This article has been submitted by Alex Pennycook. Props go to Blake for dropping the ball and posting this a day late. My bad. April 7, 2008 is debatably the biggest night in sports history and not because the Final Four finally comes to a close. Tonight, for only the second time ever, the NHL [...]
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This article has been submitted by Alex Pennycook. As the NHL regular season wraps up the big question on everyone’s mind is what is it going to take for the Toronto Maple Leafs to make the playoffs. Currently the Leafs sit in 12th place in the tight Eastern conference but are only 4 points behind [...]
Thursday Top Tens – Top 10 Games of the 2007-08 NFL Season
Posted: 28th February 2008 by Alex Pennycook in Alex P-Cook, FootballThis article has been submitted by Alex Pennycook, as it will be every Thursday. 10. Cleveland 33 at Baltimore 30 (OT) (Week 11) – It’s a shame this Cleveland team didn’t make the playoffs this year. They had an explosive offense, playmakers on defense and game-changing special teams. A rare overturned FG pushed this game [...]
March Madness – Odds and Mid Majors
Posted: 23rd February 2008 by Alex Pennycook in Alex P-Cook, NCAA HoopsComments Off
This article has been submitted by the probably now well-bronzed Alex Pennycook. Top 5 Best Odds Washington State (40-1) – Before Saturday’s demolition of USC, Washington State had lost 4 of their last 5 and now is the perfect time to buy low on these guys. This team hasn’t had a “bad” loss all season [...]
March Madness – Contenders and Pretenders
Posted: 15th February 2008 by Alex Pennycook in Alex P-Cook, NCAA HoopsThis article has been submitted by the Frank Stallone of the Pennycook family, Alex Pennycook. Top 5 Contenders Memphis – The only unbeaten team still has their toughest game of the season remaining when they square off against Tennessee (which should be just an amazing, fast paced game that should be watched by every basketball [...]
Note: This article has been submitted by Deven Hiscock. This is my list of top ten SuperBowl moments and memories in my mind. These are all images, thoughts, and games that come to my mind when I hear the word SuperBowl.
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Note: This article has been written by Alex Pennycook live on location from Australia, with a note from me at the end of each piece. Detroit vs. Cleveland So basically it’s Lebron against the Pistons and I don’t see how he can prevail. I was shocked with the easy time Detroit had with the Bulls, [...]
D-Wash Jr. Would Feel At Home – A Tournament Review
Posted: 3rd April 2007 by Alex Pennycook in Alex P-Cook, NCAA HoopsComments Off
Note: This column was written by Alex Pennycook. Word. Top Game of Each Round First Round: Virginia Commonwealth over Duke 79-77 The first round was fairly uneventful until VCU upset the team that everyone loves to hate. I loved VCU’s style of play and won’t forget Eric Maynor’s final shot anytime soon, but I think [...]
How To End The Cold War – The 10 Greatest Sports Movies
Posted: 2nd April 2007 by Alex Pennycook in Alex P-Cook, Other TopicsComments Off
Note: This article was contributed by Alex Pennycook. I’d like to point out He Got Game should be a consensus #1, as my favorite movie of all time. But, I digress. Number 10 – Happy Gilmore I had an extremely tough time trying to figure out what movie should go here in the ten spot, [...]
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Name: Alex Pennycook Role: Writer (Variety) E-Mail: pcook32@hotmail.com Aliases: Pcook OnDeckCircle Debut: March 27, 2007 I intend to write: Once a week School & Program: School of Hard Knocks (Life) Favorite Writer: Bill Simmons, DJ Gallo Favorite Teams: Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Eagles, Georgetown Hoyas, USC Trojans Favorite Sports Movie: [...]