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      Want to win an autographed Tim Tebow jersey? Enter our Super Bowl contest.

      January 27, 2011 /

      This contest is sponsored by FRS Healthy Energy, who recently announced that Tim Tebow would be joining the FRS team that already includes Lance Armstrong and Derek Fisher. From the company’s press release:

      The FRS Company produces and distributes its FRS® Healthy Energy® products in a variety of formulations – ready-to-drink cans, liquid concentrates, soft chews and powdered drink mixes — to meet consumers’ needs. The key ingredient in FRS is quercetin, a powerful antioxidant found naturally in fruits and vegetables. A large body of existing scientific research demonstrates the positive fitness and performance effects of quercetin.

      To enter, simply answer the five questions and two tiebrakers, and follow the instructions below. Thanks to FRS for providing the grand prize, an autographed Tim Tebow Denver Broncos jersey.

      1. Which team will score first and what type of score it will it be?

      A) Packers – touchdown
      B) Packers – field goal/safety
      C) Steelers – touchdown
      D) Steelers – field goal/safety

      2. Which player will account for more TDs (both passing and rushing)?

      A) Aaron Rodgers
      B) Ben Roethlisberger

      3. Which player will have more receiving yardage?

      A) Greg Jennings
      B) Mike Wallace

      4. Which team will commit more turnovers?

      A) Packers
      B) Steelers
      C) Tie

      5. Who will win the Super Bowl MVP award?

      A) Aaron Rodgers
      B) Ben Roethlisberger
      C) Rashard Mendenhall or Greg Jennings
      D) Troy Polamalu, Charles Woodson or Clay Matthews
      E) Field (any player not listed above)

      In question #5, if there are multiple players listed, the answer will be correct if any of them win the MVP award. So if Greg Jennings wins the game’s MVP, answer C) will be correct.

      The contestant with the most correct answers will win the autographed jersey. In the event of a tie, Tiebraker #1 will be used to break the tie. If two or more contestants are still tied, then Tiebraker #2 will be used to break the tie between the remaining contestants.

      Tiebraker #1

      What will be the total number of points scored by both teams? (The answer closest to actual total wins.)

      Tiebraker #2

      What will be the total number of penalties committed by both teams? (The answer closest to actual total wins.)

      In the event that two or more contestants are still tied, winner will be determined randomly.

      To enter, simply copy the text below into an email and fill in your answers, using the letter in front of the answer (A, B, C, etc.). Send your entry to scoresreport@gmail.com by 5:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 6th, 2011. The winner will be asked to provide a shipping address for his/her prize, which is in hand and will be shipped out within two weeks after the Super Bowl. Only one entry per person, please. Employees of Bullz-Eye, LLC or The Scores Report are not eligible to win prizes.

      Your Name:

      1. Which team will score first and what type of score it will it be?

      2. Which player will account for more TDs (both passing and rushing)?

      3. Which player will have more receiving yardage?

      4. Which team will commit more turnovers?

      5. Who will win the Super Bowl MVP award?

      What will be the total number of points scored by both teams?

      What will be the total number of penalties committed by both teams?

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      Scouting Report: Jimmer Fredette

      January 27, 2011 /


      Photo: Justin M. Bowen

      With #9 BYU upending #4 (and undefeated) San Diego State last night, 71-58, I thought I’d take the opportunity to focus on BYU point guard Jimmer Fredette (43 points, 14-for-24 from the field) and look at him through an NBA lens. Everyone wonders what kind of professional player he’ll turn out to be, so read on to hear my take.

      OFFENSE

      On this end of the court, Fredette is clearly one of the most explosive scorers in the country. And it’s important to note, he’s a scorer, not just a shooter. He’s averaging 27.4 points, 4.2 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. He shoots 48.2% from the field (which is outstanding for a guard who shoots so many threes) and 42.1% from long range. He shot 44.0% from 3PT last season, so these numbers are no fluke. He’s also outstanding from the free throw line, hitting 90.1% of his attempts this season. He was an 89.2% shooter last year.

      He can score from all areas on the floor. He already has NBA range, and doesn’t need to have his feet set to get a good shot at the basket. His pull up jumper is accurate and he can hit it fading away as well. His upper body and core are strong which makes it easy for him to get his shoulders square even if his feet aren’t. He likes to use a wicked crossover going right to left and you’ll see a great example in the highlight package below. His strength also allows him to have a very quick release.

      He has a good handle, but is sloppy with the ball at times even though he does a great job of splitting the double team on the pick-and-roll. With his upper body strength, he’s able to finish well at the hoop and is able to finish with either hand in a variety of ways. He also has an effective runner/floater which will be important at the next level where the defenders are going to be taller and more athletic. I’d definitely describe him as a “crafty” scorer.

      He is a good passer in transition and made all the right choices on the break against SDSU. However, he is not much of an assist man in the half court. When he drives, he is typically looking to score, which makes sense given the makeup of the BYU team. In the NBA he will have to get used to setting other people up in the half court — right now, it’s a weakness. (He had zero assists against SDSU, but had a couple of “secondary” assists that led to buckets.) He has a tendency to get caught in the air and bail on his shot when a defender is in his face. At this level it usually doesn’t cost him, but in the NBA it will.

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      Key factors in the NFL CBA negotiations

      January 26, 2011 /

      I’m in Las Vegas at the Fantasy Sports Trade Association conference and one of the panels yesterday featured former Packer VP Andrew Brandt (current president of the National Football Post) and sports agent Blake Baratz discussing the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the NFL and the Players’ Association.

      Here are the key points of contention:

      1. Share of revenue.
      The players currently get 59% of the pie and the owners would like to see that share reduced. This is obviously a contentious issue.

      2. An 18-game season.
      The NFL wants to expand the regular season by two games while eliminating two preseason games. This would be a boon for the owners since regular season games bring in more revenue than preseason games. For the players, this is a health and safety issue and one concession that the owners could make might be in the area of health benefits and post-career pensions.

      3. Guaranteed salaries.
      This is not a big deal with regard to established players like Peyton Manning, who is in the midst of negotiating a contract that would make him the highest paid player…ever. Baratz believes that the main issue is with the Top 10 players in the draft. There is a ridiculous amount of money being thrown at unproven players and everyone (outside of the ten young men who will be drafted that early) would like to see that amount of money reduced. Baratz believes that there isn’t much of a difference between an early first round player and a late first round player, yet the monetary difference is huge, and those fat contracts (think JaMarcus Russell or Ryan Leaf) can hamstring a franchise for years if that player doesn’t pan out. However, the two sides won’t necessarily agree on what to do with the money. The veteran players would like to see it spread around the rest of the league while the owners might just want to cut that cost out completely.

      4. Health benefits.
      This is more important to the rank and file players than the stars who make far more money, but as of March 3, NFL players will have no health benefits. Brandt mentioned a story where one player asked another if he and his wife should plan to induce labor so that the delivery is covered by insurance.

      5. Salary cap.
      When we headed into the 2010 season without a salary cap, many pundits were worried about how out-of-control owners would spend, spend and spend some more. Instead, we’ve seen the opposite, with teams slashing salary and going under the salary cap floor. The Players’ Association needs that salary floor to keep players’ salaries up, so they’ll no doubt agree to a similar salary cap structure that was found in the previous CBA.

      Both men are optimistic about a deal getting done relatively soon, and place the chances of something getting done before training camp at around 90-95%.

      External Sports, Fantasy Football, News, NFL

      FSTA Fantasy Baseball Experts Draft

      January 25, 2011 /

      I don’t follow baseball, but I snapped this photo of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association fantasy baseball experts draft and thought a few readers might get some use out of it.

      Click on the picture for a bigger version.

      Anthony, maybe you can comment about this?

      Anthony’s Take: I sure as heck can, John. Nice work on the photo.

      The first thing that jumps out to me is Braun being selected with the second overall pick. With guys like Miguel Cabrera, Hanley Ramirez and Carl Crawford on the board, I’m a little surprised to see Braun taken that early, although he certainly contributes across the board (he hit .304 last year with 25 HR, 103 RBI, 101 R and 14 SB). It’ll be interesting to see what Car-Go does for an encore after hitting .336 with 24 home runs, 117 RBI, 111 runs and 26 SB in a breakout 2010. He plays at a shallow position so I can see why he went early, although taking him ahead of Longoria and Crawford may have been a stretch. The team I really like is “Team 3,” which scooped Hanley Ramirez in Round 1, Matt Holliday in Round 2 and then went back-to-back young pitchers in Lincecum and Kershaw in Rounds 3 and 4. He also added some solid contributors in Ichiro and Swisher, and if Morales can bounce back from the injury he suffered last year, then he might be a steal in Round 5. In a 13-team draft, the talent gets watered down quickly, but he did well with his first five picks. “Team 8” looks strong too, with Tulo, Josh Hamilton, King Felix, Morneau (if he can stay healthy) and Hamels. He did very well to nab Matt Cain in the 8th round, although he needs good seasons out of Hudson and Jurrjens if he’s going to finish in the money this year.

      This is a great peak at an insider’s board. It’s interesting to see who the so-called experts picked in the first couple of rounds.

      External Sports, Fantasy Baseball, MLB

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