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 [...]
252 Days until the Kona IRONMAN World Championship, Hines Ward begins the most challenging, physically demanding portion of his IRONMAN training. In this third episode of the BECOME ONE documentary series, we catch up with the former Steelers wide receiver and his trainer, eight-time IRONMAN World Champion Paula Newby-Fraser, as they work up stamina, speed, [...]
Winners: The Minnesota Vikings found themselves in a rare position in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft where they could take advantage of swapping first-round picks with the Cleveland Browns while gaining three additional draft picks and still land the player they originally wanted at No. 3 in Matt Kalil. The Vikings knew [...]
Earlier today Peyton Manning informed his agent to begin discussion on a deal that would make him the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos. This instantly makes the Denver Broncos a Super Bowl favorite, but leaves Tim Tebow as the odd man out, with Tim Tebow trade rumors beginning. Early rumors and reports indicate that [...]
Dan Parzych and Aaron Kirn wrap up Super Bowl 46 from Lucas Oil Stadium following the New York Giants defeat of the New England Patriots.
Find who Dan Parzych and Jeric Griffin are picking to win Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and New York Giants. Be sure to vote on who you think will win at: Who will will the Super Bowl?
Rant Sports travels with Aaron Kirn to Boston to tailgate with the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots before their AFC Championship match up.
Aaron Kirn and Dan Parzych stand outside of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro recapping an outstanding AFC title game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens. Tom Brady didn’t have his best game but he was able to get the job done while Billy Cundiff will forever be the goat in the heart of Ravens [...]
There are only four teams left in the race to Super Bowl XLVI and this weekend’s conference championship matchups are some of the most intriguing in decades. In the Bold Predictions video above, Rant Sports’ Dan Parzych and Jeric Griffin each make some brave forecasts about the AFC and NFC Championship games this weekend. Dan [...]
Aaron Kirn and Lauren Strec take their picks at the AFC and NFC Championship match ups in the 2012 NFL Playoffs.
Aaron Kirn takes a look back at the Divisional Round of the playoffs and gives you his biggest surprise and disappointment.
