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Do Long-Term Contracts In The NHL Make Any Sense?
Posted by exposrip on June 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Chris Boersma
This article assumes that:
For players that the team has filed an LTI exception, the team is allowed to exceed the cap by up to the amount of the injured player’s salary with as many replacement players as needed, provided that when the injured player is activated the team comes into compliance with the [...]
Filed under Featured Articles, Hockey · Tagged with contracts, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, New York Islanders, NHL, Rick Di Pietro, salary cap, Vancouver Canucks
Stats Corner: Looking At Garret Anderson
Posted by exposrip on June 27, 2009 · 1 Comment
I caught the last inning of the Braves/Red Sox game today. De Sawx won 1-zippo.
But I don’t care about that so much. What interested me is a comment made by Thom Brennanananman about Garret Anderson. Something to the effect of “he’s been one of the best hitters in all of baseball over the last 15 [...]
Filed under Baseball, Stats Corner · Tagged with Anaheim Angels, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Garret Anderson, MLB
Has Tevez made a mistake?
Posted by admin on June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Tom Malley
After months of claim, counter claim, conjecture and rumour it is now confirmed that Carlos Tevez is to leave Manchester United. That may not come as a surprise to some, but what I think did raise a few eyebrows was that it was Tevez who decided to leave, rather than Manchester United deciding not [...]
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Stats Corner: Top Performing NHL Goalies
Posted by exposrip on June 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Chris Boersma; Hockey Numbers.
I have been compiling goaltending data since 2003-2004 and felt now was a good time to join it all together in one large database so I can produce statistics that you see below. The tables below include data from playoffs and regular season from 2003-2004 2005-2006 to 2008-2009 (excluding the 2003-2004 [...]
Filed under Hockey, Stats Corner · Tagged with goalies, NHL
101 Baseball-Related Things To Do With Your Kids Before You Die.
Posted by exposrip on June 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Rebecca Glass
101: Slide the slide at Miller Park.
100: Sit in one of the kayaks in McCovey Cove, waiting for a home run ball.
99: Wait out a multi-hour rain delay, till there are so few in the park that your voice can get picked up by the TV broadcast.
98: Do something [...]
Filed under Baseball · Tagged with Babe Ruth, Baseball, Camden Yards, Cyclones, Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, MLB, Negroe Leagues, Pittsburgh, Roberto Clemente, Staten Island Yankees, The Natural, Toronto, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium
Best 21 College Running Backs In The Nation In 2009
Posted by exposrip on June 18, 2009 · 9 Comments
By Drew Smith
Fantasy College Blitz
1) Andre Anderson - Tulane: Anderson was off to a fantastic start last year before busting up his shoulder in the 7th game of the season against Rice. He had 854 and 7 scores through the first 6 games including two tough matchups against Alabama and East Carolina. Based on the [...]
Filed under College Football · Tagged with Andre Anderson, Bryce Bell, Buffalo, California, College Football, Damion Fletcher, Eugene Jarvis, Houston, Jacquizz Rodgers, Jahvid Best, James Starks, John Clay, Kendall Hunter, Kent State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Tulane, USM, Wisconsin
General Motors Should Aim To Be Like The Red Wings
Posted by exposrip on June 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Has anyone noticed those GM commercials? Yeah, the one about resurrection or something. Oh, reinvention you say? Well, good for them I suppose. It would have been nice if it was 100% private but hey…it’s a sports blog.
Anyway, here’s a great article by Terry O’Reilly (I’m guessing not the former Boston Bruins player) of the [...]
Filed under Featured Articles · Tagged with Ben Roethlisberger, Detroit Red Wings, Football, General Motors, Green Bay Packers, Hockey, Joe Louis, Pittsburgh Steelers, Vince Lombardi
Birth Of Something More In L.A.?
Posted by exposrip on June 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Alex
NBA Tipoff
The Lakers won their 15th NBA Title in franchise history, and it’s number four for Kobe Bryant and his first without the Diesel.
But you see that picture up there? He is holding four fingers up, isn’t he?
Well, now he is going to have to hold is thumb up next year, I bet, because [...]
Filed under Basketball · Tagged with Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Finals, NBA playoffs, Pau Gasol, Phil Jackson, Shannon Brown, Shaquille O'neal
Searching For Body-Building Secrets Exercise In Futility
Posted by exposrip on June 15, 2009 · 3 Comments
By Sal Marinello
Health and Fitness Advice
Despite reams of evidence to the contrary too many personal trainers and consumers still think bodybuilding is a valid method of training. There are no such things as “bodybuilding secrets.”
Actually the secret of bodybuilding isn’t really a secret; anabolic drugs – steroids, human growth hormone, insulin and a whole host [...]
Filed under Health and Fitness · Tagged with Arnold Schwarzenegger, body building
Will Real’s Spending Splurge Lead To Victory?
Posted by exposrip on June 15, 2009 · 4 Comments
By John ST
There is a price for everything. Sir Alex Ferguson declared indignantly in December that he wouldn’t sell the Real Madrid mob a virus, not to mention his crowning jewel, Cristiano Ronaldo, but when an astronomical £80 million check is waved enticingly, principles can be swayed.
Last week, Real Madrid shocked the football community with [...]
Filed under Soccer · Tagged with Barcelona, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Eto'o, Florentino Perez, Galacticos, Juventus, Kaka, La Liga, Los Merengues, Luis Figo, Mallorca, Manchester United, Michel Platini, Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid, Ronaldinho, Santiago Bernabeu, Serie A, Sir Alex Ferguson, Spain, Zinadine Zidane
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