Archive for January, 2011

2011 NFC and AFC Championship Games

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So the first match up for the best weekend in the NFL season is set.  The NFC North reigns supreme this year, and one of the greatest rivalries in professional football is set to take its battle to the biggest stage. The Green Bay Packers, led by their dynamic offense, take on the Chicago Bears [...]

Hot Stove Wrap Up: Winners, Losers, & Predictions

When Rafael Soriano signed with the Yankees the last major domino fell leaving nothing more than some big name role players left on the market. These players will undoubtedly find a home by the time spring training rolls around but they are the afterthoughts, the gap-fillers, the desperate hope, and – in too many cases [...]

NCAA Basketball Gambling Picks for 1/14-1/16 – The Guru vs. The Gamblers

What up party people? It’s your main man K.M. Venne, you know, the one that went 43-31 against the number in college football? I brought my partner in gambling crime with me, Bryan D, who combined with me to give you 22-17 against the spread in college football on consensus winners, and we are ready [...]

Mid-Major Preview

The Best of the Rest Now that I have previewed the “major” six conferences, its time to look at the best teams from outside of these conferences and breakdown the the rest of the so called “mid majors”. Obviously with 25 so called mid-major conferences, I am not going to breakdown every one of these [...]

Contracting NBA teams…through my eyes

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Note* This was written in October but I figured I’d share it with you now. How would the NBA look if they cut it down to less teams. What would the makeup of teams be? How would the season and playoffs be different? Here’s what I was thinking. You take the average NBA attendance of [...]

FA Cup Returns: Let the Madness Begin

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All you soccer fans don’t fret, Russell Schilt is back with your futbol fix, and today he takes a look at the FA Cup, what he calls the most unique tourney in all of sports. The oldest and greatest domestic tournament in football, the FA Cup, kicked off this weekend, complete with it all its [...]

Fantasy Golf Picks – Sony Open – Aces, Eagles, & Birdies

Welcome to the second installment of Aces, Eagles, and Birdies. There is going to be a slight adjustment to the format from here on out…nothing major. Rather than setting our own tiers based on world ranking we will follow the tier system set up in Yahoo (which is the same for PGA Tour.com) in order [...]

2010 CFB Season Final Review at TSHQ

A riveting season came to an end tonight with the Auburn Tigers winning the BCS NCG over the Oregon Ducks 22-19 on a last-second kick by Wes Byrum. Here at TSHQ, we will give you one final look into the 2010 season with a wrapup from one of our CFB writers, Bryan Doherty, as we [...]

2011 BCS Championship Game Chat

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The Fans Pick the All Stars!

Mmmmm to the chili recipe below this post. Anyone want my carnitas recipe? Sooooo delicious. But, I digress. The NHL recently unveiled the 6 fan choices for “starting lineup” for the All Star team. It’s a bit of a different format this year, and it’s one that screams novelty. The GMs will pick the 42 [...]

Interested in Writing For TSHQ?

Contact Bryan Doherty with your name, your sports of interest, and a writing sample from prior work. Highly interested in any Golf or Auto Racing bloggers as well as adding a MLB, College Basketball, and Soccer writer.