Category: External Sports (Page 503 of 821)

      Joakim Noah agrees to extension

      October 4, 2010 /

      Joakim Noah wasn’t happy with the Bulls’ $55 million offer, but Chicago upped the ante and it seems the two parties have agreed to an extension.

      The deal is worth $60 million plus additional bonuses, Dan Fegan, one of Noah’s agents, told ESPN The Magazine’s Ric Bucher.

      I compared Noah to Andrew Bogut in a previous post, and this contract sound a lot like the one Bogut signed two years ago. Bogut’s deal raised a few eyebrows then, but he has since developed one of the best two-way centers in the league, earning All-NBA 3rd Team honors last season in his best year as a pro.

      Between this contract and their refusal to include him in a deal for Carmelo Anthony, the Bulls obviously value what Noah brings to the table. According to 82 Games, his net points (per 100 possessions) was +0.9 last season, while Bogut’s was +8.0. In three head-to-head matchups last year, Bogut averaged 22/14 on 52% shooting, while Noah posted 10/16 on 42% shooting.

      I think $12 M+ per season for a defensive/rebounding specialist is steep, but maybe Noah will develop offensively in the same way Bogut did. The difference is that Bogut started with a pretty good post game and developed from there, while Noah’s current post moves are rudimentary at best.

      External Sports, Fantasy Basketball, NBA, News

      Bills to keep Marshawn Lynch now?

      October 4, 2010 /
      Buffalo Bills' running back Marshawn Lynch runs for a 12-yard gain against Washington Redskins' safety Kareem Moore during the first quarter at FedEx Field in Washington on August 13, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch Photo via Newscom

      Either the Bills are playing a serious game of cat-and-mouse with other teams or they truly intend to keep three starting running backs on their roster this season.

      ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the Bills are planning on keeping Marshawn Lynch past the NFL’s October 19 trade deadline. According to Schefter, the Bills contemplated trading the former first round pick last week but ultimately decided to hold off.

      Of course, this could just be GM Buddy Nix’s way of using the media as a tool to increase Lynch’s trade value. If it’s documented that the Bills plan on keeping Lynch, that may entice other teams to get more aggressive in their pursuit of him. Or again, Nix just really enjoys the company of Lynch, Fred Jackson and rookie C.J. Spiller.

      Given the way they played on Sunday against the Jets, it would behoove Nix to hang onto Lynch until he can get top value for him. A fourth or a fifth rounder next year isn’t going to help a team so desperately thin on talent. Maybe if Nix holds out long enough, he can trade Lynch for a third rounder next offseason, which could turn out to be a starter down the road. But he’s not going to get a third rounder right now, especially not after the Broncos acquired Laurence Maroney for a fourth.

      The Bills may just have to be patient here.

      External Sports, NFL

      A ground-eye view of the Red River Rivalry

      October 4, 2010 /

      Red River Rivalry

      Courtesy of the fine folks at Ram trucks, Jamey Codding of Bullz-Eye.com got the opportunity to head to Dallas to experience the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma this year. (He also got to survey the annual State Fair of Texas.)

      To read about Jamey’s experience at the 105th meeting between Texas and Oklahoma (a 28-20 victory for the Sooners) and a closer look at Ram trucks’ new Laramie Longhorn, head over to Bullz-Eye.com.

      College Football, External Sports

      Boozer to miss 8 weeks after bizarre accident

      October 4, 2010 /

      Carlos Boozer has a broken hand that is going to require surgery and he’s set to miss the next eight weeks.

      Boozer suffered the injury on Saturday during the Bulls’ day off. Boozer tripped over a bag in his house and fell.

      “[I was] at my house, came around the corner, fell over a bag, put my arm down to kind of brace myself,” Boozer said. “I’ll get surgery on Tuesday and do my rehab, be conditioned and run with the guys. The good thing about it was at least it only happened in the preseason.

      The team says Boozer broke the fifth metacarpal bone in his hand. He was evaluated by team physician Dr. Brian Cole and hand specialist Dr. Marc Cohen of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

      There’s injury-prone, and then there’s this. Good grief. I wonder who put the bag “around the corner” — whoever it was, they’re probably going to cost the Bulls a few wins in November.

      Boozer has already missed 145 games in his career, and now he’s going to miss around 15 more with this injury, including a particularly brutal seven-game road trip that includes the Spurs, Nuggets, Suns, Lakers, Mavs and Rockets. In fact, nine of the Bulls’ first 15 games are on the road, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Chicago is sitting at 6-9 or 7-8 at the end of November.

      The good news is that Taj Gibson is a very capable power forward, so the Bulls won’t lose much in the starting lineup. But Gibson will have to be replaced on the bench, and that’s where Boozer’s minutes will really be missed.

      External Sports, Fantasy Basketball, NBA, News, Rumors & Gossip

      2010 MLB Postseason Schedule

      October 4, 2010 /
      Philadelphia Phillies Roy Halladay (L) and Jayson Werth celebrate clinching their division championship after beating the Washington Nationals in their MLB National League baseball game in Washington September 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

      It took the full 162 games to decide things in the NL West, but now that the Giants have finally knocked off the Padres, we now know the matchups in the first round of the 2010 MLB playoffs.

      Here’s a complete schedule for both the NLDS and ALDS.

      American League Division Series

      Rangers vs. Rays
      Game 1: Rangers at. Rays, Wednesday, October 6 (TBS, 1:37PM ET)
      Game 2: Rangers at. Rays, Thursday, October 7 (TBS, 2:37PM ET)
      Game 3: Rays at. Rangers, Saturday, October 9 (TBS, 6:07PM ET)
      Game 4: Rays at. Rangers Sunday, October 10 (TBS, TBA)
      *Game 5: Rangers at. Rays, Tuesday, October 12 (TBS, TBA)

      Yankees vs. Twins
      Game 1: Yankees at. Twins, Wednesday, October 6 (TBS, 8:37PM ET)
      Game 2: Yankees at. Twins, Thursday, October 7 (TBS, 6:07PM ET)
      Game 3: Twins at. Yankees, Saturday, October 9 (TBS, 8:37PM ET)
      Game 4: Twins at. Yankees, Sunday, October 10 (TBS, TBA)
      *Game 5: Yankees at. Twins, Tuesday, October 12 (TBS, TBA)

      National League Division Series

      Reds vs. Phillies
      Game 1: Reds at. Phillies, Wednesday, October 6, (TBS, 5:07PM ET)
      Game 2: Reds at. Phillies, Friday, October 8, (TBS, 6:07PM ET)
      Game 3: Phillies at. Reds, Sunday, October 10 (TBS, TBA)
      Game 4: Phillies at. Reds, Monday, October 11 (TBS, TBA)
      *Game 5: Reds at. Phillies, Wednesday, October 13 (TBS, TBA)

      Braves vs. Giants
      Game 1: Braves at. Giants, Thursday, October 7 (TBS 9:37PM ET)
      Game 2: Braves at. Giants , Friday, October 8 (TBS, 9:37PM ET)
      Game 3: Giants at. Braves, Sunday, October 10 (TBS, TBA)
      Game 4: Giants at. Braves, Monday, October 11 (TBS , TBA)
      *Game 5: Braves at. Giants, Wednesday, October 13 (TBS, TBA)

      * – If Necessary

      Outside of the Yankees, who have struggled of late, the pitching staffs for all of these teams are solid and thus, I don’t see any sweeps in the first round. Anything could happen of course, but pitching is the key this time of year because the bats tend to shrink.

      Should be an exciting first round.

      External Sports, MLB

      « Older posts Newer posts »

      © 2026 The Scores Report – The National Sports Blog

      Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑