By: Jason Collette
I have been writing about fantasy sports for going on six years now, mainly about baseball. In that time, I made a niche as one of the early guys who covered minor league baseball players from a fantasy baseball perspective because I was always looking for ways to get ahead of the competition [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 31, 2008
Fresh Faces For College Football In 2008
May 31, 2008
How Wall Street Sees Soccer
By Susan Hotopp
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal included not one, but two pieces of football-related reporting. And you won’t find either one on the sports page, either. (Yes, there is a sports page in every Friday’s Weekend Journal ).
I’ll give you three guesses at what I find objectionable in Culture Clash: Soccer Fans, Art Elite [...]
May 29, 2008
Foreign Investors In English Soccer A Fact Of Business Now
By Derek Braid
There is an epidemic in the United Kingdom. It’s not black death or skinheads, but foreign ownership of English Football clubs. Before you close this tab… hear me out.
On the heels of rumors out of Toronto that Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (owners and proprietors of all the major sports franchises in Toronto) [...]
May 28, 2008
NASCAR: “I’m A Cup Driver And I Deserve Better Than You.”
By Bob Ellis
During a late caution in Saturday’s Nationwide race Denny Hamlin deliberately drove up the track into Brad Keselowski’s car crushing in the front left corner of Brad’s car and wrecked the car’s aerodynamics in the process.
Just before Denny did this move Brad did bump him from behind to let him know he didn’t [...]
May 28, 2008
The Health and Fitness Advice Ramble: Exercise and Cancer, ANTM Scam, Vitamin D and More
By Sal Marinello (The Healthy Skeptic)
There’s a lot to cover including how exercise may protect women from breast cancer, how America’s Top Model may have been rigged and why you should relax and enjoy the eats and drinks this Memorial Day - or any holiday for that matter.
Exercise May Protect Women From Breast Cancer. Researchers [...]
May 26, 2008
Spokane Chiefs Win Memorial Cup
If I were to ask you what is the toughest trophy to win in all of sports what would you answer? The World Cup? Stanley Cup? World Series?
Try the Memorial Cup.
First introduced to honor the lives of Canadian soldiers killed in World War I in 1919, The Memorial Cup is a prestigious tournament in [...]
May 26, 2008
Racing Round Up: NASCAR, Indy 500, F1
By Bob Ellis
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Awesome finish with rookie driver Donny Lia not being afraid to use his bumper to notch his first victory.
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Some pretty good drama near the end between Hamlin and Keselowski and their crews. I’ll be writing more about this tomorrow, and let me tell you its gonna be [...]
May 26, 2008
Giro d’Italia: Riccardo Ricco A Sore Spot On The Race
By Peloton Jim
With one week down, I have to reaffirm the Giro as the world’s best stage race. From course design to day in and day out combativeness, the Giro is a must see. With that said, I am watching this year’s race with a little pit in my stomach. It only takes two words [...]
May 24, 2008
The Wings And Pens: Motown Is Dead, An Idea For The NHL, And Other Thoughts
By Beaker
Quasi Game notes for Game 1:
Intro:
Enter Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings
Who picks the music at the Joe? Music is supposed to; I thought anyway, reflect the identity of a team. It should reverberate and send shivers down the spines of both allies and foes. I didn’t get that feeling with the music selected [...]
May 24, 2008
NHL: Find The Right People And Just Win
By Derek Braid
Oprah is a ludicrously successful person, but she didn’t say that about hockey. /shock/ I think she might know it exists though. Regardless, this is how your NHL team can find success just like O.
This is an interesting time of the year for the NHL in which something incalculably vital [...]
