Another action filled weekend in the world of sports, and another miserable Monday morning. It’s a holiday Monday where we honor the guy who discovered The Bahamas, and if you’re like me, that means absolutely nothing to my company, and I have to work. That matters not, though. What matters is the crazy world of sports that I’m going to [...]
Sharkey’s quickhit thoughts on this past weekend… Dez Bryant refused to carry Roy Williams’ shoulder pads into the locker room after practice yesterday. Apparently this has ruffled a few feathers. I don’t see what the big deal is. It’s rookie hazing, which is a part of the NFL, and has been for the last 50+ years. Bryant doesn’t want to [...]
Sharkey’s quick-hit thoughts on the world of sports… Monday, Ilya Kovalchuk signed a 17 year deal with the Devils. Yesterday morning, the Devils rolled out all the stops with a press conference/love-fest the likes of which Newark, NJ has never seen before. Last night, the NHL rejected the deal. Dangerous precedent the NHL is setting here. And I’m not just [...]
The biggest free agent of the summer of 2010, Ilya Kovalchuk, has finally signed a deal. He’ll be taking his talents… no where. He’s staying in New Jersey. In classic Kevin Durant style, this deal was announced on twitter. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, which is the NJ Devils club policy – always has been. As a Devils [...]
Ah, what a glorious day. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the Flyers are at home crying because Patrick Kane scored in OT to give the Hawks the Stanley Cup. Fan-freakin-tastic. The ultra-quick game summary goes as follows: Tied 1-1 after 1. Hawks up 3-2 after 2. The Flyers’ Scott Hartnell tied the game at 3-3 with [...]
Almost buried in the excitement of the NHL and NBA Finals, the gearing up of baseball season, and the excitement of Lebron Mania throughout the sports world are a couple of moves made by Florida franchises that could have a significant effect on the NHL in coming years. Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers hired new GMs recently, [...]
After a kickass 3-day mini-vacation, followed by 3 days of non-stop working, I’m back to share my thoughts… If you’re a Nets fan, and you’re not super excited about the Mikhail Prokhorov era, it’s time you began getting excited. Just read this article, in which Prokhorov says the Nets will make the playoffs next year, and win a title within [...]
Lets get this out of the way. The records for the previous round of NHL predictions. Sharkey was 1-3. Terrible. Doozer, also 1-3. Awful. ManInBlack, a putrid 0-4. Which brings the totals for the guys to.. Sharkey – 6 for 12 = 50% (a flip of a coin) ManInBlack – 5 for 12 = 42% (the percentage louder that Chris [...]
Beautiful weather, a BBQ, and a cooler of beer are calling my name, so therefore today’s planned World Cup Preview will be typed tomorrow, when I have more time to dedicate. For now, a super-quick Beer Line (which is what we all want in life anyway, right?). I’m dangerously close to going an impressive 0-for-4 on predicting the second round [...]
Blackchecking is ManInBlack’s quick thoughts. Quick Thoughts ~I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a team that has accomplished so little and still rankle opposing fans like the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lets face it folks, the current incarnation of the Penguins aren’t the Yankees, Lakers, Red Wings or Patriots. They’ve only won one championship. They just aren’t the dominant force that inspires mass [...]
