By Ian Levy This piece also appears at Hickory-High.com At the beginning of December I wrote a post handing out “awards” for some of the less than stellar achievements of the season’s first half. I titled the post 1st Quarter Crapulence, which as a commentor pointed out was a completely incorrect use of the word crapulence. With another 20 or so games under our belts, … [Read more...] about Mid-Season Anti-Awards
Conference Championships
By TLarner Win and you're in, to the Super Bowl that is. Fierce NFC North rivals face off in Chicago, while hopefuls in New York travel to the Steel City. NFC Championship: Green Bay at Chicago For the third time this season, NFC North rivals face off, but this time for all the glory. With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, the Packers (12-6) and Bears (12-5) … [Read more...] about Conference Championships
Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
By Chas The recent coverage of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez signing with the AL East team that was otherwise raided by their two chief rivals this off-season got me to thinking. Damon, once considered the equivalent of Jesus in Boston, but later nicknamed Judas, has an interesting distinction in common with six other players in baseball history. Of course, I'm not … [Read more...] about Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
The Outside World – 1/21/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - It appears the Knicks have the potential to make their Melo offer to Denver a little more intriguing. - Lance Stephenson notwithstanding, it seems like the NBA has been on an extraordinary run of adding superior talent who also happen to have their heads … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/21/11
Divisional Round Predictions
By TLarner Wild Card Scores New York Jets 17, Indianapolis 16 Baltimore 30, Kansas City 7 Green Bay 21, Philadelphia 16 New Orleans 36, Seattle 41 Divisional Round Matchups: In the second round of NFL playoff action, disliked divisional rivals face off in the AFC games, while the fifth and sixth seeds hope to steal the show in the … [Read more...] about Divisional Round Predictions