The money is in the NFL, especially when it comes to head coaches, as eight of the top ten highest paid head coaches in North American pro sports are in the sport of football, with Sean Payton, Bill Belichick, Andy Reid and even new guy Chip Kelly rising high above the others when it comes to their income. More
It’s funny how far some mighty have fallen. Less than two years since starting and winning with the Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow is as close to untouchable as a football player can be, with some even saying that his chances of becoming a backup in the CFL are slim, and he should pursue other destinations. More
The latest addition to a long list of horrible attempts to look creative and hip are the Notre Dame basketball team with their bright green tops and pijama looking shorts, earning a place in the hall of fame for the ugliest uniforms in the history of sports. More
A large population in a city or a metro area doesn’t necessarily mean you get to have a team in the NBA, NHL, MLB or NFL. For example, places like Austin in Texas, quite close to one million people, have to settle for the Texas Longhorns in College Sports instead of a serious pro-team, although I’m not sure the people there see it that way. More
The Olympics, in some sort of ancient version, were here way before Jesus walked on water. While association football (soccer) doesn’t have an official source, versions of the game have been around for hundreds of years. The NFL, NBA and MLB might be relatively young, but the sports these leagues are based on have been around for quite some time. More
It’s not a big secret that the AFC has been the stronger conference in the NFL, although the last three Super Bowls and four of the last five have been won by the NFC. The big arguing case about parity and disparity? Only 3 AFC teams have made the big game for the last nine years, while 8 teams from the NFC have made it. More
Being a likable person shouldn’t be a criteria for whether a person belongs in the hall of fame or not. Being a great football player is. Terrell Owens, regardless of what people may think of him as a person, was a great football player in the NFL for over a decade, and deserves a spot, eventually, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. More
Soccer (real football) might not be a big thing in the United States, but it’s a religion around the rest of the globe, making it hardly a surprise that four soccer clubs (Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United) are among the 10 most valuable sport franchises in the world, along with 4 NFL teams (Giants, Patriots, Redskins, Cowboys) and two Baseball clubs, the Yankees and the Dodgers. More
The most popular sport in the world is football. Not American football. No no. That weird thing they call soccer in the USA, which has a rising league called the … More
Making it, becoming a professional athlete, is probably the dream of every young kid at one point or another during the early days. Millions go on to become High School athletes, but the chances of actually making it from there to the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB and MLS is ridiculously low. More