The New York Jets have one of the most interesting situations heading into training camp as nobody knows what to expect from the quarterback position. At the moment, it’s safe to say the starting job is Mark Sanchez‘s to lose and now that David Garrard is out of the picture–should the former first-round pick be [...]
It’s no secret the Ottawa Senators want to play with an edge. But their physicality could end up backfiring, resulting in stupid, costly penalties. That was certainly what happened in Friday night’s 4-3 loss to the seemingly unstoppable Pittsburgh Penguins. After seeing the Penguins vault out to an early 2-0 lead, the Senators likely wondered if this game [...]
I remember a player from the 1980s named Bob Horner that always looked like he was about to get a big hit. The Kansas City Royals of current day have someone like that in star DH Billy Butler. Butler has led the charge as the Royals begin to heat up again and make a run [...]
The Charlotte Bobcats have started the process of changing their name back to “Hornets,” according to CBSSports.com’s Will Brinson. There is currently no timetable as to when the change will be made, but Adam Silver, David Stern’s replacement as commissioner of the NBA, made it clear that a name change would take around 18 months to process. Silver told season-ticket holders re-acquiring [...]
Coming off a 2012 season that would have seen a trip to the ACC Championship Game had it not been for sanctions preventing that from occurring, there’s a lot of buzz surrounding the North Carolina Tar Heels football program heading into 2013. The bulk of that buzz is mainly due to the fact that the [...]
Kyle Wiltjer will be a junior in the 2013-14 college basketball season for the Kentucky Wildcats. With so much talent coming in, can Wiltjer be a leader for this team? Although Wiltjer will be a veteran, it may be hard for him to get playing time. It’s not like John Calipari is just going to [...]
Let’s be honest–Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is living the dream at the moment as he’s sitting on top of the college football world after winning the Heisman last year. Manziel’s celebrity status has taken off over the last year as he’s become a national icon just about anywhere he goes and after he was [...]
Two years ago, Lucas Nogueira declared for the 2011 NBA Draft at the age of 18. However, it was a shaky decision and Nogueira eventually retracted his name from contention to better prepare himself for the professional level here in the United States. Now, at the age of 20, Nogueira is re-entering his name with [...]
It has been almost 14 years since an Atlético Madrid team defeated Real Madrid. In those years, they have played 25 times with Atlético Madrid failing to register a win in the Derby Madrileño. Yet the run of going winless against their bigger, richer and more attractive city rival came to an end on Friday night as Atlético [...]
This weekend the seemingly impossible happened when the Davids beat the Goliaths on the NASCAR track. David Ragan of Front Row Racing was able to pull out a surprise win in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway after getting a strong push from teammate David Gilliland. All day long the two dominant cars in the [...]
On Sunday when the rain began to pour on Talladega Superspeedway, the drivers of Penske Racing should have been hoping like race leader Carl Edwards that NASCAR would call the race. Edwards had begun on the pole for the Aaron’s 499 after qualifying was rained out, while new Penske driver Joey Logano started in fourth [...]
When NASCAR makes its way into Talladega Superspeedway, it’s always best to expect the unexpected. During the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series latest visit to one of the biggest tracks on the schedule, it was starting to turn into Talladega Nights — just not the Ricky Bobby story. In Sunday’s Aaron’s 499, it may have taken [...]
This weekend NASCAR made its way to Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron’s 499, which was the first race of the year at the restrictor plate track. The track is known for the draft as well as wild late race finishes. This year’s green-white-checkered finish certainly didn’t disappoint, but even before that the Big One hit [...]
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is at the Talladega Superspeedway this week for the Aaron’s 499. Here is some news and notes since qualifying. Sprint Cup Qualifying was rained out on Saturday so the field was set by owner’s points and first practice speeds. Carl Edwards will start the race from the pole position since [...]
Rain ruined qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. NASCAR rules state that when qualifying is rained out, the starting order will be determined by first practice speeds. This gives Roush-Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards the pole award for the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. Edwards’ pole award doesn’t count towards [...]
After a rough week for many drivers and steady Fantasy NASCAR contenders at Richmond International Raceway (Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski), the series heads to Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron’s 499. Fantasy NASCAR compared to other fantasy sports always has more of a luck based aspect as almost anything can happen on the [...]
Last week NASCAR was at Richmond International Raceway where Dale Earnhardt Jr. quietly finished the race in tenth place. This week NASCAR is at a race track that is at the other end of the spectrum. This week is the Aaron’s 499 from Talladega Superspeedway. The Talladega Superspeedway is the biggest and fastest track on [...]
The Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway is always a really exciting restrictor plate race. This one was exciting but relative to past Talladega races it was tame. Although the race started about 45 minutes late due to rain earlier in the morning and track drying activities, it finished only five minutes late. Continuing the trend [...]
