At the end of last year the Panthers franchised Jake Delhomme, and almost lost the star of their defense because of it. I wasn’t going to write about what a horrible move it was because, well, maybe they knew more than I did. Apparently not!Let’s look at this: You are a running team. You play a ground pounding offense and make the playoffs. You score more touchdowns in both the season and the post-season by running the ball. Yet in the most important game of the year, you decide to throw the ... Read Full Story

Without going into all the details here it is- #5 Alabama v #7 Virginia Tech. This is the perfect game for opening College Football. VT has an incredible running game and is looking to prove its passing game is up to par. Unfortunaltey for the Hokies tonight IS a good night to prove your offense is where it needs to be to make a BCS run. The unfortunate thing about it, is that Big Al and the defense is too tough to let a team try something new and succeed. The good part about the night is tha... Read Full Story

After last nights loss I began to feel like the NL wildcard was out of reach for the Braves. Jimmy Rollins successfully ended the Braves season with his heads up double play- Second to Short to THIRD! After a few minutes of feeling let down and deflated I realized this was not over yet. I mean the day before the Braves smoked the Phillies, and when looking ahead on the schedule, there are only two slightly tough series left. One with the Phils and one with the Cardinals.The Braves schedule is... Read Full Story

Below is the first paragraph of Elizabeth Merrill's article about Ed Thomas. It was written for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com.PARKERSBURG, Iowa -- They fell to the ground and did gut-busters together, 69 bellies thumping against the hard Midwestern earth. The drill was the most dreaded in Ed Thomas' arsenal -- up and down, no knees on the grass, and everybody quickly back on their feet. Did he know then, how scared they were? How perfect they could be? The world was changing, the Twin Tower... Read Full Story

I got to work this morning,and rather than diving head first into my work load I sat back and watched ESPN's E:60. As I watched the latest episode, and saw Plaxico Burress trying to convince people he didnt know he had shot himself, I had a few thoughts.My first thought, was why has nobody asked Burress why he had the gun in the first place? I have seen several articles saying he carried it for self protection, but no one has asked him face to face and let us see his reaction as he tries to e... Read Full Story

Finally all is right in the sports world! Brett Favre is back in football. Michael Vick has found a team. Stephen Strasburg got his contract. And John Smoltz has come full circle, well not quite full. Brett Favre is at the one place i have always wanted to see him play. Minnesota. I have never been a Green Bay fan, some my image of Favre has nothing to do with the colors green and gold. He isn't the greatest quarterback i have been able see play because of Green Bay. For me, he is the greates... Read Full Story

In Madrid Nadal fell. But was it a mistake by Nadal or just a perfectly aligned set of circumstances?Nadal has been quietly battling a sore knee, and in Madrid everything was against him. In the semi-finals Novak Djokovic spent four hours on the clay with Nadal, before he lost. Clay is a slick surface; there are no quick stops and easy turns. This may sound easy on the knee, but with each stretch and slide the muscles around the knees must tighten and stabilize. The knee must balance the weig... Read Full Story

Last night the Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Cam Ward did everything he possibly could to keep the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 and give them an opportunity to win. Then, without warning the gates opened and Pittsburgh took a 6-2 win. Penguins now lead the Hurricanes 3-0.The Canes have been able to handle Crosby, but with so much attention on him they have left the rest of the Penguins free to do as they please. Malkin has been unbelievable in the series and has 6 goal... Read Full Story

It was only a matter of time before something like this came out.Today Major League Baseball suspended Manny Ramirez, of the LA Dodgers, for just under one third of a season. Ramirez received his 50 games suspension for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Manny being Manny takes a whole new meaning. He cannot join the team until July 3rd. There will be no appeal.Right now there is not enough information to condemn or to exonerate Ramirez. This was not hard to believe, or even s... Read Full Story

The Carolina Hurricanes stole the first-round series from the New Jersey Devils in the last 1:20.Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal scored in a 48-second span late in the final period and won game seven 4-3. Jokinen tied the game after a cross-ice setup by Joni Pitkanen. Staal followed with a shot from the middle of the right circle with 31.7 seconds left. Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney also scored for Carolina and Cam Ward was magnificent, making 32 saves.Carolina has beaten New Jersey in the last th... Read Full Story