-
Jets vs. Ravens: Can Mark Sanchez Keep Taking These Hits and Survive?
It couldn’t have been that bad, could it? Yes. It could. The Jets are lucky that the game is over after 60 minutes or it could have been worse. Allow me to call out the people responsible for this fiasco...
-
Jets at Raiders: Here Are the Problems. Here's How to Fix Them.
You know what I think is the problem with the Jets so far this year? It’s almost like they are collectively thinking, if we can just get back to the AFC Championship game, this time we’ll win it...
-
New York Jets: This Is Not the Ground-and-Pound I Had in Mind
Dear Mr. Ryan, Schottenheimer and Callahan, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!?!?!? Sending Mark Sanchez in to try to get Plaxico Burress a meaningless touchdown after the game was ...
-
Jets 27, Cowboys 24: Teachable Moments from Sunday Night Football
So, now that the dust has settled on Sunday night’s epic showdown, what have we learned? Actually, a lot. First of all, that was a textbook lesson in playing 60 minutes of football...
-
NFL Opening Weekend: Cowboys at Jets and the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
You know how I knew that we wouldn’t miss any regular season games this year? Take a look at the date of the first Sunday of the regular season: Sunday, September 11, 2011...
-
Mark Sanchez Versus Derek Jeter: Who Ya Got?
On the heels of today's stunning news that Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly are breaking up, it now looks like this fall is shaping up as an epic battle for the title of Prince of New York...
-
Scandal at the U: I Have Questions, and so Should Every Trojan Fan
Holy smokes, is this Miami thing a mess. If everything that Yahoo Sports is reporting is true, Miami is in big trouble. First of all, let’s give some well earned credit to Yahoo Sports for the reporting they’ve done here...
-
"New York Jets? This Is Your Captain Speaking": Mark Sanchez
So Rex Ryan made Mark Sanchez the Captain of the Offense. And not just for a game. But for the entire year. This is kind of a big deal. I love how Mark immediately realized that his role model in this endeavor is the ultimate Captain—Derek Jeter...
-
Revisiting the 2009 NFL Draft and What We Have Learned
So, while we’re waiting for the NFL CBA to become finalized, let’s take a look at the three quarterbacks who were drafted in 2009 and try to assess how they’ve fared...
-
NBA Finals 2011: A Laker Fan's Perspective
A s a Laker fan, it kills me to have to say this, but good sportsmanship demands it: Congratulations on your championship, Dallas Mavericks . A job well done. But before we talk about Dallas, we must first talk about the Miami Heat ...
-
New York Jets: Post-Draft Thoughts: Why Did the Jets Draft a QB?
Can someone please explain to me why the Jets drafted Greg McElroy? A young accomplished QB? Attention New York Jets !!!! You already have a young accomplished QB...
-
NBA Playoffs 2011: L.A. Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks Postmortem
Oh Lakers...how in the world did we end up here? This was supposed to be the historic three-peat. An unbelievable send-off for Phil Jackson with ring No. 12. Six for Kobe and Derek...
-
NBA Playoffs 2011: Lakers Defeat Hornets 98-80, Will Beat Mavericks Next
Phew! Finally. Lakers dispatch New Orleans. But before we look at game six, let’s not forget the crazy that was game five, or as I call it, “The Game of the Unknown Ankle...
-
NBA 2011 Playoffs: Game 5 Lakers-Hornets: Now It's Time to Panic
During the regular season, a friend of mine asked why we all bothered to put so much time into following each Lakers basketball game—it's a long season. His theory was, just turn on the last two minutes of every match...
-
2011 NBA Playoffs: Lakers vs. Hornets, Tied at 1-1, Don't Panic Yet Laker Fans
So, when last we met, I was waxing poetic about the great civic spirit in town when the Lakers start an NBA Playoff run, but I forgot one little thing: The undercurrent of anxiety that simultaneously wafts in the air...
-
Flip the Switch, Los Angeles Lakers: It's Time To Win an NBA Championship
Boy, Lakers. Nothing like taking it down to the wire. Game 82 had to be won after surrendering a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, and then, Kobe had to bail you out with the three to take it to OT? Ach, they are killing me...
-
Los Angeles Lakers: A 5-Game Losing Streak Is No Way to Head into the Playoffs
"Five-game losing streak" "I'll take 'phrases you never want to hear associated with your team' for $50, Alex." Ugh. I just re-watched that Oklahoma City-Los Angeles game (Yes, I am a glutton for punishment)...
-
L.A. Lakers Lose to Utah, No. 1 Playoff Seed Unlikely
Lakers : That was painful. Losing to the Jazz by one point off a turnover at the buzzer? Ugh. But before we get to that, let’s take a look back at what has transpired since that chippy game against Dallas last Thursday...
-
L.A. Lakers Beat Dallas Mavericks in a Chippy One: Already in Playoff Form
The Lakers are terrifying. Don’t be fooled by the final score. This game was a lot closer than the 110-82 score will lead you to believe. Well, at least for the first half...
-
Lakers Roll: Triple OT Against Phoenix, the Blake Show & New Orleans Hornets
Okay, Laker fans, let’s take a look back at the week that was, starting with the Phoenix Suns coming to town. Triple OT?!?!? Holy smokes Batman!! What a ball game...
-
Black Mamba Strikes Again: LA Lakers Keep Rolling Toward the Playoffs
Mamba? I will never doubt you again. What was I thinking last week when I said he should take the week and rest his ankle? So, let’s take a look back at the last week in Laker-land...
-
Los Angeles Lakers: Home Stretch Means Kobe Bryant's Ankle Has Time To Heal
OK, Laker Nation…..take a deep breath. Kobe Bryant will be fine. It’s just a sprain. I think the scariest part for everybody was how spooked Kobe was when it happened...
-
Kobe Bryant Leads the Lakers in the Push for the Playoffs
Lakers ? I take back every bad thing I said about you before the All-Star break. Holy smokes was that domination over the Spurs . THAT is championship basketball. But before we look at Lakers/Spurs, let's take a look back at last week...
-
NBA Trades and How They Affect the Lakers and the Playoff Picture
Well, this is a new landscape. Where to start? Lakers? Good job against Atlanta. You should beat a team like that by double digits. Pau Gasol looked great and for once the team didn’t ease off the gas in the second half...
-
Los Angeles Lakers: How Can The Defending NBA Champs Lose To The Cavs?
This was not what I had in mind for three in a row, fellas. That was one of the most shocking, inexcusable losses I have ever seen on a professional basketball court...