Archive for February, 2008

Tiger Woods is better than you

Ok. This is just getting silly.
Tiger playing in the first round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play was 3-down through 13. Must be time to wake-up correct? The next four holes - birdie, birdie, birdie, eagle. Ball game.
Tiger parred the 18th to finish 1-up against JB Holmes.
In other first round play Zach Johnson lost [...]


Bob Ryan’s Bits

National Sports Columnist Bob Ryan
Bob Ryan’s weekly audio blog. Bob discusses the steroid hearings on Capitol Hill, Bill Belichick, the NBA and spring training.


What they are saying…

Peoria Journal Star - Bradley 72, Drake 71
What goes around, comes around. Even during a blessed season.
“Coach called my number and we exploited what they’d been doing,” Jeremy Crouch said. “They’d been switching ball screens and bringing a big out to defend. We got the switch and I used a shot fake and then shot [...]


DirecTv to expand Masters coverage

Can’t join Marty in Augusta for the Masters? We’ll fire up the DirecTV as they are going to add exclusive bonus coverage of the Masters this year.
DirecTv will premiere a Masters Mix Channel for all four rounds of play. It will include a channel devoted to Augusta’s Amen Corner (holes 11, 12 and 13) and [...]


The prevent will get you everytime

Drake’s 72-71 loss to Bradley Tuesday had to sting the entire Bulldog locker room. Drake out played the Braves for 39 minutes, proving to be faster and more physical than the visitors from Peroia.
With 5 minutes left in the game Drake went into a ball control game and failed to score after Jonathan Cox tip [...]


Masters 2008

Its getting to the point where you start counting the days…this year especially with The Zach Johnson Factor!
Masters 2008 will be extra special this year obviously with the former Drake Bulldog defending. Imagine if the Basketball Bulldogs make a Sweet 16 run and Zach is tuning up to tame Tiger again! Drake University will be [...]


Kelvin, please go away and Kyle you’ve been traded to Japan

Rick Brown’s Courtside Seat is an awesome read each week, and this week doesn’t disappoint. Rick recalls a conversation he had with Kelvin Sampson back during the recruitment of Reggie Evans to Iowa. Seems Kelvin was pulling the same telephone games trying to get Reggie to Oklahoma, after he had already committed to Iowa. Brown [...]


Cotman - Dolph posing?

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Arch Madness Projections Rd. #1

With Drake wrapping up the Missouri Valley title Saturday, it is never to early to look to St. Louis and gear up for Arch Madness. While only the Bulldogs seed is decided at this point, it is always fun to project where everyone will land.
Be sure to leave a comment below with your thoughts on [...]


What are they saying?

Ever wish you could hear a game story from the other side? Well now you can. Introducing “What are they saying”, your chance to read the opposing team’s home media spin is on the game.
Take a read and leave a comment to let us know what you think.
Waterloo Courier - Drake 65 -UNI 55
It was [...]