Heyward Wall

Heyward Wall is a lifelong sports junkie who uses his obsession to succeed at fantasy sports, annoy his wife, and in jurisdictions where it is legal, participate in sports wagering. Having received a bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1993 and a law degree from UNC in 1998, Heyward has lived both sides of the greatest rivalry in college hoops, and currently practices law in the Raleigh area.

Articles by this Author

Defending Danny Ainge

By Heyward Wall
Published 07/1/2007
Pro Basketball (NBA)
Rating: Unrated

The popular thing to do the past few days is to bash Danny Ainge and the Celtics for making the trade that brought Ray Allen to Boston. I'm going to take the opposite position, and also provide Mr. Ainge with some ideas for his next move.

Yankees Go Home

By Heyward Wall
Published 07/4/2007
Pro Baseball (MLB)
Rating: Unrated

Mark it down now. It's going to happen. Between now and the trading deadline, the New York Yankees are going make a deal for yet another power hitter or aging pitcher. And, as usual for the Yanks, it's going to be a mistake.

MLB Playoff Preview

By Heyward Wall
Published 10/2/2007
Pro Baseball (MLB)
Rating: Unrated

Now that we actually know which four teams will be participating in the National League Divisional Series, we can try and figure out which two teams will advance to the League Championship Series.

5 NBA Trades For Your Consideration

By Heyward Wall
Published 10/29/2007
Pro Basketball (NBA)
Rating: Unrated

With the NBA season tipping off Tuesday night, and lots of talk about disgruntled players looking to be traded out of their current situations, Blickees writer Heyward Wall came up with a few trades that might help both teams involved. Here are 5 trades that just might make sense.

ACC Hoops Preview

By Heyward Wall
Published 11/12/2007
College Basketball (NCAA)
Rating: Unrated

With the season getting started around the nation, it's time to start talking seriously about college basketball. Living in the heart of ACC country, I'm starting with a preview of that conference first.

Blogs by this Author

For Amusement Only - Dec. 1-2

By Heyward Wall
Published 12/1/2007

The blog took a one-week hiatus for Thanksgiving, but the previous week was the best of the year so far. The results were 2-1 in the NFL, 2-2 in college hoops, 2-0 in ...

For Amusement Only, Nov. 16-19

By Heyward Wall
Published 11/16/2007

If you lived somewhere you could legally gamble on sports, and you played every game in last week's blog for the same amount, you would have ended up ahead for the weekend, ...

For Amusement Only - Nov. 9-11

By Heyward Wall
Published 11/9/2007

I ended up basically treading water last weekend overall, but pulled off a winning week in the NFL which I desperately needed. With NBA and college basketball coming o...

For Amusement Only - Nov. 1-4

By Heyward Wall
Published 11/1/2007

After a really lame performance last weekend, I'm back to try and redeem myself. Baseball season is finally over and basketball season is just getting started. As always, read the discla...

For Amusement Only - Oct. 25-28

By Heyward Wall
Published 10/25/2007

After a one-week hiatus because I didn't have time to put the picks together in blog form in time to do anybody any good, I'm back with some educated sports wagering guesses. Read th...

For Amusement Only - Oct. 12-14

By Heyward Wall
Published 10/12/2007

Please read the disclaimers in last Thursday's blog; this entry should not be construed as encouragement to do anything illegal, it's just for fun. A big week in the MLB playoffs last we...

For Amusement Only - Weekend Edition

By Heyward Wall
Published 10/5/2007

Please read the disclaimers in yesterday's blog; this entry should not be construed as encouragement to do anything ille...

For Amusement Only

By Heyward Wall
Published 10/4/2007

OK, from time to time, I'm going to try and post sports wagering picks for those of you out there who might be interested in t...

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