Last season, one of the biggest surprises turned out to be Matt Flynn losing the starting job with the Seattle Seahawks to Russell Wilson–who played a key role in helping the team reach the playoffs last year. Now, Flynn is looking forward to a fresh start with the Oakland Raiders and while the competition may [...]
The storied divisional rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings had to end the way it did on Wednesday night. It wasn’t pretty at all, with penalties, shoving and controversy in abundance, but in the end, the two teams, who will now be in opposite conferences, shook hands in the middle of the [...]
After a shaky start to the regular season, the Philadelphia Phillies are slowly working their way back to having a .500 record after another impressive win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. For a team that has been dealing with too many injuries, the Phillies have had to overcome more than they would have [...]
This season the New York Knicks were able to win a playoff series and advance to the second round of the NBA postseason for the first time in over a decade before fizzing out against the Indiana Pacers. One of the reasons for the Knicks demise was their lack of a complementary scorer to Carmelo [...]
Although the Clemson Tigers are by no means considered a huge underdog in their August 31, season-opening contest against the Georgia Bulldogs, not many actually expect them to win the game. Hang with the ‘Dawgs? Yes. Beat them? No. However, this week the Tigers were bestowed upon them a gift, via the off-season misfortunes of [...]
Christian Watford may not be the most raved about player entering the 2013 NBA Draft, but he was great for the Indiana Hoosiers, even in his senior season when Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo seemed like the only two talked about players on this team. Who knows if Watford will make it in the NBA, [...]
Over the last couple of years, photo bombing has become quite the popular trend with professional sports and whether you’re a fan of the acts or not–you can’t deny the fact that it’s hysterical to see athletes pull them off. One of the latest victims–Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers. As you can see in [...]
Ripping Washington D.C. of its famous “Redskins” nickname is like taking the Cowboys out of Dallas and then renaming them the Dallas Sheriffs. Sure, the change might satisfy the radical groups who love to rain on parades, but dropping Redskins should not be in the plans of perhaps the most popular NFL team. Unfortunately, the radical groups [...]
A torrid start to the season for Baltimore Orioles 1B Chris Davis has continued all the way through May, and there is no end in sight for his fantasy baseball owners. Davis crushed his league-leading 18th and 19th home runs during a 4-for-4 night in Wednesday’s 9-6 win over the Washington Nationals Wednesday night. After [...]
I seriously hope that England has far more options to pick from later this year when the crucial World Cup qualifiers arrive, because from tonight’s performance, there was little to be hopeful about. Joe Hart — 6/10 Hart had a fairly uneventful outing. He was beaten by a great Shane Long header, which he can’t [...]
What is a fan, a radio show caller, a pessimist to do when then the hometown team refuses to offer much negative fodder? Inherently, at least the majority it seems, people with sports addictions like to kvetch. It’s a crutch used to fend off the anger gnawing away inside that their favorite franchise won’t contend [...]
Speculation had the Houston Texans choosing to extend either quarterback Matt Schaub or outside linebacker Connor Barwin prior to the beginning of the 2012 season. Via Mark Berman of Fox Sports 26, the Texans made sure their signal-caller can afford a fair share of $5 foot-long sandwiches in the future. Schaub signed a 4-year extension [...]
While the New Orleans Saints attempt to recover from a self-inflicted personnel disaster in the BountyGate punishments, the franchise appears content thus far to add pissing off Drew Brees to the dumpster fire that is their 2012 offseason. Losing Sean Payton for the duration of next season hurts temporarily — it likely means the team [...]
It’s Draft day in the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, people. Cut the crap, strap on some pads you bought for your kid at Academy, gear up for Chris Berman cliches and grab a brew unless you’ve got lady parts and prefer vodka. There’s an order to things in professional football and it’s instilled on draft night. [...]
The Houston Texans 2012 schedule mostly represents a rise in national television respect and pods of difficult games contrasted by easier runs. To the schedule before the analysis: September 9th: Miami Dolphins September 16th: at Jacksonville Jaguars September 23rd: at Denver Broncos September 30th: Tennessee Titans October 8th: at New York Jets (Monday Night Football) [...]
Chris Simms is returning to NFL employment, but not as a player. The New England Patriots have hired the former quarterback, as first reported by Football Scoop. More information was made available by the Boston Globe and it appears Simms will maintain a position dealing with both coaching and personnel matters. The Texas alum last [...]
In a surprising front office move, the Houston Texans released right tackle Eric Winston, one of the main cogs on their offensive line. The Miami alum was drafted by the Texans in 2006 and expects to be heavily pursued on the open market. Trying to make sense of it, left tackle Duane Brown is due [...]
Peyton Manning is in the early stages of recreating his college recruitment on a much grander scale. He’ll listen in Denver, speak with Miami, string along Washington, marvel at someone in Arizona comparing him to Kurt Warner and maybe laugh with Pete Carroll over coffee in Seattle. Those franchises are most commonly mentioned as potential [...]
Mario Williams continues appeasing Houston with his comments as unrestricted free agency approaches but dollar for dollar, the Texans can’t offer him market value. Were the team to franchise the #1 overall pick from 2006, he would cost $22.9 million against the salary cap. And that would put Houston beyond their threshold. So if Williams [...]
Selected first overall in the NFL Draft and now the owner of two Super Bowl rings, Eli Manning’s career might possess a hint of predestination. But if John Calvin was in Oxford, Mississippi on November 3, 2001, he’d have a tough time deciding whether the Rebels quarterback was headed for professional salvation or collegiate damnation. [...]
