Travis Brown

 

 North Carolina St. Wolfpack

 

When you have a player with the skills of CJ Leslie on your team it gives you hope. It also gives you a dominant player in a thick conference like the ACC that could push you over the gap. That’s what's in store for the Wolfpack as they look to have a great return this year after a good finish but with some unsettled business. WHAT TO KNOW Two words, Scott, Wood. The outside threat of the pack will see more touches as CJ is double teamed and Wood will produce. A somewhat good non conference schedule will be good for the Wolfpack to see where there team is heading before conference play... read more

Kentucky Wildcats

Last years national champions look to repeat with a slew of fresh new talent. They are not favored to win this year but I have them first because they are the defending champs. They are also still good. Coach Cal leads another team with little depth once again until the fray. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Gone are Davis and co but arrived is the number 2 class in the nation headlined by Noel Nerlens. Look for all the freshman to have an impact but none better than Archie Goodwin. He is the key to helping them win another title. EXPECTATIONS Possibly a final four appearance unless something unforeseen happens... read more

by Travis Brown

The Sports Stall

 

The Atlantic Journal Constitiuion reported today that WR Jeremey Moore has reportedly left the team as of Wednesday. Cited as leaving for personal reasons coach Paul johnson states this is not the first time Moore has thought about leaving. “He had some personal reasons, said that he’s struggled with it before,” Johnson said. “It’s not the first time he’s thought about it. I just wished him well.”

After playing only three games last year due to a torn knee Moore started all three games this year catching 4 passes for 64 yards... read more

By Laken Litman Writer/ReporterPosted Sep 19, 2012 scout.com   EDDIE LACY     Alabama is a 51-point favorite heading into its matchup with Florida Atlantic this weekend, but that didn't stop one FAU defensive end from talking saying that the Tide "ain't what pepole think...they can be beat."

Aside from winning, if there’s anything that makes the No. 1 team in the nation smile during the middle of the week, it’s probably hearing an upcoming opponent publicly throw down some smack talk.

It hasn’t really worked out well for Alabama opponents this season though... read more

by Travis Brown -The Sports Stall

Many experts don’t think Michigan has a chance against the 3-0 Irish and there are many reasons to back up that theory. The Wolverines have looked less impressive in the first few weeks against foes and the Irish has the more credible win against Michigan State. Denard seems a lot more comfortable in his reads but his players are not getting open to extend drives. The running game is still clearly just Robinson and unless Toussaint or Shaw make an immediate impact early in the game its going to be a long day. The case of the Irish is the defense upfront looks improved from last year and the athleticism of Golson could give the Wolverines a taste of their own medicine... read more

By TheScore.com September 06, 2012

 

Sergio Ganem, the president of team Fuerza Regia in the Mexican Basketball League, has confirmed that he is in talks with future Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, according to ESPN Deportes.

Ganem is negotiating with Shaq in the hopes that he will agree to play one or two games of the 2012-13 season in October. The two sides have reportedly spoken over the phone, and Shaq is expected to give his decision some time next week.

The addition of Shaq would not be that unusual for Fuerza Regia, as the team employed former NBA forward Dennis Rodman for two games in 2004... read more

By Jeremy P. MeyerThe Denver Post

Peyton Manning, the Denver Broncos' future Hall of Fame quarterback, may be the toast of Colorado as the team prepares for its season opener, but students in the Greeley-Evans School District better not wear his jersey to class.

For several years, the district has imposed a strict dress code that forbids students from wearing certain clothing that could be associated with gangs, including jerseys with the No. 18, which could represent the city's 18th Street gang.

The issue hasn't been a problem until this year, when the Broncos signed free agent Manning, who has worn No... read more

 

Yes let that sit in your brain for a minute. You like that? I bet you do. Yes I'm going with the Rodgers Co and here is why.

-Aaron Rodgers-

 

- Was on the way to having one of the best season in NFL history if it wasnt for a shorter guy in in New Orleans. You still cannot defend this team. The thing that scares me about Green Bay is when they play is it is too easy. Say what you want to about the Giants game and yes they were outplayed, but the Packers could have finished the Giants in the first half if they played up to their normal level. They now understand what it takes to have expectations and I believe they will be focused and deterenmined the entire year... read more

 

Yes let that sit in your brain for a minute. You like that? I bet you do. Yes I'm going with the Rodgers Co and here is why.

-Aaron Rodgers-

 

- Was on the way to having one of the best season in NFL history if it wasnt for a shorter guy in in New Orleans. You still cannot defend this team. The thing that scares me about Green Bay is when they play is it is too easy. Say what you want to about the Giants game and yes they were outplayed, but the Packers could have finished the Giants in the first half if they played up to their normal level. They now understand what it takes to have expectations and I believe they will be focused and deterenmined the entire year... read more

Posted by James Jahnke 

courtesy of freep.com 

Grand Rapids-bred boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather, who has been known to throw down some big money on sporting events, reportedly has wagered $3 million on Michigan's season opener against Alabama on Saturday night.

Mayweather is thought to have taken the 14 points U-M is getting as the underdog.

The information comes from the Twitter account of online betting website sportsbook.ag. Mayweather has not confirmed it, though, in the past, he has tweeted pictures of his winning bet slips... read more

By Scott Soshnick

courtesy of bloomberg.com

 

University of Notre Dame football radio analyst Allen Pinkett was suspended for at least the season opener after he said the team needs “criminals” to win.

Don Criqui and Jeff Jeffers will handle the broadcast, according to a statement from IMG. The Fighting Irish open the season against the U.S. Naval Academy in Dublin, Ireland, on Sept. 1

 

A Notre Dame Fighting Irish football player warms up at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Photographer: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images

“The event deserves to be free of distraction,” Andrew Giangola, an IMG Notre Dame Radio Network spokesman, said in the statement... read more

By Mark Medina

courtesy of LATimes.com

The Lakers are to unveil a statue featuring Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at some point during the 2012-13 season, The Times has learned.

A firm date for introducing the statue outside Staples Center hasn't been finalized.

Abdul-Jabbar remains the NBA's all-time leading scorer (38,387 points). He won five of his six NBA titles and three of his six league MVPs with the Lakers. His high scoring rate and mastery of his famed skyhook established him, in the opinion of many, as the best center of all time... read more

Courtesy of Huffungton Post

 

August 3, 2012 - A view of the press box and home side seating of the nearly completed Allen Eagle Stadium. The $59.6 million dollar, 18,000 seat project was funded from a $119 million bond package approved by voters in 2009. The stadium features a sunken-bowl design, video scoreboard, multi-level press box, weight room, wrestling room, and an indoor golf facility. (Michael Prengler/Special Contributor)

Friday nights in the Dallas suburb of Allen are about to become even more larger-than-life, as the Allen Independent School District prepares to open a new $60 million stadium for its high school football team... read more

 

Barring no injuries do you think Tim Tebow will start any games for the Jets this year?

#TheStall

 

Published August 02, 2012

Sports Network

McLean, VA –  LSU and Alabama will start the 2012 college football season as the top two teams in the preseason USA Today coaches' poll.

The two were also the top teams in the final poll of 2011, but in reverse order after Alabama avenged its only loss of the regular season and beat LSU in the BCS National Championship Game.

LSU received 18 first-place votes and a total of 1,403 points from a nationwide panel of coaches... read more

By Scott Miller | Senior Baseball Columnist CBSSPORTS.com   Francisco Liriano can help shore up the White Sox rotation. (US Presswire)

rom Branch Rickey to Popeye's friend Wimpy offering to pay Tuesday for a hamburger today, we've been making trades since Adam and Eve were first playing stickball. But only at this year's trade deadline did people mistakenly think Hanley Ramirez was being dealt for Dracula, given the vampire-hour of that particular blockbuster.

Sorting through the used cell phone minutes win, lose and draw. ...

WIN

State of California: Last year was the first time since 1999 that none of the five California teams played in the postseason... read more

By Jason La Canfora | NFL Insider

CBSSports.com 

  History suggests the Steelers will eventually reward Mike Wallace if he signs and reports. (Getty Images)  

 

LATROBE, Penn. -- I wrote this before, about six weeks ago to be precise, and I'll write it again, and if logic reigns it will soon become a moot point: Mike Wallace, you need to get back with your teammates. Your holdout is going nowhere. It's well beyond time to get back to Pennsylvania and get back to work.

There isn't really any other choice. This ill-fated holdout is getting Wallace nowhere and the only rational end result -- signing a long-team deal with the Steelers -- has not changed... read more

18 hours ago by SteveDel

FoxSports.com

 

We know Lolo Jones loves to joke around and keep things loose, which is one of the things that has made her such a popular topic of discussion during and leading up the the Olympics. She runs one of the more entertaining Twitter accounts among the Olympic athletes, but her sense of humor resulted in a bit of criticism on Saturday afternoon.

After the US lost to Italy in archery, Lolo sent out the following tweet:

USA Men's Archery lost the gold medal to Italy but that's ok, we are Americans... read more

Courtesy of Nextcats.com 

By Ben Roberts

2014 recruit Marial Shayok

A Canadian prospect from the class of 2014 with a family background in basketball and Kentucky at the top of his list? It’s not Andrew Wiggins. It’s Marial Shayok, an Ottawa native who’s had a big summer and is apparently hearing from UK.

Shayok, a 6-foot-5 wing, played well enough for Team Canada and CIA Bounce’s U-16 squad to earn the No. 33 spot in NBE Basketball Report’slatest 2014 rankings. He averaged 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds for Canada at the U-17 World Championships earlier this month in Lithuania... read more

 

By  Corey Noles  Bleacher Report

With the MLB trade deadline looming just days away, the St. Louis Cardinalshave yet to make a move.

That doesn’t mean fans shouldn’t be expecting one though.

General manager John Mozeliak has always done a good job of keeping potential deals quiet until they happen. The team runs a tight ship when it comes to leaks.

With that being said, Mozeliak does drop hints on occasion.

While he has confirmed that the Cardinals will be buyers, just what they are after remains to be seen... read more

 

DOES IT MAKE YOU UPSET WHEN A PLAYER HOLDS OUT OR DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE ISSUE?

#LOCKERDOME #THESTALL

COURTESY OF CBSNEWS.COM

 

CBS/AP) A man who claims he was "Victim 2" - the boy assaulted in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky - intends to sue the university for its "egregious and reckless conduct," his lawyers said Thursday.

 

Pictures: Child-sex scandal rocks Penn State

 

The lawyers said in a statement they have gathered "overwhelming evidence" of the abuse, and they released recordings of two voicemails they say were from Sandusky last year, both saying "love you" to the victim.

 

The voicemails are dated Sept... read more

By Erick Smith, USA TODAY

Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray will escape charges after allegedly throwing beer bottles off his apartment balcony onto parked cars.

 

  CAPTION By Mark Zerof, US Presswire

According to the Knoxville News-Sentinel, an incident report filed to the Knoxville police department said a fellow resident of the apartment complex observed Bray and roommate Michael Grandinetti throwing the bottles.

 

Kirstie Allen noticed the windshield of her car was smashed and reported the incident to police, according to the report... read more

Posted on Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 at 12:14 AM.

Written by ParadigmShift35

 

The daughter of the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats may want to be more careful on her Twitter account. Erin Calipari just responded to some Syracuse fan(s) with this:

Syracuse fan! Maybe I’ll just have cakes made for all of the kids your assistant touched.

Yes, she is referring to the Jim Boeheim scandal of molestation that I never like to mention ever but things like this just don’t go unnoticed (UPDATE: These were possibly proven to be false... read more

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Michigan enters 2012 with incredible expectations following a brilliant 2011. Despite having a very similar squad to the underperforming 2010 team, Brady Hoke’s influence was felt as soon as he stepped off the plane.

A massive improvement on defense and an Orange Bowl win later, and the Wolverines now have expectations to live up to after giving us a taste of what’s to come... read more

 

By  Stephen Babb  (Featured Columnist) on July 25, 2012

Bleacher Report

 

There's a good case to be made that the Boston Celtics already are Rajon Rondo's team.

In terms of on-court performance and value, you'd be hard-pressed to make an argument that Kevin Garnett or Paul Pierce is more critical to this team's wins. Though his shooting remains inconsistent, the 26-year-old floor general does everything else you could possibly want.

He's a pin-point passer with an excellent sense of space and timing, and he's deferential almost to a fault... read more

 

Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:19 pm | Updated: 8:01 am, Thu Jul 26, 2012.

By Mike Bires mbires@timesonline.com 

LATROBE – For his 11th training camp, Brett Keisel wanted to arrive in style. So he drove one of his favorite vehicles -- a bright range Kubota tractor.

“This has to be a first,” said Keisel, the Steelers’ veteran right defensive end. “It’s my way of saying ‘Hard work pays off.’”

A native of Greybull, Wyo... read more

Courtesy of NESN.com

Can't get enough Gronk? Don't worry, the whole gang might soon be coming to a television near you.

Rob Gronkowski and his family are in talks with William Morris Endeavor, a top talent agency, to develop a TV show around the Patriots tight end, according to Darren Rovell.

WME is also working on a book deal and speaking engagements for the Gronkowskis, according to the report.

While it's still early in the process, there's no denying Gronk's appeal. The talented tight end made headlines all offseason long before the "Summer of Gronk" was reportedly called off, and he also made the cover of ESPN the Magazine's recent body issue... read more

USA basketball not happy with Kevin Love’s play July 24, 2012  COURTESY OF SPORTS KINGS The powers that be within the USA Olympic men’s basketball team are reportedly very unhappy with the Kevin Love who has shown up to play in the 2012 games.

Love got worked on the glass by Andres Nocioni at one point during the USA’s poor showing against a hungry Argentina squad and the Team USA basketball is reportedly not happy with Kevin Love’s play.

The word entitled has been tossed around, concerning the Timberwolves big man and people close to the situation say that Love is close to having his minutes cut into by rookie, Anthony Davis... read more

1. WR DORIAL GREEN-BECKHAM, MISSOURI  

It’s only fitting that one of the most highly rated players, and arguably the best recruit in the country, is the number one player to watch for next season.  Mizzou has an emerging quarterback in James Franklin that threw for 2,865 yards and 21 touchdowns, while rushing for 981 yards and 15 touchdowns as a Sophomore.

Yes, this was in the Big 12 and not in the SEC, but last year’s leading receiver  for the Tigers didn’t even reach 700 yards.  Look for Green-Beckham to use is 6’6″ frame to create major separation and out jump every defender he goes up against... read more

4. DT ONDRE PIPKINS, MICHIGAN  

Ondre “PeeWee” Pipkins, is going to be a player that will have impact immediately on Michigan’s defensive line.  After graduating 3 of their 4 starting defensive lineman, there are plenty of holes to be filled.  Will Campbell has not lived up to his 5-star status and Richard Ash and Jibreel Black have not performed at an exceedingly high level.

Expect the 6’3″ 325 lb freshman to get into the defensive tackle rotation early and often.  With the amount of help the Michigan defensive line will need against Alabama, there is no way that Hoke can afford to redshirt Pipkins... read more

Rondo showed up in Vegas and hung out with the players on the Celtics' Summer League entry there. He joined in the huddles and sat behind the bench and cracked jokes with the coaches. He even added some input on the plays in the huddles. 

@SteveBHoop

Rajon Rondo here again. He's been pulling individual Celts aside to give advice during some timeouts. — Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop)

22 Jul 12

Here is Coach Tyronn Lue's take on Rondo's presence on the bench:

"It was good for Rondo to come in and support the young guys. Guys have been playing hard, playing great, for him to come around & encourage guys, speaking up at halftime & time outs, it’s good for them... read more

Posted by Chris Partlow on July 23, 2012

 

Mark Emmert and the NCAA came down like a ton of bricks on Penn State today, and below is their full statement. To summarize: the school has been dealt a massive blow in the form a four-year postseason ban, the loss of 40 scholarships over four years and a $60 million fine due to the cover up in the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The icing on the cake is that all Penn State wins from 1998-2011 will be vacated.   The NCAA has made a full description of the ‘unprecedented penalties’ available on their website which you can view HERE... read more

AFC North: Mike Wallace And The Pittsburgh Steelers In Close Contact About Extension | 60 Max Power O - The Strategist's Guide to New England Patriots Football

 

Now that Ray Rice signed his five-year contract prior to the franchise tag deadline, another high-profile player in the division is making strides towards a contract extension. According to Jason La Canfora with CBSSports.com, Wallace and the Steelers are in "close contact" with each other, making progress towards a new deal. Wallace was only tendered $2.72 million as a restricted free agent.

 

Rather than placing the franchise tag on him, which would have cost the Steelers $9... read more

By Pablo S. Torre, Sports Illustrated

Official Statement from Jeremy Lin "I loved this past year with the Knicks and truly appreciate the opportunity that New York gave me. The way the fans fully embraced me and our team was something I'll always cherish forever. It was an extraordinary and unforgettable time that was easily the best year of my life. Now I am excited to be back with the Rockets. They made a very compelling pitch in terms of what I could bring to the team and for the city. I am also impressed with Mr. Alexander and the management's commitment to improving the team... read more

Rajon Rondo is making good use of his off season by attending the Nike World Basketball Festival in Paris. The World Baskeball Festival ran from July 12 through today, July 16. Two full-size basketball courts and two half-courts have been built at the Cité Universitaire Internationale giving fans the chance to play for free over the five days, attending tournaments and basketball clinics. On Saturday the captain of the French basketball team Boris Diaw and his teammates stopped off to meet fans and to judge the dunk contest. The year 2012 marks the 30-year anniversary of Nike's legendary the Air Force 1 shoe, and Nike broadcast the documentary “Air Force 1: Anatomy of an Urban Legend” at the festival... read more