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Sprints Wonders About Tennessee Receivers and Kentucky Rumors // 07.15.09
Nightmare on Phillip Fulmer Way. Today was the roughest day for Tennessee fans since -- when was the last time Lane Kiffin shot his mouth off? Thursday? First came word that Austin Rogers, a fifth-year senior, would miss the season with a torn ACL and would have to appeal for another year of...
Sprints Is Heading to SEC Media Days // 07.14.09
Actually, Sprints is staying at home. But your humble correspondent will be in Hoover next week for the annual convention/circus known as SEC Media Days. Plans right now are to live-blog the ceremonies as each coach takes the podium and then wrap each team's presentation up with a full post each...
Terry Frei's Correctness Cannot Be Contained
If there's been one great thing about the 2008-09 hockey season for the Colorado Avalanche, it's been Terry Frei's coverage of them in the Denver Post and at ESPN.com. He's been dead-on in his analysis since day one. He's really upped his game. Frei's latest piece, "Identity Theft Hits Avs,"...
Dater's Recipe For NHL Success
Puck Daddy hit up Drafty's boyfriend for five suggestions on how to improve the NHL as part of a series Greg Dubs is doing over at his Yahoo hockey empire. As far as the suggestions go, they're probably some of the best so far, other than Matt Bradley's request to always be on the ice at the same...
Red Wings Actually Quite Easy To Dislike
I'm not sure what the purpose was, but Terry Frei posted a piece on Saturday at the Denver Post that made my teeth hurt: Can anyone really muster genuine enmity for this Red Wings team? Yes, Terry, yes we can. In fact, it's quite easy. This is more about the Wings' organizational wisdom...
The Ax Rarely Falls In Denver, For What It's Worth
Jim Armstrong at the Denver Post looks at the strange coaching atmosphere in Denver professional sports in that it's almost impossible for anyone to get fired: Denver has become the exception to the rule in pro sports. For whatever reason, local coaches are immune from the pressure felt by...
The "Nameless Goalie" Rule And A Comment On Diving
I've got a lot to write about today, so bear with me.The Nameless Goalie RuleI know it's confusing a few people, so I'll try to clarify this blog's rule on mentioning the Avalanche goalie's name during game threads.The purpose of this rule is to avoid jinxing the goalie, which is real and happens...
The Rabble Rouser: An Interview With Adrian Dater
Adrian Dater, Avalanche beat writer for the Denver Post, has recently caused some minor controversy in the hockey blog world with some very candid, critical comments about Todd Bertuzzi, Dion Phaneuf and (most recently) Derek Boogaard on his blog All Things Avs. With the Avs and Wild ready...
Francois Giguere is Okay I Guess
Ken Campbell at the Hockey News ranks the general managers: Francois Giguere, Colorado Giguere inherited a franchise on the decline more than a year ago and while he hasn’t exactly vaulted it back into contender status, he has done an admirable job of righting things in Colorado. Despite his...
Roys Will Be Roys (Wah Wah Wah)
It's been a few days, and the story is starting to fade, but I figured I'd post a quick summary of what the Denver hockey writers have said about the whole Patrick Roy/Jonathan Roy brawl. The Rocky Mountain News only ran the AP story on the Roys being suspended, and no other commentary that I...
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