Series Outlook: Do you remember those NFC Championship matchups between the 49ers and Cowboys back in the early to mid-90s? If so, you probably also recollect that whichever team advanced from that matchup went on to successfully win the Super Bowl. It wasn’t that the competition coming out of the AFC wasn’t formidable during those [...]
Six first round series are in the book, and two more will be decided over the weekend. With the Eastern Conference Semifinals set to begin to tonight (76ers vs. Celtics), as well as the first Los Angeles team trying to avoid elimination (Nuggets vs. Lakers), the NBA playoffs continue to dominate the sporting world (at [...]
Before the shortened NBA season tipped off, you could probably count the number of teams who realistically had a chance of winning the NBA title on one hand. Consequently, the San Antonio Spurs probably weren’t one of those teams. Franchises like the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Chicago Bulls seemed to be the favorites [...]
By Sportsgrinder Let the countdown begin! With the uncertainty surrounding the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, free agency will most definitely take a back seat to the labor discussions between the players and owners. On June 30th (at midnight), the current CBA will expire and prospective free agents (restricted and unrestricted) will be left waiting patiently [...]
By Sportsgrinder The 2011 NBA Draft certainly didn’t possess some of the upper echelon talent that we are accustom to seeing during a typical draft pool. However, there are certainly some interesting prospects who have a chance to be stars in the leauge in the coming years. Here are some quick thoughts from last night’s [...]
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