Monthly Archives: July 2012

NBC is Doing a Terrible Job Covering the Olympics

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

It all started with the Opening Ceremony.  Yes, the Opening Ceremony was weird for those of us that are not from England, but in their defense, the Ceremony should be geared towards the host countries crowd.  The host country should … Continue reading →

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Penn State Faced a Four-Year Death Penalty

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

When the Penn State University President, Rodney Erickson, was asked why they didn’t oppose all of the sanctions the NCAA handed down, he responded by telling reporters that he was given an ultimatum.  Either accept all of this punishment, or … Continue reading →

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Thursday Sports Mashup

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

To the delight of Red Wings fans everywhere, Alex Semin signed with the Carolina Hurricanes on a 1 year, $7 Million deal.  To me this is a great pickup for Carolina, and even though I’m by no means a fan … Continue reading →

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Monday Funday: A Big Day In Sports

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

The morning started off with a bang, obviously with the NCAA making a ridiculous ruling they had no business making.  Shortly thereafter, Michigan runningback Fitzgerald Toussaint was suspended indefinitely for getting arrested for a DUI.  Following suit, Sophomore defensive end … Continue reading →

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Why The NCAA Should NOT Have Penalized Penn State.

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

On Monday morning the NCAA set a historic precedent in the world of college sports.  They dropped the hammer on Penn State.  They fined them $60 Million dollars, gave them a four-year postseason ban, docked them 10 scholarships per year, … Continue reading →

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Shea Weber to Philly? We’ll Know In a Week

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

I was supposed to get home on Wednesday night, but a flight delay left me in beautiful Rochester, New York for another night.  This wouldn’t have been a terrible thing, if the plastic single mattress in the dorms hadn’t destroyed … Continue reading →

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NHL Owners First CBA Proposal Released

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

Big news leaked out yesterday on the NHL front, big enough for me to take time out of my schedule in Rochester to write about it.  I first read it on the Puck Daddy Blog from Yahoo Sports, and the … Continue reading →

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Viva Roch Vegas

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

Tomorrow I’m heading off to Rochester, New York for a week to help work the Select 15 hockey camp, so I’m going to be pretty busy.   Unless something major happens, I would not expect any posts.  Now it will … Continue reading →

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NCAA 13 Football Commercial

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

NCAA comes out tomorrow, and so I will become even more distracted than ever.  There’s a new mode that allows you to put any Heisman trophy winner on any team you want to, and as much as I hate Desmond … Continue reading →

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Where Do The Red Wings Go From Here?

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Jeff Weintraub

I’m a person that is usually pretty short on patience.  The Wings took a major hit when Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, he could have played valuable minutes for the Wings and stabilized the blue line.  They were … Continue reading →

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