Basketball is approaching and there are TONS of great preseason previews out there! We will work our way to a few of them in the coming weeks, but thought that we would share this quick piece from ESPN’s Pat Forde today. Congratulations to both Sidney Lowe and Dereck Whittenburg. (Isn’t it fun to say their […]
Alums
Ced Simmons Acquired by Cavs
Can we talk about some basketball for a moment? NC State’s Cedric Simmons has been traded from the New Orleans/Oklahoma City/Who Knows What is Next Hornets to the World-Champion-Contending Cleveland Cavaliers. (Link) Simmons made four starts in 43 games last season. He averaged 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds a game. Simmons, a first-round pick by […]
Niners’ Manny Lawson tears ACL in practice, lost for season
The San Francisco 49ers suffered their first major injury blow of the season Thursday when they learned linebacker Manny Lawson was lost for the season because of a torn ACL. Lawson suffered the knee injury late in practice Wednesday and a subsequent MRI revaled the tear. He will require season-ending surgery and will eventually be […]
Happy Sunday
Mario Williams travels to Charlotte to battle the Panthers and Philip Rivers travels to New England to battle the cheaters. Enjoy.
Mario Williams Touchdown
5 tackles 2 sacks and a touchdown for Mario!!!
Brackman Undergoes TJ Surgery
Confirmation link from NYT. As we noted two weeks ago, those visits to Dr. Andrews tend not to have happy short-term endings. Starter Andrew Brackman, the Yankees’ No. 1 pick in the June draft, had reconstructive elbow surgery last Friday, Brian Cashman said. The Yankees signed Brackman for a guaranteed $4.5 million on Aug. 15, […]
Rivers Profile Continues to Elevate
Since we were talking about some alums in this entry, I thought that I would bring the two together with an interesting experience on Monday. In the span of a couple of hours I had TWO national Philip Rivers sightings. First, was a sleek Nike commercial that featured LaDanian Tomlinson but included Rivers. The Chargers […]
Pack Places Two on NFL’s All-Breakout Team
From TSN Seems to be a lot of Mario Williams talk in and around Houston right now. We ask that our community pitch in and share some links and information related to any of this.
Brackman – Potential “Tommy John” Surgery (12:20 Update – Good News?)
Scroll down to the Yankees section here: RHP Andrew Brackman, the first-round draft pick who agreed to a contract Wednesday night, was optioned to the Gulf Coast League Yankees. He saw Dr. James Andrews in Alabama on Wednesday and is expected to have “Tommy John” surgery. General manager Brian Cashman said that had not been […]
Southern Pigskin Omits Rivers from All-Decade Team
Southern Pigskin has attempted to put together an All-ACC football team for the last decade. You can see the team here. I guess I have to respect them for trying, even if they made a significant whiff on the most important position on the field. I’m guessing that their ‘rationale’ for putting Chris Weinke on […]
