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SI Cover Curse – Deciding the 2013 College Football Season
The Sports Illustrated Cover curse or jinx has been around since the 1950’s, although it doesn’t seem to effect the really successful individuals like Michael Jordan (49 covers) or other Super Bowl, Heisman Trophy and College Football champions. As for the 2013 season BCS race? It seemed like Marcus Mariota, A.J. McCarron and finally Braxton Miller were very effected by appearing on the cover.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Proves Again What a Huge Douchebag he is
You aren’t going to convince Cristiano Ronaldo fans about anyone else being the best in the world. The problem isn’t with his football, it’s the man’s ego, that seems to be unsatiable and ever expanding, reaching a new high (or low), announcing that he’ll open a Museum on the island of Madeira, where he grew up, dedicated to… Cristiano Ronaldo of course.
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Pacquiao vs Rios – Bigger Than Boxing
National symbols carry huge expectations, especially in times of crisis. Manny Pacquiao was fighting for his relevance among Boxing’s elite against Brandon Rios, but also for the spirit of his country after the Philippines was devastated Haiyan, leaving many looking for some sort of uplifting moment from their beloved champion, wearing a title belt across his waist once again after the unanimous decision win.
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Best Athletes Who Retired in 2013
Like every year, some all-time greats decided to call it a day and retire, as two great linebackers in Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher left the NFL, legendary Yankees like Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte left Major League Baseball and NBA stars like Jason Kidd and Allen Iverson left the game of basketball.
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Lionel Messi Taking Pictures With Disabled Fans
There weren’t too many smiles coming from Lionel Messi as he left the Camp Nou knowing that his injury isn’t going to be something that takes just a little rest in bed to heal. He still had the time and the patience to take pictures with kids outside the stadium, including a few disabled fans.
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Tomáš Berdych – A Losing Record Against Everyone in the ATP World Tour Finals
In the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals or the end-of-year championship, there’s one player among the eight men that are participating in the round robin tournament that has a losing record against all the rest: Tomáš Berdych, ranked sixth in the world.
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People Yelling at Mario Chalmers – The Best NBA Blog There Is
If you’ve noticed that Mario Chalmers seems to be the scapegoat for Miami Heat players over the years, getting yelled at for whatever reason on a game to game basis, you’re not alone. In fact, someone actually made a Tumblr blog on the subject, putting together in Gifs and pictures the many moments of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and others yelling at Mario Chalmers.
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David Luiz Meets the Tallest Basketball Player in the World
As the Brazilian national football team continue their Asian friendly match tour, playing Zambia next, David Luiz got to meet and take a picture with the tallest basketball player in the world, Sun Mingming.
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Roger Federer – High Hopes For 2014
With a record of only 36-13; only one Grand Slam semifinal and one tournament win, the 2013 tennis season is the worst in Roger Federer’s career since he won his first major title in Wimbledon 10 years ago. This kind of low in his career isn’t stopping him from having high expectations heading into next year.
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Oakland Coliseum – From Baseball to Football Stadium
The city of Oakland doesn’t have the luxury of building too many stadiums for its sport teams, so sometimes the grounds crew has only 20 hours to convert the place from a Baseball stadium after an A’s game to a football stadium for the Oakland Raiders.