Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden was brilliant for parts of last year. But, like always, he got hurt. And he screwed a lot of fantasy owners in the process, because the team kept saying he was doing better and would be back shortly. Yeah, that didn’t happen. So you didn’t make alternate plans to fill [...]
The Boston Red Sox traded for Oakland A’s closer Andrew Bailey this offseason to replace the departed Jonathan Papelbon, who signed a big-money deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. However, it looks like they’ll have to wait a little bit before they see their closer in action. According to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe, Baily [...]
There has been a ton of speculation about Philadelphia Phillies 2B Chase Utley. He’s got chronic knee conditions (not a specific injury, mind you) and he hasn’t done much of anything all spring training in terms of doing baseball stuff. So what’s wrong? How bad are his knees? Will he play in 2012? Is he [...]
Jonathan Toews will not play for the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday when they take the ice to skate with the Nashville Predators. It’s the 16th consecutive game that he will miss due to a concussion. However, he has skated with his teammates in practice for five straight days, so that’s a good sign. Still, Toews [...]
As a Philadelphia Phillies fan who reads this story, all I can say is a big “phewww!” At one point this offseason, there was reportedly a four-year, $44 million contract on the table for Ryan Madson, who just came off a great year of closing for the Phillies. Then, all of a sudden, they pulled [...]
Do you remember when Joba Chamberlain first came up and starting pitching well? Remember when he was about to have his first start and ESPN would break into all sorts of programs that he was warming up or took a piss in the dugout bathroom? Yeah, that was a long time ago. Now, not many [...]
The Kansas City Royals seem to be in a bind every season as year in and and year out, it turns out that they don’t really have many players who excel at the game of baseball. It’s a true story, just look at the standings from…any time that isn’t in the 80′s. So when they [...]
This is good news for St. Louis Cardinals fans and/or anyone who already had their fantasy baseball draft and took Chris Carpenter relatively high. Carp hasn’t pitched yet in spring training and the Cardinals have been fearing that he has nerve damage, which would blow. But, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch [...]
Ricky Rubio has been off to a very nice start for the Minnesota Timberwolves, after initially being a pain in the ass to get out of Spain. He’s averaging just over 10 points and eight assists and has shown some of the flash that we saw in Europe. But, the fine times might have to [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have had an up-and-down season. At times, they could choke you out and look like they’d never lose another game ever. Other times, they’ve showed poor defense combined with awful goaltending, which….yeah, you can imagine how that turned out. But, the one constant seems to be injuries. They have them. A lot. [...]
Last season in spring training, it was an injured hand that sidelined Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Domonic Brown. It set him back a bit and Brown does not need any of that. He used to be one of the top prospects in all of baseball (agreed to by just about everyone), but since has struggled [...]
The NBA All-Star Game is just like other all-star games. It sucks. The competition is poor and no one really seems to care. It’s pretty much an alley hoop/three-point/dunk show. It can be mildly entertaining at times, but at the end of the day, who cares? Everyone is just allowed to waltz through the lane [...]
File this under “things I didn’t see happening this February.” On the final out of the Philadelphia Phillies season, Ryan Howard grounded out and popped his Achilles tendon as he headed towards first base. Not only had the Phillies lost – falling way short of expectations – but they now had their superstar piled in [...]
I know we’re all getting sick of all the Peyton Manning talk, but it’s really just beginning so we might as well just shut up and like it. Don Banks of Sports Illustrated says that NFL sources tell him that Manning didn’t have three neck surgeries as we’ve all thought. He’s actually had four. And [...]
Philadelphia Flyers budding young star James van Riemsdyk hasn’t played hockey since January 14th. He was concussed during a game and it doesn’t sound like he’s any closer to returning. According to beat writer Sam Carchidi, JVR still feels like he’s in a fog in terms of his mental state. “JVR , battling post-concussion syndrome, [...]
There has been a lot of talk – maybe too much talk – about Indianapolis Colts (soon to be former) QB Peyton Manning and his ability to play football. On one hand, they say he’s medically cleared to play, on the other, people who have watched him work out say that it’s just not there [...]
Well this isn’t good. The New York Knicks are 10-15 and have look like complete dog crap at times this season. And now, things are getting even worse. Howard Beck of the New York Times says that the Knicks will be without their superstar, Carmelo Anthony, for more than a week due to his strained [...]
The timing of this report is a bit curious. Just a couple days ago, there was a report from sources who would know about Peyton Manning’s neck condition that said he’d probably never play again. Now, Chris Mortensen is reporting that Manning has been medically cleared to resume his NFL career. Of course, it’s Mort, [...]
There has been a lot of talk lately – maybe too much talk – about Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning. He’s gone back and forth in the media with owner Jim Irsay, he’s due a $28 million bonus in March and there has been a ton of speculation about who could sign him if/when the [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins fans have been worried now for quite some time about star Sidney Crosby and his concussion issues. There were reports earlier that he would be doing some on-ice workouts in Los Angeles, but the latest news kind of cancels that out. Bob McCown of SportsNet 590 is reporting that Crosby saw a specialist [...]
I know, I know. You’re sick of hearing about Tim f’ing Tebow. So are we. But, this isn’t about him loving Jesus or not supporting gay people. It’s actually about his toughness. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Tebow was seriously banged up last week in the Denver Broncos loss to the New England Patriots. An [...]
Normally, it’s not a big deal for the Philadelphia 76ers to hear that Spencer Hawes is dealing with some sort of injury. He’s been a marginal player in the past so who really cares? But, this year has been different. Hawes has been playing very well at center for the 10-3 Sixers and because of [...]
Last night there were a series of trade rumors that cropped up involving the Philadelphia Flyers’ James van Riemsdyk. With Chris Pronger out for the season and the defense not exactly keeping their goalies clean, the Flyers could use some help in the back. It was floated that GM Paul Holmgren would be speaking with [...]
People in Philadelphia knew that there were going to be some fairly serious changes to their Flyers team this past offseason. Sure, it was shocking that they traded both Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, but you knew one was going to be moved and it was most likely the latter. The Flyers had grown tired [...]
One of the guys that may have benefited the most from USC’s Matt Barkley’s decision to stay another year was Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill. As of five minutes before he injured his foot, he was rated by many as the third-best QB in this year’s NFL Draft behind Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. [...]
