Sports in Perspective
As only Jake and Elwood Blues could accurately sum up, the 2011 Steelers indeed have gotten the band back together. The Steelers approach to free agency has long been to keep their own guys they want to keep and to disdain high profile free agents from others teams. The 2011 offseason is more of the [...]
Actually, just now, according to a tweet from @LHolderCBS (Larry Holder), it has been verified that McBride is now a New Orleans Saint.
Just four days after The St. Louis Cardinals acquired starting pitcher Edwin Jackson, relievers Marc Rzepczynski and Octavio Dotel, and outfielder Corey Patterson, for outfielder Colby Rasmus, relief pitchers Trever Miller, Brian Tallet and P.J. Walters, St. Louis has acquired SS Rafael Furcal for the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league OF Alex Castellanos.
With the trade deadline nearing, the Atlanta Braves made a move, acquiring Michael Bourn from the Houston Astros.
The momentum surrounding the Michigan Basketball program continues to build. Crisler Arena is being renovated and the Player Development Center is under construction. Meanwhile the coaching staff has been blazing a Maize and Blue path on the recruiting trail. The latest addition to what is becoming a tremendous 2013 recruiting class is Zak Irvin (Fishers, [...]
Having their MLB Trade Deadline deal for Oakland pitcher Rich Harden fall through was the best thing that could have happened to the Boston Red Sox.
Multiple reports have surfaced this morning regarding the expectation that CB Fabian Washington has come to terms with the New Orleans Saints and is set to sign with the team sometime today.
Hunter Pence provided protection for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 7-4 triumph. New York City is not used to being second best, and–now–their hat is too small for their noggin. Hunter’s presence behind Ryno Howard is immediately reaping rewards, energizing the offense for the stretch run.
Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia Phillies have solid pitching but The Braves are right there too. Does one team have an edge over the other in today’s mound-dominated baseball? The Apocalyptic Horsemen Stats are in my daily coverage ( Philadelphia Phillies Story Line: Sus-Pence In Tonight’s Lineup ).
(Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug) The 2006 smash 300 was a grippingly glorified portrayal of the battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), in which 1,400 Greeks (including 300 Spartan soldiers) held off a Persian army numbering anywhere from 100,000-1,000,000 over two days of battle. But without reinforcements, the heroism of that small band of brave Greeks eventually perished [...]