11 Day One NCAA Tournament Thoughts

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What’s up everyone? It’s currently halftime in San Jose as the UTEP Miners lead the Butler Bulldogs 33-27. Seven games have been completed and many are saying the start of the 2010 NCAA Tournament has the best it has ever been. We’ve already seen an overtime game, a double overtime game, a buzzer beater, a [...]

Packers’ Havner Injured In Crash, Arrested on DUI Charges

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Because of his former work at linebacker, ability to play special teams, as well as catch passes from Aaron Rodgers at tight end, Spencer Havner has inquired the nickname “Duct Tape” from Packers fans across the country. But Havner might have to use some duct tape of his own to fix the predicament he put [...]

Breaking Down the Brackets: East

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The NCAA tournament tips off Thursday with 16 games and another 16 on Friday. Today we will take a look at the East regional, as well as breaking down the winner, followed by the West, South, and Midwest regionals the rest of the week. East Regional 1. Kentucky vs. 16. Eastern Tennessee St. John Wall and [...]

Packers Extend Pickett, Collins; Retain Tauscher

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After a booming start to NFL Free Agency around the NFC North, the Green Bay Packers made their own big signings as they begin their quest for an NFC Title in 2010. After re-signing left tackle Chad Clifton last week, the Packers gave extensions to recently franchise tagged nose tackle Ryan Pickett and tendered free [...]

Beginning of Free Agency Puts Packers in Early Hole

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Two teams in the NFC North wasted no time improving their squads as free agency began at midnight tonight. Unfortunately, one of those teams was not the Green Bay Packers. Rather, the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions were busy setting up appointments for top-tier free agents in hopes of improving their 2010 outlook. The Bears have [...]

Marquette’s “Other” Seniors Step Up During Magical Season

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Outside of Big East Player of the Year Lazar Hayward, there’s no question that junior Jimmy Butler and sophomore Darius Johnson-Odom have been the key’s to Marquette’s surprisingly successful 2010 campaign. But as the regular season comes to a close, it has been Marquette’s OTHER two seniors that have stepped up in the clutch for [...]

Packers’ Colledge Will Be Back, Lang Will Move to Right Tackle

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Mike McCarthy announced Tuesday that Daryn Colledge, currently a restricted free-agent, would get a shot at redemption in 2010 at the left guard position. Colledge regressed mightily in 2009 and many questioned whether or not his future was in Green Bay. However, McCarthy’s announcement means the Packers will be putting a tender on Colledge that [...]

Packers Franchise Pickett, Collins Reportedly Set to Holdout

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The Green Bay Packers announced today that they have slapped the franchise tag on nose tackle Ryan Pickett, which will give the 30-year old run stuffer a one-year contract worth just over $7 million.  The franchise tag is calculated by averaging the top five salaries of the highest paid players at each position, which for [...]

“Bests” of the Green Bay Packers, Part 2 of 2

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With the NFL Combine just days away and the free agency period yet to begin, I decided to do something a little different in terms of a more feature-oriented article.  Everyone knows the Green Bay Packers are one of the top organizations in the NFL.  With boatloads of young talent, fearless leaders, and a wise [...]

“Bests” of the Green Bay Packers, Part 1 of 2

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With the NFL Combine just days away and the free agency period yet to begin, I decided to do something a little different in terms of a more feature-oriented article.  Everyone knows the Green Bay Packers are one of the top organizations in the NFL.  With boatloads of young talent, fearless leaders, and a wise [...]

The Case For LaDainian Tomlinson on the Packers

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Before you head right to the comments section and rip this idea apart, let’s realize one thing: there is a slim-to-none chance that LaDainian Tomlinson, released by the San Diego Chargers today, suits up for the Packers.  That chance is also leaning towards “none”, but as one of my favorite players in the league, the [...]

NBA Fantasy Q+A: How to Handle the Warriors’ Erratic Substitutions

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Over the course of the fantasy season, I will be answering any questions you may have concerning player’s minutes, injuries, or who hot free agents are.  Feel free to e-mail me at Mark.Strotman@Marquette.edu if you have any questions, and every week I will compile them and answer them all.  For this week, I started things [...]

Packers Sure To Take A Look At Deep CB Class

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Heading into the 2010 NFL Draft, one position the Packers will look to improve is cornerback.  The Packers’ defense stepped up as a whole in 2010 but the pass defense struggled at times, culminating in an embarrassing playoff-loss to the Cardinals in which Kurt Warner threw for more touchdowns than incompletions. Injuries decimated the defensive backfield [...]

Fantasy Impact From Early NBA Deadline Deals

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The NBA Trade Deadline is three days away, and while rumors have been floating around the league with big names heading to different destinations, two moves have already been made that will have fantasy implications the rest of the season. The Dallas Mavericks made the first blockbuster trade of the season by acquiring Caron Butler, Brendan [...]

Big East Bubble Teams: Who’s Getting In Who’s Left Out? Pt. II

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Just as it was last year, the Big East is arguably deepest conference in the nation and will again have a slew of “bubble teams” when Selection Sunday rolls around.  With three weeks left until the Big East Tournament in Madison Square Garden, many teams will be fighting for their NCAA dreams with every game [...]