John Ciccarelli

May 22, 2007

The NBA Draft Lottery: The Reward for Being Awful

By John Ciccarelli

If you scrape the bottom of the NBA barrel, you are guaranteed to find the Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.

May 15, 2007

The Legacy of Big Shot Rob Keeps on Growing

By John Ciccarelli

Some guys collect baseball cards.

May 8, 2007

Twelve Years of Suffering Makes It That Much More Special

By John Ciccarelli

America loves a feel-good story. Well, America, meet the Golden State Warriors.

May 1, 2007

Sometimes You Just Cannot Say No

By John Ciccarelli

The good name of Major League Baseball has been shot. It all started back with the MLB strike in 1994.

April 24, 2007

2007 NBA Playoffs: Saying Bye to Some Childhood Friends

By John Ciccarelli

As the 2007 NBA Playoffs kicked off this past weekend, I came to a few uncomfortable realizations.

April 17, 2007

The Making of the Perfect MLB Fantasy Team: Part Two

By John Ciccarelli

In my first installment, you were prepped for what to avoid when drafting a Major League Baseball fantasy team.

April 10, 2007

The Making of the Perfect MLB Fantasy Team: Part One

By John Ciccarelli

When April rolls around, you can either choose to view it as "that stressful month when the taxes are due" or as "that blissful month when America's pastime officially gets underway."

March 8, 2007

How To Fill Out the Winning March Madness Bracket

By John Ciccarelli

When March rolls around, there is a noticeable dry spell in professional sports.

February 27, 2007

How to Defeat Tiger Woods on the Golf Course

By John Ciccarelli

This is a memo to all PGA golfers who are wondering how to beat a man who has won 12 Major Championships before the age of 32 and is the only golfer to ever hold all four Major Championships at the same time.

February 21, 2007

How To Spot a Bandwagon Fan

By John Ciccarelli

For every true sports fan who lives and dies with each thrilling and gut-wrenching game his team endures throughout the season, there is a bandwagon fan who basks in the glory of a team's victory, but only after that tea...

February 13, 2007

How To Draft a Championship NBA Fantasy Basketball Team, Part 3

By John Ciccarelli

In the first part of this winning formula, I unveiled the Ferrari to you. In the second part, I handed over the keys. Now, after you finish reading this last installment, you'll be ready to get behind the wheel and start...

February 6, 2007

How to Draft a Championship NBA Fantasy Basketball Team, Part II

By John Ciccarelli

If you've read part one of this column (Daily Nexus, Jan. 30), you probably think you have an NBA fantasy draft all figured out - well, Walter Cronkite, I've got news for you: You don't.

January 30, 2007

How To Draft a Championship NBA Fantasy Basketball Team, Part I

By John Ciccarelli

For nearly six months every year, college students everywhere have the privilege of being the general managers of a National Basketball Association franchise - a fantasy NBA franchise, that is. I have taken it upon mysel...