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How Much Will Jean Sebastien Giguere Play for the Colorado Avalanche this Season?
Jean Sebastien Giguere has just signed a two year extension with the Colorado Avalanche. This means that both Giguere and Semyon Varlamov are under contract through the 2013-2014 season. Is it safe to assume that Giguere’s role as a backup goaltender will remain obvious? He’s only a few years removed from being considered one of [...]
TweetOlympic Sprinter Jeff Demps Agrees To Deal With New England Patriots
Jeff Demps had a great Olympics and now he looks to have a great football season. The New England Patriots have agreed to a deal with the silver medalist. Demps played his college ball at Florida and he looks to be a pretty big weapon for the Patriots going forward. If there is a team [...]
TweetLos Angeles Lakers: 5 Reasons Why 2013 Will Not Be The Same as 2004
Immediately after the Los Angeles Lakers completed the four-team blockbuster deal that landed them superstar center Dwight Howard, the comparisons between the 2012-2013 team, and the 2003-2004 team, which lost in the NBA finals to the Detroit Pistons, began. But the inevitable comparisons, made by media outlets everywhere, are really just a sign of laziness on the part of those who do [...]
TweetFan Dies After Collapsing At Toronto Blue Jays Game Thursday Night
The Thursday night matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox quickly turned away from baseball. Late in the game, a fan collapsed at the game and was brought to a local hospital after attempts to revive at the stadium were ineffective. After attempts to revive the man at the hospital failed, he [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Was Melky Cabrera’s Failed Test Leaked Last Month?
Yesterday’s disappointing news of San Francisco Giant Melky Cabrera’s field drug as a result of testosterone use was a punch in the gut to say the least for MLB. Cabrera’s 50-game suspension is a reminder to all baseball fans that the game has not completely detached itself from the so-called steroid era. It is now [...]
TweetDid Melky Cabrera’s Positive Test Occur Before the All-Star Game?
On Wednesday, San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera received a 50-game suspension for failing the league’s substance abuse policy. Obviously, this is just another case for all of the controversy surrounding baseball players connected with PEDS—but Cabrera’s incident may end up being one of the most controversial of all. Even though the suspension was announced [...]
TweetRant Sports NCAAB Season Preview: Top 5 Freshmen to Watch-Big 12
The Big 12 season should be full of action, with the pack closing the game from perennial power Kansas. There are some great impact freshmen coming into the conference that could make an immediate impact. Here is part of our Rant Sports NCAAB Season Preview: Top 5 Freshmen to Watch-Big 12. 1. Isaiah Austin – [...]
TweetMLB Can Only Blame Themselves for the Melky Cabrera Controversy
You would think when a MLB player tests positive for performance enhancing drugs, gets suspended, and comes clean about it publicly, there would be little or no controversy. But when you are dealing with professional sport’s least progressive league, all bets are off. Reports have now surfaced that the positive test on San Francisco Giants [...]
TweetRant Sports NCAAB Season Preview: Top 5 Freshmen to Watch in Pac-12
In preparation for the 2012-13 season, the college basketball staff here at Rant Sports will be running through a number of player and team breakdowns from now until the start of the season. The college basketball season is quickly approaching and with it comes the debut of some of the highly regarded freshmen of the 2012 class. [...]
TweetUSA vs Mexico: Michael Orozco Fiscal’s Goal Stuns Gold-Medal Champion El Tri, 1-0
Whenever the United States and Mexico meet in soccer, it is anything but friendly. Thanks to Michael Orozco Fiscal’s late goal, the tense rivalry between the two neighbors is more intense than ever. Fiscal, who plays in Mexico for Mexican club San Luis, scored on a pass from Terrance Boyd and past El Tri goalkeeper [...]
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