I couldn’t decide on an article topic today, so I’m rolling with five shorter ones in one (what a deal!). I could see this becoming a more common theme here as I struggle for writing time at work, and this style is invariably easier to chip away at. Name suggestions for this style of article [...]
Archive for September, 2009
1st and Five: Quinn v. Anderson, TO v. Media, Leftwich/Garcia, The Lions Roar, and Duckett v. The World
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, FootballComments Off
Please Welcome Me Back to NHL Fanhood
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, HockeyHockey…I’m back. No, seriously this time, I mean it. I’m back again…for the very first time. Allow me to take you back to give you a better grasp of just how grandiose a statement this is. And it is, trust. As a kid, I was 100% hockey all the time. And I don’t mean just [...]
Hoops Addict Article - Pivotal Player: Kevin Garnett
Posted: 24th September 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
T-Smith is back writing at Hoops Addict as the season approaches. For you, this means good basketball reading once again. Today, he looks at Kevin Garnett’s importance to the Celtics for this year. Check it out!
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There are eight months until the 2010 NFL Entry Draft. There are 15 regular season games remaining for every team in the NFL. The NCAA College Football season is but two weeks old. It is, obviously, very early in the football season. However… The Jacksonville Jaguars are 0-1. The Jacksonville Jaguars are about to play [...]
Of Jay-Z, Drugs, and LeBron
Posted: 16th September 2009 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Other Topics, Trev SmithAs a card-carrying member of Roc Nation and one of Lucky Lefty’s biggest fans, I felt the need to provide some clarity around the most misinterpreted lyric on The Blueprint 3. What does this have to do with sports? Well, the line in question happens to double as one of the better sports metaphors offered [...]
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With all of the attention the National Hockey League has earned during the offseason, it can only be regarded as nothing short of a public relations’ dream. Has it been good publicity? No. Not entirely. But as most PR personnel would suggest, any news is good news. In direct competition with the National Football League [...]
An Open Letter to Chicago Bears Fans
Posted: 15th September 2009 by Trev Smith in Football, Trev SmithComments Off
Chicagoans, In the life of a sports fan, few days on the calendar are filled with as much hope and optimism as the day the NFL season begins in earnest. It is a kind of Spring in Fall – a new birth, a very real chance for renewal. That first honest gaze on Solider Field [...]
Canadian NFL Fans and Changing Favorite Teams
Posted: 10th September 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, FootballComments Off
I’m torn. In general, I pride myself on being a good sports fan. I cheer for my teams and only my teams, I try my best to support all local teams, and nobody follows their teams (and sports, in general) quite as closely as I do. I will never and could never turn on the [...]
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There’s a reason baseball fans crave September. It’s certainly not the declining temperatures, shortened hours of sunlight, or hockey buzz that comes with the month. Instead, it’s September call-ups, it’s statistic tracking, and it’s playoff races. And as I write this on September 3rd (it will be updated after the games tonight to be posted [...]
The Good Point Article - Being Quentin Richardson
Posted: 3rd September 2009 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingComments Off
Imagine moving four times in two months. Imagine just being TOLD you’re moving four times in two months. Imagine, too, that you are a serious baller and have a much bigger house to move in and out of than you do right now. Imagine your entire value as a professional (and a person, it seems) [...]