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Lawrence Frank Fired: A Casualty Of The Free Agent Class Of 2010

The Nets will now go down in history for the longest winless streak to start an NBA season. They broke the record of seventeen straight losses held by the 88-89 Miami Heat and the 99-00 Los Angeles Clippers...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 3 days ago 59 reads 0 comments
The Tragic Death Of Nick Adenhart and How Baseball Needs To Send a Message

“I can drive.” How many times have you heard people say that, even though they have had too much to drink? It is an all too common occurrence in America...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 7 months ago 146 reads 2 comments
Releasing Plaxico Burress: How The Giants Can Fill The Void

We all saw what happened in the playoffs last year. The Giants could move the ball between the '20s, but when it got to the red zone the Giants could not do very much...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 8 months ago 224 reads 0 comments
The Injustice in Dubai and What Arthur Ashe Meant to Tennis

As Americans, we have had issues with race relations unlike any nation before us. From slavery, to Jim Crow, to the Civil Rights Movement, race relations have shown America at its worst while also showing the good in our country...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 9 months ago 270 reads 16 comments
Alex Rodriguez: Baseball's Last Chance To Clean the Records Books

Baseball's legacy is based on two things, its legends and its records. Baseball's legacy is full of names the we revere. Ruth, Gehrig, Aaron, and Mays, are some of the legends that have graced the diamond...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 9 months ago 117 reads 0 comments
Another Record Contract: New York Yankees Sign Mark Teixeria

Reported by Buster Olney a couple hours ago, the Yankees have signed slugger Mark Teixeira. The deal is a reported 180 million dollars over eight years. This is exactly what New York needed. First, it keeps Teixeira away from the Boston Red Sox...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 11 months ago 75 reads 1 comments
Yankees Have Signed A.J. Burnett For Five Years, 82.5 Million Dollars

While watching ESPN, it has been made known to me that the Yankees have made their second big acquisition of the off-season in signing A.J. Burnett. While I would have gone with Derek Lowe, A...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 11 months ago 52 reads 0 comments
Sitting Brandon Jacobs Is the Right Move

When Tom Coughlin decided to sit Brandon Jacobs this weekend against the hated Dallas Cowboys, there were probably many fantasy owners who lost hope of advancing in the playoffs...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 11 months ago 117 reads 2 comments
Omar Minaya, What Were You Thinking?: The NY Mets Trade for J.J Putz

The Winter Meetings have been dominate by both New York ballclubs this year. Though the Yankees made the biggest signing with C.C. Sabathia, the Mets were the center of the baseball world in signing Francisco Rodriguez and trading for J...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 11 months ago 39 reads 4 comments
What's Next For The New York Yankees: Derek Lowe or A.J. Burnett?

Brian Cashman already made the most important move of the off season in signing CC Sabathia. And though my birthday is today, I'm going to thank Cashman for the early gift. The Yankees have the best front two starters in baseball right now in CC and Wang

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about 12 months ago 150 reads 1 comments
Calm Down People, It's Only One Loss: The Giants Are Still Contenders

The Giants loss to the Cleveland Browns was embarrassing, but it doesn't mean that the Giants are a fraudulent team or that they still are not a contender to win the Super Bowl...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 175 reads 1 comments
Phil Hughes: Starting All Over Against The White Sox

Phil Hughes was very disappointing in his limited time this season. He was someone that the Yankees needed to perform well if they were to make the playoffs. However, he was horrendous. Other than his first start of the season, Hughes had an ERA over 9...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 191 reads 0 comments
Arsenal Have Their Eye on Miguel Veloso

After Arsene denied interest in signing Stephen Appiah, and Chelsea's possible coup of Carlos Mineiro, it has been reported that Arsenal and Manchester United are in a race for Miguel Veloso of Sporting Portugal...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 1,446 reads 0 comments
Gambling: A Problem Tennis Needs To Fix

It was reported today that Nikolay Davydenko is no longer being investigated by the ATP for match fixing. Though I think Davydenko did throw the match, that is not my main point...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 409 reads 2 comments
Auburn Beats Mississippi State 3-2; Wins a Thrilling Baseball Game, Right?

I honestly couldn't believe this when I saw the score. There I was watching Norte Dame thrash Michigan and I see this crazy score. I thought that the college baseball season had already ended...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 342 reads 0 comments
The Future Of The New York Yankees: Pitching Prospects To Keep An Eye On

Now it's time to look at the pitching prospects of the Yankees. Unlike hitting prospects, the Yankees are overloading with pitching prospects and have had a much more proven history in developing them...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 1,235 reads 19 comments
The Future of the Yankees: Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy Need To Pitch Now

I know that Cashman's policy of looking towards the future is going to take some time and patience from the millions of Yankee fans throughout the world...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 430 reads 1 comments
Arsenal 4-0 Blackburn: Dominant Performance Leads to an Easy Win

It was a great win for the Gunners against Blackburn. They got off to a quick start and never looked back. The last thing the Gunners needed was another tie with Blackburn at the beginning of the season...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 362 reads 4 comments
New York Yankees: Future Hitting Prospects To Keep an Eye On

This year has been a year of transition for the Yankees. I know that many fans are frustrated, and you should be. For $200 million dollars, we should be in the playoffs. However, if Cashman sticks to his plan, look for a new influx of homegrown talent...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 1,161 reads 10 comments
England Beats Croatia 4-1: Is This The Turning Point For Theo Walcott?

England was completely dominant in their win against Croatia. Though Croatia was without Eduardo da Silva, England was impressive in Zagreb. They dealt the Croatians their first loss in Croatia during World Cup qualifying...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 149 reads 2 comments
Andy Murray Beats Rafael Nadal at His Own Game

Watching Andy Murray play the last two days has been awe-inspiring. He beat the best player in the world, in Rafael Nadal. More impressive, is that he beat Nadal at his own game...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 743 reads 2 comments
The Rain Delay: Andy Murray's Bad Luck

Andy Murray blew my mind yesterday. I didn't think that he would be this dominant in the first two sets against the best player in the world. I thought that Rafa would outmuscle Murray and be too quick for him...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 192 reads 0 comments
Top 10: Greatest Baseball Movies Of All Time

Since I don't have any Yankees postseason baseball to look forward to, October will be a time for watching some baseball movies and this is my Top 10. (If you have any suggestions please post them...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 486 reads 4 comments
Washington Huskies Were Robbed, NCAA and Referees Were Both Wrong

If you saw the Washington-BYU game, you witnessed an awesome game that should have gone to overtime. However, a dumb rule by the NCAA and a referee's dumb decision cost the Huskies the game...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 846 reads 26 comments
Will Stephen Appiah Be Arsenal's Midfield Fixer?

Now that Arsenal have missed the chance to get players like Xavi, Gareth Barry, and Gokhan Inler, they are looking towards recently released Stephen Appiah to add depth to their midfield...

Written by Naveen Maliakkal about about 1 year ago 472 reads 10 comments

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Naveen Maliakkal Article Archive

Lawrence Frank Fired: A Casualty Of The Free Agent Class Of 2010

The Tragic Death Of Nick Adenhart and How Baseball Needs To Send a Message

Releasing Plaxico Burress: How The Giants Can Fill The Void

The Injustice in Dubai and What Arthur Ashe Meant to Tennis

Alex Rodriguez: Baseball's Last Chance To Clean the Records Books

Another Record Contract: New York Yankees Sign Mark Teixeria

Yankees Have Signed A.J. Burnett For Five Years, 82.5 Million Dollars

Sitting Brandon Jacobs Is the Right Move

Omar Minaya, What Were You Thinking?: The NY Mets Trade for J.J Putz

What's Next For The New York Yankees: Derek Lowe or A.J. Burnett?

Calm Down People, It's Only One Loss: The Giants Are Still Contenders

Phil Hughes: Starting All Over Against The White Sox

Arsenal Have Their Eye on Miguel Veloso

Gambling: A Problem Tennis Needs To Fix

Auburn Beats Mississippi State 3-2; Wins a Thrilling Baseball Game, Right?

The Future Of The New York Yankees: Pitching Prospects To Keep An Eye On

The Future of the Yankees: Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy Need To Pitch Now

Arsenal 4-0 Blackburn: Dominant Performance Leads to an Easy Win

New York Yankees: Future Hitting Prospects To Keep an Eye On

England Beats Croatia 4-1: Is This The Turning Point For Theo Walcott?

Andy Murray Beats Rafael Nadal at His Own Game

The Rain Delay: Andy Murray's Bad Luck

Top 10: Greatest Baseball Movies Of All Time

Washington Huskies Were Robbed, NCAA and Referees Were Both Wrong

Will Stephen Appiah Be Arsenal's Midfield Fixer?

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