Tag Archive | "draft"

College football’s throwbacks: Washington Huskies

Sunday, July 18, 2010

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Thanks to newfound continuity, four fallen college football powerhouses – Nebraska, Florida State, Miami and Washington – are ready to party like it’s 1999. Why this is Washington’s year Jake Locker has had three dismal seasons as a stater, but he finally has the talent around him to succeed. 1. Jake Locker is the man. LSU cornerback Patrick [...]

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In Short Time, Dale Tallon Revitalizes Florida Panthers

Monday, June 28, 2010

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LOS ANGELES — On the sheer force of one man’s charisma, determination and ability, the Florida Panthers are back in business in the National Hockey League. It this wasn’t clear before last weekend, brand new general manager Dale Tallon proved it at [...]

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Teams that pass on Cousins in draft will regret it

Monday, June 28, 2010

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Sometime early in the NBA draft, sometime after the Washington Wizards make the obviously proper decision and choose Kentucky point guard John Wall with the initial pick, a group of basketball lifers seated comfortably around a conference table is going to discuss selecting big DeMarcus Cousins and come to this conclusion: No. Too risky. DeMarcus Cousins [...]

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Seahawks RB Leon Washington eager to resume dynamic role

Saturday, June 26, 2010

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RENTON, Wash. — It was a simple zone running play. Jets running back Leon Washington took the handoff and got held up in traffic. Then Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly fell across the back of his right leg, and Washington’s world suddenly became complicated. Leon Washington’s broken leg is nearly fully healed, but he’s being held [...]

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Sharks Deal Brad Staubitz to Wild for Pick

Monday, June 21, 2010

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The San Jose Sharks have traded forward Brad Staubitz.to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this week’s NHL Entry Draft on Monday, the first of several moves that could reshape the club’s roster. “Brad earns the respect of [...]

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Despite Late Start, Prospect Lorenzo Cain Climbing Brewers’ Ladder

Friday, June 11, 2010

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Major League Baseball scouts travel the country, near and far, in search of talent. And that talent was on display during the league’s annual draft, which started Monday and ended Wednesday. Lorenzo Cain certainly remembers when the Milwaukee Brewers selected him as a [...]

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SF Wesley Johnson: Transfer to Syracuse ‘turned out to be a very good thing’

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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Sean Deveney, Sporting News It’s been a long road to the NBA draft for Wesley Johnson. He spent two years at Iowa State before transferring to Syracuse, where he established himself as a star and pushed his draft stock well into the lottery by averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds last season. Now, Johnson [...]

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Now Everyone Knows Claude Giroux’s Name

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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PHILADELPHIA — Four years ago, Claude Giroux was drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Flyers and team executive/legend Bob Clarke had trouble remembering his name. Now Giroux’s name is on the lips of everyone in Philadelphia and anyone who cares [...]

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Rams’ Chris Long ready to live up to expectations

Monday, May 31, 2010

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ST. LOUIS — That Rams defensive end Chris Long owns a pair of six-month-old English bulldogs — Rambo and Chubbs, who can’t last five minutes without getting some attention — seems about right. Chris Long has more sacks than any of the seven defensive ends drafted in the first two rounds in ‘08. Tenacity is one of [...]

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Hayward undervalued on NBA mock drafts

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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Seeing Gordon Hayward listed on various NBA mock drafts as a late-teens pick — or worse — doesn’t come close to ranking with the greatest mock-worthy moments of the past decade. Remember the time a well-known mock draft listed N.C. State forward Josh Powell as a lottery pick — and then he went unselected? Though Gordon Hayward [...]

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