Tyson Chandler: CLASS ACT (we’ll miss ya) July 29, 2009

Tyson Chandler posted this statement on his blog:
I feel very good about the trade. I’m going to a place that has some good young players, some players that play hard and a great coach in Larry Brown. I’m really excited about the new opportunity to be a part of something that I feel like is [...]

Chandler/Okafor Trade Analysis July 28, 2009

ANALYSIS:
1. The Trade
2. Kudos George
3. My Opinion
4. The Team
5. Are They Done?
The Trade
If the Hornets and Bobcats trade centers as is expected today (Tuesday) I’d say the Hornets came out on top.
The deal is a one player for one player swap…Tyson Chandler for Emeka Okafor.
The Hornets get a durable rebounding machine in Emeka Okafor.  The 26 [...]

Emeka For Tyson!!!! July 27, 2009

Love Emeka Okafor!!!!  GET IT DONE HORNETS!!!!
This deal doesn’t help the Hornets financially but it does make them better on the court!  Also, don’t be surprised to see the Hornets send a bad contract like MoPetes to Charlotte in this deal (they’d get back Raja Bell or Vlad Radmonovic).
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4359609

Not Sports….But Hilarious July 27, 2009

This isn’t sports…but I had to ut it on the blog!
I’m sure by now many of you are some of the 7 million people who’ve viewed this: HILARIOUS!

Cador Not Coming To UNO July 27, 2009

Roger Cador staying at Southern.Out of running for UNO job.
Looks like Bruce Peddie.
 http://www.2theadvocate.com…

Former Holy Cross Tiger Trying Out For Saints July 24, 2009

This SAINTS info via John Marie from neworleans.com:
Former Holy Cross HS and Univ of Kentucky WR Dicky Lyons trying out for Saints. That’s according to his twitter acct: @lyonheart1

http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lyonsjr_dicky00.html

Significant Hornets Move??? July 21, 2009

www.hoopsworld.com published this little nugget a few days ago about the Hornets.
“There’s more work to be done, and Bower has even hinted at a significant move that will change the team’s core group…”
Bower is of course Hornets general manager Jeff Bower. 
I’m not sure how much validity their is to this sentence but lets assume it’s [...]

2009 New Orleans Press Club Awards July 21, 2009

The 2009 New Orleans Press Club Awards were last weekend.
WDSU TV won 11 awards (4 first place). Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Dan Milham was also honored with a special lifetime achievement award for his 31 years of service to viewers in New Orleans. 
1st place: Best Breaking News (Travers Mackel)
1st place: Best Weathercast (Maragret Orr)
1st place: Best [...]

The Hornets Ghost Of Christmas Future July 18, 2009

It’s not Christmas…and I’m certainly not a ghost…but I liked the title of this blog.  Personally I hope this does NOT happen…but this is my doomsday look into the Hornets future.
February 22nd, 2010
New Orleans-The biggest moves made at this year’s NBA trade deadline were made by the New Orleans Hornets who are currently in 10th place [...]

SPEED 6 July 16, 2009

We have new segment here at WDSU.
SPEED 6!!!!!
The segment is of course dedicated to NASCAR.
Please e-mail NASCAR expert Andy Cannatella your questions so he can answer them during the online segment.