Archive for March, 2012

TSHQ’s Championship Week Breakdown: Part 2

TSHQ's Championship Week Breakdown: Part 2

 TSHQ’s Conference Tournament Previews and Projections  Continued… By Gus Elvin 16.)MEAC(March 5th-10th, Winston-Salem)- The MEAC Tournament kicked off earlier this week  and  with the tournament now down to the quarterfinal stage it’s time preview the MEAC. The MEAC which has not had a lot of success in the NCAA Tournament with just 2 victories is always dangerous [...]

Guru vs. Gamblers: Championship Week Part 2

It’s the 2nd week of the postseason and a final opportunity to bring our records to saving grace before we head into the NCAA tournament. Simply put, K.M and I have work to do. The Guru struggled down the stretch for a bit but perhaps was trying to keep K.M and I in the ballpark [...]

The NBA’s best at clutch buzzer beating shots – a statistical analysis

The NBA's best at clutch buzzer beating shots - a statistical analysis

K.M. here with the fury to talk a little NBA. As in the NBA with just a little time left, and who is the best at hitting the game winning or game tying baskets in this spot. One of the most exciting things to me to happen lately online with the NBA was the mecca [...]

Close but not close enough, FC Tokyo defeat Brisbane Roar.

Close but not close enough, FC Tokyo defeat Brisbane Roar.

A wet Suncorp, I mean Brisbane Stadium (renamed due to sponsorship issues) was the venue for the beginning of the Australian Champion’s maiden Asian odyssey. Fan expectations were very high and they expected the Roar to be very competitive despite the apparently tough group stage draw. After revolutionalising the A-League over the past season and [...]

Some Cinderellas Aren’t Dancing; Who Will Step Up?

Murray State. Wichita State. Creighton. Harvard. Long Beach State. Iona. Oral Roberts. Middle Tennessee State. Drexel. One week ago, this was the list of likely Cinderella teams. One week ago, if you had told me that a mid-major would reach the Final Four, I would have told you that it has to be one of [...]

Super Rugby week 2 recap

Super Rugby week 2 recap

So we didn’t have as many great games this week as we did last time round but there were still plenty of great examples of running rugby (and some even better goal kicking) to keep the fans happy for another week. Round 2 of the season featured a couple of pretty big upsets in the [...]

The Toronto Blue Jays

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As TSHQ continues our 2012 Major League preview, we find ourselves north of the border. Since the early 1990′s, the Toronto Blue Jays have been a perennial third or fourth place team in the daunting AL East. This reflects less on their talent and more on the division in which they play. The Blue Jays [...]

TSHQ’s Championship Week Bracketology

TSHQ's Championship Week Bracketology

Bracketology (March 10th 2012 -11am Update) by Gus Elvin It’s Championship Week and like I promised I am going to be delivering Bracketology updates all week long, and “a bubble watch” breakdown nightly.  As we begin many of the conference tournaments we have a pretty good idea of most of the at larges teams, as [...]

The Cleveland Indians

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As TSHQ continues our 2012 MLB preseason preview, we visit one of the most of the most downtrodden sports cities in the nation: Cleveland. The last great move I can remember any Cleveland organization making happens to belong to the Indians. They traded CY Young pitcher Bartolo Colon to the Montreal Expos for prospects Cliff [...]

Career day for Tiger not enough as McIlroy wins Honda Classic

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Tiger Woods was dressed in his familiar Sunday red yesterday at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Woods recorded a career best final round score of 62 on Sunday. Behind two eagles and four birdies, Woods was climbing his way to the top of the leader board early Sunday, and was within two [...]

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