NBA Midseason Awards

MVP: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles LakersIt’s amazing that Kobe Bryant has been in the NBA for ten years but has failed to garner one MVP trophy. While this may not be Kobe’s best season in terms of fifty point outbursts and eighty-one point games, but it is his best season in terms of winning and [...]

Bedard Makes M’s Serious Contenders

Just last Friday, the Seattle Mariners finally made their big splash this winter by trading for Baltimore Orioles’s ace Erik Bedard.
The left-handed pitcher was Baltimore’s opening-day starter last season but appeared to be relieved after escaping the Orioles’ massive rebuilding project. In return for Bedard, Baltimore received Seattle’s top outfielder prospect Adam Jones, left-handed reliever [...]

The State of the Seahawks with Mookie

Mookie, also known as SSReporters, is the lead writer for the sports blog Stupid Sideline Reporters and the Seattle Seahawks beat writer for the sports website known as ArmchairGM. To get a better understanding of how the Seahawks’ roller coaster season has gone, I decided to interview the young Seattle resident. So here is Mookie’s [...]

Red Zone Report: Week 14, Late Games

Seahawks 42, Cardinals 21 – The Seahawks might just be the quitest team in all of football. They never seem to get the press that the Patriots, Cowboys, or Colts, get but they still put play well just about every week. Their performance on Sunday was no exception as they dominated the playoff-aspiring Arizona Cardinals. [...]

NFL Ramblings: Week 7

This is a new feature that will be released every Monday night. I am just going to ramble on and give some quick thoughts regarding the week of NFL games. It isn’t intended to be a great journalistic work, but instead, an opportunity for me to stir some debate. Without further ado, here are the [...]

Meet the Anti-Kobe

For now on, Washington State Junior Guard Taylor Rochestie will be known on this blog as the anti-Kobe, as he will become one of the few starters for a major conference school who is a walk-on rather than a scholarship athlete. Actually, he previously had a scholarship, but voluntarily gave it up so that the [...]

Saturday Forecast: Week 3

(14) Nebraska v. (1) USCSam Keller has been waiting to get another shot at the Trojans but he did not expect to aim for revenge in a Nebraska uniform. The Arizona State transfer and his fellow Cornhuskers will get a chance to show the country that they have returned as a national powerhouse. With the [...]

Pac Ten Lessons: Week 2

1. Oregon, not Cal, is the biggest threat to USCWhile Cal is certainly an excellent football team, the Oregon Ducks pose the biggest threat for USC living up to Jim Harbaugh’s prophecy as the “greatest team ever.” What has caused USC trouble in the past is their ability to contain a spread offense headed by [...]

Pac Ten Lessons: Week 1

1. Cal is Certainly a National Title ContenderOne year ago, the California Golden Bears were destroyed by Tennessee in Knoxville. One year later, the Bears returned the favor by winning 45-31 at home. The victory over Tennessee proved to the nation that the Bears can win a national title in 2007 due to a newfound [...]

Pac Ten Picks: Week 1

Welcome to the inaugural Pac Ten Picks. Each week, I will select five of the biggest Pac Ten football games and give my thoughts, analysis, and predictions on those contest.
Oregon State v. UtahAt the end of last season, Oregon State was ranked 21st in the AP poll after a narrow 39-38 triumph against Missouri in [...]