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Rumors or More?
The Figure Skating Universe message boards are rife with talk that in a recent issue of German Pirouette magazine, former world champion Stephane Lambiel is considering a comeback and may compete in the Nebelhorn Trophy, which will be in September. If anyone has a copy or translation of the...
Kings Off-Season Preview: Minor Addition
We went over the possible major additions the Kings could make on Saturday; now I want to go over the possible minor additions the Kings could make. The Kings have the following young talent at the forward position: Ted Purcell, Oscar Moller, Trevor Lewis, Brian Boyle, Brad...
Kings Off-Season Preview: Major Addition
(Instead of just writing one big post about the state of the Los Angeles Kings, I am going to write a few posts over the next week or so that focus on what the Kings should do and what they will do to prepare for the next season. First up is the most obvious need for the Kings: a major addition in...
Travis Johnson--What Do You Realistically Expect?
Too many people have mentioned the possibility of Travis Johnson entering a contract year and perhaps turning it on for me not to do a post about it. At the outset, let's establish that we're talking about this Travis Johnson, the 2005 first-round draft pick of your Houston Texans. Yes, he's...
Bowden: Neuheisel, UCLA can challenge USC
Right...sure they will. Not in the foreseeable future. Let me be clear...Terry Bowden hates USC. Terry Bowden never had and never will have the success of Pete Carroll and Terry Bowden can't find a decent coaching job. Instead, Terry Bowden jumps on the ucla band wagon. (emphasis added) There...
Sunshine Pumping
Listening to Rivals radio the other day I got a kick out of Bruin Blitz’s Rick Kimbrel comment on the ucla QB situation. It’s no secret he is a bruin shill and that he has written some crap to stir the pot in the past. If you are interested you can listen to it here. He spent a good...
Wile E. Coyote??
Interesting take on Slick Rick in the Seattle Post Intellegencer’s interview with Rivals.com Rick Kimbrel: (mid-way through the interview) Has Rick Neuheisel made an impact on recruiting the Los Angeles area already? Kimbrel: Sure has! He's made (USC) flinch in my opinion. Rick is what...
Dufresne Calls Out Notre Dame
LA Times columnist Chris Dufresne calls out Notre Dame in his Monday column. I mentioned earlier in the year that ND was going to get the same special treatment that SC got last year. There was all the talk that ND was going to win the BsCS title. Yes, I typed BsCS on purpose. There is no doubt...
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