Month: August 2011
Game Recap 8/30/11: A Star Is Born – Angels 13, Mariners 6
Did everyone get their invitation to the Mike Trout Coming Out Party? In case you somehow missed it, Mike Trout…
Read more »NFL Weekend Recap: Pre-Season Week 3
We’re starting a new feature here on Optimum Scouting. Every week I’ll recap the week of NFL action, keep you…
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Inside the Big East: Running Backs
Day 2 of Inside the Big East begins with a look at the conference’s running backs. We’ve already looked at…
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Stop It. Stop It RIGHT NOW!
Ahhhh. No. No you don’t. Don’t even think about it. Buuuttt… I said NO. Dead bodies twitch after death sometimes.
Read more »Javier Vazquez Can Pitch Well in New York After All
On Tuesday night, Javier Vazquez pitched seven shutout innings as the Marlins beat the Mets, 6-0. In 2010, Vazquez won…
Read more »Links of the Day 8/30/11
Hello! Yes, I know. Late posts again. But I’m back on track to have regularly scheduled posts tomorrow. The Wild…
Read more »Chad Ochocinco Sleeps with the Fishes
An aquarium behind your bed? Not as good of an idea as that woman in the sports bra would be,…
Read more »Awesome Old Videos: Nehemiah Warrick Lights Up an Unsuspecting Badger
I didn’t intend to make this into a series, but whatever. Since I only have roughly 4 more days to…
Read more »Jefferson on the lockout, happy for Jason Terry
Whether there will be an NBA season or not remains to be seen but do not tell that to San…
Read more »Talking FCS Football, Upsets and Sleeping Seniors With Matt Elder
Updated:Here at CFBZ we mainly focus on FBS football but we pride ourselves on bringing all perspectives to our readers….
Read more »Ramon Santiago Walks It Off, Tigers Maintain 5 Game Lead
Doug Fister didn’t get the win he deserved tonight, but Ramon Santiago made sure he didn’t take the loss either….
Read more »Bad blood lingers in Raiders @ Seahawks match-up
The Oakland Raiders will take their second road trip of the year this Friday, this time to Seattle to take…
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Avoiding a disaster in Dallas: what the Ducks must do to counteract the LSU formula
Today Ted Miller of ESPN ran predictions of Oregon doom at the Cowboy Classic. His expert of the day, Brian…
Read more »Mike Shanahan- From Mile High to Miles Away?
WASHINGTON HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN became the 28th Head Coach in franchise history on January 6, 2010. Shanahan joined the…
Read more »Phil Steele Picks South Carolina Over East Carolina
Phil Steele has picked South Carolina over East Carolina. Not really surprised as we picked USC in our recent podcast and…
Read more »8/30 Game Recap: Athletics 2 – Indians 6
Player of the Game Starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez won tonight’s ‘Player of the Game’ (his first of the year) he…
Read more »Silver Bullet Points Locked And Loaded
Updated:It’s finally here… the first SBP of the 2011 season. No more preseason talk, no more countdowns- it’s time to…
Read more »2011 Season Preview: San Diego Chargers
2010 Record: 9-7 2010 Rankings: Total Offense – 1 Passing Offense – 2 Rushing Offense – 15 Scoring Offense –…
Read more »Dolphins trim roster to 80
The Dolphins began today with 82 players on the active roster. NFL rules required them to trim off two, dropping…
Read more »2011 Season Preview: Oakland Raiders
2010 Record: 8-8 2010 Rankings: Total Offense – 10 Passing Offense – 23 Rushing Offense – 2 Scoring Offense –…
Read more »Hope Solo & Ron Artest to Be on Dancing With the Stars
Updated:U.S. soccer star Hope Solo is slated to be on the next season of Dancing With the Stars (Ron Artest?…
Read more »Thursday’s UConn-Fordham Game Postponed
Here’s the release from UConn concerning the postponement of Thursday night’s football game. The word from the media is that…
Read more »WR Malcolm Kelly Among Nine Released by Redskins
The Washington Redskins announced the release of nine members of their 89-man roster to comply with NFL rules. Released were:…
Read more »Game Preview 8/30/11: Road Woe-rriors? – Angels @ Mariners
@ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (72-62) @ Seattle Mariners (57-76) Pitching Probables: LAA – Jerome Williams (1-0, 4.82 ERA) …
Read more »Argentina breezes past Paraguay to open FIBA Americas Championship
Paraguay head coach Arturo Alvarez predicted an upset over Argentina before today’s Group B matchup in the FIBA Americas Championship….
Read more »First Rounder Jed Bradley leads AFL picks
Today was a big day for prospect geeks like myself, as the rosters for the Arizona Fall League were released…
Read more »Angels Prospect Jean Segura Rejoins Inland Empire
Jean Segura Returning to 66ers Lineup, Adam Younger Released by Angels San Bernardino, CA – The Inland Empire 66ers have…
Read more »HoJo to Play Baseball…Again!
It’s been close to 16 years since he last played in the Majors (a 3-for-4 effort on October 1, 1995),…
Read more »Relevant Questions About the Bills 2011 Season: Preseason Edition
To keep Bills coverage fresh here at BuffaloWins from here on out I’ll be running a weekly (maybe every two…
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