Author: The Go-To-Man Mattie T.

The Dallas Mavericks completed a trade on Saturday evening that will send forwards Josh Howard & Drew Gooden to the Washington Wizards for 2-time All-Star forward Caron Butler & center Brendan Haywood. Butler’s numbers have dipped recently, as his field-goal percentage, three-point percentage, assists & steals have gone down in each of his past 3 […]

The man who went by the nickname of “The Big Hurt” is officially calling it a career later this morning at U.S. Cellular Field, as 5-time All-Star Frank Thomas will end 19 years in the big leagues. Thomas spent 16 of his 19 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, where he made 5 All-Star selections, […]

Tuesday, February 2nd 90 82 Star Player of the Game: Clippers center Chris Kaman, who scored 21 points & grabbed 11 rebounds in 40 minutes of action. Key Stat: Chicago committed more turnovers (19) than assists (18) & shot just 38.0% for the game. Wednesday, February 3rd 106 103 (F/OT) Star Player of the Game: […]

It took them 44 years to make it to the big game & 4 years after the terrible aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. None of that stopped the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV, as they overcame a slow start & got a key defensive TD to beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win their […]

Here are some fun tidbits about this year’s Super Bowl. This will be the 10th Super Bowl played in Miami, with the AFC winning the last two games. The New Orleans Saints will try to become the first NFC team to win a Super Bowl in the state of Florida since the San Francisco 49ers, […]

In a surprising move, the Los Angeles Clippers announced Thursday that Mike Dunleavy has stepped down from his head coaching position, but will remain as the team’s general manager. The Clippers only had 1 winning season in Dunleavy’s 6 full years there, which resulted in a Conference Semifinals loss to Phoenix. In his 16 seasons […]

One of the New York Knicks’ most influential figures in franchise history passed away Wednesday, as 84-year old Dick McGuire died from natural causes. McGuire was involved in 53 of the 64 years that the Knicks’ organization has been going, as he coached legends such as Walt Frazier & Phil Jackson before later helping draft […]

In a tight game, the Los Angeles Lakers squeezed past the Charlotte Bobcats 99-97 on Wednesday evening to give Phil Jackson his franchise record 534th win. Jackson is just 11 more wins away to match the 545 that he amassed in 9 years with the Chicago Bulls, but he found a way to win despite […]

Justin Verlander is set for a big pay raise next season, as the Detroit Tigers agreed to a $80 million, 5 year deal with their 2-time All-Star pitcher. Verlander’s new deal comes after a career 2009 season for Detroit, which he set new career-highs in games started (35),  wins (19), complete games (3), innings pitched […]

1. Kentucky Wildcats (20-1) Last game: Defeated #21 Vanderbilt 85-72 on Saturday. Upcoming games: February 2nd against #18 Mississippi & February 6th at LSU. 2. Kansas Jayhawks (20-1) Last game: Defeated #11 Kansas State 81-78 in overtime on Saturday. Upcoming games: February 3rd at Colorado & February 6th against Nebraska. 3. Villanova Wildcats (19-1) Last […]