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 [...]
This weeks NFL Monday night match up is the Houston Texans against the New York Jets. Coming into the game there was rampant speculation that the Jets would be greatly over matched by the Texans. Houston enters the game a perfect 4-0 and has looked strong in each of their victories. The Jets are coming [...]
It is the big stage, all eyes are on you, for better or for worse Monday night football is national exposure. When a team is struggling Monday night is a disaster, a big announcement to the country that they are not Super Bowl contenders. For the contenders this is your chance to let the country [...]
The Houston Texans are looking to improve to 5-0 on the season against the New York Jets. Houston has started the year with four straight victories and have won in convincing fashion. In week one the Texans defeated the Miami Dolphins 30-10 behind a dominant defensive defensive effort where they took the ball away on [...]
In the Houston Texans match-up this week against the New York Jets, one of the leagues elite cornerbacks will be on the field. Some may quickly remind me of the injury to Darrelle Revis and point out my mistake. Of course I am not speaking of the injured Revis, I am referring to Texans corner [...]
It must be tough to be New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez these days. In the off-season the team added a fan favorite to the roster by acquiring quarterback Tim Tebow. After the first week it seemed that Sanchez was finally ready to assert himself as an top tier starting quarterback in the league. The [...]
Week five of the NFL season matches up the Houston Texans with the New York Jets. The Texans (4-0) are coming off a decisive victory over the Tennessee Titans while the Jets( 2-2) are one week removed from a horrible loss to the San Francisco 49ers where they were held scoreless. This week will not be [...]
This year Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has struggled to run the ball effectively. In the first three games Johnson had only 45 rushing yards combined. In the past Johnson has been been an elite running back that had the ability to take over games. During his struggles this season the team has also struggled. [...]
The Houston Texans showed that the key to an effective offense is keeping the defense guessing. Against the Tennessee Titans the Texans utilized a balanaced attack to defeat the Titans 38-14. For the game the Texans ran 59 plays, with 28 passes and 31 runs. By keeping the play selection even it makes it hard [...]
In the week 4 AFC South match up between the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans the Texans won in convincing fashion. The final score of the game was 38-14 and Houston never trailed in the game. On offense the Texans were incredibly balanced as quarterback Matt Schaub completed 20 of 28 passes for 202 yards [...]
Week 4 of the NFL season matches up the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans in an AFC South division clash. The Texans are 3-0 and coming off a victory against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. The Texans have shown this season that they have a dominate defense and the ability to score on [...]
