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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Is the WNBA Ready for a Dunk Contest?
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| Brittney Griner in favor of Dunk Contest Photo courtesy of Tony Gutierrez/AP |
Check out these links for more information:
Sports Illustrated: Brittney Griner up for a dunk contest with WNBA All-Star Game
ESPNW: Contest Not A Slam Dunk
#Buzzout
By Julianne Dellorso
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Jeff Bzdelik (c) acc.blogs.com
Wake Forest Fans are calling for the firing of head basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik, resulting from a record of 6-12 in the ACC last year (Bzdelik is 34-60 overall with the program). Bzdelik is an old friend of Wake Athletic Director Ron Wellman. Julianne Dellorso comments.
Wake Sticks With Bzdelik Ignoring Mountain of Evidence - Yahoo Sports
Wake Billboard Fire Jeff Bzdelik and Ron Wellman
Wake AD Tries To Smooth Things Over - ESPN
The Agony of the Wake Fan - ESPN
A Lifetime Ban Is Unjust For Alex Rodriguez
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| Alex Rodriguez sits with Yankees GM Brian Cashman during a press conference in February 2009 admitting to his use of Performance Enhancing Drugs. |
Sources
ESPNYankees.com : http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/stats/
Yahoo Sports : http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--players-involved-in-biogenesis-scandal-ready-to-accept-suspensions--but-a-rod-fights-on-233912861.html
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
RGIII and The Most Famous Knee in All of D.C.
When RGIII finally takes the field, his knee brace will be
there as well. After major knee surgery this past off-season, it has been officially confirmed that RGIII will wear a knee brace this entire year and possibly his
career. Check out the video below to hear my thoughts on this new RGIII development and his future playing career.
Why NFL teams should monitor players during the offseason
An unflattering photo of Green Bay Packers rookie running back
Eddie Lacy surfaced on the web. Most have determined that the photo was
simply shot from a bad angle, but it opens up discussion on how
NFL organizations might want to watch their players during the offseason more
closely.
Sources:
1. NFL.com: 'Fat' Eddie Lacy photograph sets off Twitter firestorm
2. NESN.com: Eddie Lacy's Weight Questioned
3. ESPN.com: Eddie Lacy Comfortable with Weight
1. NFL.com: 'Fat' Eddie Lacy photograph sets off Twitter firestorm
2. NESN.com: Eddie Lacy's Weight Questioned
3. ESPN.com: Eddie Lacy Comfortable with Weight
NCAA Football Rule on Targeting
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Listen to the commentary here:
Read the source article here:
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/7/22/4545524/jadeveon-clowney-hit-ncaa-ejectionTough Breaks for Dennis Pitta and Jeremy Maclin
Jeremy Maclin
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Dennis Pitta
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Andrew Pogar explains why Baltimore Raven's tight end Dennis Pitta's season ending injury will have a greater impact on the reigning Super Bowl champions than the loss of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin to the Philadelphia Eagles. Click below to watch:
Sources:
Former leaders loose their positions in Russian soccer
Commentary from Ted Pogorelov about the start of the Russian soccer league.
http://en.fc-zenit.ru/main/news/team/57408.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/07/22/2080.ap.soc.anzhi.hiddink.1st.ld.writethru.147/index.html
Why Competitive CrossFit is and Should be Considered a Sport
http://www.forbes.com/sites/prishe/2013/07/28/2013-reebok-crossfit-games-personifies-continued-growth-for-sport-and-sponsor/
Denver Pioneers Make the Right Call Moving to the Big East
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Jennifer Ready offers her thoughts on why Denver made the right decision to leave the Eastern College Athletic Conference and join the Big East. Click here to watch:
http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90265&SPID=10874&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=207999360&DB_OEM_ID=18600
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2013/05/29/sources-denver-announce-move-big-east-mens-lacrosse
You Either Love or Hate Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods: You Love Him or Hate Him
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| Photo Credit: AP
Very few athletes have more fans and more haters than Tiger Woods. Since his explosion onto the PGA Tour in the late 1990s, Woods has been in the public spotlight in everything he does, golf or social life. He is as controversial as he is talented. But one thing has been clear since Woods began fist pumping: all he wants to do is win.
Information sources:
1.) http://golfmajorchampionships.com/
2.) http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/majors.php
3.) http://www.tigerwoods.com/onTour/records/mostMajors
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Transfer talk: Gareth Bale vs Dan Levy
Here is my take on football's most talked about transfer at the moment. Real Madrid are trying to sign Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspurs but chairman Dan Levy is blocking the move.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jul/29/gareth-bale-tottenham-real-madrid-questions
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/jan-molby/tottenham-aren-t-capable-replacing-gareth-bale-161814115.html
The Best Pitcher Ever: Pedro Martinez
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| Si.com Max Berkowitz offers his thoughts as to why former Major League Baseball player Pedro Martinez is the best pitcher of all time. Click here to watch: Relevant Articles: http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/12820/the-best-pitching-seasons-since-1960 http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/for_the_record/posts/50461-why-pedro-could-be-the-best-pitcher-of-all-time http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/33407/the-best-five-year-pitching-peaks http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/2717/pedro-martinez http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1018983-pedro-martinez-is-he-the-greatest-pitcher-of-all-time |
2013-2014 NFL Season Preview
2013-2014 NFL Preview
A commentary by Dave Guberman about the current storylines in the NFL, and how they might play out in the upcoming season.
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/tracker#dt-tabs:dt-by-round
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-dennis-pitta-has-successful-surgery-for-fractured-dislocated-hip-source-says-20130728,0,3210587.story
Syracuse Football Projection
Click Here to View: 2013 Syracuse Football Projection
Sources:
http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2013/01/syracuse_football_offensive_co_1.html
and
http://www.syracuse.com/axeman/index.ssf/2013/07/syracuse_football_13_in_2013_c.html
"C" or no, Dustin Pedroia is the Red Sox captain
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Keeping Up with the Numbers in Soccer
Ogo Sylla offers his thoughts on how finance and economics have become integral sciences in soccer today and the newly-evolved transfer market landscape.
Is it finally the year for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
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| © 2012 Getty Images |
Commentary from Jordan Greer on why the Pittsburgh Pirates will finish above .500 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1992. Click here to watch.
Relevant Articles:
Hey LeBron: Not 1... not 2... but 3 will do!
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| © AP, 2012 |
Video Link:
http://youtu.be/D6w2p3tFlhU
Sources:
Lebron James' Team USA Career Likely Over
Lebron's Status For 2016 Olympic Games Remains Up In The Air
Dwight Howard's Big Move to the Houston Rockets
Dwight Howard in his Houston Rockets #12 jersey
Commentary by Donato DiRenzo about former NBA Laker's center Dwight Howard and his decision to play for the Houston Rockets.
Click here to watch: Dwight Howard Commentary
Sources:
ESPN Article on Dwight Howard
Sports Illustrated Rockets Introduce "Rocketman"
Resigning Cano Would Be a Mistake
He may be one of the best players in baseball, but handing a long-term contract to Robinson Cano would be a mistake for Brian Cashman and company.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Serena: The Best, but Not the Greatest... Yet.
Commentary by Matt Dowell on why Serena Williams is the most talented female tennis player to ever live but not the greatest.
Sources that back up my argument:
1.Fox News
2. All-Time Grand Slam Leaders
Johnny Manziel Needs to Get His Act Together
After another weekend of partying, I offer Johnny Manziel some advice on how to improve his draft stock.
Manziel's official Twitter feed. Several of his recent tweets involve him arguing with followers.
Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images
Derrick Rose the Best Player in the NBA? I Think Not...
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| LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat celebrates after the Heat won 83-80 against Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2011 NBA Playoffs on May 26, 2011 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images |
Commentary from Danielle Barber about how NBA guard Derrick Rose claimed he was the best player in the NBA during a CNN interview with Pedro Pinto.
Sources:
1. Yahoo Sports
2. ESPN Chicago
Love That Dirty Water, Boston You're My Home
Boston is a place that is
central in BostonHerald Deputy Sports Editor Mark Murphy’s heart.
It is one of the most sports-engrossed cities in the country.
But, it is also the place where it “combined my enjoyment of writing as
with my enjoyment of sports,” said Murphy.
It was hard for Murphy growing up, because he grew
up in a part of Connecticut that breeds Yankee fans; he wasn’t a fan of the
Yankees or the local newspapers because of their extensive coverage on the
team, said Murphy.
He was part of the
minority. He was a Red Sox fan.
When he moved to Boston he
was able to follow the sportswriters that he idolizes to this day.
“As I got a little bit older as I moved to this area I would read guys
like Gerry Callahan in the Herald and Peter Gammons,” said Murphy. “Those guys
were great.”
He also realized quickly that he couldn’t be a fan of his beloved Red
Sox once he started working in the industry.
“You kind of have to sort of step back and take it from a much more even
keeled perspective because you can access what is going on,” said Murphy. “From
a positive and sort of negative perspective.”
But, there were other things he got to do that an ordinary sports fan
couldn’t.
He covered games in seats that, “now sell for a couple thousand
dollars,” said Murphy. “You cannot
watch a game from seats better than that.”
He has lived in Boston for over 20 years, and hasn’t regretted one
moment of it, said Murphy.
Listen Here: https://soundcloud.com/officialdano/boston-herald-final
Listen Here: https://soundcloud.com/officialdano/boston-herald-final
Interview
Q: What was your first job in the sports industry?
A: I was a freelancer. What we call a stringer. For the Dedham transcript, which is a small, at the time a small daily newspaper in Dedham. I believe it is weekly. I did as a freelance basis. I did it part-time. About a month after that I moved to a paper called the Middlesex news which is in Framingham, Ma. It is now called the Metro West Daily News. But, that was a larger daily paper. I think that I did previously the same role where I answered phones, rewrite, did high school stories, and go cover high school stuff. That is how I started.
Q: Were you a sports athlete yourself? Why are you in the sports industry?
A: Well, coming out of college I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do, as I think many people are. And I took it as my job to figure out what I wanted to do. I just wanted to sort of combine my enjoyment of writing as with my enjoyment of sports. It seemed like a good outlet to start in.
Q: How did you get a job as a sports editor?
A: At the Middlesex news I went from a freelancer to full-time writer. I was hired I think in 1991, and about three years later the sports editor moved over to the news side to become the managing editor of the paper. And I was named sports editor at that time at the Middlesex News. And then about five years later a job opened up at the Herald as the night sports editor which technically in charge of the paper at night. The operation at night. So I took that job about five years after that. The sports editor moved on and the deputy editor moved into his spot and I moved into the deputy sports editors spot. So, that is my current job.
Q: Are you still a big Boston sports fan?
A: I enjoy the sports yeah mean. I enjoy the teams and everything that goes on. Once you get into the business you tend to not be a fan, you know what I mean? I think you are a fan of sports and what you are doing. But, you are not a fan in the sense that you are rooting for a team as a fan might you know. You kind of have to sort of step back and take it from a much more even keeled perspective because you can access what is going on. From a positive and sort of negative perspective. Because you kind of change from your sort of tradition definition of a fan. I think most people that certainly get into this business begin as fans.
Q: What is your favorite perk with this job?
A: Being able to be credentialed for games or big events. Although when I do go to an event it’s in a working capacity. But, I can go and watch high level sports teams for free. And you get a pretty good seat. When I first started I did do a lot of Celtics games. It is funny you brought up Mark. I actually met him covering the Celtics when I worked for Middlesex News. The seats there used to be right on the court. Now they kind of put you up in the stands a little bit. But, the seats now sell for a couple thousand dollars. That is where the press table was. Those were great. You cannot watch a game from seats better than that.
Q: Now, when you were growing up who was your favorite sports writer?
A: To be honest with you when I was growing up reading the paper. I did grow up in Connecticut. So, the local paper did use a lot of wire for the sports teams. It was actually Yankee country so there was a lot of Yankee stories and it was Yankee oriented where I was more of a Red Sox fan. I really didn’t have one. As I got a little bit older as I moved to this area I would read guys like Gerry Callahan in the Herald and Peter Gammons. Those guys were great.
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