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July 31, 2007 Leave a comment
For Ainge, the Allen trade was going all-in for the flush and the KG trade was getting that fifth spade on the river.
–Bill Simmons explaining in his column today the risk of the Celtics deal in Poker terms
July 31, 2007 Leave a comment
With the Celtics’ recent acquisition of Kevin Garnett and the already major league leading Red Sox picking up Eric Gagne today, it got me thinking if Boston is the best sports city in the U.S. With so many teams and so many cities it was difficult to narrow this group down to just five, but with much deliberation the Creatures have formulated a list of the best sports cities in this country. Using a simple equation, we took into consideration the quality of the four major sports and their respective teams per city. (We also added in a few intangibles to break ties…more on that later) And for fear of over thinking the situation, we decided to not include college teams. So for the next five days we’ll be bringing you our top five. Here is number five to get us under way…
July 31, 2007 Leave a comment
Greg Oden, Channing Frye and LaMarcus Aldridge are getting ready to
dominate the league. Although a young trio, these three can light up a
scoreboard. Channing Frye has a fantastic jump shot, mixed with
Aldridge’s dominance both inside and out, and Greg Oden’s inside
presence on both ends of the floor makes these three lethal.
July 31, 2007 Leave a comment
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Michael Bourn trips over the bullpen
mound while chasing a fly ball during the fifth inning against the Cubs on Monday.
Bourn stayed in the game, but was taken out in the seventh inning with
a left ankle sprain. He will undergo an X-ray on Tuesday. The Phillies
won 4-1. (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)
July 30, 2007 Leave a comment
Lets suppose for a minute that this Kevin Garnett deal to the Celtics goes down. (All the info needed is here). Not only does this solidify the Atlantic as the best division in the East, it totally kills my Knicks. I’ll spare you my New York rant, because it could legitimately fill 3 pages of cyberspace so instead, I’ll discuss the impact KG will have on the Celtics and the Eastern Conference as a whole.
July 30, 2007 Leave a comment
Bill Walsh, who guided the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl
championships and six NFC West division titles in his 10 years as head
coach, has died at the age of 75. According to his past coaching post
Stanford University, Bill past away after a long battle with leukemia.
Coach Walsh is best known for creating the often copied "West Coast
Offense". Although only spending 10 years with a 49ers headset on, he
went 102-63-1 while winning 10 of his 14
post season games along with six division titles. He was named the
NFL’s coach of the year in 1981 and 1984. Besides earning the nickname
"The Genius", Walsh might best be remembered for creating the Minority
Coaching Fellowship program in 1987,
helping minority coaches to get a place in a predominately white sport.
Marvin Lewis and Tyrone Willingham are among
the coaches who went through the program, later adopted as a
league-wide initiative.
The Creatures’ thoughts and prayers are with the Walsh family and everyone else that was close to this pioneering man.
Information for this article provided by the Associated Press.
July 30, 2007 Leave a comment
Two of Major League baseball’s greatest, Cal Ripkin Jr. and Tony Gwynn were officially inducted into Cooperstown yestersday. These plaques give a brief history of all that these two superstars did on and off the field. Both men were known for just showing up, and that alone produced some of the best hitting the game has ever seen. Congratulations to Tony and Cal! (AP Photo/Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 29, 2007 Leave a comment
Morris Peterson has signed with the Hornets, and could potentially
start at shooting guard next season. With a healthy Peja Stojakovic,
this team has two of the best three point shooters in the NBA on their
roster. The Hornets, ever since drafting Chris Paul in 2005, have been
in the playoff race each season, but have been missing one piece. Mo
Pete can fill that role. They now have a strong starting line-up, but
health has been a problem. If they can stay healthy, they will be
excellent on both ends of the court.
July 29, 2007 Leave a comment
Florida Marlins catcher Matt Treanor, right, looks for a pop up hit by
San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds, left, in the seventh inning of their game in San Fran Saturday. Treanor made
the catch and Bonds left two runners on base, still sitting one home run away from tying the all time lead. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
July 29, 2007 1 Comment
Maybe it’s me, I don’t know, but I really think that Chicago native NBA players should get better locks on their doors or be more careful when they are out in public. And if they aren’t, it’s going to lead to them carrying around weapons, and their entourages carrying around weapons, and their entourage’s entourage carrying around weapons. That last sentence may be a bit of joke, but this matter is actually quite serious. Yesterday, New York Knicks center and Chicago native Eddy Curry was robbed at gunpoint at his Illinois residence. This marks the second time in 3 weeks that this has happened. You might recall Antoine Walker going through something similar. But going back to the original point…Players all around the league are going to feel vulnerable, uncomfortable, and unsafe. They are going to believe that the only way to truly justify their safety is with "gun power". And you know what? You can’t really blame them. Sure, these guys are arrogant and boisterous with their cash and bling, but that doesn’t entitle someone to hold them up at gunpoint. In this country, it is legal to own a firearm, and it’s just a matter of time before athletes and celebrities all over the world realize that. And unfortunately, if they do, we’ll have more than one "Pacman Jones incident" a year.
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