It’s going to be a big season for the Oakland Raiders, who must prove that the franchise is on the mend after several seasons of mediocrity. One way they can move in the right direction is by upgrading the passing game, and they need 2012 fifth-rounder Juron Criner to produce in order to do so. [...]
The Detroit Red Wings looked like a team that was severely outmatched in the first game of their second round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks. On Saturday, the tables turned and it was the Blackhawks who looked outmatched by a Red Wings team that got another great game from goaltender Jimmy Howard and a [...]
On a rain-soaked day at Turner Field, in which there was a rain delay for more than two hours, starting pitcher Mike Minor seemed unfazed by the elements. Minor continued his excellent work on the 2013 MLB season by going six innings, in which he allowed three hits and two earned runs, while striking out [...]
When Derrick Rose was going through his NBA MVP year in the 2010-2011 season, the Chicago Bulls were a great team, but they were still largely feeling each other out. They hadn’t fully developed a rapport as a team and most of the team was still developing into their roles as professional basketball players in [...]
Surprisingly, the debate continues to rage on about whether the SEC or the Big 12 is the toughest conference in college football. While the people on the Big 12 side of the fence use statistics to justify their position, the SEC has captured the last seven national championships, which would seemingly end the conversation. So, [...]
The LSU Tigers ended the 2012-13 season with a loss to the Florida Gators in the SEC tournament. The Tigers probably feel ignored by the NIT selection committee because they clearly deserved a bid in the tournament. However, next year LSU will be one of the more dangerous teams in the SEC. The Tigers are [...]
Rap superstar Jay-Z recently started his own sports management company called “Roc Nation,” and it has attracted quite the attention as of late. One of his newest, big name clients is recently graduated Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins. The former McDonald’s All-American played college ball at Notre Dame and was selected as the third overall [...]
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 [...]
After a somewhat down 2012 fantasy baseball season, Toronto Blue Jays OF Jose Bautista had his share of his critics this year. However, Joey Batts has finally come out of the Witness Protection Program and has shown the fantasy community that he is ready to start putting up some real fantasy numbers again. The perianal [...]
The transfer rumors regarding 27-year-old, Wayne Rooney are now in full swing as the latest news is that Europa League champions, Chelsea want Manchester United to name their price for the former Everton striker. Having submitted a transfer request – with this news being confirmed by now former manager, Sir Alex Ferguson - Rooney has been linked with the likes of Paris Saint Germain, Real Madrid, [...]
Joe Gibbs Racing has shown its prowess in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series more than ever over the course of this season so far. The young star of JGR, Rowdy Kyle Busch, has found his way back to victory lane twice this year, first at Auto Club Speedway then at Texas Motor Speedway. Both victories for Busch came as a sweep after he [...]
It was Kyle Busch‘s race to win or lose all night at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Bojangles Southern 500. His brother Kurt Busch started on the pole in his Furniture Row Racing car, but after leading over 60 laps, the younger brother took over in his Joe Gibbs Racing machine. After Kyle took the [...]
Most people counted Denny Hamlin out of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this year after his accident at Auto Club Speedway that crushed his vertebra. The injury kept him out of the car for a handful of races while first Mark Martin then Brian Vickers filled in for him. At Talladega Superspeedway, Hamlin [...]
The biggest driver move this offseason was Matt Kenseth, 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, moving to Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2013 season. Kenseth has always been a contender and does have that championship on his record (not quite as respected since he was able to win it without a single victory throughout the [...]
Kyle Busch continues his dominance over the NASCAR Nationwide Series after another win at Darlington Friday night. Busch took the checkered flag for a fifth time in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series VFW Sport Clips Name A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway when he took the lead away from Joey Logano with 18 laps to [...]
As NASCAR heads to the track too tough to tame, it seems fitting that the grueling race would feature a long-awaited return from a devastating injury. Denny Hamlin plans to return on the very track that has seen both bent chassis and broken bones in its heralded history. It seems fitting that Hamlin would return to full-race action sooner [...]
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 [...]
Denny Hamlin has had one of the worst journeys that a racecar driver could have to start a season. Hamlin was injured in a final lap crash at the Auto Club Speedway in a duel with Joey Logano. Hamlin’s car slammed into the inside barriers of the track which weren’t protected by the SAFER Barrier’s which are only on [...]
Its been a rough four weeks for NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin. At the conclusion of the Auto Club 400, he was sent into the inside wall by rival Joey Logano then suffered a crushed vertebrae that has kept the championship contender cooling on his heels and out of the race car. While he has been [...]
