Today, I caught the tail end of Jack and Jackie Harbaugh (father and mother of the Harbowl brothers) doing a press conference to a room packed with ravenous reporters. Apologies to my Ranters for not catching the whole thing. (Hoping to go to Beyonce’s tomorrow so stay tuned folks). Much thanks to Gatorade for getting [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning set out on a mission to upgrade their defense this past offseason. They did just that, adding two veteran defensemen in Sami Salo and Matt Carle, who haven’t disappointed. Obviously joining a new team is never easy but both players, especially Salo, have handled the transition quite well. A former Vancouver [...]
The Seattle Mariners have been adding bats this offseason like they were going out of style. While many perceived that to mean that the team was happy with the projected rotation heading into 2013, it may have just meant the team was biding their time and looking for the right deal. With pitchers and catchers [...]
If ever the Indiana Pacers needed to win an NBA home game, it was Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons who had a reason to be distracted. Indiana had lost three straight on the road and returned home to face a Pistons team that found out Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye would not be in the [...]
The Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines tragicomedy as “a drama or a situation blending tragic and comic elements.” In my opinion, nothing could better describe the Manti Te’o hoax and the national freaking out that has gone along with it. This is both a comedy and a tragedy, and sadly it’s only been treated as a [...]
Trey Burke had a big game against Northwestern on Wednesday night. But he hopes he saves his very best for Saturday when No. 1 Michigan visits No. 3 Indiana in NCAA basketball action. Burke scored 18 points and had eight assists in a 68-46 win over the Wildcats. All attention keeps focusing on Satuday so it was in Burke’s favor to not [...]
According to USA Today, students from Sandy Hook Elementary School will be singing America the Beautiful during the Super Bowl XLVII pregame show. Alicia Keys is set to sing the National Anthem following the students. The NFL is flying 26 students and their families down to New Orleans this week in order to prepare [...]
The week leading up to Super Bowl XLVII has been quite exciting for members of the Baltimore Ravens considering all of the questions surrounding Ray Lewis being linked to PED. However, the argument can be made that Joe Flacco has found himself in a more difficult situation after making inappropriate comments about his feelings towards [...]
Last week, Philadelphia Union midfielder Brian Carroll was named the captain for the 2013 season. Last season, he was the captain for a few games while Carlos Valdes was playing for the Colombian National Team. Carroll is the right choice for captaincy. He is a great leader on and off the field and has the [...]
The Rolex 24 at Daytona is the Daytona 500 for the Grand-AM sports car series. Since NASCAR owns Grand-AM, many NASCAR drivers participate in this 24-hour endurance race which has grown to become one of the most iconic races in the world. Besides NASCAR drivers, drivers from all types of series including the IZOD INDY Car [...]
With the 2013 NASCAR season off to its unofficial start with testing sessions at Daytona and Charlotte, some drivers are getting their season started early in other competitions. The official start to the season begins with Speed weeks at Daytona International Speedway with the Sprint Unlimited, the Duels and the Daytona 500. This year some [...]
As the days to the 2013 NASCAR season-opener approaches, another opportunity for Michael Waltrip to race for another win is within reach. With the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season set to begin at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500, Waltrip will be making his return to the race. At the season opener, Waltrip [...]
Most teenagers don’t like to read books. Let’s face it, reading isn’t respected like it should be. However, after reading a book that involved the sport millions of fans are passionate about, it is honest to say that there are quite the amount of life-changing books in this world. NASCAR is a sport of marketing. [...]
Sharing a ride in 2012 went so well for the guys at Michael Waltrip Racing that for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season they will be doing it again Michael Waltrip Racing made the announcement on Friday that the team plans to have Mark Martin and Brian Vickers share time in the No.55 car [...]
After an eventful weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers and teams can wipe the blood off their wounds, and begin to heal those bruises that they may have received in the 24 car pileup on the last lap of Sunday’s race. As always, there was plenty of drama for the race fans to [...]
Stupidity. Immaturity. Popularity. All of this describes NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. This time, he is complaining about his failed efforts at Talladega this weekend. “If this is what we did every week I wouldn’t be doing it. I will just put it to you like that. If this is how we raced [...]
Where other NASCAR drivers were using a strategy of staying in the back to avoid problems, Matt Kenseth raced hard to stay at or near the front. Matt avoids the big one and goes on to win the race. Matt said, “Since the evolution of changing these cars and making them where we can pass [...]
What can anyone say about Brian Vickers’ NASCAR career? It’s been beyond crazy. The man nearly died because of a blood clot and the next year, the team he drove for, Red Bull Racing, shut down, leaving him without a ride for the 2012 season. Oh, and for those who didn’t know, he won the [...]
Mark Martin has been gone for quite some time but he will be returning to his No.55 car this upcoming weekend. Martin has been inactive in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series due to a partial race schedule. The cup veteran has been on a break since his last race at Michigan but will be returning [...]
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