Posted by pickandpop on April 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
by Justin Cherot If you’re any kind of diehard sports fanatic, at some point you’ve probably been forced to watch a game via an auto-refreshing box score or Gamecast-like vehicle. Even with my DVR, I still sometimes enjoy the drama of a re-loading screen in the waning moments of a game. It’s akin to playing … Read more
Category NBA, NHL, Soccer, Feature · Tagged with pick and pop, justin cherot, colin donohue, Twitter, dallas mavericks, washington capitals, dirk nowitzki, fernando torres, chelsea, barcelona, real madrid, bayern munich, frank lampard, tom cruise, land before time, washington times, the telegraph
Posted by pickandpop on March 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
From Sean Gentille, Sporting News Sidney Crosby will return to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday after missing the last 40 games with concussion-like symptoms. This should come as big news to both Pens’ fans and NHL fans. For the rest of us… the hockey season is still going on?
Posted by pickandpop on July 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Colin Donohue Back in September, I posted the third in an indeterminate-part series that deals with the deep Google presence of professional sports leagues and athletes. In the past, I’ve done features that focused on leagues only. Today, I’m going to do a deep Google presence on Ilya Kovalchuk, the NHL free agent who … Read more
Category NHL · Tagged with alex ovechkin, atlanta thrashers, colin donohue, google, google presence, ilya kovalchuk, ilya kovalchuk contract, lebron james, marian hossa, new jersey devils, NHL, nicklas backstrom, scrooge mcduck
Posted by pickandpop on July 27, 2010 · 8 Comments
by Colin Donohue So the NBA and NHL free agency periods have begun and (mostly) ended, and I’ve been sitting idly by, watching, enjoying (for the most part), following and most definitely not offering any of my astute, necessary and groundbreaking commentary. Well, I’m back from trips to New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., … Read more
Category NBA, NFL, NHL · Tagged with alex goligoski, anton volchenkov, ben eager, brett sopel, brooks orpik, chicago blackhawks, chicago blackhawks stanley cup, chris bosh, Cleveland Cavaliers, colin donohue, dan gilbert, dan gilbert letter, dan hamhuis, dustin byfuglien, dwayne wade, eric belanger, florida marlins, ilya kovalchuk, justin cherot, khl, kris letang, kris versteeg, lebron james, los angeles kings, miami heat, NBA, nba free agency 2010, new jersey devils, new york islanders, NFL, NHL, nhl free agency 2010, ottawa senators, paul kariya, paul martin, pittsburgh penguins, saki koivu, sergei gonchar, vancouver canucks, vinny prospal, zybnek michalek
Posted by pickandpop on July 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Colin Donohue The NHL rejected the deal signed between the New Jersey Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk. To that, I say GREAT. NHL clubs are entering dangerous territory with these front-loaded contracts more and more these days. Sure, teams are exploiting a loophole in the CBA, so everything is technically legal. But it’s disingenuous. You … Read more
Category NBA, NHL · Tagged with chris chelios, chris paul, colin donohue, ilya kovalchuk, lebron james, NBA, nba free agency, new jersey devils, NHL, nhl free agency, nhl rejects ilya kovalchuk contract
Posted by pickandpop on June 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Colin Donohue Listen in on the fifth Pick and Pop podcast, in which I discuss the Stanley Cup Finals and the end of the NHL season. I’ll give you my thoughts on the Finals so far and when it will end, and I’ll talk about the predictions I made prior to the season and … Read more
Posted by pickandpop on January 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
by Colin Donohue I’ve always loved the idea of “emptying the notebook” on this here blog. Justin did it a couple of posts back, and I know I’ve done something similar here and/or at the old blog stompin’ grounds. (Also: The running diary concept is great. Justin tackled it a few nights ago, and I’m … Read more
Category NBA, NFL, NHL · Tagged with abe pollin, alexander ovechkin, colin donohue, drew brees, gilbert arenas, indianapolis colts, jonathan vilma, justin cherot, kentucky, london fletcher, marquette, men's college basketball, new orleans saints, NFL, nfl pro bowl game, NHL, nhl on nbc, peyton manning, pittsburgh penguins, south carolina, super bowl, super bowl sunday, texas, uconn, verizon center, washington capitals, washington dc, Washington Wizards
Posted by pickandpop on November 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Colin Donohue As I wrote in an earlier post, Justin has this NBA thing on lock. So I’ll try to focus some of my attention on NHL matters. I know hockey isn’t necessarily the sport of choice for many of our readers, but I’m banking on the fact that some folks out there, however … Read more
Category NFL, NHL · Tagged with alex ovechkin, baltimore orioles, calgary flames, cam ward, chicago blackhawks, colorado avalanche, dan snyder, dc sports bog, eric staal, hall of fame, hart trophy, jim zorn, john riggings, los angeles kings, NBA, new jersey devils, new york rangers, NFL, NHL, nhl center ice, paul stastny, philadelphia flyers, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, redskins fans protest, riggo, san jose sharks, stanley cup finals, vinny cerrato, washington capitals, washington post, washington redskins, Washington Wizards, wojtek wolski
Posted by pickandpop on October 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Colin Donohue Well, it happened again, as it always does, as it will forever be. I stepped away from the blog for what I initially intended to be a week, and it turned into a little more than a month. Remember my last post? At least I left on what I consider a fairly … Read more
Category NHL · Tagged with anaheim ducks, atlanta thrashers, atlantic division, boston bruins, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, carolina hurricans, central division, chicago blackhawks, colin donohue, colorado avalanche, columbus blue jackets, dallas stars, detroit red wings, edmonton oilers, florida panthers, justin cherot, los angeles kings, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, nashville predators, new jersey devils, new york islanders, new york rangers, NHL, nhl 2009 preview, nhl season preview, northeast division, northwest division, ottawa senators, pacific division, philadelphia flyers, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, san jose sharks, southeast division, st. louis blues, stanley cup, tampa bay lightning, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks, washington capitals
Posted by pickandpop on September 19, 2009 · 1 Comment
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
Category College Football, NHL, WNBA · Tagged with america's most wanted, amw, chicago blackhawks, elon football, elon phoenix, Elon University, elon wake forest football game, indiana fever, john walsh, wake forest, wake forest football, washington capitals, washington mystics, WNBA
