Yesterday, I wrote about the top forward free agents about to hit the market tomorrow, and tonight we’ll look at the defensemen and goalies available. But first, a moment on Steven Stamkos. While all reports are saying that Paul Holmgren and the Flyers will not submit an offer sheet for Stamkos, I just got a [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Wimbledon Ladies’ Final Preview: Petra Kviotva vs Maria Sharapova
First of all, a huge shout-out to NBC for completely blowing the Sharapova/Lisicki match. They showed a 2010 rerun of Ellen instead of the live match. They also had the rights, so the match was not available on ESPN2 or ESPN3.com. They also could not air it on NBCSports.com because of a technicality. They were [...]
Where to for these Receivers?
James Caughlin Last time I started a free agency preview on a few quarterback moves that could and probably should happen when the opportunity arises to make said moves. Up next in my series that is helping me keep churning out NFL content when there isn’t a lot of concrete stuff to write about is [...]
Thoughts From Around the League with Free Agency Lurking Around the Corner. Part 1: Forwards
There are a couple of exciting days marked on every hockey fan’s calendar that have nothing to do with what’s happening on the ice. The first is the trade deadline and the second is happening this July 1st, the start of the free agency period. This year’s field may not be the deepest, but there [...]
Wimbledon Semifinals Preview and Predictions
Yeshayahu Ginsburg Novak Djokovic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Well, it was much tougher than anyone not from Australia could have imagined, but Djokovic survived to play another round here at The Championships. The young Australian managed to fly under the radar until he reached the quarterfinals, but he showed us something on Wednesday. He really outplayed [...]
Fantasy Baseball: Splitting Hairs
Binyamin Zomberg Roundup: I’m off the bandwagon, so I can gleefully point to Adam Dunn’s 4-SO performance on Sunday night. He really hasn’t been able to hit the fastball this year…Justin Morneau‘s disabled list stint will be extended for over a month. He has elected to get neck surgery to remove a herniated disk fragment, [...]
Wimbledon Ladies’ Semifinals Preview and Predictions
Sabine Lisicki vs Maria Sharapova Lisicki looked very good in her three-set win over Marion Bartoli. Bartoli faltered late, seeming fatigues and perhaps cramping up a little. Lisicki was solid throughout, hitting big and using her extended variety of shots to keep Bartoli guessing and off of the baseline, where Bartoli was beating Lisicki in [...]
Wimbledon Quarterfinals Preview and Predictions
Yeshayahu Ginsburg Mardy Fish vs Rafael Nadal Mardy Fish played one of the best matches of his life, taking out Tomas Berdych in straight sets and taking the World #8 ranking (at least) in the process. Berdych had been playing like one of the favorites until this match but Fish was just too solid for [...]
Gold Cup: Battle Los Angeles
Monday Morning Midfielder For those of us suffering from Premier League withdrawals, the CONCACAF Gold Cup was a welcome dose of legitimate soccer (not all of if, of course, but you know what I mean). On Saturday, the only suitable match for the final pitted a US team that was beginning to find their [...]
Year of the Pitcher, the Redux? (Part 1…the AL)
Last season was highly regarded as the Year of the Pitcher around the majors. Mainly because of the large amount of no-hitters, perfect games, the Giants World Series win, and Armando Galarraga’s 1-hitter. Well, this season may arguably be better from a pitcher’s perspective. Why? Because while there may not be as many single dominant [...]
