Happy Wednesday!
This week on the show we’re talking World Juniors, the NHL lockout (of course!), Adrian Peterson’s big season & we take a look at Wildcard Weekend in the NFL.
In the GABBYs: The London Knights, the LA Clippers, Adrian Peterson, US customs, the Atlanta Braves & Avery Johnson. The Punchline this week is the Memphis Grizzlies!
The Toronto Raptors are struggling on the court, and now they’re struggling in receiving cooperation from the National Basketball Association.
After Toronto’s 98-97 loss to Charlotte Wednesday, the NBA issued a statement that officials Ed Malloy, John Goble and Violet Palmer missed a foul by Bobcats’ forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist on Raptors’ center Andrea Bargnani with 2.4 seconds left. With the loss, the Raptors fell to 3-9 and are three games back of the Boston Celtics for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
What should the NBA do now? Should they allow the Raptors and Bobcats to replay the final 2.4 seconds with Bargnani given two free throws?
They have replayed a basketball game before. In fact four times, with the last coming in 2007 when Miami Heat all-star Shaquille O’Neal was mistakenly fouled out of a game against the Atlanta Hawks. The final 51.9 seconds was replayed three months later.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ lousy start to the season was not unrecognized by team general manager Mike Kupchak,
On Friday, Kupchak fired head coach Mike Brown only five games into the season.
The Lakers were struggling. They lost four of their first five games, but were also without point guard Steve Nash, who is out with a small fracture in his leg.
LeBron James (Wikimedia Commons)
The Miami Heat are very close to winning their their second NBA title in franchise history.
On Tuesday night in Miami, the Heat got a double double from LeBron James (26 points, 12 assists) in a 104-98 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers also came up huge for Miami with 25 points each.
The real story from game four is the status of James, who was experiencing cramps late in the contest and had to sit out for some key minutes. When he was on the court however, he was dominant. James delivered a key three pointer to break a 94-94 tie with 2:50 left. The Heat would not relinquish the lead after that.
In other NBA news, the Charlotte Bobcats have hired Mike Dunlap as their head coach. He most recently worked as an assistant coach at St. John’s University and has previous NBA experience as an assistant coach in Denver.
Happy Monday!
This week on 15 Minutes of Fame – we break down the opening games of the Stanley Cup Final, discuss the news involving Nick Lidstrom & Tim Thomas and look at the coaching situation in three NHL cities. As well, we talk about the NFL bounty story and the NBA Draft Lottery!
In the GABBYs: Johan Santana, Cal FC, the Charlotte Bobcats, Mayweather & Pacquiao, Jonathan Lucroy & New York TV station WABC. The Punchline this week is Terrell Owens.
Happy Monday!
This week on the show, we look at the tragic death of former NFL star Junior Seau and the latest bounty suspensions from that league, as well as news from the NHL that Raffi Torres is appealing his lengthy suspension. We also look at the situation in the Nashville Predators camp, along with speculation that the NY Islanders might soon have a new home.
In the GABBYs: Leo Messi, Jose Mourinho, Jered Weaver, the NY Knicks, the Montreal Canadiens and Jeremy Affeldt. The Punchline this week is, once again, the Charlotte Bobcats!
Happy Monday!
This week on the show we’re looking at the second round of the NHL playoffs, the Roberto Luongo situation in Vancouver, some racist comments from Boston Bruins “fans” in reaction to Joel Ward’s series clinching overtime winner and the latest IIHF rankings.
In the GABBYs: Mark Visentin, the Edmonton Oil Kings, Tyrone Crawford, Mohamed Sanu, the Miami Marlins and a couple of Texas Rangers fans. The Punchline this week is the Charlotte Bobcats!
Happy Monday!
This week on the show we’re talking NHL playoffs & suspensions, along with some of the first teams to move on to the next round and another clock controversy from last week’s action. Also: we discuss a perfect game in the MLB and a legend leaving women’s basketball.
In the GABBYs: Martin Brodeur, Jamie Moyer, Washington Capitals fans, an Alabama parent, the Charlotte Bobcats and the Orlando Magic. The Punchline this week is high school baseball player Jameson Painter.
Anthony Davis (Ian McCormick, Wikimedia Commons)
The University of Kentucky Wildcats are set to play the University of Kansas Jayhawks in the NCAA Basketball Championship on Monday night in New Orleans.
It isn’t many times when players at the collegiate level showcase their skills on the defensive side of the floor rather than the offensive side, but Anthony Davis, the star forward on the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team isn’t your typical college player.
Davis’ wingspan is remarkable. The freshman from Chicago recorded 4.6 blocks per game this season, to easily lead the NCAA in that category. Also, while the game was going on he was named the 2012 NCAA Basketball Player of the Year. It definitely looks like the Charlotte Bobcats might have a young version of Ben Wallace or Dennis Rodman on their hands.
Heading into Monday, the Wildcats should be an eight to ten point favourite against the Jayhawks and the primary reason is because of their strong basketball skills on the defensive side of the floor.
Blockbuster in the Works?
After months and months of speculation and denials, could Carmelo Anthony soon be on the move?
Reports from across the world of basketball say a deal involving as many as 4 teams and upwards of 13 players is being worked on as we speak that would, among other things, see Anthony shipped from the Denver Nuggets to the NJ Nets.
Not long ago the 26-year-old soon-to-be free agent reportedly said he’d only accept a trade to the NY Knicks…and while New Jersey isn’t quite New York, the Nets may soon be calling Brooklyn home. That would give them something in common with ‘Melo, who hails from that very borough.
ESPN reported on Monday that the Nuggets are riled up because so many details of the potential deal were leaked to the media, and so they’ve added a demand that another player be added to the mix. The Nuggets want to get rid of Al Harrington in the trade before they’ll allow it to happen – no word of if they leaked that info, or if it was another leak from the other side! (more…)
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