http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com Wed, 19 May 2010 00:41:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Normally I loathe athletes who hold out as a negotiation ploy to get a new contract. I think it is despicable for someone who is being paid tens of millions of dollars to hold out in hopes of receiving a couple of million more. While I respect that agents have ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=685   I keep hearing a lot about LeBron going to Chicago. While it makes a ton of sense from a personnel standpoint, I cannot imagine LBJ subjecting himself to being dubbed MJ Jr. for the rest of his career. LBJ’s decision over the next few months will go a long way ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=679 New York loves Boston. That sentence looks real strange. As a New Yorker, it disgusts me to even write it. However, over the last two weeks New York has fallen in love with Boston. The two cities have united as one. At least in the basketball world that is. Knicks ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=674   A common definition of insanity which is credited to the great Albert Einstein is: "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."  Using this as a guide, I think it is safe to label the Cincinnati Bengals as insane.  The decision makers in 'Nati are officially ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=663   Nobody is going to read this article.  It is about volleyball.  Nobody cares about volleyball.  Many people like to pick up a volleyball when they go to the beach a few times a year.  However, nobody actually watches the sport.  Sure, NBC has done a decent job packaging Kerri Walsh ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=653 In the past few days, rumors have been swirling around Raider Land. Several credible NFL reporters have come out and proclaimed that JaMarcus Russell would be cut by Al Davis in the coming days, after failing to once again stay in shape during the off season. These rumblings ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=647   Tiger shot a 74 at Quail Hollow today in the opening round of the PGA event in Charlotte.  While that score is certainly a disappointment for the world's greatest golfer, Tiger came out as a winner today.  The fact that he actually played is the only important thing that occurred.  Tiger ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=648 [This article was originally written for CBSNews.com. It resides, here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_162-20001956-10391697.html. A big thank you to CBS Interactive for allowing us to post an extended version of the piece on our website.] This week, the most recognizable athlete in the world makes his return to the discipline he has ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=641 [This article was originally written for CBSNews.com. It resides, here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/24/opinion/main6328901.shtml. A big thank you to CBS Interactive for allowing us to post an extended version of the piece on our website.] The way we consume sports has changed greatly since the advent of television. The medium has ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=634 [On a night where Roddick easily dispatched American qualifier Ryler Deheart in the first round of the 2010 SAP Open, Your Sports NightCap's Resident Tennis Expert Payam Tabar turns his attention to an upcoming tennis match-up that would be sure to draw headlines. One pitting outspoken Cincinnati Bengals wide ... http://www.yoursportsnightcap.com/?p=621