by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The 2009 FA Cup, to be played on Saturday May 30 at Wembley Stadium in London, pits a battle of the Blues, Chelsea and Everton. Each makes its return to the final game since its last FA championship. Chelsea returns after a one year absence from its 2007 win over Manchester United. Everton returns to the FA Cup final for the first time since its … [Read more...] about The 2009 FA Cup: Battle of the Blues
Archives for May 2009
Chauncey Billups: The Significance Of One Play
By Paul Casey Gotham It started as a simple baseline out-of-bounds play. With just a few seconds remaining in the first half of game two of the NBA's Western Conference Final, Denver's Nuggets had the ball under the basket of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets had put together a 12-2 run to close within three of the Lakers. Chauncey Billups took the … [Read more...] about Chauncey Billups: The Significance Of One Play
Mount Otsego, Part 3b
We're taking a break from this series for this week and maybe next, but we've still got to announce our picks for second base. … [Read more...] about Mount Otsego, Part 3b
J.J. Redick: Intangibles Still Have Value in NBA
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell I probably need to clarify that I have no invested interest in what I am about to write concerning one of the most celebrated and equivocally detested college basketball players of all time. I'm not a Duke fan, nor am I a Duke hater. Former Duke University star, J.J. Redick, is much more valuable to the Orlando Magic than the stat sheet may … [Read more...] about J.J. Redick: Intangibles Still Have Value in NBA
Some Irish Spring
Fighting Irish fans -- Tired of reading about Barrack Obama's appearance at ND's commencement? Hey, I like that our new President has been seen wearing his Chicago White Sox jacket (yea!!!) … but that also shows questionable judgment, given the Southsiders' putrid offense. Oh … that's not fair … the Sox won it all in '05 and most Chicagoans have gone to their grave without … [Read more...] about Some Irish Spring