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TO KNOW LIST
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... 7 things to make you an INSTANT EXPERT this week THE MAIN EVENT 1 Shootin' for 17 We'll never see Jerricho Cotchery catch a touchdown pass in the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world-that would be Jericho-but the day may soon come when he thrills budding ...
THIS I GOTTA SEE
May 21, 2007; Veltrop, Kyle ... ON DECK The week ahead in sports All times Eastern TUE 22 A great NBA doubleheader-with no games. First, the futures of Greg Oden, Kevin Durant and a bunch of bad teams rest in the bounces of pingpong balls in the draft lottery (8 p.m., ESPN). Then, Chuck Barkley ...
COMING AT YOU
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... In the May 28 issue Going, going, gone. Well, here we are-on the verge of watching Barry Bonds break the most hallowed record in American sports. How do you feel about that? And how do the game's foremost sluggers feel? Our blowout on the long ball will revisit the beginning of the ...
BOB HILLE'S STARTING 5
May 21, 2007; Hille, Bob ... 1 The Brewers. Are they off to a good start or what? One downside: They're winning so often that Bernie the Brewer went on the 15-day DL. last week with calluses on his keister. 2 Dale Jr. His leaving DEI is huge, but more important, he's still Budweiser's guy. After all, his fans need ...
YOUR TURN
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... You rant, we listen. Send e-mails to yourturn@sportingnews.com Dale Earnhardt Jr. deserves to be in a competitive car in a competitive organization. DEI simply is not that organization. -liberty76 via SportingNews.com * Steve Greenberg (SN, May 14) is right that the ...
BLOG ON
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... From your blogs on sportingnews.com RE: SHUT UP AND PLAY Posted by smitty342 Another season-ending injury for Donovan McNabb and the Eagles are supposed to stand pat and not prepare for the future? Give me a break. Instead of being concerned with Kevin KoIb, McNabb should ...
Sports talk with Gary Cole
May 21, 2007; Fagan, Ryan ... Film star (American Pastime; DVD release May 22), long-suffering Cubs fan SN: What's your sports background? COLE: Baseball is my favorite game. It's the game I follow the most, and the Cubs are the team I follow the closest. Baseball is significant to me. SN: American ...
2007 NBA Awards
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... PLAYER OF THE YEAR Dirk Nowitzki F, Mavericks This season's SPORTING NEWS All-NBA team is identical to last year's, but there is a new player of the year: Nowitzki has replaced 2006 co-winners Steve Nash and LeBron James. Nowitzki, 28, got a first-place vote from ...
Unlucky in lotto
May 21, 2007; Deveney, Sean ... The night the Celtics lost Tim Duncan in the draft lottery, a hotshot coach was ruined, a marquee franchise was disabled and a legendary rivalry was extinguished. Now, with Greg Oden and Kevin Durant on the table, how pingpong balls affect the next decade will be at least as interesting as how ...
History in the remaking
May 21, 2007; Graf, Dan ... Misty watercolor memories of the way things never were for the Celtics 1996-97 History: The Celtics secure the most pingpong balls in the draft lottery-and the best chance of selecting Wake Forest center Tim Duncan-by finishing the regular season with a 15-67 record. Coming off ...
A buffet of talent
May 21, 2007; Deveney, Sean ... Scouting guru Marty Blake says the 2007 draft has the potential to go down as the deepest in 20 years, so maybe the teams that don't get Greg Oden or Kevin Durant shouldn't fret. The other 12 spots in the lottery aren't bad leftovers. 1. Greg Oden, C, Ohio State. A championship big ...
The double nickel has multiple meanings for Meche
May 21, 2007; McNeal, Stan ... A soft landing is helping the Royals' new ace avoid getting hit hard. Gil Meche gets it. He understands the meaning of his uniform number as well as anyone. For those who haven't yet seen the Royals-I know, why bother?-Meche is wearing No. 55. The significance? Put on a dollar ...
Big bucks, mixed results
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... On one hand, it's too early to call any of the offseason's seven most expensive free-agent starters a flop. On the other, first impressions are often lasting. Gil Meche is one of only three who have met expectations so far. Ted Lilly, LHP, Cubs-$40 million, four years. A 2-2 record ...
BASEBALL: speed reads
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... After umpire calls robbed the Rockies of two homers in three games, manager Glint Hurdle understandably was endorsing instant replay. Sorry, Glint, don't hold your breath. While the baseball world anxiously awaits Bud's to-go-or-not-to-go decision, ...
BASEBALL: INSIDE DISH
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... Rockies 1B Todd Helton is sporting a different look than he did in 2006, and it's not only because of that bushy, black goatee. An offseason spent working with Olympic weights has given Helton upper-body muscle that was missing the past two years. Helton says he feels better than he has in ...
Build the best Roto team, not the best real team
May 21, 2007; Roberts, Brendan ... Some fantasy owners have a holier-than-thou attitude toward free swingers and think they will never hit for a high average. That's just not true for all free swingers. Among active players with 3,000 career plate appearances, Vladimir Guerrero (47.2 percent) and Nomar Garciaparra (45.9) ...
5 in your face
May 21, 2007; Ferguson, Eric ... 1. Mets outfielder Carlos BeItran cut his teammates' hair before a game last week as a means of "team bonding." The A's, meanwhile, continue to look like a Jeff Spicoli fan club. 2. Alex Gordon has yet to live up to the George Brett comparisons, but that's not all bad: At least he hasn't ...
EARLY BIRD
May 21, 2007; Anonymous ... If you thought the difference in Albert Pujols' production from 2006 to this season has been night and day, you should take a ...
BASEBALL: FANTASY DISH
May 21, 2007; Bahr, Chris ... Owners who gambled on Indians SS Jhonny Peralta are reaping the rewards. After a disappointing 2006 season, Peralta is on pace to surpass his 2005 numbers. Batting average aside, Peralta is producing like an elite short-stop. If you have a hole at the position, target him in trade talks. * On ...
STOCK WATCH
May 21, 2007; Kuznia, Roger ... Whose value is moving up-and down Rising Brett Myers, RP, Phillies. He has surrendered just one earned run since becoming a reliever and has converted all three of his save chances. Myers could keep the closer role even when Tom Gordon returns. Robinson Cam, 2B, Yankees ....