LATEST STORIES FROM SPORTZ ASSASSIN
"The League"; Come For the Premise, Stay For the Humor
15 hours ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
"The League" is in it's second week and I'm hooked. The FX show brought me in on the premise that it's a group of guys who are friends and linked in a fantasy football league. Doesn't sound too gripping but the comedy sounded like a fantasy geek's dream...
I'm Glad Jordan's Kid Decided to Kick the Adidas
2 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
I like Nike. I like adidas. I wear both (among others). I also liked the fact that Marcus Jordan ... so of NBA legend and Nike spokes-god Michael ... decided to wear his dad's Nike kicks instead of the school's contractually obligated adidas.Again, it's nothing against...
Rating the NBA's No. 1 Overall Picks in the 1990s
3 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
The NBA Draft in the 1990s was a time of change. In the 80s, we saw people leaving college after their junior years. In the 1990s, players were starting to leave after their sophomore years. Then, in 1995, Kevin Garnett pushed the envelope into the first high school player in two decades...
Sportz' College Football Playoff Update - Nov 1
6 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
If you've been following my blog, you know that my playoff bracket is a 12-team playoff with the champions of the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big East, Big XII and Pac-10 getting automatic bids ... as well as the highest ranked non-BCS school. The five at-large bids are the top ranked ...
Favre vs Packers: Overhyped
6 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
I know that I'm not breaking any ground here by saying that Brett Favre's return to Green Bay was quite a bit overhyped. It was so overhyped that ESPN talking heads would even joke about it being overhyped ... while they were busy hyping it.I get why Fox did it. I get why Packers...
Martina, Meth Isn't a Performance Enhancing Drug
7 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| 2 comments
| 2 comments
The big buzz around tennis right now is the revelation that Andre Agassi spent nearly a year doing meth back in 1997. Pretty shocking since Agassi was one of the most finely tuned athletes in a grueling sport. Fellow tennis legend Martina Navratilova isn't cool with any of this...
Sportz' Week 8 Picks
8 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Last week, I went 11-2. I picked the Panthers to beat the Bills and Giants to beat the Cardinals. Both, I felt, were pretty safe bets. Oh well.That puts my season record at 69-34 ... which is 66%. That's better than a flip of the coin!So here are my Week 8 Picks:RAVENS OVER BRONCOS...
Blake Griffin Out; Clipper Curse Continues
12 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Blake Griffin will miss at least six weeks of the regular season due to a broken kneecap. Get out of here!This marks the second time in three years that the top overall pick has been hurt coming out of the gate. Two years ago, Greg Oden underwent microfracture surgery and missed the...
'Weak 7' Report: Now I Want Challenge Flags Available For All Penalties
12 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Week 7 of the NFL season is over and, boy was it bad! "Weak 7". But as they saying goes, you learn something new every day ... so what did we learn over the weekend?NEW YORK-PHILLY: Next week, the New York Giants visit the Philadelphia Eagles at 1pm. That night, the New York...
Sportz College Football Playoff Bracket - 10/26
13 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Another weird week in college football and my playoff bracket shook up a little. Remember that it is a 12-team playoff with the champions of the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big East, Big XII and Pac-10 getting automatic bids ... as well as the highest ranked non-BCS school. The five at-large...
The NBA Refs Are Back. Yeah ... I Guess
14 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| 1 comment
| 1 comment
Who needs the preseason? The roster of NBA referees certainly don't. The refs union agreed to a new two-year deal with the league. They will somehow be ready for the start of the regular season this week. While the officials were locked out, the NBA used replacement refs during...
I Guess Jim Zorn Will Be Around For a While
15 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Redskins VP Vinny Cerrato said on a Washington radio station that Jim Zorn will be the head coach for the remainder of the season. Now, that's over with. Probably not because this thing could get ugly pretty quick. If the Skins get embarrassed at home by Philadelphia on Monday...
Get Rid of the Insane Coaches' Poll
15 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
I'm not a fan of the Coaches Poll in college football or basketball and I think they should dump it. My reasoning?ARE THEY QUALIFIED? It's tough for anyone to actually come up with a fully informed poll. Does anyone watch every game during every week? Of course not. You link...
NFL Should Expand Replay to Pass Interference Calls
17 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| 6 comments
| 6 comments
One of the biggest momentum changers in the NFL is the pass interference play. In the NFL, it is a spot foul, so the penalty can be huge. No other penalty on the field can cost you 60 yards ... so, yes, it is quite a big deal. That's why I don't understand why pass interference...
Going Back to the Way Things Used to Be
19 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| 1 comment
| 1 comment
Please indulge me here. I'm just going back the basics with the divisions and conference set up when I was a teenager coming up (the 1980s-1990s) ... but with the newer teams added in. What would we be looking at? MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NL EAST: Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, New...
Realigning With the Kansas City Kings
19 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| 1 comment
| 1 comment
I hope that the Sacramento Kings choose to go back to Kansas City to play. I just do. And when they do, the NBA will have to re-realign the divisions again.PACIFIC DIVISION (Clippers, Lakers, Warriors, Suns and Blazers). With the Kings over in KC, this would be a great time to trade...
Looking Back at My NFL Predictions
19 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
We are about 1/3 of the way into the NFL season, so it's a good time to see how my pre-season predictions are going. NFC EAST: This is pretty much going as planned. The Giants and Eagles are the class of the division. I over-estimated the Cowboys a bit (I had them finishing at...
Where 2009 Ranks Among The Worst Redskins Seasons
20 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
I became a Redskins fan in January 1983. I was 7 years old and for some reason I liked watching that team. Of course, those Skins would go on to beat Miami in Super Bowl XVII and a love was born.Since then, I've seen them win two more Super Bowls, lose another one, change owners...
Jim Zorn Showing His Panic
20 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Jim Zorn is officially worried about his job. Coming out of the half of a sad 3-0 defecit to the lowly Kansas City Chiefs, Zorn benched quarterback Jason Campbell in favor of Todd Collins. Apparently he benched Clinton Portis in favor of Ladell Betts (the word is he has an ankle injury...
It's Getting Harder to Defend Jason Campbell ... Especially When He's Benched
20 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
I've defended Jason Campbell over the past couple of years and have done so as late as yesterday. But it's getting extremely hard to do this when he and this Redskins offense performs like this.Let me start off by saying that our offensive line is shoddy. It was held together...
Sportz' NCAA Football Playoff Pairings - 2nd Editon
20 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Some very interesting things happened this weekend that could change up my Playoff Pairings. Screw the BCS rankings coming out today -- we just settle this on the field (or on the cyberspace).As usual, my playoff format consists of 12 teams. The champion of the six BCS conferences...
My Hopes, Wishes and Dreams For the New Tar Heels Hoops Season
21 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Yes, it is exciting when Midnight Madness hits and college basketball season is on the way. But when your team just won the title back in April, you don't mind as much if the offseason is a little long. Basking in the championship glory is a great feeling.But life moves on and...
Sportz' Week 6 NFL Picks
22 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Alright, I didn't have a good week last week. Still, I was 8-6. Right now I am 50-26.Week 1: 12-4Week 2: 7-9Week 3: 11-5Week 4: 12-2Week 5: 8-6So let's see what I got for what seems like an easy Week 6:BENGALS OVER TEXANS: I think Houston could scare Cincinnati in this one...
Skip Bayless Is Having a Bad Time
22 days ago by
Sportz Assassin
| Comments
| Comments
Unlike most people, I don't hate ESPN's Skip Bayless. Yeah, he speaks out of his butt sometimes, seems out of touch at other times and seems to hold onto too many grudges. I believe that he gets his role as the guy people hate. And he does predict some things that do happen...
SITE INFORMATION
Sportz Assassin
Giving sight to the blind and viewing every sport from a true fan's perspective.
Related Yards
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?
Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.
