http://thesportsreportgirl.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:36:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In honor of Sunday's Academy awards I've decided to put together my own college hoops themed Oscars. These are the players, coaches and teams who I think deserved to take home the hardware. Also, anything I can do to get Bruce Pearl to make a speech I am all for. Best ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/the-academy-awards-of-college-basketball/ What in the world is going on in women’s sports today? It’s a given that when there’s a high level of competition, aggressiveness tends to rear its ugly head at times. But lately it seems as if women are becoming just as aggressive as their male counterparts. ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/violence-in-womens-sports/ The investigation into Ben Roethlisbergers alleged sexual assault case in will likely continue throughout the week. And while we all anxiously await word from the Milledgeville Police, one thing is already painfully clear Big Ben is starting to look a big dummy and a total creep! http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/ben-roethlisberger-sexual-predator-or-bad-drunk/ Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman recently wrote that two executives in baseball believed it’s possible Derek Jeter may be looking for a six year contract at the end of the season when he becomes a free agent. Should that happen, he would be well over 3,000 hits (currently at 2,747) by ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/derek-jeter-future-hit-king/ If you know anything about sports, you know that in single-elimination tournaments the best team isn’t always the one that walks away with the championship. Everyone is making arguments for who the best team in the nation is right now, but that’s not what really matters. What matters is which ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/the-5-most-dangerous-teams-in-the-country/ It’s that time of year again… the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine is going on in Indianapolis. The yearly event features pro prospects at every position running a gauntlet of drills and sprints. From the 40 yard dash to the vertical leap, every hour of this week-long event is ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/2010-nfl-combine-starring-tim-tebow/ The NFL is finally considering a change to their long outdated overtime rules. The news is music to many football fans ears except when you dig a little deeper. The competition committee is suggesting overtime be changed only for playoff games okay, so far, so good and that both teams get ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/nfl-overtime-rules-under-review/ I guess we all knew how this one was going to end even before it began with Canada winning the Gold Medal in Hockey. But damn, it was a great game! And once the US tied it up with 24 seconds left in regulation, I honestly thought we were going ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/team-usa-blows-golden-opportunity/ Entering the last year of his current contract, New England Patriots star wide receiver Randy Moss said at a charity softball event that the upcoming season would be his last in New England. He said he would be playing elsewhere in 2011 due to the economics of the game and ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/randy-moss-talking-himself-out-of-new-england/ When the Men’s US Olympic Hockey team was announced following the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day, I have to admit, I wasn’t too impressed. I would have liked to see a little more veteran presence – it’s a very young squad with little Olympic experience, but I should have ... http://thesportsreportgirl.com/index.php/thoughts-on-the-olympic-hockey-tournament/