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NFL Free Agent Feeding Frenzy, Part 3 – Team Needs (NFC East and NFC North)
At the suggestion of one of our learned Barkers, I thought I’d take a step back from the individual player analysis to lay out an overview of what each team is likely to try and lay claim to once the cannon sounds (still anticipated to be 12:01 AM on 7/25, although I’m sure many GMs have been...
Handicapping the 2012 Super Bowl Prop Bets
Ah yes! For me, there's no better time for gambling than the Super Bowl. The mecca of ridiculous bets. This week I'll take an early look, but next Friday I'll post my actual picks, which is when they start mixing in the NBA and golf tournaments, for example: What will there be more of: Andray...
Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants - Five Keys to a Cardinals Victory
Sitting at 1-2 and coming off back to back losses on the road the Cardinals will be looking to get their season back on track with a win over the injury plagued New York Giants who will be on a high after beating the Philadelphia Eagles in week 3. Coming back home will be a blessing for the...
How The West Was Won: Animating a Divisional Race
Updated to include team names. - ed In my last post I tried to dive into some more complex (read: confusing) methodology and, though the graphic turned out to be quite pretty to look at, there were some flaws in the data behind it. So, for my next project, I decided to stick with something more...
The Big Hits 09.24.08
+ Matt Millen, resigned, fired, whatever, he's gone from the Lions. Performance-wise, I don't know when I've seen a fellow keep his job that long with that little to show. There is joy. + Donovan McNabb and the Eagles are looking real good. It's good to see his big arm let loose. + The Jets were......
1/07/1990 - Flipper's TD kills the Giants
(Anderson races into the end zone for the game-winning score) With the game tied at 13 all, the Giants and Rams captains faced each other at mid-field. The coin flip in question would decide which team had possession in the sudden-death overtime. Rams lineman Jackie Slater called heads; the coin...
Today in Sports History: December 28th
(Alan Ameche scores the winning TD. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 12/28/1958 - The Greatest Game Ever Played In the first overtime game in league history, the Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants, 23-17, in the 1958 NFL Championship Game. The game was played at Yankee Stadium and famously...
Today in Sports History: October 26th
10/26/1984 - Jordan plays first NBA game Playing against the team that he would finish his career with, Michael Jordan makes his NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls, scoring 16 points in a 109-93 victory over the Washington Bullets. "Michael did not play that well," Bull coach Kevin Loughery told the...
Today in Sports History: October 24th
(Snow leads Baker to the dugout. Photo by Brian Bahr, Getty Images) 10/24/1985 - Spurs trade Gervin to Bulls The San Antonio Spurs trade George Gervin to the Chicago Bulls for Dave Greenwood. Gervin had led the league in scoring four times and would later be named one of the 50 greatest players...
Today in Sports History: June 4th
(The Rangers try to leave the field. Photo by Paul Tepley, Cleveland Press) 6/04/1974 - Ten Cent Beer Night What if a team gave the rowdiest fans at the ballpark the opportunity to purchase ten beers for just a buck -- sounds like a bad idea right? For the Cleveland Indians it was a way to attract...
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