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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Clippers Not Planning on Overusing Paul Pierce
The addition of Paul Pierce is for the playoffs, not the regular season. The Los Angeles Clippers will obviously start the future hall of famer, but watch his minute count closely, and that includes resting him as much as possible.
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NFL Rumors – Pittsburgh Steelers Are Serious Super Bowl Contenders
Even though it’s been five years since the Pittsburgh Steelers won a playoff game, their quiet, not dramatic way of retooling and building around Ben Roethlisberger should result in them making a serious challenge for the Super Bowl in 2015.
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College Football Rumors – Michigan Wolverines & Texas Longhorns Still Far Away From Being Taken Seriously
Patience isn’t something you usually find among fans of big programs fallen upon hard times. The hope is extremely high at Michigan where Jim Harbaugh is in charge of changing the momentum, and reality is sinking in for Texas fans who thought Charlie Strong was going to turn things around in just one season.
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College Football Rumors – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Finally Ready to Win the ACC
The ACC has been in the clutches of Florida State football over the last few years. This season, Georgia Tech don’t seem to get poll love compared to the Seminoles, but if there ever was a season for the Yellow Jackets to win the conference, it has to be now.
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College Football Rumors – TCU Horned Frogs Under a Very New Kind of Pressure
For the first time since moving into the Big 12, TCU are favored to win the conference and by being nationally ranked as number two in both the AP and Coaches polls, anything but making the College Football Playoff is going to be a disappointment.
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NFL Rumors – Washington Redskins Can’t Escape the Robert Griffin III Drama
The Washington Redskins are entering their fourth season with Robert Griffin III on their roster, with the franchise’s condition worse than it was when he arrived. It’s not all his fault, but he’s a very good example of how dysfunctional the franchise is.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Have an Elite Defender in Eric Bledsoe
After five seasons in the NBA, Eric Bledsoe still doesn’t have any All-Defensive team selections, but paying close attention to the shooting numbers he forces the best point guards in the NBA into suggests he might be deserving of one pretty soon.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Not Getting Anywhere With Tristan Thompson
It’s already September, but things aren’t going anywhere positive between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson, both sides not really moving an inch from their initial stances.
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12 Smallest College Basketball Arenas
In division I college basketball, there are 12 schools with arenas that have a capacity that’s smaller than 2000. Three of those schools are in the Big South (Longwood, High Point, Charleston Southern) while the two smallest venues, both with less than 900 seats, hail from the state of South Carolina.
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College Football Rumors – Florida, Auburn & LSU Interested in Recruiting Shavar Manuel
One of the highest ranked talents in the upcoming college football recruiting class, Shavar Manuel of IMG Academy, will make his decision soon, with LSU, Florida and Auburn as his favored destinations.