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New England Patriots Schedule – The Division is There for Taking

It’s not exactly a surprise, but the New England Patriots are right in the thick of things in the AFC East as we move deeper into the second month of the NFL season. But the NFL season is filled with ups and downs, and the second half of the New England Patriots Schedule is loaded with [...]

Studs & Duds: Oct 30

Who better than us to pass judgment on athletes? You rely on us for it, and we aim to please. Here’s your first edition of TJR Studs & Duds.

STUD: AJ Burnett. Simply brilliant when the Yankees needed him to be nothing less. Over 7 innings, Burnett struck out 9 while allowing only 4 hits and 1 [...]

The 2011 MLB Season As It Panned Out

So here we are in October and are coming to the end of another great season. For some teams it has been a long road. Whilst there have been some great games and plenty of surprises, conversely there have also been some upsets too. So without further ado, lets take a look at the 2011 [...]

Studs & Duds:

Who better than us to pass judgment on athletes? You rely on us for it, and we aim to please. Here’s another edition of Studs & Duds.

STUD: Saints and Colts. They haven’t always made it look easy, but both teams are 10-0. The Colts streak is particularly impressive as they’ve managed to win despite not playing [...]

Buy or Sell: Baseball Edition

Buy: The Yankees. Baseball’s two best teams met in the World Series for the first time in a long time, and the best team won. We continue to be astounded by the brilliance of Mariano Rivera. It’s well beyond words at this point.

Sell: Chemistry as the main factor for the Yankees return to the top. It [...]

Cold Stove

Unless you’re a huge Ryan Dempster or Jeremy Affeldt fan, this year’s free agency period has started out quite slowly.

It’s no surprise though. The big fish need to be signed in order to establish the market for all the others.

Dempster’s 4 year, $52M deal should be a little disconcerting for everyone. $13M a [...]

NCAAF Power Rankings: Week 9

Some strong statements made this week in college football, both good and bad. Florida chewed up Georgia. Texas rolled over Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Oregon took USC behind the woodshed, and Iowa used a huge 4th quarter to whoop Indiana.

Disappointing weekend for fans expecting to watch some good games as the scores show.

#6 [...]

TJR Picks: NFL Week 8

Better late than never right? So we took a bunch of weeks off, but after such a good run last year we figured we deserved it. Here’s a few picks we like for this week.

Seattle (+9.5) at DALLAS: The Cowboys are the better team no matter how you analyze the numbers, but big home favorites [...]

TJR’s Biggest Loser: Antoine Walker

$110 million. That’s what Antoine Walker earned in his 12 year NBA career. And yet, it seems that wasn’t enough.

Just one year removed from his last season in the league, Walker’s money is gone. And worse, he’s been arrested on felony charges of writing bad checks to Las Vegas casinos totaling more than $1 million. [...]

Fun With Numbers: World Series Edition

We’re back with a World Series edition of Fun with Numbers. No game focuses more on numbers than baseball so we had plenty of stuff to work with here. Almost too much. Our heads are still spinning.

Without further ado, here are your numbers.

2: World Series Championships in Phillies history

2: Number of times the Yankees have [...]