Howard Fendrich of the AP writes: Pure speed. It emanated from those loping, waist-high strides 6-foot-5 Usain Bolt churned with his golden spikes—untied lace and all—to win the 100-meter Olympic gold medal and break his own world record Saturday night. […]
What a night. The O was looking pretty good this evening. Had a lot of spark. There were a few long TD’s and a handful of big gains in the mini-scrimmages they ran. The WR core is looking interesting this […]
According to ESPN, Fox Sports and multiple other sources around teh sports media world, Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets. Chris Jenkins of the AP writes: The Green Bay Packers reached an agreement Wednesday night to […]
I recently wrote Angelo regarding Nicolas Batum – among other things. This is the response I got including some comments thrown in for grins. Yeah I heard!! You are right, not only he (Nicolas Batum) played in France but he […]
The [Five]’s database at TheNickelBlock.com was attacked by a hacker at approx 3 p.m. today, August 5, 2008. It is surmised that someone took exception to the “Linux Sucks” post to the blog section of the website and decided to […]
Chris Jenkins of the AP is reporting: Brett Favre is back. It remains to be seen whether he’ll still be the leader of the Pack. The Green Bay Packers reluctantly embraced Favre’s forced return to the football field Sunday, after […]
Darrell Green walked up to the podium with tears in his eyes. He leaned forward. “Deacon Jones – said I would cry.” He paused for a moment looking out and the crowd of burgundy and gold. “You bet your life […]
Topics this week… MLB: Greg Maddux – Tough July for the veteran NBA: Nicolas Batum – A in-depth look at a solid pick for the Blazers NFL: Brett Favre – The saga continues
“It’s over! It’s over!” yelped a random Eugene Metro FC (EMFC) fan from the crowd as the final penalty kick from Juventus’ Denis Russo sailed over the goal. Three Oregon State players, Tracy Hasson, Daniel Leach, and Robby Christner, along […]
My 2008 All-Star Team I took a lot of time composing the list, and I did not just look at stats, but I did take that into account. With that said, my all-star list will have major differences than many […]