It appears that 2011′s luster has lingered into 2013 for the Detroit Lions, as Vegas has rated them with a kind 7.5 regular-season win total. After watching the Lions fall behind by multiple scores in nearly every contest last season, it’s hard to view Detroit going .500 or above as a winning proposition. Perhaps no [...]
Ten years to the date since he announced his retirement, Patrick Roy was back in the same restaurant at the Pepsi Center in Denver to be introduced as the newest head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. Spirits were high, and Avalanche fans are no doubt hopeful that things are well on their way to turning [...]
It was the same situations, different day for the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. The only change, a rather significant one, was that this time the Rockies finished the game on top of the Houston Astros. Struggling recently with the ability to capitalize on opportunities from the plate, Colorado came through when it mattered most on [...]
Although the Memphis Grizzlies were surprisingly swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, the series wasn’t a total loss. Memphis discovered that reserve small forward Quincy Pondexter can potentially be a steady source of perimeter scoring, and for this reason he should be a larger part of their game plan for [...]
Well, did he or didn’t he? This has been the question that has been taking up most of the time in the college football world for the majority of the day. Today, during the SEC meetings, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban was discussing the lately enormously-hot topic of a possible nine-game conference schedule. [...]
The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas Jayhawks will enter the 2013-14 college basketball season as the favorites in the Big 12 Conference. For what it is worth, these two teams split the season series this past season. Oddly enough, the Cowboys won on the road and the Jayhawks won on the road. Although Kansas will [...]
How does the “Man of Steel” shave? In this hotly debated topic, Gillette helps cut through the clutter with HowDoesHeShave.com, a website dedicated to uncovering the truth behind Superman’s grooming routine. Director Kevin Smith; TV hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman; scientist and comedian Bill Nye; and Mayim Bialik, actress and real-life neuroscientist, share their [...]
At first, when the NBA decided to make the act of flopping illegal, the reaction was that it would eliminate players from manipulating the officials. However, players across the league continue to flail at times when their is hardly a foul. Perhaps the most annoying part of a game, referees are forced to make a [...]
The most exciting aspect of fantasy baseball is obviously home runs. There is nothing better than hearing the crack of the bat and seeing a ball go sailing over the fence. However, seeing a speedy player dash the 90 feet from first to second in an attempt to steal the base has to be the [...]
After leading Dutch Eredivisie team AZ Alkmaar in scoring and to their first Dutch Cup Championship since 1982, transfer rumors have surrounded U.S. Men’s National Team forward Jozy Altidore. For a player that scored 26 goals in 26 games for Alkmaar in all competitions, there will be clubs all over the world that are scrambling to sign [...]
The Atlanta Falcons have an empty spot in their backfield due to the release of Michael Turner, and Reggie Bush of the Miami Dolphins is one of the names being mentioned to replace him. Reggie Bush rushed for 986 yards on 227 carries and made his way into the end zone six times in 2012. He [...]
The release of running back Michael Turner finds the Atlanta Falcons looking to fill a now vacant spot in their backfield. After five seasons, Atlanta has decided to part ways with Turner, who rushed for only 800 yards in 2012. This was his lowest output since coming to the Falcons. Some say Turner’s low numbers were [...]
Stocks will rise and fall as the NFL Combine takes place and even teams like the Atlanta Falcons will look for new talent to develop or help take them to the next level. There are a few mock drafts that have the Falcons, who have the 30th pick, selecting Tight End Tyler Eifert from Notre [...]
The Atlanta Falcons finished this past season with a 13-3 record and a defensive collapse short of the Super Bowl but may not have the same success next season. After a season where Atlanta faced a slew of under .500 teams, that probably will not be the case next season. Along with playing their rivals [...]
Gil Brandt of NFL.com believes Atlanta Falcons’ receiver Julio Jones is better than Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions. Brandt’s opinion is widely respected in the NFL, having successfully served as the VP of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988. In terms of Jones, Brandt says, “I just think the whole [...]
Thomas Dimitroff, the Atlanta Falcons general manager, wants tight end Tony Gonzalez to stay with the team at least for another season. Gonzalez talked about retiring at the end of the season, and was fairly certain he would after the Falcons won their playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks, which was also his first playoff [...]
Disappointment and tension is running high in the state of Georgia, given the way the Atlanta Falcons went down in the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. Truth be told, some of that disappointment stems from just having watched the Georgia Bulldogs go down in almost a similar fashion. In less than a [...]
In the Atlanta Falcons divisional playoff win against the Seattle Seahawks, their fans witnessed a solid rushing attack, a rarity in Atlanta these days. Matt Ryan had a great game, Matt Bryant came up big and the Falcons receivers were who we thought they were. The real surprise though was the Falcons rushing attack which [...]
The Atlanta Falcons extremely dramatic 30-28 victory over the Seattle Seahawks finally saw them shake that playoff monkey off their back. While Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzalez, who both celebrated their first playoff victory, were excited, they probably were not nearly as pumped as their owner, Arthur Blank. The Falcons head man, has been working [...]
Super Bowl match-ups sometimes have little to do with who records, players or stats, sometimes it’s a crazy reasoning or theories. With that being said, here is a crazy theory that will land the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl. It has nothing to do with Vegas, points, or players. It has [...]
