NFL Films president Steve Sabol died Tuesday at age 69 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Sabol and his father Ed Sabol did more to make me an NFL fan than any player, coach or team. His films were so good that I would often choose them over a live game broadcast. I’m 44 [...]
For those who don’t know the San Francisco Giants-Oakland Athletics rivalry, it follows a course of heavy ups and downs, hitting its peak at the 1989 World Series (Bay Bridge Series). Since then, the rivalry has come up short with the more recent playoff droughts and season-by-season downturns for each respective team. But that all [...]
One of the rumors I didn’t think to consider this off-season, is a Derek Fisher return to the Los Angeles Lakers. A Fisher return to L.A. seems unlikely, however people are starting to speculate. Fisher recently showed up for a workout at the Lakers practice facility. During the session he played with none other than [...]
When Mike Leach was hired as the new head coach for the Washington State Cougars, the one thing we were assured of was great quotes. The exciting brand of football has taken a bit longer to come along on the field, but Leach hasn’t disappointed in his press conferences, and he continued that trend when [...]
Besides the annual bracket-busting NCAA Tournament in March, early season tournaments may be the most exciting aspect of the College Basketball season. Fortunately for CAA Basketball fans, there will be plenty of excitement to go around as 10 of 11 teams in the conference are set to compete in early season competition. CAA Correspondent, Jake Fischer, [...]
With the Brooklyn Nets starting fresh this year, everyone has been waiting to see the new uniforms for the team. We know the color scheme but we just aren’t sure how they are going to look. However, the photo above might give us the biggest clue yet as this has supposedly leaked out. If these [...]
With the NHL lockout in the middle of its first week, many players are already looking for ways to keep on playing whether it’s getting sent down to go play in the AHL or players going over to Russia or Switzerland to go play in their professional leagues. Many of the young NHL players with entry [...]
Each Tuesday of the 2012 fantasy football season, I will provide a full recap of the previous week. Week 2 was filled with several upsets and some even more shocking fantasy performances, so here is my complete review of the fantasy football action this past weekend: Performance of Week: QB Eli Manning, New York [...]
Noises coming out of Manchester United and Liverpool suggest that Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez could be prepared to bury the hatchet this Sunday. In the wake of the released findings on the Hillsborough disaster and the increasing calls for action against those that perpetrated a cover up, more is being asked of clubs. Liverpool [...]
For 20 years, Junior Seau made a lucrative living out of violently colliding with people. Wednesday, Seau passed away due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He was 43 years old. Every single day, we get closer and closer to a more complete understanding of the true dangers of this disturbingly destructive relationship [...]
Former Florida defensive back Janoris Jenkins was one of the most physically gifted football players in the entire 2012 NFL Draft class, but a long history of off the field problems kept the star cornerback from becoming the Top 10 pick many believed he would be. He was dismissed from Florida and wound up at [...]
Tim Tebow is a nice guy, there is no denying that. You’d probably happily let him date your daughter or (insert generic vote of confidence in Tebow’s trustworthiness here). However, not everything Tim Tebow does is met with universal approval. Yes, he’s really excited to be in New York — like really, REALLY EXCITED — [...]
Two of the three biggest headline makers in the sporting world over the last 12 months are going to wind up on the same team–for now. As reported earlier by our own Kris Hughes, and before that by ESPN NFL insider, Chris Mortensen, Peyton Manning has told his agent to complete a deal with the [...]
No teasers leading into commercial breaks or softball questions from Jim Gray were necessary in Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon. It was just a simple, heart-felt goodbye. It’s the way legends like Musial or Russell would have done it, and it’s the way Peyton Manning went about his business today while announcing his release from the [...]
Months of speculation sucked the surprise out of today’s announcement that the Indianapolis Colts will release Peyton Manning tomorrow afternoon. However, that’s not to say that it makes the news any less morose. It’s rare in the free agency era that an athlete has the opportunity to become synonymous with a city and a franchise. [...]
They strap modern day suits of armor to their bodies and deliver violent and quite often dangerous blows to one another. It’s primitive, it’s savage, and it’s pretty damn entertaining, but with that comes a culture that isn’t easily identifiable to an increasingly politically correct world. It’s not easy to understand unless you’ve strapped on [...]
As the world slowly comes to grips with the devastating effects of a concussion, football players still remain incredibly exposed to these vicious and traumatic brain injuries due to the violent nature of the game. Nobody knows this better than San Diego Chargers All-Pro left guard Kris Dielman. In an Fox Sports article citing a [...]
When you’re 6-5 and you weigh 346 lbs, you’re not supposed to be able to do things like running a 4.87 second 40-yard dash, but apparently Memphis DT Dontari Poe is about as familiar with physics as the average college football fan is with Poe himself. The Memphis Tigers don’t have a lot of history [...]
