Mike Nolan fired

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Well that didn’t take long. According to Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com, Mike Nolan has been fired by the 49ers.
It is assumed that Mike Singletary will take over as head coach.

In Coaches, Football, Transactions October 20, 2008

Flip flopped?

By Perry | 2 Comments

The Detroit Pistons announced today that they parted ways with coach Flip Saunders.
“Decisions like this are difficult to make, especially with the success we have had throughout the last three regular seasons,” President of basketball operations Joe Dumars said in a statement. “However, at this time, I feel it is necessary to make a change.”
ESPN’s [...]

In Basketball, Coaches, Hired/Fired June 3, 2008

OTR Salutes ‘barry,’ Fan Of The Year

By Perry | 24 Comments

We can’t ignore the overwhelming support we are receiving from our biggest fan ‘barry.’ He is one of the main reasons that OTR is able to keep it going. His brilliant posting on comments and the respect he gives Micah and I is second to none. Furthermore, without hesitation we are giving [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Golf, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Poker, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Tennis, Trades, Transactions May 2, 2008

Unfair May Be Fair as Genetics Conflate Steroids

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I found this very interesting article on Bloomberg.com that is a must read. Before you click over and read it, let me provide an excerpt:
“Discoveries in genetics, physiology and nanotechnology are creating new challenges to definitions of cheating. Sports executives including Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay and former World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Golf, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Poker, Racing, Scandal, Soccer, Tennis, Transactions, Uncategorized April 30, 2008

Michael Jordan announces Larry Brown as head coach

By Micah Warren | 2 Comments

Larry Brown is now the official team wrecker head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats.
“How are you going to say no to Michael?” Brown said. “I’ve known him a long time. The things he stands for have made our game better. There’s no way I could say no to him. It was a pretty easy decision [...]

In Basketball, Coaches, Hired/Fired, Transactions April 29, 2008

Andy Reid talks

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PhiladelphiaEagles.com actually has a nice interview with Andy Reid. Nothing earth-shattering, but thought we’d post.

In Coaches, Football April 2, 2008

Sam Cassell wants to coach

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Sam Cassell may be done after this season, but not really. He and Boston Celtics’ head coach Doc Rivers seem to have a mutual interest in Cassell joining his coaching staff apres the 2008 season.
“Basketball is my passion,” Cassell said. “With me, you like to get paid for what you do, but this is [...]

In Basketball, Coaches March 30, 2008

Perry’s Mailbag: Letters From Famous People

By Perry | 1 Comment

An odd thing happened over the past couple weeks. Famous people affiliated with sports (players, coaches, and analysts), started emailing me with questions and comments. It seems our fan base has spread across this great nation. I know all of you are pretty anxious to see exactly who emailed me, so let’s [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Perry's Mailbag, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Trades, Transactions March 24, 2008

Big changes coming to Off The Record

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We’ve received a bunch of emails complaining that OTR wasn’t long enough and didn’t display enough stories. People were upset that they had to click the “Archives” button to see the stuff they missed. Well, your whiny complaints have been heard! We expanded our home page of the blog to include the [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Fantasy, Football, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Make your own photo caption, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Perry Dollars, Perry's Mailbag, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Trades, Transactions, Uncategorized March 14, 2008

Perry’s Mailbag: Coming Soon To A Friday Near You

By Perry | 1 Comment

I want to apologize for not getting Perry’s Mailbag up last Friday, especially to one of OTR’s dearest fans Lindsey. As most of you know, I was following the Asante Samuel story in Boston on Thursday night and continued my hot pursuit all day Friday until the early evening press conference around 5:00pm EST that [...]

Check the archives!

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I’ve been getting a ton of emails about how so much of the content goes off the main blog page so quickly because of new content. “My friend told me to check you’re stupid site because of some Brady Quinn gay story and nwo I can’t find it,” said one. Wow, that was [...]

In Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Coaches, Draft Picks, ESPN, Football, Hired/Fired, Hockey, Injuries, Media, NASCAR, NCAA, Olympics, Perry's Mailbag, Racing, Released/Waived, Scandal, Signings, Soccer, Trades, Transactions February 15, 2008

New Feature Alert!: Perry’s Mailbag

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Off the Record has a new feature, and it’s called Perry’s Mailbag. You can now email me directly with your thoughts on my sports opinions or just about anything you want. While I can’t answer every email, I will be addressing some of them on Off the Record. So, email away!
mperry_77@hotmail.com

Larry Brown Says Knicks Had Spies

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Former New York Knicks coach Larry Brown says that the New York Knicks had “spies throughout the arena.” To say his one year coaching the Knicks during the 05-06 season didn’t go well would be an understatement. He got in trouble for conducting interviews without a PR official present. He got in [...]

In Basketball, Coaches January 23, 2008

Falcons Want to Hire Jags Defensive Coordinator Mike Smith

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Apparently, even if you have a horrendous gameplan in the playoffs, you can still advance in your career. ESPN’s Michael Smith is reporting that the Falcons are leaning towards hiring Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith as their head coach. Smith was the guy who thought if he stopped Randy Moss that he would [...]

In Coaches, Football, Hired/Fired, Transactions January 23, 2008