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NBA Preview
January 17, 2012 • Daniel Thaler, Assistant Sports Editor
As Lebron would say, not one, not two, not three but 149 days after the players were locked out, the NBA is finally back. Starting Christmas day, the abbreviated regular season tipped off with the New York Knicks edging the Boston Celtics. Long removed from NBA action, most fans probably forget what’s...
Phillip’s 2012 Sports Preview
January 2, 2012 • Phillip Resnick, Sports Editor
As 2012 begins, it is time to make predictions for the upcoming year. Now these predictions are coming from the guy who drafted Ryan Leaf as first overall in his fantasy keeper-league. And the guy who said that Maryland football would play in a BCS Bowl game this season. So I would take the following...
ALCS and NLCS Preview
October 13, 2011
*This article has been corrected since published. One of the most exciting nights of baseball ever set the stage for playoff baseball. In a final gasp for post-season air, the Rays and Cardinals completed improbable playoff runs by winning their final regular season games. Almost simultaneously, the...
NFL Week One Studs and Scrubs
September 22, 2011 • Daniel Thaler, Assistant Sports Editor
Football season is officially under way. Some teams are happy about this, while others probably wish Week One never happened, as there were an unusual number of blowouts. Eight games were won by two touchdowns or more, compared to only three games won this way during last year’s opening week. Also,...
Fantasy Football Preview
September 7, 2011 • Daniel Thaler, Asst. Sports Editor
With the start of the NFL season comes the beginning of Fantasy Football, and with that comes confused fantasy owners. There are many different types of fantasy owners, each crazy in his or her own way. There are some who draft based on a player’s reputation rather than recent performance. This...
NBA Draft Predictions: Lottery Picks
June 2, 2011 • Daniel Fanaroff, Sports Editor
With the luck of the draw, Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have something to scream about: two of the top four picks in the upcoming NBA draft. With game-changers like Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams on the board, only time will tell who they will take with their two picks — a vital draft...
The Start of a New Era for the Washington Wizards
May 27, 2011 • Daniel Thaler, Asst. Sports Editor
In ten years or so, Washington Wizards fans will no longer be familiar with the terms B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era). Instead their minds will revolutionize their own timelines to revolve around B.J.W. (Before John Wall) and J.W. (John Wall). This is because twenty-year-old point...
The End of an Era: Gary Williams Steps Down as Maryland Basketball Coach
May 23, 2011 • Daniel Fanaroff, Online Sports Editor
In a shocking move, Gary Williams retired last Thursday, ending a 22-year reign as head coach of the University of Maryland basketball program. Upon hearing the news, I was flooded with highlights and images from the more glorious days of his career. I pictured former UMD guard Juan Dixon hoisting...
NFL Draft Analysis: First 16
May 13, 2011
Despite the lockout, the NFL draft took place last weekend. Some teams found a major role player to fill gaps in their rosters, while others found stud players at great value. Here’s my take on the first 16 picks of the first round: No.1 Carolina Panthers — QB Cam Newton, Auburn In order...
Nationals Up Against All Odds
May 6, 2011 • Daniel Thaler, Staff Writer
It seemed liked a recipe for disaster. Throughout the first month (April 2- May 2) of the MLB season, the Washington Nationals played with rookie starters at catcher and second base, a former pitcher starting in centerfield and its two biggest stars on the DL. Free agent additions 1B Adam LaRoche...
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