In what was a hard fought battle throughout, Sunday’s game between the New York Giants and San Diego Chargers ended with an ironic reminder of the 2004 draft-day trade that was. Philip Rivers threw a game winning touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson with just 21 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and kicker Nate Kaeding’s extra point put the …

With likely future NFL-star Jake Locker leading the offense, it is no wonder that the Washington Huskies boast one of the most potent passing attacks in the Pac-10.  Locker is the main reason why a game that features two Pac-10 teams going nowhere fast (Washington is 2-3 in the conference while UCLA has been bageled thus far at 0-5) will …

The Lakers were able to easily handle the Memphis Grizzlies last night (albeit after a close first half) despite their lack of size due to injuries to both starting center Andrew Bynum and starting power forward (and reigning all-star) Pau Gasol.  Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 41 points on a night that saw him shoot over 50% while torching …

Apparently there was a good detailed discussion last night on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” program about the problems with the current makeup of the Cleveland Cavaliers. While I did not catch the discussion on the Cavs that the TNT guys (who are very entertaining by the way) had last night, I have my own opinions on the topic. Personally, the more I watch the Cavs play the more I think that part of Cleveland’s problem is that Lebron overdoes trying to get his teammates involved (not bashing him, just my observation). I mean, he is the superstar so needs to want to take shots on every play.

If a player driving to the hoop is fouled and as he glides in on a continuation play for a layup gets fouled again, thereby preventing the bucket, he gets only two shots. This rule gives defenders a free license (in fact they have an incentive) to foul during the continuation period. This doesn’t seem logical to me. If a player is fouled after an initial shooting foul, he should receive the number of foul shots equal to the total possible points in an “and one” scenario (i.e. three foul shots for a two point shot, and four foul shots for a three point shot). Not only do I think that’s more fair, but it would also protect players who might otherwise be defenseless after the initial foul.