Last season, one of the biggest surprises turned out to be Matt Flynn losing the starting job with the Seattle Seahawks to Russell Wilson–who played a key role in helping the team reach the playoffs last year. Now, Flynn is looking forward to a fresh start with the Oakland Raiders and while the competition may [...]
The storied divisional rivalry between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings had to end the way it did on Wednesday night. It wasn’t pretty at all, with penalties, shoving and controversy in abundance, but in the end, the two teams, who will now be in opposite conferences, shook hands in the middle of the [...]
After a shaky start to the regular season, the Philadelphia Phillies are slowly working their way back to having a .500 record after another impressive win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. For a team that has been dealing with too many injuries, the Phillies have had to overcome more than they would have [...]
This season the New York Knicks were able to win a playoff series and advance to the second round of the NBA postseason for the first time in over a decade before fizzing out against the Indiana Pacers. One of the reasons for the Knicks demise was their lack of a complementary scorer to Carmelo [...]
Although the Clemson Tigers are by no means considered a huge underdog in their August 31, season-opening contest against the Georgia Bulldogs, not many actually expect them to win the game. Hang with the ‘Dawgs? Yes. Beat them? No. However, this week the Tigers were bestowed upon them a gift, via the off-season misfortunes of [...]
Christian Watford may not be the most raved about player entering the 2013 NBA Draft, but he was great for the Indiana Hoosiers, even in his senior season when Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo seemed like the only two talked about players on this team. Who knows if Watford will make it in the NBA, [...]
Over the last couple of years, photo bombing has become quite the popular trend with professional sports and whether you’re a fan of the acts or not–you can’t deny the fact that it’s hysterical to see athletes pull them off. One of the latest victims–Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers. As you can see in [...]
Ripping Washington D.C. of its famous “Redskins” nickname is like taking the Cowboys out of Dallas and then renaming them the Dallas Sheriffs. Sure, the change might satisfy the radical groups who love to rain on parades, but dropping Redskins should not be in the plans of perhaps the most popular NFL team. Unfortunately, the radical groups [...]
A torrid start to the season for Baltimore Orioles 1B Chris Davis has continued all the way through May, and there is no end in sight for his fantasy baseball owners. Davis crushed his league-leading 18th and 19th home runs during a 4-for-4 night in Wednesday’s 9-6 win over the Washington Nationals Wednesday night. After [...]
I seriously hope that England has far more options to pick from later this year when the crucial World Cup qualifiers arrive, because from tonight’s performance, there was little to be hopeful about. Joe Hart — 6/10 Hart had a fairly uneventful outing. He was beaten by a great Shane Long header, which he can’t [...]
One of the biggest NFL Rumors last month was that Percy Harvin wanted to be traded from the Minnesota Vikings. After his demand went public on June 20, Harvin used twitter to explain to his over 70,000 followers that the situation wasn’t based on money. The following day, Harvin used the social media site once [...]
If you’re not following Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on twitter, you should be. Aside from his often entertaining yet confusing musings, he is very loose with news involving his Super Bowl XLI winning club. Sunday morning Irsay tweeted “1)We r close on#12′s deal,it’ll get done2)We’ve revamped Strength program,more power/explosive lifting;guys moving heavy iron,BULK MONSTERS!” [...]
The last year hasn’t gone so well for Terrell Owens off the field. Quite frankly, it hasn’t gone so well on the field for him either. Could things finally be looking up for the six-time Pro-Bowler? Possibly, according to NFL rumors that have been slowly circulating the internet since May. Two months ago, Owens was [...]
Andre Johnson was drafted by the Houston Texans third overall in the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Miami, where he was a stand-out at wide receiver and the 2002 Rose Bowl Co-MVP. In Johnson’s rookie season he lived up to his pre-draft billing, starting all 16 games recording 66 receptions for 976 [...]
Derrick Ward announced his retirement Monday in a tweet, thanking his fans for their support: “To all my fans just wanted to let u know its been a great ride the last 9yrs but I’m calling it a career. I thank u all for believing in me!” Ward spent his final two seasons in the [...]
The Houston Texans must feel star running back Arian Foster, head coach Gary Kubiak, and general manager Rick Smith are key components to the team making not only a repeat trip to the postseason, but consecutive trips. If they didn’t they wouldn’t have extended the trio’s contracts in the past few months. But one of [...]
Several NFL Columnists here at www.RantSports.com were asked to create power rankings listing all 32 teams in order from best to worst. NFL Network manager Jeric Griffin compiled the lists to make one collaborative effort: the 2012 RantSports NFL Power Rankings, Offseason Edition. After looking over the list and noticing after 10 things started to change between the team’s list and mine, [...]
Several NFL Columnists here at www.RantSports.com were asked to create power rankings listing all 32 teams in order from best to worst. NFL Network manager Jeric Griffin compiled the lists to make one collaborative effort: the 2012 RantSports NFL Power Rankings, Offseason Edition. After looking over the list and noticing after 10 things started to change between the team’s list and mine, [...]
In the spring rumors heated up that the Houston Texans were trading Ben Tate to the Cleveland Browns, due in large part to Arian Foster signing a five-year $43.5 million contract. Houston shot the rumor down and three months later Tate is still the No. 2 running back on the Texans depth chart. The rumors [...]
One of the NFL rumors that surfaced Tuesday was that the Houston Texans are interested in Plaxico Burress. The wide receiver needs a job, and the Texans need another wideout. Burress spent last year with the New York Jets after sitting out of the NFL all together for the 2009-10 seasons due to a two-year [...]
