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Thursday's Charlotte Bobcats links
Inside the NBA | Charlotte Observer — Thursday's Charlotte Bobcats links from the game at Philadelphia: Bobcats make it look easy in Philly / Charlotte Observer Observations: Would Brown go back to Philly? / Charlotte Observer Why Bobcats are on a 4-game streak / Charlotte Observer Photo...
Charlotte Bobcats 39 mins agoThursday's Carolina Panthers links
Inside the Panthers | Charlotte Observer — Thursday's Carolina Panthers links: Delhomme to visit Browns today / Charlotte Observer Browns' Quinn would welcome trade / Cleveland Plain Dealer Derek Anderson: Browns fans 'ruthless' / Cleveland Plain Dealer Redskins add weight with Kemo / Washington Post
Carolina Panthers 57 mins agoDelhomme to visit with Browns today
Charlotte Observer — (By Charles Chandler and Darin Gantt, cchandler@charlotteobserver.com and dgantt@heraldonline.com) Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme is scheduled to visit the Cleveland Browns today.New Browns team president Mike Holmgren is overhauling the quarterback position after cutting Derek Anderson and trading for Seattle's Seneca Wallace this week.
Carolina Panthers 5 hours agoCharlotte Bobcats Observations: Larry Brown to Philly?
Charlotte Observer — (By Rick Bonnell, rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com) It was an odd experience at Bobcats coach Larry Brown's pregame media availability: The Philadelphia Inquirer had just reported 76ers coach Eddie Jordan would be fired by the end of the season, and Brown - the most successful coach in recent Sixers history - was asked to size up that team."They've had phenomenal drafts and they're in a good situation financially. I don't think they're very far away," Brown said. "I know what kind of owner (they) have, I know the fans are as good as any. I look at their roster and I see the chance for improvemen...
Charlotte Bobcats 5 hours agoWhy they're on a 4-game win streak
Inside the NBA | Charlotte Observer — Some thoughts on a four-game winning streak: -- This doesn't happen if Gerald Wallace doesn't speak up and that's not easy. Calling out your teammates takes courage. It's not like getting on some messaage board as "Bobfan225'' and griping about...
Charlotte Bobcats 6 hours agoBobcats Crush 76ers, 102-87
ESPN Video — Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace combine on 52 points to fuel the Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats 8 hours agoOsala recalled to replace Cole
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — WASHINGTON -- The Canes will have a foursome of Finns in the lineup tonight against the Caps. The Canes recalled forward Oskar Osala from Albany (AHL) today to replace Erik Cole, who fell ill Tuesday night. Coach Paul Maurice said Cole is suffering from flu-like symptoms, although it was not believed to be H1N1. He could return to Raleigh this afternoon. For Osala, as well as defenseman Brian Pothier, it should be a special night. Both came to the Canes last Wednesday in the trade with the Caps that sent Joe Corvo to Washington. Oslala, 22, spent much of the season with the Hershey Bear...
Carolina Hurricanes 9 hours agoPothier continues 'new adventure'
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — WASHINGTON -- For Brian Pothier, the last week has been little more than a blur. A week ago today, Pothier woke up as a member of the Washington Capitals. By mid-afternoon, the defenseman had been traded to the Hurricanes. A day later, he was wearing No. 5 and in the Canes' lineup against the Ottawa Senators at the RBC Center, then flying off to play the Florida Panthers and Atlanta Thrashers. Tonight, it comes back full swing, so to speak. He'll be back on the Verizon Center ice with the Caps, but looking to beat the Caps. "You're on a team, you're in a community, your kids are in...
Carolina Hurricanes 9 hours agoCapitals 4, Canes 3 (OT)
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — WASHINGTON - The game had a slightly surreal feel to it. Before the opening faceoff, there was Scott Walker lined up next to Ray Whitney — Walker in a red Washington Capitals sweater, Whitney in Carolina Hurricanes white. Soon after the faceoff, there was Joe Corvo trying to chase down Eric Staal — Corvo No. 77 for the Caps, Staal controlling the puck for the Canes. A little more than a week ago, the four were together on the ice, trying to win games for the Hurricanes. A big trade day changed all that, creating new faces in the lineups and new rivals in the Southeast Division rivalry. But in ...
Carolina Hurricanes 9 hours agoRutherford: proposal 'step in right direction'
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — While some will say the NHL's general managers didn't take a strong enough stand on eliminating hits to the head this week, the Canes' Jim Rutherford said a proposal offered today is a "step in the right direction." The GMs, after video presentations and much discussion, after going through reams of information, recommended today that a rules change be made to curtail blindside hits to the head. The proposal read: "A lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and or the principal point of contact is not permitted. A violation of the ab...
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- The Squeeze: Reds 6, Angels 0 From the Dugout | Orange County Register The gist: The Angels were held to three hits in a 6-0 shutout by the Cincinnati Reds at Tempe Diablo Stadium Wednesday. Top bat: Not applicable today. Mark Trumbo, Mike Napoli and Brandon Wood had the Angels’ only hits (all singles). Top arm: Sean O’Sullivan bounced back from a bad outing in his first spring start to [...]The Squeeze: Reds 6, Angels 0 is a post from: Angels blog
- Columnist rips Nomar/Sox reunion From the Dugout | Orange County Register Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe wasn’t the DJ at the Nomar Garciaparra party, in which the ex-Red Sox shortstop retired after he signed a ceremonial contract with the club that traded him three months before it won the World Series. In fact Shaughnessy says the Bosox probably wouldn’t have broken the Curse had they [...]Columnist rips Nomar/Sox reunion is a post from: Angels blog
- Rocky McIntosh willing to make inside move in 3-4 Redskins Insider | Washington Post Washington did not pursue Karlos Dansby, and Larry Foote left without a contract after visiting the complex this week, so it would seem the team still has a big hole to fill at linebacker opposite London Fletcher. The Redskins appear to need another starting middle linebacker because they are in the process of transitioning from a base 4-3 defense to a 3-4 alignment. But there is an in-house answer, Rocky McIntosh said. "I can play inside," McIntosh said in a phone interview the other day. "I've played inside before. It's no big deal. I can play anywhere. I did it when Gregg [Williams] was her...
- Groundbreaking is set for Brooklyn home for NJ Nets Newark Star-Ledger APAn artist's rendering of the planned arena.NEW YORK -- A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the massive Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn that includes an arena for the New Jersey Nets. The event on this afternoon will be attended by...
- Barnes tips Albion to edge out Forest Express & Star Confident Albion winger Giles Barnes has tipped the Baggies to edge out Nottingham Forest to claim an automatic ticket to the Premier League.
- Trail Blazers: Can Blazers snap losing streak in Oakland?; news, notes and links Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian Blazers have lost nine straight games at Oakland
- Derrick Mason brought back in Baltimore FFToolbox.com Suddenly, the AFC is the division of wide receiver duos. The Baltimore Ravens re-signed wideout Derrick Mason on Wednesday to a two-year, $8 million contract. Mason spent the past five seasons with the Ravens, never missing a game and representing the team's most trustworthy targets. Mason had wanted to play again for Baltimore all along, but said that he would only return to the game if he got a two-year deal. That's exactly what happened. Mason, 36, is a fossil compared to other solid wide receivers, but he is coming off his eighth 1,000-yard season, including his third in a row. He will te...
- Harris: Bryant gets slight bump after joining Bengals ESPN Christopher Harris looks at the fantasy implications of Antonio Bryant signing with the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Bengals sign Antonio Bryant FFToolbox.com The Cincinnati Bengals have a legit No. 2 wide receiver. Or maybe more like a second No. 1. The team signed former Tampa Bay wide receiver Antonio Bryant to a four-year, $28 million deal on Wednesday. With incentives, Bryant could earn as much as $29 million. Bryant had a breakout season in 2008 with more than 1,200 receiving yards, 83 catches and seven touchdowns. Lingering pain from offseason knee surgery and a rookie quarterback dragged down his 2009 numbers, but he was still seen as the top unrestricted free agent wideout this year. Miami and Washington were also rumored to be vying for Br...
- Blanks emerging as fantasy breakout candidate ESPN The San Diego Padres' Kyle Blanks has posted a .304 batting average, .393 on-base percentage and .505 slugging percentage in 1,935 minor league at-bat...
- 30 Questions: Phillies ESPN AJ Mass assesses the condition of the Phillies bullpen and how manager Jerry Manuel might fill the void at closer should Brad Lidge not be able to do the job.
- Fantasy: 2009-2010 Top Point Guards Hoops World Back in October, in addition to compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list , I also produced a position-by-position breakdown of top performers. And with the fantasy playoffs inching closer and closer, we thought it would makes some sense to, over the next couple of weeks, re-examine those pre-season prognostications by comparing each players current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. We'll see how the predictions turned out/ who I whiffed on/ and the reasons for any major variances…