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Shawn Bradley: Now that the former second-overall pick has retired, ESPN's Patrick Hruby says Shawn Bradley will always be remembered as a world-class dunk enabler, the ultimate posteriz-ee, and 7 feet 6 inches of feeble intentions.

Robert Horry: ESPN's Bill Simmons analyzes Big Shot Bob's playoff history following his legendary performance in Game 5 of the 2005 NBA Finals.

Maurice Clarett: Bullz-Eye's Shawn Griffin quickly grew tired of hearing about Maurice Clarett and concluded that he'd rather sink with Jim Tressell than swim with Jim Brown.

Barry Sanders: People held out hope for years that Barry Sanders would return to the field, but Bullz-Eye's Jamey Codding says there's no reason for Sanders to ever come back.


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Giants’ WR Hakeem Nicks fractures bone in his foot: The New York Giants’ road to winning back-to-back championships just got a little rockier. Multiple national reports state that Hakeem Nicks will be sidelined for approximately 12 weeks after he fractured his right foot on Thursday. Apparently the injury was of the non-contact variety as Nicks was running a route tree in practice. He will [...] [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


Ravens, Rice in a tough spot when it comes to contract talks: Ten years ago you didn’t think twice about paying a versatile player like Ray Rice top market value. Given his age, his production, and his contribution in an offense, a team wouldn’t balk at his price tag. But times are a changing. Rice is believed to be seeking $10 million a year from the Baltimore [...] [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


After a productive offseason, Bucs should compete in 2012: There’s reason to believe that the 2011 season was the true aberration for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – not 2010. Behind the solid play of quarterback Josh Freeman, the Bucs won 10 games in 2010 only to transform into a laughingstock in 2011. Led by the usually cheap Malcolm Glazer, Tampa Bay kicked off the [...] [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


Falcons’ Mike Smith long overdue to unleash Matt Ryan, passing game: First came the decision to trade five selections in order to move up in the 2011 NFL Draft for receiver Julio Jones. Then players and media members used words like “explosiveness” to describe their offense. Then came the fizzle. Mike Smith is 43-21 as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. With the exception of Dan [...] [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


I’ll Have Another now one victory shy of the Triple Crown: It’s only been four years since a thoroughbred came within a victory at the Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown. And it’s been 34 years since a thoroughbred actually accomplished the historic feat. After winning the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago and the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, I’ll Have Another is one victory shy [...] [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


What’s with the stalling? Saints need to pay Drew Brees.: No other quarterback besides Drew Brees has made it past the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs in the entire 40-plus year history of the New Orleans Saints. He continues to produce outrageous passing numbers, he means more to his team than any other player on New Orleans’ roster, and he wins. So why the [...] [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]


Drew Brees extremely frustrated by lack of contract negotiations with Saints: It’s May 16 and Drew Brees has yet to receive a long-term contract from the New Orleans Saints. As you would imagine, this has left the veteran quarterback extremely frustrated about his situation. From ProFootballTalk.com: “This is a big time for our team, especially when you look at what’s happened in this offseason, missing our [...] [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]