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Rivers Wants Out?

macmilton — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:13:41 +0000

With LT getting his new deal in San Diego, tensions have started to boil. This story has been on the down-low ever since Tomlinson’s contract was signed but started to come out on draft weekend. According to a source close to the situation, QB Phillip Rivers has been asking for a trade. It appears to be a “he goes or I go” situation. Rumors that LT and Rivers are not very close seem to be solidified by this chatter.

Paulus Press Conference

macmilton — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:39:04 +0000

Greg Paulus will hold a press conference today around 10am to discuss his post basketball intentions. According to sources, he will not be making any announcements about his specific decisions for future endeavors. It is unclear exactly what the press conference will involve other then a question and answer session. Stay tuned…

Duke coach offers Paulus tryout as a receiver

macmilton — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:21:21 +0000

Duke coach offers Paulus tryout as a receiver

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Paulus Mania

macmilton — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:54:04 +0000

Duke point guard Greg Paulus keeps getting his name thrown around these days. First, the Green Bay Packers requested a workout last week. Now Paulus has met with Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez about joining the Wolverines football team. Paulus could transfer without sitting out and considering the QB situation at Michigan, he could play immediately. More to come on this….

Draft Bubble

macmilton — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:07:16 +0000

Here is an update on players leaving, staying or swaying.

Ty Lawson – No official announcement but gone

Wayne Ellington – See above

Ed Davis – Returning for Sophomore season

Will Graves – Just kidding!

Gerald Henderson – Nothing official but rumored to be interviewing agents

Kyle Singler – Says he is returning for Junior season

James Johnson – Gone. Has hired Dan Tobin and Thad Foucher of Wasserman Media Group as his agents

Jeff Teague – Testing the waters. He is gone if projected top 10

Al-Farouq Aminu – Says he will return for Sophomore season but there are still doubters

Greivis Vasquez – Will test the waters

Brandon Costner – Gone. Has officially declared

Trevor Booker – Has announced he will return for his Senior season

Sylven Landesberg – Returning for Sophomore season

Solomon Alabi – Expected to return

Gani Lawal – Expected to return

Aminu Says No

macmilton — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:34:12 +0000

Al-Farouq Aminu has decided to return for his Sophomore season at Wake Forest. Although projected highly in most mock drafts, Aminu will be back for at least one more year with the Deacons. With his teammates James Johnson and Jeff Teague already declaring, Aminu should have plenty of opportunities to develop the outside touch that we have yet to see. Teague has not hired an agent and may still return to Wake for the 2009-2010 season.

Paulus NFL Bound?

macmilton — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:19:56 +0000

According to reports, Greg Paulus of the Duke Blue Devils basketball team, has worked out for the Green Bay Packers. Paulus was a four-time all-state football player in New York during his high school days. The Packers must have noticed how well Paulus performed on the bench this past season and thought he could be a great addition to theirs. More to come on this story in the near future.

John Wall Update

macmilton — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:50:40 +0000

Wall looked good in the Nike Hoops Summit with 13 and 11 in a losing effort. As for where he will play his one year of college ball, I got nothing.

Heel stay

macmilton — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:47:13 +0000

Ed Davis has announced his intentions to stay at UNC for at least one more year. Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington could not be reached for comment.

Will I Stay or Will I Go Now

macmilton — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:42:14 +0000

ACC basketball could get turned upside down over the next few weeks. The NBA draft deadline is quickly approaching and the “mocks” are taking over the news-wire.

Several players have their minds made up. Some still sit and ponder while the experts give their expert information. Other student-athletes don’t have a choice because their time is done. Yes, Tyler you must go! Your eligibility is up and you really have to leave this time.

Do you remember the good ole days? No, not those days where students stayed four years with complete disregard to draft mocking. I’m talking about the days when we not only worried about who would leave early but who was going to completely bypass college for a finer institution of learning called the NBA. I know, it was just a couple of years ago but it sounded good. Just wondering about which freshmen, sophomores and juniors will bolt seems boring when compared. Having your #1 recruiting class loaded full of McD’s who are trying to decide between carrying a checkbook or a textbook, now that was fun.

Regardless of whether you like guys leaving early or not, most will admit that this time of year is intriguing. With coaches going from the unicorn to the lion and athletes making a mad dash for cash, there really is no such thing as an off-season anymore. It’s what keeps us sport junkies going until baseball reaches full swing and football kicks off. We’ll take what we can get. Not that we had a choice anyway because we’re not going anywhere and our decision is final.