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Los Angeles Lakers: Your 2008 NBA Champions

The Los Angeles Lakers enter the 2008 NBA playoffs as the #1 seed in the most competitive Western Conference that anyone has ever seen. This competitiveness of the West will benefit the Lakers when they appear in the NBA finals later this summer...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 610 reads 1 comments
2008 American League Preview: Bet on the Yankees

Following my NL preview, I give you my AL version. Division Winners – Yanks, Tigers, Angels Wild Card – Red Sox Pennant – New York Yankees Cy Young – Roy Halladay ...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 491 reads 0 comments
2008 National League Preview: New York Mets the Team To Beat

The best time of the year is upon us. It's time to put the jackets in the closet and break out the flip flops because the 2008 Baseball season is here. In the 2nd year of my baseball predictions, I have chosen to separate the AL and NL...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 536 reads 0 comments
EPL: Weekend Predictions

Arsenal leads the Barclay Premiership with 64 points from 27 games. Manchester United sits passenger in this title race with 61 points. Chelsea stalks on 55 points with a game in hand, and all are in action Saturday...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 583 reads 0 comments
Joba Chamberlain: Starter or Closer?

The debate continues: Joba the starter versus Joba the closer. Really this is a pointless debate, let me tell you why. First off, Joba Chamberlain has spent his entire career in college and the minors as a starter...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 568 reads 0 comments
Syracuse Has the Look of an NIT Team in 2008

The 2008 men's basketball season looked promising to the Syracuse Orange...in August. Days away from the madness that is known as March, Syracuse is sitting on the bubble once again...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 728 reads 1 comments
Yankees vs Red Sox: The Rivalry Breaths New Life

For the first time in the past ten years, the Boston Red Sox begin the 2008 Baseball Season as the AL East Champions. They begin this year as World Champions...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 643 reads 0 comments
EaglesCast

The Philadelphia Eagles have a long off-season ahead and be sure to catch all the news with commentary and analysis. Subscribe to Eaglescast on Itunes to get a weekly view on the Philadelphia ...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 213 reads 0 comments
Chelsea-Tottenham: Avram Grant Fails the Blues

Avram Grant has done a disservice to Chelsea fans around the world in failing to put forth his best squad in the first cup final of the 2007-2008 season. Tottenham earned a well-deserved 2-1 victory in extra time after Jonathan Woodgate scored...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 728 reads 7 comments
NBA Power Rankings: Top 10

With the NBA trading deadline over, I've put together a top 10 regarding title contenders... 1. Los Angeles LakersThe world's best player now has the teammates around him to win a title without the Diesel...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 565 reads 1 comments
New York Yankees: The Man and the Plan

At this point, it is fair to say that the Boston Red Sox will win the World Series in 2007 and therefore will now have won two titles, while their bitter rivals continue to look for #27...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 426 reads 0 comments
2007 Baseball Season Recap

DC: Yankees, Tigers, Angels WC: White Sox DC: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers WC: Cardinals Matsuzaka: 3.75 era, 16 wins, pretty good season, gets lit up a couple times and is dominant more in the first ...

Written by Michael Rippe about about 1 year ago 276 reads 0 comments

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Michael Rippe Article Archive

Los Angeles Lakers: Your 2008 NBA Champions

2008 American League Preview: Bet on the Yankees

2008 National League Preview: New York Mets the Team To Beat

EPL: Weekend Predictions

Joba Chamberlain: Starter or Closer?

Syracuse Has the Look of an NIT Team in 2008

Yankees vs Red Sox: The Rivalry Breaths New Life

EaglesCast

Chelsea-Tottenham: Avram Grant Fails the Blues

NBA Power Rankings: Top 10

New York Yankees: The Man and the Plan

2007 Baseball Season Recap

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