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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Henry Signs With Red Bulls

The Signing:
MLS’s New York Red Bulls has just signed French star forward Thierry Henry and his debut will take place July 22 against the English Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspurs. Henry was the face of Arsenal in England and a scoring machine from 1999-2007 and was then transfered to Barcelona where he played up until his signing with the Red Bulls. His last season with Barca, Henry rarely started and was played quite sparingly. Recently he played in the World Cup for a very disappointing France team and, like for Barca, sat on the bench and was usually subbed in mid-2nd half only to not help the team score anyway, France only scored 1 goal in 3 games, and that was in their last

Friday, July 9, 2010

2010 NBA Free Agency Recap

          July 1, 2010 will officially go down as the most anticlimactic day in sports history. I guess people thought that as soon as the clock struck 12:01 AM, all their questions would be answered. Star players would immediately announce the team they intend to sign with and therefore, we wouldn’t have the drama that we have had for the past week and a half. But instead, the public saw absolutely nothing happen. I’m not disappointed, because I didn’t expect anything, but with all this hype for the past few years over this 1 day, it seemed like Y2K all over again.
Knicks
          With the official signing of Amar’e Stoudemire, the Knicks have a low post presence that they have missed since the Patrick Ewing days. Both on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor, Amar’e should be able to stake his claim down low and not only increase points in the paint on offense, but