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Obiora @ May 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The NHL has to be supremely upset with the Pittsburgh Penguins right now. Not because the Red Wings won the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals but because it has thoroughly dominated and out-classed the Penguins. This was the dream matchup - one of the NHL’s storied and most accomplished franchises […]
Obiora @ May 22, 2008 # 2 Comments
Some thoughts on the Champions League Final won by Manchester United over Chelsea on penalty kicks:
- Didier Drogba has always been a bit of a hothead but his petulant little face slap at Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic was pretty stupid even for the brash Ivorian. Rumored to be pursued by the likes of AC […]
Obiora @ May 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Every four years, the World Cup invades homes across this third rock from the sun. And most of the United States yawns. I watched the World Cup in 1994, 1998 and 2002. Each time, I thought that this might be a fun game to follow after the World Cup was over. Then […]
Obiora @ May 16, 2008 # One Comment
It is said that it’s not wise to take on an animal that’s been cornered. The point being that desperation can serve as a catalyst for behavior and results that one might not normally expect. We’ve had two such examples of brilliant desperation in each of the fourth games of the Eastern and […]
Hasan H @ May 15, 2008 # 4 Comments
Willie Randolph finished second in the Manager of the Year voting in 2006. He increased his team’s win total by at least 12 wins in both 2005 and 2006.
Fast Forward to May 2008.
In typical New York style, “Fire Willie” whispers in the media have slowly turned into loud demands. It sure gets late awfully early around […]
SK @ May 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Let me tell you what really bothers me about baseball.
Steroids? Nope.
Bloated salaries and ticket prices? Not really. After all, anyone that paid attention in Econ 101 will tell you that’s simple supply and demand.
Roger Clemens hooking up with 15 year-old girls? Yea, that bothers me, but I’m guessing (hoping) that pedophilia isn’t a league-wide issue.
No, […]
SK @ May 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Well, looks like Spygate has come to a very anti-climactic closure. Commissioner Goodell said that Matt Walsh did not reveal anything new and he considers the matter closed. Walsh met with Senator Arlen Specter after he met with Goodell, and it may be that this is what is required to get an Eagles fan to […]
josh_weisman @ May 12, 2008 # 3 Comments
Editor’s Note: Josh will offer college football thoughts all year round, challenging Obiora’s DeepSlant college football monopoly. He fires the first shot as he counters Obiora’s Spring Elite 8 with his own rankings.
Coming from a Big Ten school other than Ohio State (Go Blue!) I HATE seeing OSU in the #1 position. I […]
Obiora @ May 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
ESPN blew up former USC athlete OJ Mayo and the USC basketball program on Outside the Lines this past weekend. It was a damning and thoroughly well-done piece. And not surprising at all, coming on the heels of the Reggie Bush scandal.
I’m one who believes that 99% of college athletes, even those on […]
Obiora @ May 9, 2008 # One Comment
Spring practices have come and gone so it’s time for another (still) ridiculously early college football Elite Eight list. In response to the BCS conferences shutting down a Plus-One format (read: 4-team playoff), I’m changing the format for this list a little bit. The top 4 teams in this list will make be those […]
Little SK @ May 7, 2008 # 2 Comments
I have a confession.
Before the Mavs current run of postseason appearances, I made it an annual tradition to pick a playoff team to support. I would shamelessly leap onto their bandwagon in April, and just as shamelessly jump off in June.
This year, I’m reviving the tradition and my pick (drum roll please…) is Chris “The Real MVP” Paul and the 2008 New Orleans Hornets! (Can they switch names with the Jazz already?)
I know you’re probably filled with questions, but just hear me out (and save your not-so-righteous indignation for later).
Obiora @ May 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If you didn’t think that the Stanley Cup playoffs were a grind before the conference semi-finals, surely you must now be convinced. The Penguins needed overtime to eliminate the Rangers and Dallas endured a 4-OT marathon against San Jose. The eighth longest game in NHL history finally saw the Stars eliminate the Sharks after […]
R-Dawg @ May 6, 2008 # One Comment
I decided to catch a film at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. Given this was my first time attending a movie at the fest, I wanted to watch something which I felt was the essence of Tribeca- an independent documentary. Kicking It fulfilled my requirements: a showing on a weekend night, an independent documentary, and […]
Obiora @ May 5, 2008 # One Comment
A occasional column on the state of American college sports on this 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Chris Lofton played an entire season with cancer. Right, CANCER. He went through surgery, radiation therapy and still played the game. Along the way, he led Tennessee to a #1 ranking and a Sweet Sixteen berth. […]
SK @ May 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Almost all of the first round of the playoffs is in the books. For all the talk of Western Conference superiority and parity, none of the series out there went 7 games, and there were no upsets. Meanwhile, the East produced a near giant killer in the Sixers, and the Celtics-Hawks series has gone to a […]