It is as inevitable as it is banal: everyone, everywhere will soon be telling you that Kevin Durant is on the rise. They will sing praises of his ascent to a higher level of performance, applaud his continued development, and pay tribute to his progress. One can read the ESPN headlines now: “Durant Rising,” “Durant …
Name: Blake Murphy Role: Creator, Editor, Writer (Variety) E-Mail: [email protected] Aliases: Big Sexy, Big Edward, Scissors, Coach Scissors OnDeckCircle Debut: March 14, 2007 I intend to write: 3-5 times per week School & Program: Queen’s University, Commerce 2008; Probably broadcasting school in 2009; Marcy Projects, MBA ‘08 Career Aspirations: To be a commentator for the …
This article has been submitted by Mr. 412, Stuart Wilkinson. Now that the Super Bowl is over, the sporting public will inevitably start complaining about the dearth of exciting sporting events on this month’s calendar until the NCAA Tournament begins in March (if this guy doesn’t represent the sporting public, I don’t know who does). …
With two trade deadlines coming up, it really is a tale of two different leagues. The NBA, with a deadline of this Thursday at 3PM, has already bore witness to three or four blockbuster trades, depending on your opinion of Mike Bibby. Shaquille O’Neal, Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Devin Harris, Kyle Korver, Mike Bibby, and …
This article has been submitted by Yung DAP Dave Power. The NCAA basketball season to date has been bizarre, with only one unbeaten team left in the Memphis Tigers and some surprises in the top 25 rankings. Said surprises include Drake and Purdue, both who were not in the preseason top 25, and did not …
Gary Roberts Wednesdays is a weekly feature submitted by Stu Wilkinson that takes a look at the unheralded, underappreciated, or blue collar legends of sport. After last week’s discussion of the immortal Gary Roberts, this week I’m throwing a changeup and going with the not-so-immortal Greg Paulus. I feel safe saying that no NCAA basketball …
On February 17, O.J. Mayo got embarrassed. In a tight 56-46 loss to the far superior UCLA Bruins, Mayo played the entire game and put up one of his worst stat lines of the season. How bad? Well, he only scored one part of the Dwyane Wade triple double, and it was the turnovers category. …
This article has been submitted by Alex Jackson. “You know what your problem is? You’re too modest. Hey, I give good quotes. You can print that on the front page.” – Little Penny When we last saw Little Penny in 1997, he was begging Anfernee Hardaway to say “what up” to his high school chum …
This article has been submitted by Alex Jackson. I had two ideas about starting this piece. I couldn’t decide which would be better, so I’m trying to incorporate both. The first, just below, involves Jack MacBrayer from 30 Rock and a music video. The second involves “words.” I’m not afraid to say it- I enjoy …
It’s that time of year – Tennis season! Sure, tennis doesn’t really have an offseason and one major tournament has already been played - the Aussi Open in January – but honestly, who really followed that? Over the next 7 weeks, two majors will be played; first the French Open at Roland Garros and then …