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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011, 9:58 pm
LSU’s Peterson should be first cornerback taken No. 1 overall in modern era
By Lucas Thomas

Few sporting events annually carry the ambiguity and anticipation of the NFL Draft. Each March, about a month before the draft, a variety of names begins to emerge as potential candidates for the No. 1 overall …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 11:26 pm in Sports
Second generation Yankees owners falter with players
By Lucas Thomas

New York Yankees part owner and Senior Vice President Hank Steinbrenner needs to chill out. He is trying way too hard to be his father. It’s obvious by the way his players have responded to his …


Sunday, February 20th, 2011, 9:50 pm in Sports
By Lucas Thomas

Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera is once again in the news for alcohol-related problems. The Tigers’ perennial MVP candidate was arrested last week for drunk driving, and sports writers across America have opined about what it means …


Sunday, February 13th, 2011, 9:51 pm in Sports
By Lucas Thomas

The situation with first baseman Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals is a textbook example of why being a front office executive for a professional sports team is one of the least enviable great jobs …


Sunday, February 13th, 2011, 9:48 pm in Sports
By Lucas Thomas

NFL Draft — the most of any position.
This trend reflects a shift in emphasis and the growing importance of being able to throw the football. Also reflective of that trend is the fact that the …


Sunday, February 6th, 2011, 11:47 pm in Sports
Lockout seems plausible given large discrepancies between owners and players
By Lucas Thomas

Overshadowed by the Super Bowl and the recent Hall of Fame class is the NFL’s doomsday clock, which is now approaching — well, I don’t know how doomsday clocks work, so I’ll just say T-minus 26 …


Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, 11:03 pm in Sports
Black Bears drops 7 straight in AEC
By Lucas Thomas

The University of Maine women’s basketball team out-played top-ranked and undefeated Boston University for the last 30 minutes of Tuesday night’s game.
Unfortunately for the home team, the first 10 minutes were highlighted by the Terriers’ …


Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, 11:00 pm in Sports
By Lucas Thomas

Super Bowl XLV is only a few days away.
Maybe, just maybe, someday my squad — the Miami Dolphins — will play for the Lombardi Trophy. I can’t imagine what the feeling will be like. I …


Sunday, January 30th, 2011, 10:30 pm in Sports
By Lucas Thomas

A few nights ago I was getting wild, playing board games with a few of my boys and inevitably, we came to the point in the night when it was time to debate some sports-related topic. …


Sunday, January 23rd, 2011, 10:49 pm in Sports
By Lucas Thomas

The Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers squared off in Super Bowl 37 in what some people called “The Pirate Bowl.”
The game was the first Super Bowl in league history to feature the league’s No. …