Month: August 2012
Gamecocks Football: 16 Days Until Kickoff
Today there are 16 days remaining until kickoff. 16th was South Carolina’s rank in average home attendance last season. Carolina’s…
Read more »YouTube search yields short hockey film discovery in ‘Nate Sawerchuck, Hockey Player’
It is amazing how a simple internet search can lead you to places you never expected. At times it can…
Read more »Redskins planning up-tempo game with Robert Griffin III
Redskins Hog Heaven did not take a day off, but we remind loyal readers that this is a blog, not…
Read more »The basics
Some people I have pointed to this site have suggested that it may be a good idea for me to…
Read more »Raiders drop first pre-season game to Dallas 0-3
Inconsistency was the word of the game for the Raiders who were shut out at home in their 2012 preseason…
Read more »Book Review: Dream Team
Decades before LeBron James, Kevin Durant and company terrorized their international hoops competition, the one and only original Dream Team changed the…
Read more »Game 115: Dodgers 5 Pirates 4 (and some bullpen rants)
After I went out of my way to say nice things about Jeff Karstens earlier this afternoon, Karstens gave the…
Read more »8/13 Game Recap: Indians 6 – Angels 2
Unimportant Roster Update: The Indians traded J.C. Romero to the Baltimore Orioles after signing him recently to pitch for Columbus….
Read more »Lenhart Beats Sounders in Final Minute
The San Jose Earthquakes reminded MLS that ‘Goonies never say die’ this past Saturday, beating visiting Seattle Sounders with a…
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Book Review: Nine Innings by Daniel Okrent
I received a book from my brother for Christmas and upon unwrapping it I could tell instantly it was about…
Read more »The amazing men’s Olympic final
I had the good fortune to watch just about all of the men’s final at the Olympic tournament. Only got…
Read more »Revs Fall Short, Again
More frustration in finishing, an opponent capitalizing spectacularly on one opportunity, and our New England Revolution suffered yet another shut-out…
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State of the Position: Offensive Line
With training camp under way and the first preseason game in the books, it’s time to take an in-depth look…
Read more »Johnny Pesky: 1919-2012-Forever
Not many guys with 17 career home runs get canonized the way Johnny Pesky did. Then again, not many guys…
Read more »This is enormous
I don’t know how else to say this: the Pirates have a 2 1/2 game lead on the Dodgers and…
Read more »2013 NFL Draft: Former Hurricane Ray Ray Armstrong Headed to Faulkner College
When he arrived at Miami University, safety Ray Ray Armstrong was heralded as a player with the potential to be…
Read more »RIP Johnny Pesky
Johnny Pesky died today at age 92. Red Sox Nation has lost its greatest ambassador. I met Pesky in 2006…
Read more »Report: Ajinca to sign extension with French team Strasbourg
According to Eurobasket.com, center Alexis Ajinca has decided to stay with the French basketball club Strausborg IG for next season, and…
Read more »Spurs players take to Twitter after Olympics
On Sunday, the United States won the Gold Medal on the final day of the 2012 London Olympics as the…
Read more »Mike Wallace to miss season, secondary get thinner
On Monday it became public that redshirt junior Mike Wallace, CB, would not play for Penn State during the 2012…
Read more »Angels Player Power Rankings – Week 19
As always, the rankings are based on a player’s overall season performance with a weight on recent performance. RANK PLAYER…
Read more »Abbrederis Embracing Lofty Expectations
It’s not too often you see a former walk-on wide receiver become the teams leading receiver, let alone becoming one…
Read more »Spurs’ Mills top scorer in London
In a tournament that featured the NBA scoring champ, the NBA MVP and some of the best international talent in…
Read more »How Howard Trade Affects the Wolves
Dwight Howard will keep his beaming smile much to the chagrin of teams and fans across the league. After…
Read more »Saints Nation: Another Stab at the 53 Man Roster
After two preseason games and some roster changes, I figured it was time for me to take another stab at…
Read more »Foles Gold: Steelers Lose
23 24 After months of waiting, it was finally here. Yes, it’s just preseason, but man was it great to…
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