There was no other team in the NBA heading into the playoffs that was thought to have a better chance of winning an NBA title at season’s end than the Cleveland Cavaliers. The defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers were thought to have a legitimate shot at repeating, but the Cavs just looked better in every which way and had a lot of momentum moving forward.

Last season the Cleveland Cavaliers were thought to be the best team in the league heading into the postseason and were favored to win it all, but once they reached the Eastern Conference finals, they really underestimated the Orlando Magic and were dominated by Dwight Howard and company. Continue Reading…

Last season the Denver Nuggets were breakout team in the Western Conference after they made arguably the biggest trade in the franchise’s history by sending Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Denver hometown boy and one-time NBA champion Chauncey Billups.

Even though this trade was criticized by many Denver Nuggets fans early on, everyone knew this was the right move for the Nuggets as Chauncey Billups would bring a much-needed leadership to the point guard position. Continue Reading…

Looking at the New York Jets roster, you will see that defensive end and two time Pro-Bowler Shaun Ellis is the veteran lineman with the longest permanent status on the team.

The Jets apparently allowed trade offers to come in for Shaun Ellis over the past several months but haven’t found anyone that is willing to take the trade, according to a source close to the situation.  This source also claimed that Ellis was deprived of an extension with the Jets.  His current contract has him making $3.35 million in his last season with the Jets, which is the 2010 season. Continue Reading…

Brian Vickers, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver of the Number 83 Toyota, is currently 20th in the season’s points standings – 160 points behind the 12th position for the Chase.  He won’t find himself in the 83 Toyota this Sunday, though, trying to win the Autism Speaks race at Dover International Speedway.

Vickers has been hospitalized with blood clots around his lungs as well as in his legs.  He complained of discomfort in his chest earlier this week and was sent to the hospital by Red Bull Racing Manager Jay Frye.  Continue Reading…

The San Antonio Spurs have been arguably one of the most dominant teams in the Western Conference and the entire NBA for that matter for quite some time and their four NBA titles to prove just that, but any team with a lot of miles on them will start to break down at one time or another and that might be exactly what’s happened to Gregg Popovich’s dominant squad.

Despite being the seventh seed in the West heading into the NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs played more like the second seed as they were able to knock out their Southwest division rivals in the Dallas Mavericks in the first round with relative ease. Continue Reading…

Brad Lidge was just announced as the replacement for Ryan Madson earlier this month; however, after taking over, he has suffered an injury of his own it appears.  Monday, he complained of stiffness in his right elbow at which time he was scheduled to be sent back to Philadelphia so that a doctor could do a thorough examination of his right elbow.

33-year-old Lidge went to the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital this morning to undergo a MRI.  The MRI results show that there has been no structural damage to Lidge’s right elbow.  Continue Reading…

Earlier this week, the announcements flowed in like crazy disclosing the 30 men that had made it on the preliminary roster for all 32 World Cup Teams.  There were many surprises on the list in regards to players that made it as well as players that did not make the preliminary roster this week.

One of the largest surprises for the USA Team was a player that did not make the preliminary 30-man roster.  Charles Davies who has shown improvement since his car accident that nearly killed him last October; however, the coach didn’t feel that he was quite ready to go to the World Cup and compete so heavily. Continue Reading…

As previously reported, Tiger Woods withdrew his participation in the last round from the Players Championship event on Sunday due to having pain in his neck.  He had been coping with the pain for a while before the Players Championship but was unable to cope any longer.  He originally believed that the pain that he was having in his neck was from a bulging disk.

Woods had a MRI scheduled, which thankfully showed that he had inflammation in a facet joint in his neck.  This is what was causing him such pain.  As for recovery, Woods will have to participate in physical therapy on a regular basis.  Continue Reading…

The deadline has approached where each of the 32 teams participating this year’s World Cup was required to provide a roster that consisted of 30 men.  On June 1, another roster would be made, a final one, which consists of 23 of the 30 men that were listed on the preliminary rosters, which are listed below for the USA and England.

The USA opens in an opening game against England on June 12 with the final team rosters for the 2010 World Cup, which is being held in South Africa this year. Continue Reading…

The NHL West Conference Playoffs will see the Chicago Blackhawks rather than the Vancouver Canucks.  In Game 6, the Blackhawks successfully won the game with a 5-1 win over the Canucks. The Stanley Cup Playoffs will now host a game with the Blackhawks against the San Jose Sharks.

Game 6 of Blackhawks vs. Canucks had a first period of no scores made.  In the second period, both Kris Versteeg as well as Troy Brouwer made early cores with Dave Bolland making a score later in the period to give Chicago a 3-0 lead over Vancouver.  Continue Reading…