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Charles E Smith Jr — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:12:57 +0000

L.A. Kings Head Coach Darryl Sutter

Charles E Smith Jr — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:04:24 +0000

Click here to view the full story, written by Charles E Smith,Jr for Examiner.com, as a critical look is taken at the coaching career of the new head coach of the Los Angeles Kings.

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I’m DONE with the NBA !

Jake Stevens — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:14:47 +0000

Jake Stevens has reached the breaking point

I’m not an NBA guy. I haven’t had a team to root for since 1998 when the Knicks brought in Latrell Sprewell after he choked his coach in Golden State, P.J. Carlesimo (even though Carlesimo probably deserved it).
But even after The Malice in the Palace, even after Tim Donaghy fixing games (and if you think he’s the only ref who did, you probably still believe in Santa), even after “I’m taking my talents to South Beach,” I didn’t completely dump the NBA.

Is the league dictating who can go where ?

Coming off a dumber lockout than the NFL, I still figured when playoff time rolled around, I’d rally my hatred of the Lakers and the Heat to watch the games. But not after Thursday, when the NBA completely lost its mind.
In case you don’t know the details, the LA Lakers had put together a deal for Chris Paul that was likely the best package of players and draft picks a team that was going to lose its superstar (New Orleans) could ever receive.
But Cleveland Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, spurned last year by LeBron, decided he would lead the charge against the Lakers getting better, and fired off an email to Commissioner David Stern asking him to stop the deal. Amazingly enough, Stern did.
The decision was completely despicable. I can’t eloquently put into words why it was so heinous, but Grantland’s Bill Simmons, as big an NBA guy as there is, did.
What I can say is I’m done with the NBA. And I’m guessing I’m not the only one.

THERE IT IS !

Cheers and Boos

Jake Stevens — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:23:19 +0000

The ever-insightful Jake Stevens

Tiger Woods won a golf tournament.
Kentucky nipped North Carolina in college hoops.
Kurt Busch and Penske Racing are done with each other.
Jose Reyes is set to join the Florida Marlins.
Ron Santo was finally elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Those are nice stories, but the calendar turned to December, which means the NFL has entered its final month and NCAA bowl games will soon start. Let’s keep our focus people, there’s time for everything else when we hit 2012. For now, it’s football, football and more football.

CHEERS for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, now 12-0 after booting the Giants, 38-35. After the Giants tied the game with 58 seconds left, Rodgers calmly completed passes of 24, 27 and 18 yards to set up Mason Crosby for the game-winning field goal. With the remaining schedule of Oakland, @ Kansas City, Chicago and Detroit, perfection is within reach if the Packers choose to play for it!
CHEERS for Tim Tebow, who pulled off another comeback as the Denver Broncos edged the Minnesota Vikings, 35-32. Tebow completed 10 of 15 passes for 202 yards and two TDs and led the Broncos on game-tying and game-winning field goal drives in the final three minutes. Tebow is now 6-1 as the starter this season and Denver has rallied from a 1-4 start to 7-5 and the top of the AFC West standings because…
BOOS to the Oakland Raiders, who were MIA in Miami. Riding a three-game win streak, the Raiders were drilled by the Dolphins, 34-14, in game that wasn’t as close as the 20-point margin indicates. The offense was terrible, the defense was abysmal and as usual, Oakland took stupid penalties, including DL Richard Seymour throwing a punch and getting ejected. Of course, the Raiders looked disciplined compared to…
LOUD BOOS to the Detroit Lions, who picked up where Ndamukong Suh left off on Thanksgiving in a 31-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints. WR Titus Young smashed a player in the facemask that turned a likely TD drive into a FG. WR Stefan Logan flipped the football into a defender’s face that backed up what could’ve been a tying TD drive. TE Brandon Pettigrew topped them by shoving an official who tried to break up a skirmish and will no doubt be hanging out with Suh next Sunday.

Rob Gronkowski delivers again !

CHEERS for New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski, who caught two more TD passes and ran for a third as the Pats beat the Colts, 31-24. Gronkowski has 13 TD catches this season, tying Antonio Gates (2004) and Vernon Davis (2009) for the most by a tight end in a single season, and 23 TD grabs in just 28 career games. Considering Tony Gonzalez is the all-time leader for tight ends with 95 in 234 games, Gronkowski’s start is absolutely ridiculous.
BOOS to Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett,

Hmmm, I do have a timeout left -

who turned what should’ve been a last second victory into an overtime defeat to the Arizona Cardinals, 19-13. After reaching the Arizona 31-yard line with 26 seconds left, Dallas didn’t use either of its two timeouts, electing to let the clock run down for a 49-yard field goal attempt. “We have yard lines that we use as guidelines before the game,” Garrett said. “We felt that we were in range at that point. You see so many situations where you have negative plays in those situations.” (Norv Turner, there’s a Mr. Garrett to see you about playing scared at the end of games).
MORE BOOS for Garrett, who called a timeout just before K Dan Bailey powered the ball through the uprights, nullifying the kick. “The play clock was running down. We just wanted to make sure that he had a real clean opportunity at it,” Garrett explained. “It was at about 6 (seconds) and we were still getting settled in, so we banged a timeout to give him the opportunity to get the snap, hold and kick as clean as possible.” Needless to say, Bailey missed the second attempt and the Cardinals scored a TD in the extra session to win it. (Andy Reid, there’s a call on Line 2 from a Mr. Garrett about clock and game mismanagement).
CHEERS for the LSU Tigers, who throttled the Georgia Bulldogs, 42-10, in the SEC title game to clinch their spot in the BCS Championship. Just like the previous week against Arkansas, the Tigers spotted their opponent an early lead, then rolled after CB Tyrann Mathieu returned a punt for a score. As to who they’ll face…
BOOS to the BCS, which set up a rematch of the game between the Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide that LSU won in Tuscaloosa, 9-6, in OT. Alabama might be the second best team in the country, but a system that rewards a team that didn’t win its own division, no less its own conference, with a spot in the title game is a bad system.
CHEERS for my beloved Michigan Wolverines, playing in a BCS Bowl for the first time in five years. They’ll match up against the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Sugar Bowl after a 10-2 regular season.
THERE IT IS !

-Jake Stevens

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Charles E Smith Jr — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:12:15 +0000

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CHEERS and BOOS

Jake Stevens — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:11:20 +0000

“The only two certainties in life are death and taxes.” – Mark Twain
“The only three certainties in life are death, taxes and the Green Bay Packers.” – Jake Stevens

The ever-insightful Jake Stevens

OK, so maybe that’s an exaggeration. But can you remember the last time the Packers played a game that counted and didn’t win?
I’ll help you out. It was December 19, 2010, a 31-27 loss to the New England Patriots. Aaron Rodgers didn’t play in that game after being knocked out the previous week with a concussion in a 7-3 loss to the Detroit Lions. Since then, the Packers have won 16 consecutive games, including three road playoff games and the Super Bowl.
At 10-0 this season, the Packers have a real chance to do what the Patriots nearly did in 2007, finish the regular season 16-0 and then win the Super Bowl. They are the top scoring team in the NFL (35.5 points per game) and their margin of victory is more than two touchdowns (14.3). They are likely to play their starters the entire way because the San Francisco 49ers are just a game behind them in the NFC. And while they have some tough games remaining against the Detroit Lions, NY Giants and Chicago Bears, none of those teams will make the Packers say, “OH MY!”
Speaking of those teams…
CHEERS for the Lions, who rallied from a 24-7 deficit to beat the Carolina Panthers, 49-35. Thanks in large part to QB Matthew Stafford’s five TD passes, Detroit became the first team since at least 1950 to win three games after trailing by 17 or more points, according to STATS, LLC.
CHEERS for Lions RB Kevin Smith, who racked up 201 total yards and scored three touchdowns. Considering he put up those totals with just 20 touches, the performance was impressive. Considering he didn’t have a job in the NFL just two weeks ago, it was absolutely astonishing.
BOOS to the Giants, who lost at home to the atrocious Philadelphia Eagles, 17-10. NY’s offense was putrid, amassing a mere 29 rushing yards and 12 first downs all game. The defense was awful as well, allowing QB Vince Young to march the Eagles 91 yards on 18 plays in 8:51 for the game-winning score late in the 4th quarter.

Can Bears survive Cutler's damaged digit ?

MIXED EMOTIONS for the Chicago Bears, who won their fifth straight game but likely lost QB Jay Cutler for the rest of the regular season. Cutler threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third in a 31-20 defeat of the San Diego Chargers. But reports out of Chicago say Cutler broke his right thumb and will need surgery. Ouch, literally!
CHEERS for the Miami Dolphins, who blasted the Buffalo Bills, 35-8. After starting 0-7,

QB Matt Moore of the suddenly red-hot Miami Dolphins

the Dolphins became just the third team in NFL history to then win at least their next three games, according to Elias Sports Bureau. In case you’re interested, the 1986 Indianapolis Colts started 0-13 and then won their last three, while the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals started 0-8 and then won four straight before finishing 6-10.
BOOS to the #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys, who blew their chance to play in the national title game by losing at Iowa State in double-overtime, 37-31.
BOOS to the #4 Oregon Ducks, who blew their chance to play in the national title game by losing to USC, 38-35.
BOOS to the #5 Oklahoma Sooners, who blew their chance to play in the national title game by losing at Baylor, 45-38.
CHEERS for the SEC West, which thanks to those losses, has the #1 (LSU), #2 (Alabama) and #3 (Arkansas) teams in the country. Not surprisingly, it’s the first time in the 14-year history of the BCS that the same conference has had the top three teams in the standings.
THERE IT IS !
-Jake Stevens

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