In case you haven’t already heard, HBO‘s behind the scenes NFL documentary ‘Hard Knocks‘ will be back on our screen once more in 2013. And with that, everyone’s favorite Cincinnati football team, the Cincinnati Bengals, will be at the center of the documentary once more. The last time the Bengals were featured was in 2009, [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets got some good news recently, with word that Ryan Murray was nearing 100 percent following surgery on his shoulder and would be ready for their developmental camp later on this summer. The no. 2 overall pick went down in early January with a dislocated shoulder, with a rehab that was expected to take six months. [...]
How would you like to be cruising along in the minor leagues and get called on for a spot start to fill-in for the staff ace? That is precisely what happened to Zach Britton who was called-up by the Baltimore Orioles to take the place of Jason Hammel who is still battling a stomach virus. [...]
Some people would say that the future of the Big 3 rests on tonight’s game. Forget that; the future of the Miami Heat rests on tonight’s game. We could all say the same thing about Game 7, but there’s no guarantee that they’ll even get there so Game 6 versus the San Antonio Spurs becomes [...]
The Rant Sports 100 in 100 College Football Previews roll on today and it makes a stop in Berkley with the Cal Bears who come in at No. 74. Cal is finally moving on from the Jeff Tedford era and they are hoping new coach Sonny Dykes can revitalize a struggling program. In the last [...]
The Ole Miss Rebels won the SEC tournament this past season, but it would take a miracle for them to do the same thing in the 2013-14 college basketball season. There will be many teams predicted to finish ahead of Ole Miss in the conference entering the season, to say the least. Kentucky and Florida [...]
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has become quite the popular one in this country over the last couple of months for all of the work he did to help the east coast bounce back from the devastation that took place during Superstorm Sandy. However, here’s a fun fact you may not have known about Christie–he [...]
Rob Gronkowski went under the knife yet again today for surgery on his back, his fifth surgery since November. The recovery period for Gronk’s procedure is said to be around 12 weeks, and there is now a growing concern in the New England Patriots organization that he might miss some regular season games. This leads to [...]
It’s been heavily reported recently that Andre Villas-Boas has emerged as the leading candidate for the soon-to-be available Paris Saint-Germain job. PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti appears to be departing for Real Madrid, so the French side need a manager who can bring real prosperity to the big spending club. Another frequently reported element to the [...]
Kellen Winslow was traded to the Seattle Seahawks prior to last season, but was released before the season started and then landed with the New England Patriots. But he played in just one game with the Patriots in September before requesting his release, so his career looked to be nearing an end. After getting little interest on the free [...]
The second week of the fantasy football season is already upon us and there are still thousands of people looking to set their lineups. To help you win this weekend, here are my week 3 fantasy football players to start and sit: Guys to Start: QB Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys (vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – Eli Manning torched the [...]
The 2012 fantasy football season is right around the corner, making this the perfect time to start obsessing over player rankings. Below is my full fantasy football report for tight ends for the upcoming fantasy season: Top-Ten Rankings: 1. Rob Gronkowski, NE – Rob “Gronkenstein” Gronkowski had a monstrous 2011 campaign. He caught an NFL [...]
Fantasy football junkies have been waiting since December for the 2012 player rankings to drop. The NFL Draft and free agency has helped us visualize the depth charts for the upcoming year, and also has helped us determine who will and will not have fantasy value. The next few months will be the most important [...]
I always hear people saying they don’t care about their bench, they just want to fill out the best starting line-up in their respective league. Only problem with that method is when one of your players goes down with injury for the year like Jamaal Charles or loses their quarterback for the season like Reggie [...]
Fantasy playoffs are approaching and this week could very well be a make-or-break kinda matchup. But, as always, you can count on us to help you set your lineup each week. There are no teams on Bye this week, but there are several injury and suspension issues out there (I’m looking at you Mike Williams—the [...]
The value of a tight end in fantasy football rose exponentially during the previous decade. What used to be a position consisting basically of linemen who could catch has changed to being bigger, slightly slower wide receivers. So when it comes to fantasy, picking the right TE can strengthen your team to the point where [...]
