trade-deadline Stories - The Cannon
DeJesus Rumors Elicit End Of Ellsbury Era In Boston?
Jacoby Ellsbury has found himself immersed in Red Sox-related headlines more than you’d expect regarding your typical disabled list constituent. Ellsbury’s current situation has evoked a wide range of opinions and emotions -- from scrutiny to sympathy -- in relation to multiple topics....
White Sox Finally "Publicly" Acknowledge Trade Intentions
In a series of tweets, Buster Olney announced what we've all been waiting to hear; the White Sox are in fire sale mode. Heard this from multiple executives: The White Sox have made it clear they are open for business, and ready to trade off parts from what has been a very disappointing team. The...
Calling Long Island! Which is worse: these Milbury classics or the Lindros trade? Let your voice be heard!
This is it. The finals. First round boiled it down to 12, and the second round has it down to these glorious four. I'm sad that the Esposito trade lost out. But I defer to the will of the SB nation. This round you get only one vote, and we'll rank 'em, gold, silver, bronze and nothing. ...
Oilers revamp blueline in late flurry of moves
Well that was quite the 72 hours. On Monday afternoon came news of the departure of Denis Grebeshkov and the disc problems of Ladi Smid; on Tuesday prospect Cody Wild was sent packing; and today two more high priced defencemen left town while a third has developed a troubling medical condition. In...
Lessons from half a year of covering Antawn Jamison
When it comes to Antawn Jamison, we hear reporters toss around terms like "true professional," "leader" and "stand-up guy." A part of me was bugged by this for two reasons. One was that there's too often a conflation of being a good guy to the media and being a good leader. There's often a...
Assessing where the Wizards stand after a wild trade deadline
At the end of the day, the Wizards did what they had to do. This team badly needed to be blown up. It probably ran it's course by the time last year rolled around, but with Abe Pollin desperately seeking a winner before he passed on, we tried to ride this thing out one more year and make...
Post-trade deadline reaction thread
I'll have a report on Ernie Grunfeld's press conference in a bit, but for now, here's your reaction thread for all the trades. Just to review: OUT: Caron Butler Brendan Haywood Antawn Jamison DeShawn Stevenson Dominic McGuire Drew Gooden Zydrunas Ilgauskas (likely buyout) Our luxury-tax...
A Clippers Fan's View On Al Thornton
I'm heading to Ernie Grunfeld's press conference in about an hour. WashingtonWizards.com will have live video and I'll try to post a link to it if I can. In the meantime, I traded some e-mails this morning with Steve Perrin of Clips Nation, SB Nation's Clippers blog, about Al Thornton. His...
Trade Deadline: What Should the Kings Do, and Who To, and What With
We have a nice two week break another day or so to contemplate the 63 hour trade window which opens at 9PM PST February 28 and closes at 12 NOON PST March 3. The Kings are likely to make the playoffs and find themselves in one of the middle seeds (4-5). Only a total collapse (worse than 3 games...
Sixers Rumors: Passed on Beasley?
Straight from ESPN's Rumor Central: Here's the latest from ESPN the Magazine's Ric Bucher: "Michael Beasley's collegiate career and NBA stats would suggest an up-and-coming star; combined with his rookie contract in these harsh economic times, all that should make him irresistible to any team...
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