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L.A. Lakers: Why Mike Brown Works as Head Coach
Andre Khatchaturian The Lakers hired former Cavaliers coach Mike Brown to coach the purple and gold starting next season, replacing legendary head coach Phil Jackson. There have been numerous articles written on Bleacher Report on why Brown’s tenure in Los Angeles is destined to fail. Before jumping to such negative conclusions, let’s take a step back and look ...
Wedding Bells for New Jersey Nets
Cynthia Momdjian It’s official…Here comes another Kardashian bride! After a six month courtship, it has been confirmed by Kim Kardashian’s camp that she is betrothed to New Jersey Net Forward, Kris Humphries. According to USA TODAY, “Humphries was a McDonald’s All-American in 2003 and was Utah’s first-round draft choice in 2004, but he has been traded three ...
Vancouver Canucks’ Stanley Cup Final Appearance Will Hurt NHL’s Momentum
Andre Khatchaturian Ever since the lockout ended, the NHL has been blessed with young stars like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin that have revived once-dead markets. Attendance figures in Pittsburgh, Washington, and Chicago were abysmal prior to the lockout. The NHL banked on these stars and were also lucky to have popular teams in the Stanley ...
Ronaldo Brace Breaks La Liga Scoring Record
Alex Baghdasarian Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo broke the La Liga record for goals in a single season after netting his 39th and 40th of the campaign against Almeria. Ronaldo needed just five minutes of Madrid’s final game of the season against already-relegated Almeria to seal his place in the record books. Ronaldo finished the season ...
NBA Trade Rumors: Would Tony Parker to the L.A. Lakers Make Sense?
Andre Khatchaturian Recently Tony Parker spoke with a French newspaper called L’Equipe. In it he stated the following: “At the start of the season I said this was our last chance. We will always have a good team but we can no longer say that we’re playing for a championship.” The star point guard is now aging and ...
NBA Playoffs: Can We End “LeBron Not Clutch” Discussion Once and for All?
Andre Khatchaturian In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics, LeBron James hit a huge three pointer and then followed it up with a lay up to seal the deal. We all fell off our chairs because of LeBron’s spectacular play. The critics were silenced temporarily, as the Heat advanced to the ...
NHL Free Agency: Should the Penguins Trade Evgeni Malkin?
Andre Khatchaturian The Pittsburgh Penguins missed Evgeni Malkin this season. Their goals per game strongly declined after both Malkin and Sidney Crosby were injured. They will welcome him back this season, and they will get his offensive production back. However, should they just trade him away this summer? He showed that 2010 and 2011 were ...
NHL vs. NBA
NHL surging past the NBA: June 2004. Vincent LeCavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup over the Calgary Flames in 7 games. However, there is uncertainty in the NHL’s future. The collective bargaining agreement was expiring, more than half of the teams in the NHL were losing money, and interest in the sport ...