Tuesdays with Smitty: The Pickin’ Splinters Baseball Challenge »
Just as college basketball is coming to an end – baseball is starting to kick into full gear. As far as I am concerned, April is the best month in sports. College basketball is close to annointing a king.. and queen, the Masters, NHL playoffs, NBA playoffs and more importantly – Major League Baseball is back. And with the start of the 2009 MLB season, Pickin’ Splinters is introducing the first ever ” Pickin’ Splinters Baseball Challenge”.
Get to Know “Hash” »
by Doug Potter
Big, manly, giant, defensive monster, shot-blocking machine, human eraser. Those are some of the adjectives many people choose to describe the seven-foot-three 263 pound center for the University of Connecticut Huskies, and rightfully so. Let’s take a look, however, at Hasheem Thabeet Manka on a deeper level.
The 22 year old deep-voiced [...]
Performance of the Week (POTW) 3/23-3/29 »
Have you seen a great sports performance this week – maybe on the national level or the local level? Was it a feat of athletic prowess, an incredible accomplishment, or an ultimate act of sportsmanship? Here’s the place to note that performance.
Five Reasons Oklahoma Will Win…UNC Will Win »
Rey and Casey discuss five important aspects of the Oklahoma – Carolina match up in the Regional final.
Gonzaga-UNC: Tale of the Tape »
Beale Street will be bopppin’ tonight as the Sweet Sixteen comes to Memphis. Mark Few brings his number 4 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-5) to town for a lip-smackin’ tilt with Roy Williams and number 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (30-4).
Sweet Sixteen Challenge »
As the NCAA Hoops season winds down, it is time for us to try our hand at prognostication. Yes, yes, yes here is the spot for you to enter into the Sweet Sixteen Challenge.
Open Thread Thursday (3/26) »
Someone please post a topic and get us started.
Villanova – Duke: Tale of the Tape »
It’s a Big East-Atlantic Coast Conference clash of the titans when Jay Wright and his 3 seed Villanova Wildcats (28-7) throw down with Mike Krzyzewski and 2 seed Duke Blue Devils (30-6). Put on a pot of coffee this is the late game (9:57) at the Bank North Garden in the heart of Bean Town.
Xavier – Pittsburgh: Tale of the Tape »
The TD Bank North Garden in Boston, Massachusetts is the scene for a Sweet Sixteen matchup between Sean Miller’s #4 seed Xavier Musketeers (27-7) and Jamie Dixon’s #1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers (30-4).
Tuesdays with Smitty: Making the case for Curt »
While I was still reveling in the aftermath of Nazareth’s triumph in Troy, NY, the news out of Boston wasn’t as joyous. Curt Schilling officially announced on Monday through his blog 38Pitches.com, he was officially retiring from the game of baseball. With “zero regrets”, Schilling was walking away from the game. So the question remains – his bloody sock from 2004 is in the Hall of Fame – would he be joining it?
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