ends in the league, and only another 10 that could be deemed "solid" fantasy starters, it'd be a waste of time to run through two separate conferences.
Here at The Red Zone Report, we're all about delivering fast, accurate knowledge. We don't beat around the ... Continue Reading
Phillies maintain NL East lead, but home struggles continue
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, June 20th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, MLB, New York Mets, NL East, Philadelphia Phillies, Raul Ibanez
Are the Philadelphia Phillies allergic to winning at home?
It sure seems that the defending World Series champs could use some Allegra when they take the field at Citizens Bank Park, because home has been anything but a fortress for the Phillies thus far this season.
After dropping two of ... Continue Reading
Favre just wants to win, baby
Posted By Kevin Roberts On Saturday, June 20th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, NFC North, Ted Thompson
Sure, there's a small part of Brett Favre that is going to love facing his former team twice in 2009.
There's a part of him, deep down, that gets added fuel to the fire from his disdain for Ted Thompson and the Green Bay front office.
After all, he's a Packers legend, ... Continue Reading









