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Rafael Nadal Isn’t Done Winning Grand Slam Titles
No one can predict injuries, so you can never be 100% sure. Yet it seems Rafael Nadal is over whatever it was that was holding him back, and his French Open triumph over David Ferrer isn’t going to be the last time he lifts a Grand Slam trophy.
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10 Highest Paid Athletes in the World in 2013
Among the top 10 highest paid athletes in the world over the last 12 months, three are soccer players (Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham), two are in the NFL (Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees), two play golf (Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson), two are NBA players (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant) and only Roger Federer represents tennis.
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Most Appearances in the NBA Finals
Two relatively young franchises will meet in the 2013 NBA finals; the Miami Heat, making it for the fourth time in franchise history, and the Spurs, making it for a fifth time, hoping to keep their perfect record. Both of them haven’t been around as long as the teams with the most appearances have, especially not the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Squads for the 2013 U-21 Euro
The 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship kicks off for the 19th time, with host nation Israel seeded in Group A along with England, Italy and Norway, while defending champions Spain are in Group B, playing with Germany, Netherlands and Russia, with each side bringing a squad of 23 players, some of them who have already played for their senior national sides.
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Jason Kidd Should Have Retired Two Years Ago
It seems that actually leaving your profession at the perfect point in time is an impossible art to master. Jason Kidd could have let the NBA as a champion two years ago, but remained in the league and pretty much embarrassed himself for a couple of seasons before deciding it’s actually time to quit.
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All the Champions of the Top 40 Soccer Leagues in Europe for 2012-2013
The 2012-2013 season is over, with Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Juventus and PSG being crowned as champions of the top leagues in Europe, without any actual surprises when it comes to title winners across most of the football leagues in the continent.
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Grant Hill Shouldn’t Be in the Hall of Fame
What makes someone a hall of famer? It’s more than just stats and numbers. Popularity comes into it, and likability. Despite being “great” for a relatively low number of seasons, Grant Hill might become an basketball Hall of Fame inductee in the near future, despite his retirement not really leaving a gaping hole in heart of the league.
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NFL Teams Spending $100 Million on Free Agents Don’t Make the Playoffs
If you’re thinking about doing some massive rebuilding to your team through free agency, don’t. Over the last six seasons, only one team, the Chicago Bears in the uncapped season of 2010, has spent over $100 million on unrestricted free agency signings, and managed to make the postseason. The Miami Dolphins have high expectations this season, but it won’t be surprising to see them miss on a playoff berth for a fifth consecutive time.
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Best Out of Contract Players in Europe
Far from the big names and big clubs which involve transfers of multi-millions of Euros and pounds, there are those who have run out of contracts in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga, with quality players like Chris Brunt, Florent Malouda, Andrei Arshavin, Joan Verdu, Joaquin, Fabrizio Miccoli and Andreas Ivanschitz up […]
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Teams With Most Champions League Titles in History
Six clubs have won the European Cup, which turned into the UEFA Champions League, four times or more: Ajax, Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Real Madrid.