The San Diego Chargers had a horrific rushing attack in 2012 that ranked 27th in rushing yards, 31st in yards per attempt and their four rushing touchdowns were tied for last with the Oakland Raiders. San Diego’s receivers were not much better as they ranked 22nd in receiving yards and 30th in yards per reception. [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers made a splash this postseason after they acquired the rights to New York Islanders defenseman Mark Streit last Thursday. In exchange, the Flyers gave the Islanders prospect Shane Harper and their fourth-round draft pick in the 2014 entry-level draft. Despite that the Flyers have traded for a much needed defenseman, they have yet [...]
Unfortunately for Houston Astros fans, the brooms had to stay in the closet for the final game against the Chicago White Sox. The Houston players cannot feel too down on themselves, as Monday’s loss to the Sox was their first since last Wednesday. Bo Porter’s boys definitely have a number of things to hang their [...]
A major question the Indiana Pacers will have to answer during the offseason is if they’re set at the guard spot with Lance Stephenson. It’s possible the Pacers will look to make a deal to strengthen that spot, unless Stephenson gives indication he’s ready to turn his game up a few notches. Stephenson did improve [...]
Last offseason, while college football realignment rumors were spreading like wildfire all over the place to keep our football-crazed minds occupied, you could hear small whispers from folks about how it would be beneficial for the Florida State Seminoles to try to align themselves with the ever-powerful SEC. And yes, in the end that’s all [...]
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 [...]
Three Atlanta radio hosts were fired today after mocking former New Orleans Saints special teams player Steve Gleason and his battle with ALS. On the morning show “Mayhem in the A.M.,” hosts Stephen “Steak” Shapiro, Chris Dimino and Nick Cellino took exception to the fact that Sports Illustrated writer Peter King had given Gleason his [...]
Tim Tebow Was Almost Drafted By the Los Angeles Angels It’s hard to imagine Tim Tebow doing anything but waddling out onto a football field and throwing the football with that weird, left-handed motion of his (and making headlines for all kinds of stuff he’s never done and likely never will), but Tebow Mania was almost [...]
Newly acquired Atlanta Falcons’ running back Steven Jackson is quite an intriguing player for the fantasy football 2013 season. Jackson, in recent years, hasn’t been viewed as a big-time running back in fantasy leagues. The 29-year-old running back is entering his 10th season in the NFL and while not posting record shattering numbers, Jackson has [...]
Mexico and Italy opened up their Confederation’s Cup campaign in a decently entertaining match which saw the Italians come out on top. The match brought us chances, passes, tackles, goals and of course mistakes. In the end, the side with the more mistakes gave up all three points for their first loss of 2013 – [...]
The departures of veteran nose tackles Aubrayo Franklin and Antonio Garay have left the San Diego Chargers’ defensive line very young and inexperienced. Nose tackle Cam Thomas has patiently waited for his turn and will now finally get his chance to shine. Thomas, entering his fourth year but first as a starter, clearly understands his [...]
When a team selects a player in the top of any given NFL Draft, the odds are that expectations will be sometimes disproportionately high one said player. With the Cleveland Browns, their selection of Barkevious Mingo out of LSU with the sixth overall selection in this past April’s draft put some immediate anticipation on what [...]
For the past two seasons, wide receiver Stephen Burton has been an afterthought for the Minnesota Vikings. Despite shining during OTAs and showing some promise as a seventh-round pick, the West Texas A&M product hasn’t quite lived up to his billing as a sleeper. Heading into his third season in the NFL, Burton is facing [...]
One thing that knowledgeable NFL fans and analyst could agree with regards to the Oakland Raiders, as run by the late Al Davis and that is through the draft or free agency, to expect the unexpected. I mean, this is a franchise that drafted a kicker in the first round of the draft. A kicker. [...]
While many within the Metro-Washington, D.C. area are fixated on whether or not franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III will be back from his ACL tear suffered in the Wildcard Playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, what’s being lost is the fact that his backup, Kirk Cousins, can do a good job for the Washington Redskins. [...]
Jamarca Sanford had been a solid special teams contributor for the Minnesota Vikings through his first three seasons, but the fact he started 15 games in 2011 had more to do with the team’s sad situation at safety then his own good play. 2012 looked like a potential make-or-break season for the former seventh-round pick, [...]
When the New England Patriots signed (sometimes) quarterback Tim Tebow to a two-year deal, the immediate question on everyone’s mind was how will the they use his unique set of skills? Well, one way they could make the team better is to create a whole new position for Tebow and make him a Red Zone [...]
The New York Jets expect to have as much internal competition in training camp as any team in the NFL. The competition to earn a starting safety spot opposite veteran Dawan Landry is certainly no exception. Second-year man Josh Bush is primarily battling fellow sophomore Antonio Allen for that starting role, and so far throughout OTAs and mini-camp, Rex [...]
