Seau's death leaves more questions about life after the NFL
Written by: Melissa Harder
I found the timing between the announcement of the NFL player suspensions for their role in Saints "Bounty-Gate" and Junior Seau’s death absolutely eerie. Four players — Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith, and Jonathan Vilma — were suspended without pay for conduct detrimental to the NFL as a result of their roles in the New Orleans Saints' bounty program that endangered player safety over three seasons from 2009-2011. …
The five worst picks of the 2012 NFL Draft's first round
Written by: Matthew Blunk
The first round of the 2012 NFL Draft is in the books, and by that I do mean the record books. As I'm sure you all know, it was the fastest first round in the "modern draft era," a fact that - well, no one really cares about. But hey, it's a cute little intro to this particular article, so let's go with it.
The expedient round one opened uneventfully enough. …
UFC preview: Jon Jones vs Dan Henderson
Written by: Kevin Early
Jon Jones has proven, yet again, why he is the rising star in the UFC. His haters were wrong once more. Rashad Evans took Jones five rounds but never put the champ in real danger. Jones seemed to play it safe, probably due to respect for Evans' abilities, and dismantled him. Now Dana White announced that "Bones'" next task will be Dan Henderson.
Henderson was promised the winner of this fight after he beat Mauricio Rua in one of the best matches of the year. …
UFC 146 Breakdown: Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem
Written by: Kevin Early
Although I already did a preview for the upcoming title fight between Junior Dos Santos and Alistair Overeem, I recently had a further realization as to why Dos Santos will walk away the victor.
Junior Dos Santos posses the same style and skills as Chuck Liddell. A few sites have made the same observation and even Dana White has mentioned it.
"He’s fought a pretty one-dimensional fight, he’s fought very Chuck Liddell-like in that he’s great at defending the takedown, he drops bombs, he throws heavy punches," White said in reference to Dos Santos and that is exactly my point. …
2012 Stanley Cup Conference Finals preview
Written by: Sean McEachern (@sportsfanspeaks)
There was a time back in the annals of NHL history – say 3 or 4 years ago – when you geared up for the postseason hockey pool with the list of the top 30 or 40 point-getters on the season, made the standard in-depth analytical guess as to the Hot Goalie Du Jour, formatted overly predictable brackets with maybe one 3/6 seed upset and threw your $50 in the old jam jar and knew you had a better shot than your clueless Maple Leaf fan buddies of taking home the loot. …
2012 Western Conference Stanley Cup Semifinals Preview
Written by: Keith Ricci
Well that was Quick, wasn’t it? No pun intended. The first round of the Western Conference playoffs didn’t quite live up to expectations. In three of the series the losing team only managed to win one game and the other the loser only won 2. The East on the other hand, where most thought the gap in talent and teams was much wider saw three Game 7’s and a Game 6. …
Do Philadelphia sports fans deserve their unruly reputation?
Written by: Ray Hagan (@rayhagan19)
I attended an Arena Football game tonight. I am a proud Philadelphia Soul season ticket holder. After hearing national attention once again being brought to Philadelphia fans in a negative light, I got to witness what makes Philly fans so great.
An official at the game found themselves sandwiched between a Mustang player, Soul player, and the boards. …
13 observations from the first round of the NBA playoffs
Written by: Melissa Harder
The NBA playoffs started this weekend and I for one am pretty excited because I’m still too despondent to watch anymore playoff hockey. Luckily, I have the perfect replacement! Here are some thoughts from a busy basketball weekend:
1. The playoffs will be about 50% less interesting now that Derrick Rose tore his ACL in the last minute of the Bulls Game 1 win. …
Is time running out for the Philadelphia Phillies?
Written by: Ray Hagan (@rayhagan19)
It’s time to panic.
Fine, "panic" is a strong word, but it’s definitely time for concern. Everyone knew coming into this season that the Phillies offense of today wasn’t NEARLY as potent as the offense of the 2008 or 2009 teams. Some of the faces were the same, but the games had slipped with age. …
Ozzie Guillen has the right to make Castro comment
Written by: Ray Hagan (@rayhagan19)
“I love Fidel Castro … I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that (SOB) is still there.”
With those words Ozzie Guillen started a firestorm that he never could have imagined. Ozzie is terribly misguided, but is he not entitled to an opinion? …
Rosco's MLB picks
Written by: Jeff Williams (@SLIMrosco)
During the MLB season, there is no rest for the bettor. After a big weekend it's right back on the grind Monday. So here we go, some more information to help you make some early week bets. Good luck and enjoy!
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