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 [...]
The Green Bay Packers may not be playing this Sunday, but that doesn’t mean that nothing will be going on in the league. Here are three relevant things that Packers fans should be watching for: 1. The health of Adrian Peterson. “All Day” got off to a strong start in week 1 with 17 carries [...]
NFL.com just released a video of some talking heads discussing whether or not the Green Bay Packers would trade star wide receiver Greg Jennings this season. While the general consensus was that the Packers wouldn’t do it, it would make some sense. Jennings, who is currently injured, is in the final year of the three [...]
In 2011 Aaron Rodgers set Green Bay Packers records with 4,643 passing yards, 9.2 yards per pass attempt, 45 touchdown passes, just 6 interceptions, and an NFL record 122.5 passer rating. Through two games in 2012 Rodgers has just a 6.9 yards per pass attempt average and just a 89.9 passer rating. Give him some [...]
For each of the last 3 years Charles Woodson has been the best defensive player on the Green Bay Packers but Clay Matthews grabbed the metaphorical torch from him Thursday with a performance for the ages. Matthews had 3.5 sacks to bring his league-leading total to 6 in just two games. He had just 6 [...]
Overview: While the Chicago Bears are coming off an impressive blowout of the Indianapolis Colts, the Green Bay Packers are thrust into a must-win situation following their opening-day loss to the surprising San Francisco 49ers. The Bears scored early and often last week, taking advantage of their Jay Cutler/Brandon Marshall reunion. The Packers struggled to [...]
The Green Bay Packers have listed Greg Jennings as doubtful for tomorrow’s game vs. NFC North rival Chicago Bears. Jennings is nursing a groin injury suffered in Sunday’s 30-22 season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers. With the short turnaround between the 49ers game and this one, expect Jennings to sit out of this important [...]
If there was one bright spot to the Green Bay Packers’ opening-day loss to the San Francisco 49ers, it was the play of second-year wide receiver Randall Cobb. Cobb, who had a game-high 9 receptions for 77 yards, was deployed in multiple spots by coach Mike McCarthy, creating a multitude of problems for perhaps the [...]
Overview: Neutral viewers are in for a treat as the two top seeds from the NFC last year play each other in the first week of the season at Lambeau Field on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers are 5 point favorites in this game, and deservedly so. Featuring 2011 NFL MVP Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and [...]
If you missed part 1 of my Green Bay Packers’ schedule preview, check it out here. Week 9: vs.Arizona The Arizona Cardinals have one of the two best receivers in the NFL with Larry Fitzgerald, one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL with Patrick Peterson, and that’s about it. I suspect Cardinals fans are [...]
While the NFL season kicked off last night with the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants getting upset by the Dallas Cowboys in New Jersey, the Green Bay Packers still have to wait until Sunday to begin their season. Despite finishing in first place in their division, the Green Bay Packers schedule seems to [...]
