https://www.thesportsjudge.com/ The verdict on sports — the latest from The Sports Judge (formerly The Sports Jury). en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://www.thesportsjudge.com/sports-court/the-people-of-san-antonio-v-new-york/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/sports-court/the-people-of-san-antonio-v-new-york/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT William Horschak Sports Court UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SPORTSMANSHIP SAN ANTONIO SPURS, on behalf of the People of San Antonio and all Persons Wearing Silver and Black, Plaintiff, v. NEW YORK KNICKS; CERTAIN NEW YORK KNICKS FANS OF NEW YORK CITY; JOHN DOES 1–99, being unknown persons who… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/valentines-day-comes-early-for-the-red-sox/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/valentines-day-comes-early-for-the-red-sox/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:58:10 GMT Daryl Velez MLB The hiring of Bobby Valentine to the position of Manager of the Boston Red Sox has generated a firestorm of press coverage in the New England area. Pete Abraham, Tim Kurkjian, Buster Olney, Peter Gammons and Tony Massarotti have all weighed in on Terry Francona’s replacement. Its been a whirlwind… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/prices-plummet-for-wisconsin-vs-michigan-state-big-ten-championship-game-tickets/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/prices-plummet-for-wisconsin-vs-michigan-state-big-ten-championship-game-tickets/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:21:18 GMT Rex Cowan College Football If you're planning on attending the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis on Saturday night, there are still a crap-load of Tickets available, cheap ones too. Despite the fact that the game is a rematch of perhaps the best game in all of college football in 2011 — Michigan State bea… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/2011-sec-championship-game-lsu-vs-georgia-tickets-in-high-demand/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/2011-sec-championship-game-lsu-vs-georgia-tickets-in-high-demand/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:42:35 GMT Rex Cowan College Football I know, I know — the SEC Championship Game should feature the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide in a rematch of their “riveting” defensive battle from a couple of weeks ago. If LSU takes care of the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night as expected, that rematch will likely occur in the BCS Nation… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-christmas-day-tickets-celtics-knicks-mavericks-heat-lakers-bulls/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-christmas-day-tickets-celtics-knicks-mavericks-heat-lakers-bulls/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:03:15 GMT Rex Cowan NBA W hile it is still tentative , a deal has FINALLY been reached between the NBA owners and the players. I won’t bore you with the details, which are still being hashed out. What’s important is that professional basketball will be back in our lives in a few short weeks. Christmas Day, to be exact.… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/tim-tebow-just-keeps-winning-new-york-jets-next-up/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/tim-tebow-just-keeps-winning-new-york-jets-next-up/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:12:58 GMT Robert Jamieson NFL Tebow Time Your QB goes 2-8 for a total of 69 yards 1 TD to go along with 43 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. I would expect that line from a quarterback at a Division II or Division III school, not from an NFL starter, let alone a winning NFL QB. Yet, at the end of the game, Tim Tebow won with th… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/tennis/roger-federer-wins-bnp-paribas-masters/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/tennis/roger-federer-wins-bnp-paribas-masters/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:50:57 GMT Jim Biringer Tennis R oger Federer has continued his winning streak after the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France. Federer reached his first final at the event. He is ending his season again on a high note. Federer won his 69th career title and 18th ATP Masters 1000 title. Federer only trails Rafael Nadal, who has… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/taylor-hall-and-tyler-seguin-thriving-during-sophomore-season/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/taylor-hall-and-tyler-seguin-thriving-during-sophomore-season/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:28:45 GMT Jim Biringer NHL T here will always be players in any sport that will be connected by their draft class. In the NFL, it is Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers. In the NBA it is Dwight Howard and Emeka Okafor. In MLB, it is Joe Mauer and Mark Prior. These players were taken in the first round of their respective drafts.… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/notre-dame-v-navy-in-ireland-2012-emerald-isle-classic/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/notre-dame-v-navy-in-ireland-2012-emerald-isle-classic/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:22:17 GMT Rex Cowan College Football The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be playing in the old country in 2012, and thousands of Irish Catholic supporters are expected to descend on Ireland to watch the Golden Domers take on the Navy Midshipmen in Dublin. The game is set to be played on September 1, 2012, and will be held at Aviva St… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/joe-paterno-fired-has-nobody-to-blame-but-himself/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/joe-paterno-fired-has-nobody-to-blame-but-himself/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:48:09 GMT Robert Jamieson College Football T he Penn State football program, and to a large extent the university as a whole, is forever tainted because of the actions of Assistant Coach Sandusky and inaction of PSU officials, including Joe Paterno. What happened at Penn State is worse than the NCAA violations that happened at USC, Ohio S… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/debate-over-use-of-1-3-1-rages-on-in-wake-of-lightningflyers-game/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/debate-over-use-of-1-3-1-rages-on-in-wake-of-lightningflyers-game/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:51:09 GMT Jim Biringer NHL A s the dust settles on the Tampa Bay Lightning-Philadelphia Flyers game, the debate over the 1-3-1 lives on. Pierre McGuire during the telecast last night said Martin St. Louis of the Lightning asked Guy Boucher, “What do you want me to do?” A player is questioning the coach’s decision to play t… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning-slow-game-beat-philadelphia-flyers/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/tampa-bay-lightning-slow-game-beat-philadelphia-flyers/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:46:59 GMT Jim Biringer NHL T he story coming out of the Tampa Bay-Philadelphia game last night was not the outcome. The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime. The score is second to the major story of the game. During two instances in the game the Flyers refused to move the puck out of their defe… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/tennis/madison-square-garden-will-host-bnp-paribas-showdown/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/tennis/madison-square-garden-will-host-bnp-paribas-showdown/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:57:57 GMT Jim Biringer Tennis T ennis is coming back to Madison Square Garden. As announced on September 8th 2011, the world’s most famous arena will host a night of exciting tennis action. For the fifth year in a row Madison Square Garden will host the BNP Paribas Showdown on March 5th 2012. That night matches will feature M… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/tennis/roger-federer-back-on-the-winning-track/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/tennis/roger-federer-back-on-the-winning-track/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:45:57 GMT Jim Biringer Tennis R oger Federer is back in the winner’s circle. Federer won his hometown tournament the Swiss Indoor Basel. It took him nearly 10 months to win another title. Federer’s last title came back in January in Doha at the very beginning of the tennis season. Roger Federer has only two titles to his name… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/frozen-fenway-2012-tickets-information/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/frozen-fenway-2012-tickets-information/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:15:29 GMT Jim Biringer NHL H ockey fans are starting to grow fond of outdoor hockey games. Games are being played from the college level to the professional level. The National Hockey League has the Winter Classic and Heritage Classic. College has the Frozen Fenway, Cold War and Hockey Classic games. These games feature va… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/eagles-beat-cowboys-34-7-take-2nd-place/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/eagles-beat-cowboys-34-7-take-2nd-place/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:58:05 GMT Marina Todic NFL I n a game considered to be a close fought NFC East type of battle, the Eagles wanted no part of that, instead came out looking like a team all fans were expecting when the season started, even resembled a Dream Team. Coming into the game Andy Reid’s Eagles were a perfect 12-0 after the bye-week… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/capitals-beat-ducks-in-ot-5-4/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/capitals-beat-ducks-in-ot-5-4/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:46:58 GMT Jim Biringer NHL O ne of the best games so far in this young NHL season happened last night in Washington. The Washington Capitals rallied to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in overtime. Nicklas Backstrom was the hero as he scored two goals. The first goal tied the game with seconds left in the third period. His sec… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-winter-classic-2012-preview-tickets/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-winter-classic-2012-preview-tickets/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:28:29 GMT Jim Biringer NHL T he hottest event of the winter is coming to Philadelphia . The 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic will be played on January 2, 2012 at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia . Bitter rivals square off as the New York Rangers battle the Philadelphia Flyers. The Winter Classic has become an even… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-visors-mandatory-safety-concern/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-visors-mandatory-safety-concern/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:14:48 GMT Jim Biringer NHL H ockey is a sport where warriors and legends are made. Hockey at its purest form is just a game where the objective is to put the puck in the opposition’s net. Hockey is a physical sport entailing contact. The interaction of bodies and sticks can result in injury. The game that is played at the… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/alabama-v-lsu-football-tickets-bring-top-dollar/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/alabama-v-lsu-football-tickets-bring-top-dollar/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:37:06 GMT Rex Cowan College Football T ickets for this weekend’s game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers are bringing in top dollar on the secondary ticket market. Fans wanting to see the game this weekend in Tuscaloosa, Alabama should expect to pay in excess of $400 for that chance to see what many fans are considering… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/tea-time-man-united-still-team-to-beat/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/tea-time-man-united-still-team-to-beat/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:30:39 GMT Robert Jamieson Soccer Robert: What happened? J-Rodd: A difficult game to analyse. I obviously have a bias towards Man Utd but for the first 30 minutes of the game, we outplayed Man City who hardly had a kick. Our unsettled defence again concedes a soft goal and we go into half time 1-0 down. Evans is a good centre bac… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/boston-bruins-and-vancouver-canucks-deal-with-stanley-cup-hangover/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/boston-bruins-and-vancouver-canucks-deal-with-stanley-cup-hangover/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:58:56 GMT Jim Biringer NHL N o matter how much teams in the NHL do not want to admit it, there is a hangover after a team wins the Stanley Cup. For the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks this fact is a reality. They both appear to have a hangover after finishing the season in June, but every player on the team will not ta… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/five-mlb-players-who-made-the-leap-in-2011/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/five-mlb-players-who-made-the-leap-in-2011/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:09:38 GMT Robert Jamieson MLB O ne of the things that it is uncomfortable about being an avid sports fan is watching your favorite players deteriorate. After watching this past Yankees season I can state that Posada was dead out of the gate. One of the cornerstones of the last twelve or so seasons is done. He can’t play anymo… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/epl-soccer-round-up-week-7/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/epl-soccer-round-up-week-7/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:04:58 GMT Robert Jamieson Soccer L iverpool 2 – Everton 0 : Liverpool was able to beat their derby rivals with a solid shutout. The big news out of this game didn’t actually occur until earlier on Wednesday when Luis Suarez held an interview and gave a rather candid (depending on who you talk to maybe even foolish) answer in reg… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/blue-notes-st-louis-blues-2011-2012-preview/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/blue-notes-st-louis-blues-2011-2012-preview/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:27:41 GMT Jason Granger NHL F or St. Louis Blues fans, the long wait is over, as the puck is set to drop Saturday, October 8 on the 2011-2012 season . For many fans of the Note, this offseason has been excruciating, waiting for the ice to freeze, the skates to be sharpened, the jerseys to be tied down. But that wait is now… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-season-preview-2011-2012/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-season-preview-2011-2012/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:28:49 GMT Jim Biringer NHL T he National Hockey League season starts officially Thursday night with the NHL Faceoff weekend. The Boston Bruins will raise their first Stanley Cup banner since 1972 as they host the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers will look to play spoiler after the Bruins swept them out of the playoffs last… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/hank-williams-comments-cause-controversy/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/hank-williams-comments-cause-controversy/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:28:23 GMT Jim Biringer NFL Hank Williams Stirs Controversy with Comments L ast night on Monday Night Football something was noticeably missing at the beginning of the show. Hank Williams Jr. and his video intro to Monday Night Football was missing prior to the game between the Colts and the Buccaneers. Williams and his son… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/boxing/pacquiao-marquez-tickets-draw-top-dollar/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/boxing/pacquiao-marquez-tickets-draw-top-dollar/ Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:31:39 GMT Rex Cowan Boxing It may not be Pacquiao/Mayweather, but Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 3 has the potential to be one of the best fights of 2011. Set for November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Pacquiao vs. Marquez III is the third in a series of controversial battles between the two fighters. The pair… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-sportsmanship-issues-isolated-incidents-draw-attention/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-sportsmanship-issues-isolated-incidents-draw-attention/ Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:24:53 GMT Jim Biringer NHL Let’s Not Make Controversial Isolated Incidents Hurt Hockey T he National Hockey League is making headlines for the wrong reasons. In particular one player has been at the center of controversy on two separate incidents that occurred during two different preseason hockey games. The first incident… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-western-conference-preview-central-division-2011-2012/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/nhl-western-conference-preview-central-division-2011-2012/ Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:09:43 GMT Jason Granger NHL Despite the Bruins taking home the Stanley Cup last year, there is little doubt in my mind that the Western Conference is far and away the better, more competitive conference in the National Hockey League. Within that conference, the central division remains the hardest dog fight in the entire le… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cbb/top-25-college-basketball-players-2011-12/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cbb/top-25-college-basketball-players-2011-12/ Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:24:57 GMT Chris Molicki College Basketball Top 25 College Basketball Players, 2011-12 1 Jared Sullinger- Ohio St Sullinger was a candidate for player of the year last year as a freshman and now with Kemba Walker, Jimmer Fredette, and Nolan Smith all in the NBA, he is the early favorite to capture the award. Sullinger made good on his prom… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/cheap-nfl-tickets-broaden-fan-base/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/cheap-nfl-tickets-broaden-fan-base/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:45:56 GMT Rex Cowan NFL T here are two benefits to rooting for a bad NFL team – it allows you to realistically fantasize about Andrew Luck, and it makes attending a game much cheaper. That’s the reality facing several teams and their fan bases in 2011. Three games into the year, and there are still five teams who have t… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles-season-ends-with-something-to-build-on/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles-season-ends-with-something-to-build-on/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:17:14 GMT Michael P Wherley MLB W ith a flurry of late action, the Orioles have found some good things they should build on for 2012 and some other good things they shouldn’t build on. The Orioles season ended Wednesday night with a big win, knocking the Boston Red Sox out of playoff contention. The Birds went 11-5 to end the r… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/drew-doughty-signs-with-kings-8-years-56-million/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/drew-doughty-signs-with-kings-8-years-56-million/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:04:15 GMT Jim Biringer NHL Drew Doughty and the Los Angeles Kings agree on an 8-year, $56 million deal T he Drew Doughty saga with the Los Angeles Kings is finally over. In a long drawn out process, Doughty agreed to an 8-year deal worth $56 million. Doughty will have an annual cap hit of $7 million a year. Both parties we… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/wildcard-tiebreaker-tickets-information-dates-cardinals-rays-braves-red-sox/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/wildcard-tiebreaker-tickets-information-dates-cardinals-rays-braves-red-sox/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:38:10 GMT Rex Cowan MLB It’s the final day of the MLB Regular Season, and both the National League and American League Wild Card races are in a dead heat, and fans are scrambling to secure Wild Card Tiebreaker Tickets , just in case. Over in the AL, the Boston Red Sox are in the midst of a monumental collapse, and now f… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/2012-winter-classic-flyers-v-rangers-tickets-information/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nhl/2012-winter-classic-flyers-v-rangers-tickets-information/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:02:43 GMT Matt Decoursey NHL 2012 Winter Classic Information T he 2012 Winter Classic will be played on January 2nd, 2012 at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies . The game will be played between the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Winter Classic is an outdoor hockey game… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/epl-soccer-week-6-scores-analysis/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/epl-soccer-week-6-scores-analysis/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:17:42 GMT Robert Jamieson Soccer EPL Week Six Round Up W ell, it did not take place during an EPL match, but it looks like the honeymoon in Manchester City is over. After having drawn two weeks ago to Fulham, they lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. While a loss is unwanted, it can be overcome, especially in the g… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/epl-soccer-champions-league-groupings-predictions/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/soccer/epl-soccer-champions-league-groupings-predictions/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:32:15 GMT Robert Jamieson Soccer Tea Time: Champions League Focus M e: So how’d I do with my predictions last week versus yours? Also, I know you got the correct score for the Man U game, but if Rooney doesn’t miss that penalty and Torres is able to score on an open net, I have the right score to the game. It may only be a moral… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/down-the-stretch-2011-mlb-playoffs-preview/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/down-the-stretch-2011-mlb-playoffs-preview/ Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:00:10 GMT Rex Cowan MLB W ith 10 days left on the MLB schedule, it’s time we took a look at where each division stands, and see who’s in, and who’s out of the 2011 MLB Playoffs . Might as well start with the most hotly contested. AMERICAN LEAGUE AL EAST The New York Yankees hold a comfortable 4.5 game lead, although wit… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/announcements/publish-sports-articles-online-at-thesportsjury-com/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/announcements/publish-sports-articles-online-at-thesportsjury-com/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:12:56 GMT Admin Announcements Did you know that you can write and publish your own Sports Articles right here! Join our current jury of contributors as easily as sitting down and writing your first article. Once you are done send it to us and we will do the rest. TheSportsJury.com is listed in Google News and Syndicated acros… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/2011-college-football-preview/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/cfb/2011-college-football-preview/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:00:00 GMT Winfield Icewood College Football E very August, somebody hands me a depth chart and a glass of something cold and asks who's going to win it all. And every August I tell them the same thing: the trophy is the easy part. Anybody with a pulse and a preseason poll can guess the champion. The fun is in the undercard — the walk-on wh… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/nfl-news-a-rumors/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/nfl-news-a-rumors/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:58:00 GMT Matt Boikess NFL W ith a new Collective Bargaining Agreement likely, and Lord willing for us football deprived nutjobs, the NFL Rumor Mill is starting back up again. Once the remaining hurdles are solved and a new CBA official there will be approximately 450 free agents looking to get paid. The status of all of t… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/mlb-power-rankings-rangers-make-surge/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/mlb-power-rankings-rangers-make-surge/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:57:00 GMT Dave Radcliffe MLB E ven as we approach the 100-game mark in the MLB regular season, there remain a few teams fighting for playoff spots that frankly no one could have seen coming. The most notable of the bunch are the Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates, both of whom had a glimpse of first place during the pa… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/many-questions-surrounding-free-agency/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nfl/many-questions-surrounding-free-agency/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:49:00 GMT Matt Marcil NFL W ith the NFL labor stoppage just about coming to a close, the next logical step in the progress of the offseason is free agency. Due to the lockout, however, there has been much speculation as to how the free agency period will be dealt with. In the normal duration of the free agency period, coa… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-terror-continues-with-the-nba-lockout/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-terror-continues-with-the-nba-lockout/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:11:00 GMT Cody Steger NBA Game six of the NBA Finals seemed as blissful as can be for NBA fans. The enemy was defeated, the good-hearted story was heard, and the popularity of the game seemed to be skyrocketing. All that since has fizzled as fast as a soda can on a humid afternoon. The issues continue to loom around the b… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/yao-right/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/yao-right/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:42:00 GMT Sean Steven Spiece NBA Yao Ming was a good basketball player, averaging a very good 19 points and 10 rebounds per game throughout his very good career. Additionally, it was very good of him to inspire a new generation of Chinese basketball fans. He also was a very good person who rarely got angry--or showed any emotion… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/ortiz-gregg-suspended-after-heated-series/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/ortiz-gregg-suspended-after-heated-series/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:35:00 GMT Bashir Masani MLB Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Boston’s David Ortiz and Orioles pitcher Kevin Gregg have each received a four-game suspension and undisclosed fines for the July 8 brawl. Of the fine, Gregg did not reveal its amount but only said that it was “steep.” During Ortiz’s at-bat in the eig… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/changes-to-the-all-star-game/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/changes-to-the-all-star-game/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:18:00 GMT Robert Jamieson MLB W ith increased access to a multitude of forms of entertainment, brands need to create new and exciting products, or find ways in which to make their older products viable in this new market. Therefore, it makes sense that Major League Baseball has tried to reinvent their All-Star Game (ASG) the… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/after-solidifying-the-bench-raptors-look-for-new-gm/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/after-solidifying-the-bench-raptors-look-for-new-gm/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:48:00 GMT Sami Haj-assaad NBA E ven though there is a lockout in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors have found their new coaching staff. Head coach Dwane Casey has brought over a few old friends from his stops around the NBA. Johnny Davis will be joining Casey as an assistant coach again, after Casey’s first stint as head coach in… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/pirate-fever/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/mlb/pirate-fever/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:37:00 GMT Brian Lutz MLB PNC Park may be major league baseball’s crown jewel, but its first decade was spent with the peasants rather than the royal family. This was a place of bad baseball and bad teams. Fans rarely came for the baseball; many times they rarely came at all. Other than the All-star Game in 2006, the park…