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NFL

Breaking Down The NFC

by Trevor Freeman

Is it just me or is baseball borderline unwatchable at this point? I can honestly say that I haven’t watched a full nine-inning game since May. Why do I bring this up? Because for the last three months, my sports plate has consisted of a combination of Olympic sports, English Premier League/Gold Cup Soccer and UFC. Let’s just say, I have watched more episodes of UFC Unleashed on Spike than should be allowed by law.

With the NFL season kicking off in two weeks, we will begin our look by breaking down the NFC in our below power poll. Without further ado…..

NBA

Breaking Down The NBA Draft

Post author By Trevor
Post date June 20, 2009
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by Trevor Freeman

Ahhhh…..the NBA Draft is almost upon us. The convergence of college and pro that makes for some of the most riveting television of the year. While this year’s draft is considered to be the worst one in years (mainly because a staggering amount of college stars opted to stay in school), it should still be an experience that requires the setting of Tivo and the purchase of Yuengling. As is a yearly tradition, we have put together our mock draft. We begin with a franchise that is desperate for a true superstar…

With the first pick in the 2009 NBA Draft the Los Angeles Clippers select…

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Uncategorized

A Sports Medley

By Trevor Freeman

Have you ever had a bad case of writer’s block? So much so, that it was beginning to affect your overall personality? For the last week, I have been hashing article ideas out in my head. I wrote a bunch of first paragraphs on a variety of topics but could never close the deal. Then it hit me. It was time to take these random thoughts and once again come with “A Sports Medley”.

Tags Blackburn Rovers, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Manchester United, Oakland A's, Rachel Alexandra, San Francisco 49ers

Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets LA Lakers Miami Heat NBA General New Orleans Hornets Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Portland Trailblazers San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz

Our Look At The NBA Playoffs

Post author By Trevor
Post date April 18, 2009
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by Trevor Freeman

The time between the end of the NCAA Tournament and the beginning of the NBA playoffs has felt longer than usual, but maybe that is because I cannot remember an NBA postseason that had more riveting subplots. KG out. LeBron versus Kobe shaping up as a Finals possibility. Genuine sleepers led by superstars like Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul sitting on the lower half of the seeding table. There are tasty first-round matchups up and down the bracket. With the playoffs gearing up, we decided to wade into the fray and breakdown the postseason. Without further ado, here is our rankings beginning at sixteen and rolling through to our championship favorite.

College Basketball

Breaking Down March Madness

Post author By Trevor
Post date March 17, 2009
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This was my Monday night at Costco….

Meltable Cheddar Cheese……going to need some of that…….chili…..better grab three cans…..buffalo wings…..that’s a check……blue cheese dressing…..gotta go back and get some blue cheese dressing……hmmmmm….mozzarella sticks…welcome aboard…..jalapeno poppers….gotta get some sour cream…..tortilla chips….are we sure two bags are enough…..salsa…..a given…..guacamole…..that’s a check…..wow…….tough decision…….Yuengling……..Sierra Nevada Pale Ale……Yuengling…..Sierra Nevada…….Yuengling….Sierra Nevada……gotta go with the Yuengling…..better stop and apologize to the Sierra Nevada and promise them a trip to my refrigerator at the A’s impending World Series victory……..

Tags 2009, College Basketball, march madness, ncaa, UNC

College Basketball

Sweet Sixteen 2009

By Trevor Freeman

With March Madness right around the corner….God Bless the NCAA Tournament, we decided to do a little preliminary analysis for those of you pining for the moment that the bracket is revealed. Over the past month, I have sat down and watched as much college basketball as humanly possible. I formulated the sixteen teams that I think look Sweet Sixteen worthy.

Tags 2009, College Basketball, march madness, ncaa, ncaa tournament

Oakland A's

Bring Him Back

by Trevor Freeman

I will be quite honest. I still cannot think rationally when his name pops up. It hurt when Mark McGwire left for St. Louis and it stung when the 49ers shipped Joe Montana to Kansas City. However, those departures will never compare to the way I felt when Jason Giambi signed with the New York Yankees. I can honestly say that it tore the hymen of my sports virginity. It has been quite awhile since I penned an article that did not involve the sport of water polo, but I feel compelled to jump back into the fray with the news that Jason Giambi is on the radar of my beloved Oakland A’s.

Tags baseball, Jason Giambi, MLB, Oakland A's

NBA General

Breaking Down the NBA Draft

Post author By Trevor
Post date June 23, 2008
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by Trevor Freeman

It has been awhile since I have sat down and penned an article about basketball. Too long in fact. However with the NBA Draft upon us, I stayed home all day Sunday to write about one of my favorite events. With my Internet humming and a couple Yuenglings serving as steroids for the side of my brain that needs to be energetic and alive, I got a chance to submit my mock draft.

In my opinion, the NBA Draft is the most underrated sports spectacle of the year. It combines college and pro. Newfound Millionaires getting dappered up and occasionally looking very uncomfortable in a suit (see Adam Morrison). Very, very, tall men hunching down to say hello to David Stern. Every couple years we get the “lone man in the Green Room” spectacle that is always riveting or the second round pick storming out of the crowd to say hello to a startled Assistant Commissioner. All in all it is an experience that is always unforgettable. With that being said and without further ado………David Stern steps to the podium…….

Oakland A's

Welcome Back Old Friend

by Trevor Freeman

I believe in signs. I do. I firmly believe in karma as well. I am one of those nutjobs who honestly thinks that if I screw somebody over it will come back to not only haunt me but quite possibly my beloved Oakland A’s. Well yesterday morning, I held the door open in an elevator so that somebody who was beaded with sweat could run in. Not only that, but I chipped in three dollars to my co-worker’s March of Dimes fundraiser. You do little things like that not thinking there is going to be a payoff and then it happens. As I was eating lunch at my desk with the radio quietly blaring “Tonight” by the Smashing Pumpkins, I logged onto yahoo.com. And there it was. Staring me right in the eye.

“Thomas agrees to contract with the Oakland A’s”

Giddy, I turned up the radio just in time for Billy Corgan to sing the verse “Do you believe there’s not a chance tonight?” Fellow A’s fans, there is a chance and that is because Frank Thomas returned home for the major league minimum. “The Big Hurt” is back in Oakland and the A’s blossoming postseason hopes got a shot in the arm that only a legend could provide.

Tags frank thomas, Oakland A's

Oakland A's

Should We Even Consider It…

Post author By Trevor
Post date April 14, 2008
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By Trevor Freeman

I am pretty sure that I approached this baseball season the same way every Oakland A’s fan did. Hopeful that our youngsters would be better than expected and that we would avoid the AL West cellar. Maybe it was because I approached the season with low expectations that I have all of the sudden been jolted by a 5-1 road trip and an 8-5 start to the season. If somebody had told me before the season that we would be 8-5 after playing Boston, Toronto and Cleveland twice, I would have told that person they need to dial back the amount of herbs they have been purchasing in the Humboldt County area.

It was after Saturday’s game against Cleveland that I got an energetic phone call from a friend who asked a million dollar question that I never even thought of. The question was, “Do you think we would sign Barry Bonds if we are in the mix in June?”

Tags barry bonds, MLB, Oakland A's