by Phillip Bupp | Apr 6, 2015
For our “Oh You Beauty” articles, we typically do a top five but this week was a little different. This week, we had at least five goals that could contend for goal of the season much less goal of the week. So for this week, we’re expanding “Oh...
by Matt Zemek | Apr 6, 2015
Evaluating the quality of a sports story is one of the 19,847 reasons why being a sports fan is so much gosh-darn fun. The arguments we’ve all had with parents, siblings, school classmates, office colleagues, and people we meet at the ballpark or on the street...
by Mike Ferguson | Apr 6, 2015
The regular season is coming to a close and the start of the NBA Playoffs are upon us. While the game itself is more perimeter-oriented than in most previous years, a number of teams will need big postseasons from their big men to ultimately make a run deep into the...
by Mike Ferguson | Apr 6, 2015
The regular season is coming to a close and the start of the NBA Playoffs are upon us. While the game itself is more perimeter-oriented than in most previous years, a number of teams will need big postseasons from their big men to ultimately make a run deep into the...
by Trevor Kraus | Apr 6, 2015
There comes a moment in every great athlete’s career when the inexorable forces of time and age win out, and all of a sudden, the world sees that he just doesn’t have it anymore. Amazingly, that time doesn’t appear to be anywhere on the horizon for...
by Matt Zemek | Apr 6, 2015
On the final day of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, we’re looking at great teams that never won it all. In one article, we looked at clusters of teams (the Phi Slama Jama Houston Cougars, for instance) that never won a title in a multiple-year window. In this article,...
by Matt Zemek | Apr 6, 2015
On the final day of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, we’re looking at great teams that never won it all. In one article, we looked at clusters of teams (the Phi Slama Jama Houston Cougars, for instance) that never won a title in a multiple-year window. In this article,...
by Brian Wright | Apr 6, 2015
The majority of MLB clubs will make their season debuts today. Fans are in for a treat as some of the most elite hurlers in the game will be showcasing their best stuff. Here’s a look at five pitching matchups that should live up to the Opening Day hype. 5. Madison...
by Jack King | Apr 5, 2015
Playing for a European soccer club in the top division is considered to be the pinnacle of one’s career. The competition is top-notch and the salaries that players command is equivalent to competitors at the top of their game. Transfer fees that are paid to other...
by Joe Lucia | Apr 5, 2015
You thought all of the major trades were over, huh? You thought there wouldn’t be any big names getting moved until the trade deadline, right? YOU ARE WRONG. The Atlanta Braves have traded All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel and salary black hole Melvin Upton Jr. to...
by David Rogers | Apr 5, 2015
NHL official Paul Devorski is hanging up his skates after 26 years and nearly 1,600 games officiated. At age 56, Devorski has seen it all and has some fascinating insights and opinions on the game of the hockey. Prior to his final game on Sunday featuring the Penguins...
by Phillip Bupp | Apr 5, 2015
A couple explosions and a fire have been reported coming out of a chemical plant owned by a pharmaceutical company close to the Etihad Campus and Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium according to the Manchester Evening News. The Manchester Evening News has had live...
by Joseph Nardone | Apr 5, 2015
The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Kentucky Wildcats in a wildly entertaining Final Four game. End column… or not. Despite the game itself being as pretty and fun a semifinal as anyone could ask for, the Internet predictably became an ugly place immediately after it...
by Derek Harvey | Apr 5, 2015
Do you feel that? Do you feel that euphoric sensation? That’s baseball baby. The long nightmare is over. It’s back. The Cubs and the Cardinals open the season Sunday night but everyone else gets going on Monday. My contribution to this two day celebration...
by Joe Lucia | Apr 5, 2015
With the MLB season opening tonight in Chicago, and in full force tomorrow across the league, we’re here to break down the nine biggest media questions for the upcoming campaign. 1) Will ESPN stick with their K-Zone all year? Last week, ESPN announced that on...
