by Phillip Bupp | Nov 22, 2014
Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in a 5-1 win against Sevilla to become the all time goalscorer in La Liga with 253 goals. He broke the record set by Telmo Zarra in 1955 with 251. Messi only needed 10 years to break the record compared to 15 that Zarra needed....
by Kevin Causey | Nov 22, 2014
Last week, Melvin Gordon broke the FBS single-game rushing record by piling up 408 yards. That record had stood since 1999. Just one week later, Oklahoma freshman RB Samaje Perine broke Gordon’s record by running for 427 yards (and 5 TDs) against Kansas....
by David Rogers | Nov 22, 2014
You may recall that the NHL was toying around with the idea of ditching the dry scrape between the third period and overtime. The belief has been that the dry scrape takes too long and fans have grown impatient over a delay which results in a negligible benefit. The...
by Joe Lucia | Nov 22, 2014
If you’re a sports fan that has Dish Network, I have one question for you – why? Dish has been involved in carriage disputes left and right with various national and regional sports networks, and they’ve fired another massive shot at RSNs this week....
by Tim Livingston | Nov 22, 2014
While the overriding themes of The Hunger Games novels always centered on the politics set in a dystopian future supposedly signaling the path we’ve laid out for ourselves, the films have leaned more on the unintended consequences that shape the world the series...
by Tim Livingston | Nov 22, 2014
While the overriding themes of The Hunger Games novels always centered on the politics set in a dystopian future supposedly signaling the path we’ve laid out for ourselves, the films have leaned more on the unintended consequences that shape the world the series...
by Sean Tomlinson | Nov 21, 2014
When you look back on Tom Coughlin’s tenure as head coach of the New York Giants, there’s both success and confusion in equal parts. The former is obvious: Coughlin’s Giants have finished on top of the NFC East three times, winning the Super Bowl twice (2008 and...
by Tom Gower | Nov 21, 2014
The last week of the bye season has some great matchups, with some good divisional games and some interesting cross-sectional matchups. Here are some of the most intriguing personnel matchups we may see Sunday before Giants-Cowboys kicks off. 1. Patriots DT Vince...
by Josh Gold-Smith | Nov 21, 2014
Imagine working away at your desk, opening Twitter and suddenly seeing breaking news that you’ve been fired. That’s what happened to Chicago sports radio hosts Alex Quigley and Ben Finfer. While hosting “Quigs and Finfer” on 87.7 The Game on...
by Josh Gold-Smith | Nov 21, 2014
Imagine working away at your desk, opening Twitter and suddenly seeing breaking news that you’ve been fired. That’s what happened to Chicago sports radio hosts Alex Quigley and Ben Finfer. While hosting “Quigs and Finfer” on 87.7 The Game on...
by Mike Batista | Nov 21, 2014
Stars are being born as NFL teams fight for postseason berths. Many of these breakout candidates are rookies or second-year players. Others have been around for a few years but were riding the bench before this season began. There’s already been plenty of buzz...
by Matt Birch | Nov 21, 2014
Duke and North Carolina squared off on Thursday night with the Victory Bell trophy on the line. The Blue Devils won last season’s matchup and possessed the trophy heading into the game. And let’s just say that graduate assistant Chris Hoover really...
by Matt Birch | Nov 21, 2014
The Oakland Raiders were extremely happy to attain their first win on Thursday Night Football in their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. They were so happy that Sio Moore and Khalil Mack were more interested in celebrating a sack on the final drive of the game,...
by Matt Birch | Nov 21, 2014
The Oakland Raiders were extremely happy to attain their first win on Thursday Night Football in their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. They were so happy that Sio Moore and Khalil Mack were more interested in celebrating a sack on the final drive of the game,...
by Shawn Anderson | Nov 20, 2014
It’s been more than three weeks since St. Louis Cardinals prospect Oscar Taveras was killed in a car accident. Thursday, his family took to social media to thank everyone who left condolences for the late 22-year-old slugger. “Thanks to all who left a memory or token...
