Shot of Jack v2.26

Has it really almost been a week since Dan or I have made a decent post? I guess so. Time to change that with another Shot of Jack. NCAABB: Injuries Shaking Things Up Blake Griffin’s concussion has caused Oklahoma to drop 2 in a row. The Good news for the Sooners is, barring further injury, [...]

Fantasy Baseball 2009: Join the Official Ye Olde Sports Pub League

Spring Training is upon us and it’s almost Fantasy Baseball time. So why not test your Fantasy Baseball skills in The Pub’s Official League? This one is ESPN hosted(Not a big ESPN fan but they have the best site). NL only. Max of 12 teams. Rotisserie Scoring, Basic 5X5 + OBP% & Holds. For a [...]

Shot of Jack v2.20

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m still young. Or at least I consider myself young. Well I’ll put it this way. I haven’t hit the big Three-O yet. Having said that, I’m the type of guy that usually spends his Friday nights

The Struggle in Champaign

I was half-way looking forward to watching the Penn St. @ Illinois game last night and was kind of upset when something came up and I had to miss it. When I got home, the first thing I did was get on the net and check the scores of all the games. At first glance, [...]

Tim Floyd: Do us a favor and…

KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT I’ve gotta admit I’ve always regarded Tim Floyd as a top notch coach but after being ejected from USC’s loss at Arizona St., Tim Floyd makes the jackass

Pub’s Mid-Season NBA Awards

Game wise the it’s a little past mid-season but for the sake of simplicity All-Star Weekend will always been when we hand these awards out. MVP: LeBron James, Cavs & Kobe Bryant, Lakers: This is a tough one and since it’s only the mid-season MVP I’m naming co-MVPs. Both have very strong cases and it’s [...]

Shot of Jack v2.12

UNC too Much for Duke UNC pulled off the big win last night @ Duke. That’s now 4 in a row at Cameron. In the 2nd half, the Heels proved how scary they are when they play a little defense. How about Ty Lawson? He literally took over that game. Barring injury he’s played himself [...]

Duke vs. UNC Preview

I’m sure your well aware of this already but #3 North Carolina (21-2, 7-2) heads down the road to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on #5 Duke (20-3,7-2) tonight. Both teams are currently tied for 1st in the ACC and as usual this should be a great game. Spread: UNC -1.5 Probable Starters Duke G: [...]

Shot of Jack v2.10 & What’s on Tap

Jeremy Lusk has died of injuries he sustained in a crash at a freestyle motocross event in Costa Rica. So let me first begin by saying my deepest sympathy goes out to his family and friends.RIP Jeremy Lusk. I could now talk about A-Rod/Steroids…I don’t know about you guys but I’m sick of hearing about [...]

Steroids & MLB: Earth to Bud Selig

Spring training is just a few weeks away and once again steroids is the top story in baseball. I’m sick of talking about already but in case you missed it. Over the weekend it was leaked that A-Rod was one of 104 players that tested positive for steroids in 2003. So now many people are [...]