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10 Highest Paid Head Coaches in 2013
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.
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Most NBA Playoff Triple Double Games in the Last Decade
The 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists effort from LeBron James gave him his ninth postseason triple double, trailing only Rajon Rondo in that category over the last decade, although with his game winner just before the buzzer he did become the first player to grab the TD and hit a game winner in the same playoff game.
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Quarterback-Head Coach Duos With Most Wins in NFL History
How do you measure greatness? By wins, or Super Bowl rings? Or is it simply by which quarterback – head coach duo resonates better in the minds of NFL fans over the years? Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are the most successful partners in terms of overall wins, but others have their accomplishment of three Super Bowl rings, and there’s even one duo that beats that.
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10 Best Goals of the 2012-2013 Premier League Season
Picking the goal of decision depends on the style you prefer: The long range crackers (Gareth Bale, David Luiz, Cameron Jerome, Matt Lowton), sublime passing plays (Jose Enrique of Liverpool) or perfect, umatched finishing technique (Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie).
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The Scandals Jose Mourinho Leaves Behind at Real Madrid
The most dysfunctional partnership in the 2012-2013 season was that between Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid, but after weeks and months of trying to get himself sacked, it worked. The former special one is now free to find himself a new club, while Florentino Perez will try and win himself an election while assessing the damage done to the team during a failure of a season and where to go from here.
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Bayern Munich – New Records Set in the 2012-2013 Bundesliga Season
Bayern Munich tied or broke 17 Bundesliga records in 2012-2013, making it the most dominant and impressive championship in the history of the league, and one of the more impressive in recent history around Europe when the top leagues are taken into account, never being in danger of losing the first place from the first week of the season.
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Indiana Pacers, First Team in 30 Years to Reach the Conference Finals Without a Top 8 Draft Pick
The last time a team has reached the conference finals without a single player selected in the top 8 of the NBA draft were the San Antonio Spurs in 1983, who were led by George Gervin. The Indiana Pacers have now ended the 30 year wait, having only two top-10 players in their active roster in these playoffs, D.J. Augustin and Paul George, telling a little bit about the clever way this team has been built over the last few years.
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NBA Playoffs – The 4 Teams in the Conference Finals
Not the most expected of four-team combinations reached the conference finals in the 2013 NBA playoffs. The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers in the East; the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies in the West.
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Alex Ferguson – A Career in Numbers
For over a decade, we’ve been hearing about Sir Alex Ferguson thinking about stepping down from his eternal hold on the Manchester United managerial seat, not to mention on the “King of English Football” title. After 40 years as a football manager, at the age of 71, bowing down as Premier League champion once again, he decided it’s time to say goodbye to the team, the fans and the game.
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Miami Heat Follow Game 1 Losses With Sweeps
During the Big Three era, the Miami Heat have been in nine playoff series, winning eight of them. In only two of them – once against the Chicago Bulls in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, and a second time facing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA finals, they lost the opening game. What happened next? LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh win four games in a row, advancing to the next one (or winning the NBA title) in a sweep.