FMC: LaDainian Tomlinson of the Jets
Tomlinson has experienced a resurgence in New York. He’s running behind a better offensive line and is thriving as one of the veteran pieces of a strong Jets squad. We anticipated that he’d earn a better rushing average as the complement to Shonn Greene while vulturing some of the goal-line work.
Tomlinson’s proficiency in the [...]
FMC: Mark Ingram Carries The Tide
If you watched Saturday’s slugfest between Alabama and Arkansas, you probably got caught up in the emotion and swings of this game, whether or not you have any affiliation or love for the SEC. I bleed the purple of Northwestern, and even I couldn’t sit and watch the slate of terrible games proffered by the [...]
FMC: Arian Foster, Houston Texans
I shan’t belabor the point. The stat line says it all.
Following Bob Sanders’ departure, the Texans took a cue from the Saints’ Thursday playbook and pounded the rock in the second half. The Texans ran the ball 13 times in 15 plays to open the second half, with Foster amassing 49 yards on 10 [...]
FMC: Manny Ramirez’s Aura, Essence or Shadow
Given that I reside in Los Angeles, I’ve been inundated with news reports about Manny Ramirez’s future for weeks. Would he get dealt to my hometown White Sox? Would he get released? What would happen to the warehouse full of wigs that folks spent $25 a pop for (seriously!) at the team’s spring training complex [...]
CJ Spiller: How High Does He Climb?
You can’t stop CJ Spiller. You can only hope to contain him.
Spiller helped lead the Bills to an exhibition win over the Bengals, scoring twice in the 35-20 win on Saturday night. He carried the ball 12 times for 52 yards, including a 20-yard sprint. Spiller added two catches for 33 yards.
The workload split [...]
The Quest For The Grail Is Complete: The Stanley Cup Resides In Chicago
Go ahead and play the theme of “Rocky” one more time. Play it loud for Rocky Wirtz and the re-tooled, youthful, re-energized Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
I’ll admit it. My emotions got the best of me when Patrick Kane’s shot flipped past Michael Leighton at the 15:54 mark of the overtime period. I [...]
New World Order: Strasburg & Stanton Debuts
The hype machines are being allowed to cool. There’s been so much hyperbole chucked out across the airwaves that we faced a spill of BP proportion. Seriously, the adjectives and statistical comparisons between Stephen Strasburg and (insert Hall of Fame pitcher here) have reached the point of inducing nausea.
That’s right. I said it. I’ve [...]
Change in Washington? The Future is Coming
The hour is almost at hand.
Fantasy owners are clamoring to the waiver wire in the hope that the next big thing will be wearing a Nationals cap.
I remember the episode of The Simpsons where billboards, banners and commercials announced that “Gabbo Is Coming.” Who? What? Where?
Well, it ended up being a smart-alleck ventriloquist’s [...]
Steve Nash Sweeps Into The Western Conference Finals
What else do you need to say?
Nash and the Suns swept the Spurs to make their claim on one side of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals. He did his part in spectacular fashion, finishing the fourth game of the sweep with stitches, bandages and a right eye that had swollen shut. That’s right. He gutted [...]
Fantasy Man-Crush — Coach K or Buzz Aldrin?
I sat down to pick this week’s “Fantasy Man-Crush” of 2010, and there were more than a few candidates on the radar.
Do I pick the chalk, Albert Pujols, after he slammed two home runs on opening day?
Do I take one of the obvious candidates, Coach K (or Geno Auriemma), following their title wins?
No, I sat [...]
FMC of The Week – Andrew Bogut Leads The Charging Bucks
It’s almost impossible to believe that Andrew Bogut is already in his fifth NBA season. With the regular season winding down, Bogut is set to establish new career marks in points (16.2), rebounds (10.4) and blocks (2.5).
He’s been a beast in March, averaging 17.8 points and 10.3 rebounds and four blocks per game to [...]
The OCNN: The Sports Journalism Version of The nWo
Say what you will about Chad Ochocinco. Call him brazen, brash, bold, cocky or any of 1,000 descriptors. You cannot deny that the man is entertaining and, ultimately, good for business in the NFL.
His mouth gets him in trouble at times, but he’s yet to appear in the blotter other than his fines from the [...]
Carson Palmer & Cedric Benson, CIN
We can’t applaud his overall numbers against the 49ers on Sunday, but 2008 Man-Crush award winner Steve Slaton did find the end zone twice. However, he’s overshadowed by the dynamic duo in Cincinnati — Carson Palmer tossed five touchdown passes, and Cedric Benson nearly racked up 200 yards on the ground in a grudge match [...]
