The New York Jets have one of the most interesting situations heading into training camp as nobody knows what to expect from the quarterback position. At the moment, it’s safe to say the starting job is Mark Sanchez‘s to lose and now that David Garrard is out of the picture–should the former first-round pick be [...]
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 [...]
The Houston Texans desperately needed another playmaking receiver to play opposite Andre Johnson, and that’s exactly what they got in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft in former Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Hopkins has been compared to Johnson off the field and resembles San Francisco 49ers‘ receiver Anquan Boldin on the field. [...]
Houston Texans‘ middle linebacker Brian Cushing was injured October 8th in week five of the 2012 NFL season against the New York Jets. With Cushing the Texans were 4-0 and has the league’s top ranked defense. Without him they finished the season 12-4 and won a Wild Card game, but their defense was ranked 13th [...]
The Houston Texans are in big need of another playmaking wide receiver and that’s exactly what Baylor WR Terrance Williams provides. Quarterback Matt Schaub needs another big target to play outside opposite veteran Andre Johnson, and the loss of veteran Kevin Walter makes that an even bigger need. Williams is a big, powerful receiver who can block [...]
The Houston Texans will definitely be looking to bolster and add depth to there offensive line in this year’s draft. Houston’s offensive line was figured out later in the season and defenders were able to get into the backfield and disrupt plays resulting in big problems for Houston. Houston needs to add some depth at [...]
The Houston Texans need to have a great draft this year to try to get over the hump they’ve hit the past two years. Houston took a few big hits this season, losing fullback James Casey, safety Glover Quin and OLB Connor Barwin. Houston has addressed the issues at fullback and safety with the addition [...]
The Houston Texans need more depth at defensive end. Currently they only have three defensive ends on the roster, Antonio Smith, Jared Crick, and of course J.J. Watt. This gives Houston very limited options if something were to happen to Smith or Watt, their current starters. Crick is currently listed on the depth chart as [...]
The Houston Texans have signed former Jacksonville Jaguars fullback, Greg Jones, to a one-year deal. Jones (6’1″, 265 pounds) spent his first nine years in Jacksonville, blocking for running backs such as Maurice Jones-Drew, and earlier in his career blocked for Fred Taylor. “He’s a guy that’s not afraid of contact,” Texans running back coach Chick Harris [...]
As the two time defending champs of the AFC South, the Houston Texans are looking to repeat again. With the talent added from free agency and the development of the players that remain on the roster, you can almost bet it will happen. The Texans are the most dominant team in the AFC South by far. They’ve [...]
The Houston Texans have officially signed former Oakland Raiders punter Shane Lechler, a seven time Pro Bowler and six time All-Pro to a three year, $5.5 million contract. Lechler is also has the highest gross punting average in NFL history. The veteran punter has a 47.5 yard career punting average over his 13 seasons in the NFL, with his career [...]
