Notes: Jake Delhomme Finally Done with Carolina; Finley Signed by Boston; Peppers, Taylor to Bears? Cromartie Now with Revis

Jake Delhomme, who began his career as an NFL starting quarterback by leading the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl, was released Thursday by the Carolina Panthers. Delhomme, 35, who quarterbacked the Panthers to a Super Bowl berth and two NFC Championship Games, fell off precipitously from his previous level of play in 2009. His demise began with a disastrous six-turnover performance [read more...]

Edgerrin James the Father and Man Is “E-Raced” From Sports Headlines

There are no excuses to be made; it is too late. The failure of mainstream or Internet sports news outlet to so much as mention the Edgerrin James story reported August 29 by USA Today’s Nate Davis from an August 28 article by Michael Silver at Yahoo Sports, and mentioned at length here at Sports On My Mind on September 2 is [read more...]

Will ESPN Take Over as Worldwide Leader of Andrea McNulty’s Public Flogging?

Ben Roethlisberger faces a "steep uphill climb to prove his innocence." (PDF File of the Civil complaint against Ben Roethlisberger) When it come to public figures, some people believe there are not forces behind the scenes manipulating their careers, for the good or bad. Some public figures are meant to take a dive when they fall prey to their personal liabilities. Some [read more...]

NBA Offseason: Top Teams Are Making Championship Moves - Boston

   'Sheed brings his special brand of professionalism to Boston in the hope of winning a title with the Celtics. A cursory glance around the NBA reveals the obvious: for the 2009-2010 season there will be a greater disparity between the upper echelon teams and the bad teams. There might be as many as 12 teams with at least 50 wins in [read more...]

NBA Finals, Los Angeles vs. Orlando: A Champion Will Be Crowned in Six Games

The primary characters want “It” for vastly different reasons.  Yet, the primary character want “It” for the same reason. For Phil Jackson, it is to usurp legendary Boston Celtics head coach Red Auerbach and break their present tie of winning nine NBA championships each. For Dwight Howard it to be perceived as one of the greatest players of this era. For Kobe Bryant it [read more...]

NBA Playoffs: Cleveland in Trouble; Lakers Might Just Need to Fight

LeBron James attempted at least 17  jump shots out of his 28 attempts from the floor in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Yet he attempted 24 free throws, 12 alone in the fourth quarter in Cleveland’s 99-89 loss to Orlando. As Charles Barkley, in his capacity as TNT analyst said, “The referees have been terrible in both series - [read more...]

LeBron Takes Over in the Second Half - and Cleveland Loses Game 1 at Home… An ESPN-NBA Refs Addendum

The way Bennett Salvatore’s crew rolled over for Miami in in the 2006 NBA Finals you’d think that, if you’re part of a Florida NBA team, the longtime official would be a welcome sight. Not so for Orlando. Where the Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to handle Dwight Howard, Salvatore and crew acted as on-court Cavalier extras. Three calls labelled as “ticky-tack” [read more...]

NBA Playoffs: Boston, Houston on the Brink

No defense, no win. Not in the regular season, not in the playoffs. And defense is one of the reasons that tall, thin man in the suit on Boston’s bench is so sorely missed. Without Kevin Garnett patrolling the lane or covering from the weak side or filling an interior passing lane, the Boston Celtics have looked downright vulnerable at various [read more...]

NBA Playoffs: Boston, Houston on the Brink

No defense, no win. Not in the regular season, not in the playoffs. And defense is one of the reasons that tall, thin man in the suit on Boston’s bench is so sorely missed. Without Kevin Garnett patrolling the lane or covering from the weak side or filling an interior passing lane, the Boston Celtics have looked downright vulnerable at various [read more...]

NBA Playoff Thoughts: Houston=Dirty; Orlando=Van Panic

Note to TNT’s Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley: Now, generally, I enjoy watching you guys do your thing in the studio. But it’s obvious you love the Houston Rockets, especially Kenny Smith, the former Rocket. So, please don’t act like you’re Fox News biased, okay? Get a grip on yourselves and call the Rockets out for being the dirty team [read more...]

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