We’ve got several intriguing matchups as division races tighten up across the NFL. The Jets will try to keep pace with the Bills when they travel upstate. Baltimore travels to Cleveland to take on the surging Browns. In the biggest division matchup of the day the struggling Cowboys take on the division-leading Giants.
Let’s hope for T.O.’s sake there’s enough popcorn to go ’round.
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Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Chris Webber
Barkley on the addition of Ron Artest to the Houston Rockets: “Ron Artest is a really good player who says crazy things. (The Rockets) could win the championship, but he could blow that team up any day now. Ron Artest is going to have to prove it to me, that’s no disrespect, he’s got a track record and his track record is up and down. He’s going to have to prove if he can keep his head together for the entire season. I think a person who has issues always has issues.”
The NBA season kicked off this week and it’s that time to pick who wins what, where and how. The two bad boys of bang above figure prominently in my post season picks. Who ya got?
Did a bunch of interviews last night at the Sixers/Raps game–everyone from Jermaine O’Neal to Alex English. Dig the one with Kamal of the legendary Roots crew. Click on the pic to access the link or read the story below.
Anyone that knows me knows how I feel about this city and it’s teams. Not a blind loyalist, but a strong supporter of the home teams. For the last 25 years we’ve waited for a winner.
TNT’s NBA Thursday coverage continues Thursday, October 30 at 8 p.m. ET with a doubleheader featuring the Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks followed by the New Orleans Hornets @ Phoenix Suns.
Bo Scaife and the Tennessee Titans look to be running away from the rest of the AFC. After Monday night’s come from behind win over the Indianapolis Colts, the Titans improve to 7-0 and remain atop my Power Rankings for Week 9.
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Ahhh finally! Damn! I love football, but the wait for the NBA season is wick, wick whack. I’ll have the other two games posted as part of the TNT notes sometime after 12. Conference previews will be posted later in the week. Anthony Gilbert and I will be covering the Sixers opener against the Raptors tonight. For those in the area, the game has been moved up to 6 just in case Game 5 of the World Series is played.
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Fell asleep watching Juice and somehow dreamed of Terrelle Pryor replacing Omar Epps as GQ. I’m sure you remember Q teetering between high school rock head and aspiring world class DJ. His nemesis was Tupac’s Bishop. Bishop was straight crazy and tried to bring down the whole crew–dead or alive–and ended up dead himself.
Ron Glover’s Player of the Week, Ted Ginn Jr.
Ted Ginn Jr. of the Miami Dolphins pulled in seven catches for 175 yards as the Miami Dolphins knocked off the Buffalo Bills 25-16 in the Week 8 Predictions Upset Special.
The Cowboys were able to get back into the win column yesterday as was the rest of the NFC East.
Oh my God. This really hurts to post this, but they’ve reportedly found Jennifer Hudson’s 7 yr. old nephew Julian King…slain in the back of a SUV trunk. Friday, as you all know, Hudson’s Mother, Darnell Donerson, and Brother, Jason Hudson were shot to death on the south side of Chicago. William Balfour is the person of interest and the estranged boyfriend of Jennifer’s sister Julia Hudson.
This was after an extensive search where she offered a 100,000 dollar reward…
I can’t post anymore. I’m about to throw up. I can’t wait until they get this cat in the pen…
NBA TV Launches New Daily Studio Shows and Signature Theme Nights with New Announcers for 2008-09 NBA Season
NBA vets Chris Webber, Gary Payton, Eric Snow and Steve Smith join NBA TV as studio analysts with returning host Ahmad Rashad and select appearances by TNT’s Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson
In what could very well be a preview of Super Bowl XLIII, the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers at Heinz field.
Other games that may pique your interest: Tampa Bay at Dallas, San Diego and New Orleans meet at Wembley Stadium in London, England and the Cardinals travel to Carolina to take on the Panthers.
Byes this week: Vikings, Broncos, Bears and Packers
There’s a report coming out of Purchase, NY that Isiah Thomas has overdosed on sleeping pills. Police were
called to his home around midnight last night and he was rushed to the hospital unconscious but was breathing. Zeke is still in the hospital. Apparently his stomach was pumped of 10 Lunesta sleeping pills (he had a prescription so police aren’t pursuing an investigation regarding anything criminal). Don’t jump the gun and presume this is a suicide attempt as of yet but the number of pills being reported is an indicator. The Knicks have declined comment. Stories like this should not be reported until all facts are clear. I’ll post more on this as it develops.
The Ashley Todd story is a hoax. Makes you wonder just how many people wanted this ridiculous story to be true but it also shows folks are losing their damn minds as election day approaches. Self mutilating yourself with a backwards B to bring negative publicity to Barack Obama is laughable but she must be disturbed to do something like this. I could care less about her personally because of her actions, but as a father, I hope she gets some help. Don’t be shocked if more craziness goes down the next 11 days so please, please, please be careful out there people.
Oh…another thing…if you are voting for Barack, keep the buttons and pins off your person because some fear Republicans are going to ensure an old ass law is enforced prohibiting public endorsing of a candidate in the polling place.
Then there’s this from Atlanta. Miranda what ya’ll got goin’ on down there?…