TheLockhart

For free agents to sign in the NFL. As I start this, thirty minutes remain until the thinnest free agent pool in years hits streets. Thanks to labor unrest (yippee, unions make our lives better) the NFL has tied up about 212 players who would have been UFAs (Unrestricted Free Agents) into RFAs (Restricted Free Agents). Let’s put this simply, […]

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to tear down Detroit. I was in Detroit for a solid happy hour at The Book Cadillac’s Roast restaurant this evening. The 5 oz. burger, which was definitely more than 5 oz., for $3 is a steal, as were the rosemary Roast Fries. Michael Symon is killing it there. But Detroit is not. There are abandoned buildings and piles of […]

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The Detroit Tigers’ 2010 season that is. It was not even an official exhibition, the match-up against NCAA Division II Florida Southern this afternoon, but it was the start of what is bound to be a season of ups and downs and everything in between. Up – Austin Jackson and Scott Sizemore, as in up in the big leagues it […]

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For a lot of sports at least. I always allow the Olympics to consume me. TheLockhart even had a two day hiatus because of the XXI Olympiad. Olympic coverage begins live with curling at noon, additional coverage begins at 2 or 3 pm on NBC with a multitude of sports (surpisingly I’m digging cross-country skiing events), some hockey at 3 […]

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Thirty years ago today, Al Michaels spoke those words at the end of the single greatest sporting moment in United States history. The USA men’s hockey team had upset the Russians. I was barely a month old. My dad reminds me that as he watched the US win, I got tossed up in the air and probably had some beer […]

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I love when the Secret Service names of high-profile individuals are made public. In this case, Renegade and Renaissance are President and Mrs. Obama. Pretty fitting. This article was pretty revealing and also struck some interesting chords with third party quotes. My favorite comes from a former Clinton pollster who points out that the current administration misconstrued Obama’s victory as […]

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– How many medals is the US going to win this year? 20 and counting right now. – Should the Pistons just lose out? – Who is going to be the last Tiger to make it to training camp after all of the delays that will happen? – Now that the Fed has raised the discount rate, how quickly are […]

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Pistons President Tom Wilson stepped down yesterday after 32 years at Palace Sports and Entertainment. From a basketball perspective, Pistons fans can hope that the last member of the leadership triumverate that had reigned Joe Dumars, along with owner Bill Davidson who passed away, and Wilson, will be the next one to find greener pastures. The Pistons are mired in […]

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Once every four years. That’s four years of waiting, training and preparing for one moment. Wednesday’s prime time line-up was star-laden. And the Americans delivered for the red, white and blue every time. Shani Davis, in his signature event the 1000m, won his unprecedented second straight gold in that event. Chad Hedrick picked up bronze. Lindsay Vonn, skiing predominantly on […]

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And realize how much money athletes actually make. ESPN created the Salary Crunch for you to compare what you make to a professional coach or athlete. My friend had tried this and encouraged me to find it while I was on the phone with him. Yep, it was as amazing as he said. Without disclosing what I make, I can […]

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