Welcome to the first of this season’s official SC Power Rankings. Power Rankings will be published every Friday throughout the season. Comments, questions, gripes are all welcome.
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Justified Dreaming by Matt Waters
I have this English teacher, and against my usual inclination, he got me thinking. Basically, he trashed sports, disregarding them as a mere figment of our imaginations, where life’s very real complications can be broken down into fantasy, where a champion isn’t so much delivered but demanded by a public with nothing else to do.
By David J. Cohen
If all goes according to plan the Pistons will win it all. As for how the conference playoffs unfold…
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The Devils of Durham
Last season, Duke reached the national finals of men’s lacrosse before losing 9-8 to Johns Hopkins.
But the Blue Devils, ascending the national ranks on the strength of six consecutive wins to open the year, won’t be playing for a championship in 2006.
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2006 NFL Mock Draft (Philaphans.com)
From our partner website Philaphans.com and their board members:
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Better Days By Matt Waters
It really is incredible watch, bearing witness to such a colossal confluence of perfection, momentary as it can be. Length, distance, these are variables often misunderstood when attempting to define the home run’s meaning.
Indeed, it isn’t how far the dinger travels, it’s that moment, where 50,000 people can have their dreams made mutual, where the cascading tidal wave of sound, crashing with equal parts nuance and menace, can overwhelm every single thought that proceeded, and linger in every single second after.
“I see I said, jealousy I said” – Jay-Z, “It Was All A Dream”
In life, simplicity can rule nothing, which often results in everything. For instance, any trip to the ballpark somehow feels incomplete without the monetary waste accompanying one or more viable trips to the concession stand. However, without that six-dollar coke and seven- buck dog lying securely in both hand and lap, the three-hour vacation at any local Stadium results in an incomplete sonnet, an unfinished memory. Are we foolish for accepting this half-baked barter, memory for money?
by Matt Wells
We’ve been through 82 regular season games. 16 teams will be playing hockey this postseason. Only the best of the best will survive.
We’ve gone through a season that featured the retirement of Mario Lemeiux and the fantastic seasons of rookies Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin.
Now, it’s time for postseason hockey. Let the games begin!
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Philly Cheese Stank
Sunday made it official. The Philadelphia 76ers were not going to make the playoffs. Throughout the season, they were being handed the 8th seed without any competition. This occurred because the team was just having a better losing record than the other teams. This is characteristic of the Atlantic Division, the worst division in today’s NBA. However, Iverson and Webber go down with a few injuries, and the Bulls realize that they are just within striking distance. To add insult to injury, the Bulls knock the 76ers out of the playoff picture because the Heat, who have the 2nd seed well intact, rest Wade and O’Neal for half the game. This ultimately leads me to one question:
What happened to that 76ers team that competed against the Lakers in 2001?
Just like Spike Lee’s opinions of the New York Knicks, it seems to be an eternity since we have heard Stephen A. Smith say anything positive about the 76ers. Is this the beginning of a doomed franchise like the Portland Trailblazers? Perhaps, it is time to rebuild, so let’s see what the future holds for the 76ers.
By David J. Cohen
With the playoffs rolling around it’s time to figure out who will lose to the Pistons in the NBA finals.