On the surface, the kicker position doesn’t seem to have a big impact to NFL teams. They only see the field for a handful of minutes combined in a game, they only have one singular job to do, and they don’t have the pressure of leading a team down the field for a game winning [...]
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. [...]
Chris Carter has apparently been spending all of his time walking, striking out and hitting home runs for the Houston Astros. Last night in the Astros’ 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox, Carter had a stat line that pretty well sums up his 2013. The 26-year-old was 0-for-2 with with two walks and a [...]
Greatness is always a combination of perseverance and raw talent. Perseverance is harder to spot than talent. Talent shouts from the rooftops, demanding the spotlight and we are more than willing to heed its call. Perseverance is quiet, gently whispering in our ear. Talent plays to an audience, perseverance is done in private. Talent wins you friends, [...]
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 [...]
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The Chicago Cubs finally came to their senses and decided it was best that reliever Carlos Marmol no longer appear in the ninth inning as the closer. It is no secret that the right-hander has struggled in the closer role for quite some time, but to finally have the Cubs come out and say that [...]
Say what you will about Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum, but he has done his best to keep every member of the Cubs’ lackluster offense guessing. After putting Luis Valbuena in the lead off spot on Sunday versus the New York Mets, Sveum has decided to bat Valbuena in the No. 1 spot once again [...]
This offseason when the Miami Marlins traded away Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson and others to the Toronto Blue Jays, young Marlins’ slugger Giancarlo Stanton let it be known that he was not happy. With the Marlins obviously looking to cut salary and embark on another rebuilding situation it appears that Stanton wants out [...]
It was the bottom of the ninth when Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a three-run walk-off home run, but the defining moment of Sunday’s game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs came much earlier. It was the third inning and the commentators, already bored from watching so much meaningless baseball, were halfway through what [...]
In a matchup of two of the worst teams in the National League, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets handily to begin a three-game series. Shaun Marcum continued to struggled, as the Cubs struck early on a first inning home run by Nate Schierholtz and then took a comfortable lead an inning later [...]
To say that Chicago Cubs SS Starlin Castro has had a rough go as of late would be an understatement. Fortunately for his team, he broke out of it just in time to key an extra-inning victory Thursday. Castro broke a putrid 4-for-48 (.083 average) slump by going 3-for-7 with a double, two steals and [...]
In his fourth major league season, many projected big strides forward for Chicago Cubs SS Starlin Castro. After averaging 195 hits over the past two seasons, many believed that a batting title could be in store for Castro. While his career low BABIP has not aided in his pursuit, Castro’s batting average and on base [...]
With Mike Leake on the hill for the Cincinnati Reds and Travis Wood on the bump for the Chicago Cubs, you knew it was going to be a low-scoring game from the first pitch. That is exactly how it was as the Reds outlasted the Cubs 2-1 thanks to a Todd Frazier home run to [...]
Every Cincinnati Reds batter managed to register a hit against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday as the Reds cruised to a 12-2 win. It was Matt Garza‘s first start against the Reds since his incident with Johnny Cueto. Cueto’s manager Dusty Baker said the two should have an old-fashioned duel and settle their differences by duking it [...]
