On paper, The United States is not supposed to be among the elite teams at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. They don’t have any household names from Olympics past like Hull, Chelios or Modano. They don’t have well known names from today’s NHL like Ovechkin or Crosby. Many experts thought they just couldn’t hang [...]
Not Exactly a Miracle, But We’ll Take It
By: wfrench | Tuesday February 23rd, 2010
Bears and Martz both need to win now
By: wfrench | Tuesday February 2nd, 2010
By Wes French
Mike Martz is the new Bears offensive coordinator after a long, rough search by the Chicago braintrust.
Martz has ties to Head Coach Lovie Smith from their time spent together in St. Louis; time spent taking the Rams to the playoffs and winning a Super Bowl in the process. Martz was tabbed as the [...]
Pick 'em Wisely: Wild Card Weekend
By: wfrench | Saturday January 9th, 2010
The NFL playoffs begin this weekend with all four Wild Card games rematches from earlier this season, including three from just last week. Though two of those match ups saw teams laying down (ARI,CIN) one just got beat down (PHI). This schedule is sure to make for some interesting picks amongst the pick ‘em crew, [...]
A Whole New Ballgame
By: wfrench | Wednesday January 6th, 2010
By Wes French
The NFL playoffs are about to begin and fans everywhere are either getting ready for the Wild Card weekend or dissecting a disappointing season that was. No one seems to be talking about the 800 pound gorilla in the corner yet; that being the looming labor strike in the 2011 NFL season. But [...]
Simple solution for the NFL's newest problem
By: wfrench | Tuesday January 5th, 2010
By Wes French
The Jets are in the playoffs this season after finishing 5-1 following a 4-6 start. They beat AFC Playoff opponents Cincinnati and Indianapolis the last two weeks of the season to leap five other teams and earn the six seed. The problem? The Colts and Bengals did their best no-show acts and it [...]