Monday morning speed read: Sports
All eyes were on the NFL yesterday. Most of the games ended up not meaning anything, but some of the ones that did were fantastic. Adrian Peterson rushed for 199 yards to lead his Vikings over the Packers 37-34 and into the playoffs, and he went over 2,000 yards for the season and came only [...]
The Knicks are officially contenders
When the New York Knicks roared out to an 8-1 start this year, the league took notice. But despite the hot start and a twenty-point home win over the defending NBA champion Miami Heat, not too many thought early season success meant the Knicks had definitely turned the corner. But after last night, there is a [...]
NBA preview Part I–The East and the league’s lack of parity
The thing about the NBA is that most years there’s not a lot of teams actually capable of winning it all. This has been true for a while–only nine different teams have won the NBA title in the last 30-plus years since Bird and Magic met in 1980 Finals. This year things aren’t really different. Maybe [...]
Red flags abound everywhere with new-look Brooklyn Nets
The Nets re-signed Kris Humphries this week to a two-year, 24 million-dollar deal, locking up their starting lineup for 2013. On paper it’s fairly impressive, certainly worthy of the franchise’s inaugural year in Brooklyn and a sparkling new arena. Deron Williams and Joe Johnson will man the guard spots, with Gerald Wallace and Humphries at forward, and [...]
It’s time to rip on Miami as a sports town
I was watching the Nationals/Marlins game Friday night and I was amazed by the lack of attendance at Marlins Park. The stadium seemed at least half empty, which I thought was fairly strange for the first game back after the break, especially for a brand new ball park in its inaugural season on a Friday [...]