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Baseball’s MVP Watch: Edition One

Post author By Jackson Govatos
Post date September 4, 2006
9 Comments on Baseball’s MVP Watch: Edition One

The MLB MVP is one of the most prestigious individual honors among every team sport. It signifies not only putting up great numbers, but also raising the overall level of your team’s play. Usually, there are only two or three main contenders in each league for this award. But this year, players left and right are producing unbelievable numbers. We’ve got sluggers on pace for 60 homers, average machines, and plenty of difference-makers on contending teams. But who will win? Here’s my take as of now.

Tags MLB, ryan howard

College Football

2006 National College Football Preview

Post author By Vtknowitall
Post date September 1, 2006
4 Comments on 2006 National College Football Preview

No real intro, I just want to say that I am a Virginia Tech fan, so nobody jump on me for making a homer pick, because I picked a team to win the National Title that lots of columnists here are fans of.

Tags College Football, picks, predictions

MLB General

MLB Power Rankings for August 31st- 2006

Post author By Garrett Rudolph
Post date September 1, 2006
3 Comments on MLB Power Rankings for August 31st- 2006

Another old and crafty left-hander has been shipped from a pretender to a contender, but does the three-time All-Star, two-time Cy Young candidate, one-time 20 game winner, still have anything left in the tank?

Will Ryan Howard chase after the Ruth/Maris homerun mark in his first full major league season?

Will Delmon Young’s work with the bat in his hand be enough to erase the memory of his classless act of throwing one?

And how about those Marlins? Their entire team should just be awarded one huge Rookie of the Year Award to share, but will they have enough talent to keep them close in the Wild Card race? I can guarantee that if they make it to the postseason, they’ll be the number one team nobody wants to face.

And, oh, yeah, I almost forgot, we have new top dog.

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College Football

Virginia Tech Hokies’ Defense Preview

Post author By thebigcali
Post date August 31, 2006
1 Comment on Virginia Tech Hokies’ Defense Preview

PART II: DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS

What word encapsulates Virginia Tech’s defense? Brash? Hard-nosed? My choice would have to be lethal. The Hokies defense coached by defensive coordinator Bud Foster allowed only 168 points last season, a devastating 12.9 PA/G average.

Returning for the Hokies are the tandem LB’s Vince Hall and Xavier Adibi. Without question, these two guys lead one of the top 5 linebacking corps in the nation. In addition, 2007 NFL Draft prospect Rover/SS Aaron Rouse will be one of the keys to shoring up solid play for Tech’s secondary.

After the loss of Jimmy Williams, Daryl Tapp, James Anderson, Jonathon Lewis, Justin Hamilton to the NFL draft, the Hokies find themselves having to fill in holes left by key playmakers. Let’s take a look at each unit of the defense and analyze their strengths and weaknesses.

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College Football

Virginia Tech Hokies’ Offense Preview

Post author By thebigcali
Post date August 31, 2006
2 Comments on Virginia Tech Hokies’ Offense Preview

PART I: OFFENSE

The Hokies haven’t had a dominating offense since the days of Michael Vick, but when you have the #1 defense statistically, that may not be entirely necessary for success. With the loss of Marcus Vick for problems off and on the field, two senior running backs and key starters on the offensive line, some might quickly write off Virginia Tech’s chances this year. Newsflash: this is not the case.

Let’s go over each position with some tender love and care and figure out where the Hokies really stand.

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New England Patriots

The Next Shaun Alexander: The Laurence Maroney Story

Post author By TheGateKeeper622
Post date August 31, 2006
4 Comments on The Next Shaun Alexander: The Laurence Maroney Story

What I am about to tell you, may be disturbing to the faint of heart. My prediction is so bold, so shocking, so death defying, that it just might brainwash you into making a quick stop at your local fantasy Wal-Mart to get one heck of a bargain on Laurence Maroney. Who in the..? Maroney? Is that some kind of Italian dish?

Tags New England Patriots, NFL

Dallas Cowboys

Future Forecast: Heavy Dosage of T.O.

Post author By TheGateKeeper622
Post date August 30, 2006
3 Comments on Future Forecast: Heavy Dosage of T.O.

When I worked at Fed-ex packaging, there were packages that we would have to stock on the trucks that read “fragile.” My fellow employees only handled these packages with nothing but the utmost extreme care. They would pick them up ever so lightly, and place them ever so gently into the stocking truck. Eh-hem. Only in a perfect world.

Tags Dallas Cowboys, NFL, terrell owens

Florida Marlins

King Fish

Post author By mw2828
Post date August 30, 2006
1 Comment on King Fish

Are you wondering who the hell the Marlins are?

Are you shocked they’ve become the living embodiment of “Major League?”

[Brian Moehler= Eddie Harris]

Are you questioning the validity of their surge? [Big mistake buddy, big mistake]

Back in Winter, my friend and I couldn’t stop laughing at the Marlins’ team website. On the top of the page, where there had previously been a bevy of All Stars, now stood a barren collection of Palm Trees, blowing aimlessly in the figurative wind of cyberspace. Hilarious.

Well, who’s laughing now?

Golden State Warriors

Party Like It’s 1994

Tuesday was already shaping up to be a great day for the Bay Area. The A’s continued to pull away in the AL West, the Giants inched closer toward the NL Wild Card, the Raiders were enjoying their 4-0 preseason record, and the new Too Short album was set to hit stores. Fun for the whole family. And yet by 9 AM, all anyone could talk about was a 66-year-old man coming out of retirement (no, not Jeff George). After 12 brutal years, Don Nelson has finally returned as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, singlehandedly saving the team’s most disappointing offseason in years.

General Sports

The Reality of Alternative Sports

Post author By Garrett Rudolph
Post date August 29, 2006
2 Comments on The Reality of Alternative Sports

Wednesday August 23rd, 2006. 11:07 AM, Pacific Standard Time. I woke up, exhausted, groggy; I had stayed up way too late the night before. I stumbled out to my living room, still half asleep, and perhaps even a touch hungover. I flicked on the television and slumped onto the sofa. My life would never be the same.

As if there weren’t enough sporting events in the world, ESPN was broadcasting the 2006 World Sport Stacking Championships. Fourteen-year old kids stacking plastic cups in various sized pyramids, as fast as humanly possible. There was the team relay, the individual sprint, the 3-6-3, the 5-5, and the ultimate 10-cup pinnacle. There were sportscasters who had a genuine interest and knowledge of the activity. There were color commentators, former cup stacking champions, and even the CEO and founder of the WSSA. I saw coaches and assistant coaches. I saw tragedy and triumph, assaults on established and documented world records, and oh yes, “The Germans are coming, the Germans are coming!”