Long, Drawn Out But Very Personable NBA Previews: New Jersey Nets
THE NBA IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!! And, you know, we here at Pick and Pop try to keep it as fresh and quirky as possible. So, my plan for the next 32 (or some odd) days is to not break down how a team will do. That’s for sportswriters with degrees and such, although I guess a … Read more
Long, Drawn Out But Very Personable NBA Previews: Sacramento Kings
By Justin Cherot THE NBA IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!! And, you know, we here at Pick and Pop try to keep it as fresh and quirky as possible. So, my plan for the next 32 (or some odd) days is to not break down how a team will do. That’s for sportswriters with degrees and such, although … Read more
Week 3 Picks
By Justin Cherot Yes, PnP didn’t go all CBA or XFL on you guys. Both Colin and I have had busy weeks–me with school and work, Colin with teaching the kiddies. For the sake of renewing my writing vigor, I’ve decided to come out of the woodwork. After all, if I’m going to deliver the … Read more
Thank You, John Walsh
by Colin Donohue I was watching some “America’s Most Wanted” tonight and saw a segment about a sleazeball from New York who swindles folks out of their retirement money with promises of big returns on substantial investments. Those stories have been quite common in the last couple of years, but they’re no less disgusting every … Read more
A Deep Google Presence Part III
by Colin Donohue I posted many weeks ago the first entry in an indeterminate-part series that deals with the deep Google presence of professional sports leagues. And yesterday, I did an NHL-specific post. Here’s the premise: I surf on over to Google, type in a professional sports league acronym and skip to a deep page … Read more
If You Can’t Speak English, Give Back Your U.S. Open Trophy
by Colin Donohue As I’m sure most of you know by now, Juan Martin del Potro upset top-seeded Roger Federer in the U.S. Open in New York last weekend. It was an impressive victory, as it is any time someone other than Federer wins a major tennis tournament. Yet it seems that some of del … Read more
A Deep Google Presence Part II
by Colin Donohue I posted many weeks ago the first entry in an indeterminate-part series that deals with the deep Google presence of professional sports leagues. Here’s the premise: I surf on over to Google, type in a professional sports league acronym and skip to a deep page to see what pops up. Usually, when … Read more
NFL Week Two Picks
Justin and Colin are back to make their picks for Week 2 of the NFL season. Last week, Justin went 15-1, and Colin went 12-4. (Winners are in bold) Colin’s Picks Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans Minnesota Vikings at … Read more
It’s Your Body, Gilbert …
By Justin Cherot Let’s see if I can make sense of this: Gilbert Arenas, who has played in exactly 15 games over the past two seasons, who has become the Penny Hardaway of the new millenium, blames the Washington Wizards for why he’s taken so long to get healthy because “…they should have held him … Read more
Optimism in Oakland???
By Justin Cherot Caution: the journalistic gloves are coming off and the hands of a fan are about to be exposed. Some fan I am… I fell asleep with my beloved Oakland Raiders actually tied with the San Diego Chargers at halftime. By the time I reminded myself to wake-up– because who KNOWS when they’ll … Read more
