Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen was honored by the Mizel Institute with the Community Enrichment Award on Wednesday night for his philanthropic activities. There’s no doubt that Bowlen has been great for the Colorado community, but he is also one of the best owners in all of sports. Bowlen is entering his 30th year as [...]
What can I say about the Chicago Blackhawks loss on Monday that hasn’t already been said? I can condense it into four words: that game was trash. The Detroit Red Wings outmuscled them and tossed them around. Patrick Kane scored the lone Blackhawks goal, but even that came from what many feel was a missed [...]
Despite the fact that they are one of the best teams in Major League Baseball, the Atlanta Braves have experienced an injury-riddled first couple of months of the season. Not only are several of Atlanta’s most reliable relievers currently on the disabled list, with two of them — left-handers Jonny Venters and Eric O’Flaherty – out for the [...]
The New York Knicks may have been the hottest team in the entire league in the final month leading up to the NBA Playoffs. Their offense was clicking on all cylinders, averaging 103.8 points per game while converting on 47.2 percent of their field goal attempts and 40 percent of their three-point attempts in April. [...]
Alabama freshman O.J. Howard is the prototype for the new breed of big, fast, athletic specimens at tight end and will have the biggest impact of any freshman for Nick Saban’s team in 2013. The 6-6, 225-pound Howard was the No. 1 ranked player at his position by both Rivals and 247Sports and will have [...]
Cincinnati Bearcats’ Sean Kilpatrick was in beast mode in the 2012-14 college basketball season, but can he be even better in the upcoming season? First off, it will be hard for Kilpatrick to average more points than he did this past season, where he put up 17 points game. Who knows if he will [...]
In what will certainly click as the most bizarre story of the day — a Houston Astros‘ snow cone vendor was fired on Thursday morning when he brought the snow cones into the toilet stall with him during the team’s home contest on Wednesday. I know shocking, right? First off, what was this man thinking? [...]
Rivalries in the NHL Playoffs are interesting because some of the older ones are always going to garner attention while developing new ones seem to be taking the game by storm these days. Everyone recognizes the original six rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings as the two are doing battle yet again [...]
Among all the closers this fantasy baseball season, Seattle Mariners RP Tom Wilhelmsen has been perhaps the most consistent hurler in the ninth inning. The position has seen several different players lose their jobs in recent weeks, so it is surprising to see some positional consistently coming out of Seattle of all places. However, Wilhelmsen hasn’t [...]
It is no surprise that Manchester United has made a typically wise decision in giving Rio Ferdinand a new one-year contract at the club. It is not a rare sight in the modern game to see older heads being shipped out of a club with eyes fully set on the future, but United has again [...]
After yet another pit-stop plagued race, Formula 1 tire manufacturer Pirelli announced it would be making drastic changes regarding its tire compounds beginning at the Canadian Grand Prix next month, with the 2013 compound being scrapped in favor of a hybrid of Pirelli’s even harder compound from 2011 and 2013, with some 2013 compound integrity [...]
Fernando Alonso scored his second victory of the 2013 Formula 1 season with a win at his native Spanish Grand Prix. Alonso led the charge en route to a double podium for Scuderia Ferrari with his teammate Felipe Massa finishing the day in P3. Alonso worked his way past Kimi Raikkonen and then Lewis Hamilton [...]
After the second two week hiatus of 2013 Formula 1 is back in action, and for the second time in a row Nico Rosberg has snagged the pole position during qualifying. Rosberg took P1 for the Spanish Grand Prix on the strength of a 1:20.718 lap in Barcelona. Rosberg is hoping to find a race [...]
The 2013 Formula 1 season is now four races old and the picture is becoming clearer as to how the season is going to shape up. The top four drivers from the end of 2012 are still leading the pack, though in a slightly different order, and it looks like those will be the dominant [...]
It has been over two weeks since the last Formula 1 race, the Malaysia Grand Prix, was run but at long last the wait is almost over and the cars will soon be back on the track. With the opening practice session of the Chinese Grand Prix only a few days out, here are some [...]
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel once again found himself atop the podium, winning the Grand Prix of Malaysia, his first win of the young season. This was a truly amazing grand prix, with weather strategy, and some of the fastest drivers in the field bowing out from mechanical failures. Right from the get-go, Spanish driver [...]
Sabastian Vettel was dominant on Saturday, topping the time sheets for the final practice session and grabbing the pole position in qualifying for the Formula 1 Malaysia Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing had a strong showing overall as Vettel’s team mate Mark Webber qualified fifth. Red Bull was very fast in practice and qualifying last [...]
McLaren had high hopes coming into the 2013 Formula 1 season, but thus far has failed to impress. The team has paired a popular younger driver with a crafty veteran and has strapped them into a car that was supposed to help the Woking, UK based team jockey for both championships. That car, the Mercedes-powered [...]
For the second day in a row, the big story of the final round of pre-season Formula 1 testing developed off of the track in Barcelona. Marussia F1 Team has announced that Jules Bianchi will be replacing Luiz Razia as team mate to Max Chilton. The team had been at odds with Razia for seemingly [...]
Thursday morning Vodafone McLaren Mercedes whipped back the cover on their newest Formula 1 machine, the Mercedes-powered MP4-28. Drivers Jenson Button and McLaren newcomer Sergio Perez were on hand for the event. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of McLaren’s involvement in F1, so the unveiling had a bit of an extra festive feeling to it. [...]
