Cardinals’ pitching leading the way? Sounds crazy, but it’s true

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, August 31st 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, Joel Pineiro, National League, NL Central, St. Louis Cardinals

Most of the attention devoted to the St. Louis Cardinals revolves around Albert Pujols, and since his trade, Matt Holliday, but the Cardinals are making a push for the NL’s best record thanks to their arms. The Cardinals completed a 20-6 August with a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals yesterday, ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Yankees hold steady at the top, Cardinals charging hard

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, August 31st 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

There's no change at the top from last week's MLB Power Rankings to this week's, but the results of last week have forced a little shakeup from the second spot on down. 1. New York Yankees (82-48) Their midweek series loss to the Rangers was just their second series loss ... Continue Reading

Angels can only win with Scott Kazmir trade

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, August 28th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: AL West, American League, Los Angeles Angels, MLB, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays

According to reports, the Los Angeles Angels are close to bolstering their rotation in a big way by acquiring pitcher Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays for prospects Alexander Torres and Matthew Sweeney. On the surface, the Angels already had one of the league’s best rotations based on ... Continue Reading

Should Pitino have just left well enough alone with the media?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, August 28th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Karen Sypher, Louisville, Rick Pitino

You know the saying about quitting while you’re ahead, right? Well, Rick Pitino should’ve quit while he was already behind. With his decision to let it rip at the media for their coverage of the saga involving the Louisville hoops coach and the now-infamous Karen Sypher, he put himself in ... Continue Reading

Which NFL rookies will have the most fantasy impact?

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, August 27th 2009. Under Fantasy Football, NFL Tags: Austin Collie, Bernard Scott, Brandon Pettigrew, Brian Hartline, Brian Robiskie, Chase Coffman, Chris Wells, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Donald Brown, Hakeem Nicks, James Casey, James Davis, Jared Cook, Jeremy Maclin, Kenny Britt, Knowshon Moreno, lesean mccoy, Lousi Murphy, mark sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Michael Crabtree, Percy Harvin, Rashad Jennings, Shawn Nelson, Shonn Greene

As is the case every year, there's a number of talented NFL newcomers who will make an immediate impact with their teams, and at the same time, with your fantasy team. While there might not be someone who breaks out like an Adrian Peterson, Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, or Steve Slaton, ... Continue Reading

Five Things To Watch For: Houston Texans

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, August 25th 2009. Under NFL Tags: AFC South, Connor Barwin, Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans, Mario Williams, Matt Schaub, Steve Slaton

The Houston Texans have yet to post a winning record in their short NFL existence, but after back to back .500 seasons, 2009 holds a lot of promise and potential for Gary Kubiak and the Texans They do have the misfortune of being in one of the toughest divisions in the ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Rockies rising to the occasion

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, August 25th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

We're edging towards the final month of baseball's regular season, and though a few division title races are starting to look done and dusted, a couple of divisions are still very much up for grabs, and so are the wild card spots in both the American League and National League. ... Continue Reading

The hits keep on coming for the New York Mets

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, August 24th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: MLB, National League, New York Mets, NL East, Philadelphia Phillies

Very little has gone right for the New York Mets over the last few months. Hopes were high heading into this season, with the Mets expected to be a contender once again, all the while christening a shiny new ballpark. Since starting June a season-high seven games over ... Continue Reading

Vikings could be final piece to Favre’s legacy

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, August 20th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings

You can talk about deja vu, waffling, retirement, the Packers, betrayal, or legacies all you want. None of that changes what's about to happen to the NFL in 2009. While we probably all thought we knew what we were getting from Brett Favre as a Packer for 16 seasons, we had a ... Continue Reading

Five Things To Watch For: Buffalo Bills

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, August 20th 2009. Under NFL Tags: AFC East, Buffalo Bills, Dick Jauron, Marshawn Lynch, Terrell Owens, Trent Edwards

The Buffalo Bills started 2008 red-hot, but stumbled to their third straight 7-9 season under Dick Jauron down the stretch, putting his future on the line, while keeping the so-called "sleeper" Bills from the playoffs for yet another season. While Trent Edwards has shown glimpses of talent that's still good enough ... Continue Reading

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