Nobody knew what to expect from Mario Williams in his first season with the Buffalo Bills, but believe it or not–the former No. 1 pick had one of his best seasons since 2008 from a statistical standpoint with 10.5 sacks. Williams left one of the up and coming defenses in the league in Houston to [...]
It’s no secret the Ottawa Senators want to play with an edge. But their physicality could end up backfiring, resulting in stupid, costly penalties. That was certainly what happened in Friday night’s 4-3 loss to the seemingly unstoppable Pittsburgh Penguins. After seeing the Penguins vault out to an early 2-0 lead, the Senators likely wondered if this game [...]
I remember a player from the 1980s named Bob Horner that always looked like he was about to get a big hit. The Kansas City Royals of current day have someone like that in star DH Billy Butler. Butler has led the charge as the Royals begin to heat up again and make a run [...]
The Charlotte Bobcats have started the process of changing their name back to “Hornets,” according to CBSSports.com’s Will Brinson. There is currently no timetable as to when the change will be made, but Adam Silver, David Stern’s replacement as commissioner of the NBA, made it clear that a name change would take around 18 months to process. Silver told season-ticket holders re-acquiring [...]
Coming off a 2012 season that would have seen a trip to the ACC Championship Game had it not been for sanctions preventing that from occurring, there’s a lot of buzz surrounding the North Carolina Tar Heels football program heading into 2013. The bulk of that buzz is mainly due to the fact that the [...]
Kyle Wiltjer will be a junior in the 2013-14 college basketball season for the Kentucky Wildcats. With so much talent coming in, can Wiltjer be a leader for this team? Although Wiltjer will be a veteran, it may be hard for him to get playing time. It’s not like John Calipari is just going to [...]
Let’s be honest–Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is living the dream at the moment as he’s sitting on top of the college football world after winning the Heisman last year. Manziel’s celebrity status has taken off over the last year as he’s become a national icon just about anywhere he goes and after he was [...]
Two years ago, Lucas Nogueira declared for the 2011 NBA Draft at the age of 18. However, it was a shaky decision and Nogueira eventually retracted his name from contention to better prepare himself for the professional level here in the United States. Now, at the age of 20, Nogueira is re-entering his name with [...]
It has been almost 14 years since an Atlético Madrid team defeated Real Madrid. In those years, they have played 25 times with Atlético Madrid failing to register a win in the Derby Madrileño. Yet the run of going winless against their bigger, richer and more attractive city rival came to an end on Friday night as Atlético [...]
It’s the time of the year again for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as All-Star weekend begins at Charlotte Motor Speedway. For Carl Edwards, his All-Star race will get off to a great start. During Friday’s Sprint Cup Series All-Star race-qualifying session, Edwards won the pole when he posted a qualifying run of three laps and a pit stop in 1 [...]
It was Kyle Busch‘s race to win or lose all night at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Bojangles Southern 500. His brother Kurt Busch started on the pole in his Furniture Row Racing car, but after leading over 60 laps, the younger brother took over in his Joe Gibbs Racing machine. After Kyle took the [...]
The NASCAR season is entering its summer swing, with many teams already having experienced incredible highs and lows. During the summer stretch, it seems the cream always rises to the top. The races between the Coca-Cola 600 and the regular-season ending race at Richmond are where NASCAR’s elite thrives. Multiple champions such as Jimmie Johnson, [...]
This week the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series goes to the “Lady in Black”, the Darlington Raceway for the annual Bojangles’ Southern 500. Kurt Busch won the pole for this week’s race and a spot in next year’s preseason race the Sprint Unlimited. He will lead the field to green tonight. Friday night the Sprint Cup [...]
The lady in black seems to have sided with Kurt Busch as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads into Darlington Raceway. During Friday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying session Busch won the pole for Sunday’s Bojangles Southern 500 when he ran a lap of 181.918 mph in 27.032. Not only did Busch win his first [...]
After a disappointing Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Aaron’s 499 for Matt Kenseth at Talladega Superspeedway, the penalties for his Joe Gibbs Racing team were eased at the NASCAR appeal board today. The penalties were levied against Kenseth’s team after post-race inspection from his win at Kansas Speedway revealed an engine rod that was [...]
Here is part three of our exclusive interview with RAB Racing’s Kenny Wallace, driver of the No. 29 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. (Click Here for Part 2) Q: You’ve worked with some great owners over the years, but some bad ones too. When you retire from NASCAR, which owner do you feel you will remember the most? A: Fil [...]
This weekend the seemingly impossible happened when the Davids beat the Goliaths on the NASCAR track. David Ragan of Front Row Racing was able to pull out a surprise win in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway after getting a strong push from teammate David Gilliland. All day long the two dominant cars in the [...]
This weekend NASCAR made its way to Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron’s 499, which was the first race of the year at the restrictor plate track. The track is known for the draft as well as wild late race finishes. This year’s green-white-checkered finish certainly didn’t disappoint, but even before that the Big One hit [...]
Redemption doesn’t come easy, especially not in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Series veteran and 2004 NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch has been on this long hard road to redemption for a season now. Busch now drives for Furniture Row Racing after being let go from Penske Racing because even Roger Penske couldn’t defend his behavior anymore. [...]
