When I released my top 20 players for the 2014 NFL draft, I took a considerable amount of criticism for having Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd as my top prospect. But, I’ve done this sort of thing for more than a decade and I’m fine with criticism. I simply go on what I see, what I [...]
With the Vancouver Canucks being swept out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by the San Jose Sharks and their failing to win a Stanley Cup in five straight seasons, there will be a lot of necessary moves that need to be made in the off-season. Some moves are obvious while others [...]
The Oakland Athletics will return home to open a series with the Texas Rangers on Monday night — and they’re probably pretty happy to get off the road. After dropping Sunday’s game with the Seattle Mariners 6-1 (and losing two out of three over the weekend), the A’s finished a road trip through New York, [...]
Throughout the regular season, guard Gary Neal provided the San Antonio Spurs with scoring punch off the bench from the perimeter. But so far in their second round series against the Golden State Warriors Neal has been held in check. If he doesn’t start to produce soon, the Spurs may find themselves eliminated in the [...]
Big-time college football is an athletic department’s moneymaker, but it’s also the costliest program to maintain. When a football program struggles to the extent Colorado‘s did over the last several seasons, the entire athletic department feels the pain of the lost revenue and the drain on resources. The Buffaloes haven’t had a winning season [...]
Former Wake Forest Demon Deacon Chase Fischer will be transferring to the BYU Cougars, according to KSL.com. Fischer surprisingly received way less minutes this past season (14.2 MPG) as compared to his freshman year (26.1 MPG). With that much of a decline in playing time, you can’t really blame Fischer from wanting to transfer. Fischer [...]
Despite some nasty weather causing delays, there was plenty of excitement from Saturday’s round of the Players Championship as David Lingmerth heads into Sunday as the leader at 12 under par. Lingmerth’s solid performance has given him a two-stroke lead heading into Sunday, but it was the exchange of words between Tiger Woods and Sergio [...]
In what can best be classified as taking the best player available regardless of need, the Philadelphia Eagles used the first pick in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft on USC quarterback Matt Barkley. Barkley joins Michael Vick, Nick Foles and Dennis Dixon on the current depth chart under new [...]
Brazilian international winger and Santos starlet Neymar may be joining Barcelona in the summer. The young man has plenty of skill, speed, intelligence, and an unmistakable knack for scoring goals. He has true talent that can not be doubted. However, what can be doubted is his decision-making at times. There were times in Brazil when he would [...]
Matt Kenseth, driver of Joe Gibbs Racing, won the 64th Annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 but his teammate Kyle Busch lead a race leading and dominating 265 of 367 laps. Kurt Busch started the race on the pole and proceeded to lead the first 51 laps during one of the longest green flag runs at Darlington. [...]
This week the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series goes to the “Lady in Black”, the Darlington Raceway for the annual Bojangles’ Southern 500. Kurt Busch won the pole for this week’s race and a spot in next year’s preseason race the Sprint Unlimited. He will lead the field to green tonight. Friday night the Sprint Cup [...]
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 [...]
NASCAR has made its way to the lady in black at Darlington Raceway, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series will have its turn Friday night with Kyle Busch leading the field to the green flag. Busch won the pole for the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 when he posted a qualifying lap of 172.584 [...]
This weekend, NASCAR heads to Darlington Raceway, otherwise known affectionately as the Lady in Black, for the Bojangles Southern 500. Coming into this race weekend, Kyle Busch has had a streak of three weeks of terrible finishes. At Kansas Speedway , Busch’s Achilles’ Heel, he wrecked after colliding with ex-Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano. Then at [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Redemption doesn’t come easy, especially not in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Series veteran and 2004 NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch has been on this long hard road to redemption for a season now. Busch now drives for Furniture Row Racing after being let go from Penske Racing because even Roger Penske couldn’t defend his behavior anymore. [...]
