1. Five NCAA Basketball Teams Looking to Fall Early This March Madness

    With the NCAA tournament just around the corner, here is my list of five teams that I believe will not last that long in the tournament unless they prove to me otherwise: 1...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about 4 years ago 1,295 reads 15 comments

  2. Four Impact NCAA Basketball Players Out Indefinitely

    With Dominic James out indefinitely for Marquette, I decided to make a list of other teams that are in the same predicament...

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  3. Dominic James Out Indefinitely with Broken Foot: Is Marquette's Season Over Too?

    With the news that Dominic James, starting point guard for the No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles, is out indefinitely after breaking a bone in his left foot during the first half of Wednesday's game against No...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about 4 years ago 274 reads 1 comments

  4. If All Players Had to Stay Four Years in NCAA Basketball--Who Would Be No. 1?

    I recently wrote an article titled, "Men's College Basketball Top 25: If All Players Had To Stay Four Years", and after much bickering over who the number one team is, I wanted to poll everybody and see who wins...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 315 reads 6 comments

  5. Watch Out For That Three! The Big East's Worst Three Point Shooters

    After watching the Marquette Golden Eagles face the South Florida Bulls on Feb 6th, I witnessed one of the worst shooting performances of the year from the three point line coming from Guard Dominic James of Marquette...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 419 reads 3 comments

  6. Men's College Basketball Top 25: If All Players Had To Stay Four Years

    What if all players that played NCAA basketball were required to stay four years with their respective universities before entering the NBA draft? How amazing would it be to see the likes of Kevin Durant, D...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 43,683 reads 57 comments

  7. Big East Power Rankings: Valentines Day Edition

    The Best 1. UConn Huskies (11-1) Reasons to like Right now, UConn is a cut above the rest of the Big East field. UConn has won 12 straight since a lost to Georgetown in the first game of Big East play...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 272 reads 14 comments

  8. The 10 NFL Players Who Should Never Change Uniforms

    In light of Brett Favre retiring...again..and the disaster that was his final season in the NFL with the New York Jets, I decided to create a list of players who should do whatever it takes to ...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 694 reads 6 comments

  9. Jim Hendry Shakes Up Chicago Cubs Bullpen for 2009 Season

    Losses from Last Years' Bullpen CL RH Kerry Wood: Age 31, 3.26 ERA, 34 SV, 84 K, 1.09 WHIP RP RH Bob Howry: Age 35, 5.35 ERA, 15 Holds, 59 K, 1.49 WHIP RP RH Michael Wuertz: Age 30, 3.63 ERA, 3 Holds, 30 K, 1...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 156 reads 0 comments

  10. Baseball's Steroid Witch Hunt: 10 Players Who May Have Been on the Juice

    With the recent discovery that the beloved A-Rod was one on steroids at the beginning of the century, I have come up with my unbiased list of possible players, both active and former, that I ...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 1,861 reads 1 comments

  11. Phoenix Sun's Amare Stoudemire Key To Bull's GM Paxson Winning Back Chicago

    Kevin Garnett three years ago, Pau Gasol two years ago, and Kobe Bryant last year. Throughout the last three years of sub-par Chicago Bulls basketball, GM John Paxson has had an opportunity every ...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 1,384 reads 4 comments

  12. Why Bulls Fans Should Look Forward to the 2010-11 Season

    Sitting at a mundane 22-28 and 10th place in the Eastern Conference, this year's version of the Chicago Bulls has given fans very little to cheer about. The team is flush with selfish overrated players that have warn out their welcome in Chicago...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 1,494 reads 6 comments

  13. NCAA Midseason All-American Teams

    Midseason in college b-ball has arrived, so here are my picks for All-American teams. I put more emphasis on whether or not the player is on a winning team, because I believe that winning is more important than personal stats...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 201 reads 5 comments

  14. Big East Set to Look Pretty in Week 13 Rankings

    With both Duke and Wake Forest falling, to Clemson and Miami respectively, in what turned out to be another "Wacky Wednesday," the two ACC teams should take a hit come next week's rankings...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 43 reads 0 comments

  15. Crean and Crimson = Golden For Eagles

    Would the Marquette Golden Eagles, currently sitting on top of the Big East at 8-0 and ranked eighth in both the ESPN and AP polls through week 12, be in this position if Tom Crean hadn't bolted ...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 289 reads 5 comments

  16. Don't Give Up on Notre Dame...Yet

    Can it get any worse for Notre Dame basketball right now? Not only have they lost five games in a row, but they had their 40+ win streak at the Joyce Center snapped, and now have lost two in a row there...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 226 reads 8 comments

  17. Lazar Hayward: Forgotten Eagle

    Sitting on top of the current Big East standings at 8-0 in conference, Marquette has been one of the biggest surprises this year in college basketball...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 460 reads 1 comments

  18. The Top Five Candidates for Big East Player of the Year

    Since it is close to mid-season in college basketball, it is time to start thinking about who will win player of the year. Being a fan of Big East basketball, I decided to calculate the top 5 candidates for the award this year...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 403 reads 4 comments

  19. The Top Five Candidates for College Basketball Coach of the Year

    At a little more than half way through this years college basketball season, here are my picks for NCAA Coach of the Year. The rankings are based on many different factors, most importantly,team performance...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 680 reads 7 comments

  20. Marquette: Five Questions

    Currently sitting atop the Big East standings at 7-0 and 18-2 overall, the Marquette Golden Eagles have been one of the most surprising teams in college basketball this season...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 143 reads 1 comments

  21. Milton Bradley To Mesh Well, Chicago Cubs Still Have Work To Do

    About a two years ago, the Cubs' organization began selling blue-"Believe" wrist bands, hoping to inspire Cubs fans the believe that this will be the year...

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  22. The Top 10 Fantasy Football Headaches

    A ranking of the top 10 fantasy football players who are bound to be drafted high and give its owners only headaches throughout the year. These players earn most of their points in a few weeks, giving them the high point totals at the end of each season..

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 45 reads 0 comments

  23. Chicago: Land of No Superstars

    With the end of the year approaching, it came to me that when looking at the big four leagues, NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL, I cannot name ONE legit superstar on any of our teams...

    Steve Popowski Written by Steve Popowski about over 4 years ago 135 reads 3 comments