By Knup
In a bit of a shocking turn, David Garrard has decided that instead of potentially starting the year as the starting quarterback for the New York Jets, that he was going to have to hang it up and retire. The reason for this is because his knees just simply weren’t holding up for him, and that he wouldn’t have been able to get the job done. So for any of the Jets fans out there that were hoping that Garrard would have another year or two left, and that he could possibly get them back to the
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By Edward23
No. 5 Memphis Grizzlies vs. No. 2 San Antonio Spurs – 9:00 PM ET
The Grizzlies attempt to even the series in Game 2 against the Spurs after being blown out 105-83 in the opener. The Spurs set a franchise postseason record with 14 3-pointers and Grizzlies star Zach Randolph was a nonfactor with two points.
The Spurs had a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals a year ago before the Thunder won the next four games. The Grizzlies were down 0-2 against the Clippers in the first round and lost the opener against the Thunder in the semifinals, so
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By Edward23
No. 4 Boston Bruins vs. No. 6 New York Rangers – 7:30 PM ET
The Rangers lost the first two games of their Eastern Conference first round series against the Capitals but they held serve at home in that series – and will look to do the same against the Bruins, when the Original Six rivals meet for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. After dropping a 3-2 overtime decision in Game 1, the Rangers allowed three unanswered goals in a 5-2 setback on Sunday.
The Bruins also can reflect on their first round series to see what can happen if
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By Edward23
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez announced that head coach José Mourinho will leave the team after the last game of the season.
It has been rumored that Mourinho could return to Chelsea after leaving Real Madrid. The 50-year-old managed Chelsea from 2004-07.
The controversial head coach joined Real Madrid in 2010. The team had not won a trophy in the two years preceding Mourinho’s appointment. He signed a contract extension last summer that would have kept him with the team until 2016. Mourinho joined Real Madrid after coaching Inter Milan.
Real Madrid just fell in the Copa del Rey final
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By frankie
The French Open starts this Sunday in Paris. The last of the bigger “tune-ups” took place in Rome last week and as usual Nadal won. His domination of Federer in the Final shows that Roger isn’t one of the contenders at Roland Garros. Realistically the only challenge to Nadal will be Djokovic. There are a few guys who have a “punchers chance”, such as Ferrer, Berdych and I’ll even throw in Almagro who always makes the Quarters. If Nadal loses early by some miracle, like he gets injured, then you can even throw in guys like Tsonga, Wawrinka, or
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