thesharkguys.com - 12/10/2008
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Not just in sports but in life, being taller has its advantages—better pay, a greater likelihood of becoming president than if you were a leading light in the airborne half of the national dwarf tossing circuit, a magnet to attractive women, but all of these benefits are literally short-lived.
Big names.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — Jack McCallum: The longtime NBA writer for Sports Illustrated accepted a buyout from the magazine last week. McCallum, in an e-mail to The Big Lead: "Totally my choice, and I feel absolutely positive about it. They want me to be a Special Contributor, ...
Andy Murray is displeased, and this time he names names
stltoday.com 12/22/2008 — In his two-plus seasons as Blues coach, Andy Murray has steadfastly protected individual players who made mistakes that cost the team. He's identified culprits by their position rather than their name. And even then, he's softened his comments to the ...
The NBA’s Top 6 Double-Double Machines Who Aren’t Household Names
emptythebench.com 12/16/2008 — One of them is a curly-haired white guy who looks like he'd be a supporing player at your local YMCA. Another has the NBA's longest-standing streak of consecutive double-doubles going. All six of these double-double machines remain somewhat unknown despite their 10 and 10 talent.
FWAA Names All American Team
sportscapperisland.com 12/14/2008 — Big 12 and SEC combine to land 13 players on prestigious Team. Five schools among the Nations Top 10 have two players each on the Team.
See the complete list...2008 All American Team...
NBA’s Top 10 Players 2009
bestplayerontheplanet.com 1/8/2009 — Each year we bring you a new revised list of the NBA’s Top 10 Players in the league! The 2009 list contains some new names, along with some very familiar ones. Overall the list is solid. There were many good players that were close, but just could not quite crack the top 10. Melo, Paul Pierce...
FT.com / UK - The name's no longer the game
ft.com 12/1/2008 — General Motors announced this week that it was ending its sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods, one that reportedly paid the world's number one golfer more than $7m annually. In a statement, GM suggested that its decision to terminate the contract, which ...
2008 in review: NBA.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/30/2008 — What did David Stern do to deserve a year like 2008?
The Celtics and Lakers were not just good again, but championship contenders again. The Western Conference had a playoff race that silenced those who call the league's regular season meaningless. ...
NBA charities dropping the ball?
sports.yahoo.com 12/29/2008 — Yes, we've gotten to this point. It's time to start
criticizing NBA players for the way they run their charitable organizations.
That is not a joke.
The Salt Lake
Tribune released a report on Sunday that details just how much most NBA
players are ...
30 of the Best NBA Sports Illustrated Covers
uncoached.com 1/6/2009 — If you were to sum up the last 50 years of the NBA using only Sports Illustrated album covers, how would you do it? That’s the task I decided to give myself. The league has seen it’s share of ups and downs, amazing feats, and personal ...