Mitch Kupchak’s coupon book filled with hometown discounts is about to expire at 9:01pm pacific time tonight.
Free agent to be Trevor Ariza, a Los Angeles native, is not going to give his boyhood team a cut rate price for his services or at least his agent, David Lee, isn’t.
According to various outlets, including Slam Online, [...]
Archive | June, 2009
Trevor Ariza is not Giving Mitch Kupchak a Coupon
Written by Chris Shellcroft | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Lake Show Life (Lakers)
Full Court Press 06/30/09: ‘Vick’dom of Goodell, Giants Pitching, Yao’s foot
Written by Joe Dexter | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Fantasy CPR, MLB, NBA, NFL
It’s an action packed tuesday! The NFL Dog Pack Commishoner’s office could throw the hammer down on troubled quarterback Mike Vick and Wide Receiver Plaxico Burress. Last week, Donte Stallworth got the news that hitting someone while your drunk does end up in punishment. The Good in Goodell suspended the troubled wide receiver indefinitely, and [...]
Turkoglu Rejects 4 Year, 35 Million Dollar Extension
Written by andrewmelnick | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Howard the Dunk (Magic)
According to John Denton of Florida Today, Magic Forward Hedo Turkoglu rejected a 4 year, 35 million dollar contract extension. Magic President Bob Vander Weide spoke on the situation. “It’s going to be hard, but it’s not out of the question, and it’s certainly not out of our focus,” Vander Weide said of re-signing Turkoglu. [...]
A Request of our Readers (We do have readers, right?)
Written by tmwilliamson | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Raptors Rapture (Raptors)
For days now, you have been constantly refreshing Raptors Rapture in order to receive the latest Raptors info. You’ve considered leaving a comment, but perhaps you felt it wouldn’t be properly appreciated by the staff at the Rapture. What you really wanted was to leave a comment that could become an institution on this site, [...]
Credit Where Credit is Due
Written by tmwilliamson | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Raptors Rapture (Raptors)
After yesterday’s Doug Smith rip job, I feel obligated to point out that today’s column is actually quite a good read. It usually is, by the way, and although I was a bit fired up yesterday over what I perceived to be a lack of appreciation for this great game, I still read Smith’s column daily, [...]
Jason Kidd to Meet With Knicks
Written by Justin DeFeo | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | NBA, Sir Charles In Charge (NBA)
With the NBA free agent period less than 24 hours away, teams and free agents around the league are exploring their various options.
This does not exclude Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd. It is rumored Kidd is to meet with the New York Knicks and perhaps sign on with a team he once dominated [...]
Yao Ming’s Career In Limbo
Written by Justin DeFeo | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | NBA, Sir Charles In Charge (NBA)
Some major news coming from the Houston Rockets reporting that Yao Ming is likely to miss the 2009-2010 season with the same lingering foot injury that sidelined him in this years playoffs.
“At this point, the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career threatening,” team physician Tom Clanton said.
So [...]
The Morning After: feat. a Marathon Game in LA
Written by kcroberts | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | FanSided
A daily article from KC Roberts discussing the games from the night before. Featuring a game of the night, 5 other games from each sport, and suggestions of what to watch today.
Game of the Night
LA Dodgers 4 Colorado Rockies 2
Player of the game: Ubaldo Jimenez – Jimenez had on bad inning in the 5th but [...]
Chris Cooley?s Idea of Fun: Burning Dead Cows
Written by Pacman Jonesin' | Running from the Name...and its Ghosts | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Pacman Jonesin'
You never know what you’re going to see when you go on Chris Cooley’s blog. It’s possible you could catch a glimpse of Cooley’s junk in a picture of him studying his playbook…or you could read a story about the time Chris and his homies rolled up on a dead …
Casey McGehee Powers Brewers To Win After Mistake In The Field
Written by kenwatkins | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Reviewing the Brew (Brewers)
Sometimes in baseball mistakes come back to haunt you while other times they show you what your made of. Casey McGehee dropped a pop-up in the sixth inning which was costly for the Brewers, but luckily for him he was given a chance for redemption. McGehee came through with a Grand Slam in the sixth [...]
Dead Celebrities and Their NFL Counterparts
Written by Scott Tunstall | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Inside the Iggles (Eagles), NFL
It’s been a tough year for celebs thus far in 2009 and it’s only half-way over. I’d like to believe things couldn’t get much worse than what we’ve seen in June, but strange has a way of following the rich and famous. At least this is the last day of the month. Maybe, just maybe, [...]
Pirates Central Division ‘Break Down’
Written by smitty | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Rum Bunter (Pirates)
The Pirates struggle against their division opponents. That isn’t a good sign. Especially in the National League Central. The division sucks. So far.
Cards
Won 6-4, John Grabow got the decision
Loss 3-9, Ian Snell before he became the star of AAA
Won 7-4, Zach Duke got the win and the All-Star buzz was on.
Loss 1-2, Ross Ohlendorf was [...]
The Devil’s Next Head Coach Likely to be Named Today
Written by Kevin Whalen | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Pucks and Pitchforks (Devils)
Today, one day before free agency begins; it is most likely that the Devils will name their next coach. Lou Lamoriello said after the Entry Draft that the next thing to do on his list of priorities was to find the next Head Coach. Since free agency begins Wednesday it would be in the best [...]
Bonifacio for the win? The answer is no.
Written by michaeljong | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | Marlin Maniac (Marlins)
Rob Neyer pointed it out again, but I’d like to take a crack at it myself. Here’s Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel on our very own favorite terrible player:
Yet for all that, I thought manager Fredi Gonzalez had a telling quote about him afterthe game: ” Boni, even through all the stuff he’s been [...]
Percy Harvin Comes Down With Another Mystery Ailment
Written by Dan Zinski | June 30, 2009 | Comments Off | The Viking Age (Vikings)
The NFL’s rookie symposium is the place where new players learn the ins-and-outs of dealing with life as a professional athlete. One Vikings rookie, Percy Harvin, will have to learn those ins-and-outs at a later time however, as he has been sent home from the symposium after falling ill.
According to NFL.com, Harvin showed up on [...]
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