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  • Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose and the Lost Season

    After the Chicago Bulls lost to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals over a year ago, the future was bright. Derrick Rose was healthy and the reigning MVP, with a deep, young and talented squad around him. The NBA Finals and NBA titles were just around the corner for a very promising team.

  • The Venues of the 2012 Olympic Games in London

    We’re a few days away from the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic games in London, which will be held at the newly built Olympic Stadium, which many hope will not become what the Bird’s Nest in Beijing has become, like most of the venues from the 2008 Olympics. But there’s more to these games than just the Olympic Stadium, with 30 stadiums, arenas and others used to host the competitions and the fans.

  • Messi & Ronaldo – The Quiet Summer

    Between transfer rumors and speculations, the two biggest names in the world of football and possibly global sports, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, are enjoying a rather quiet summer. Focusing only on their clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, heading into another intriguing season that most likely will revolve around the real or imaginary rivalry between the two.

  • 10 Most Valuable Teams in the World

    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.

  • London 2012 – Which Clubs Sent the Most Players

    Unlike other major tournament, the Olympic games football tournament isn’t exactly an an exact way of knowing who are the superpowers in the sport are right now, but big clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham managed to send more players (4 each) than any other team, along with Palermo, Al-Ahly from Egypt and Atletico Madrid.

  • London 2012 – Best Over age Players in the Olympic Football Tournament

    The football tournament in every Summer Olympic games is about the young players, but each nation is allowed three that are over the age of 23. As usual, the biggest names in the tournament, like Ryan Giggs, Juan Mata, Luis Suarez, Thiago Silva, Hulk and Edinson Cavani, are among the veterans in the tournament. Great […]

  • Roger Federer, Best Tennis Player in the World Once Again?

    Maybe the return to number one doesn’t mean that Roger Federer is back to the status of best tennis player in the world but actually enjoying the benefits of the ATP’s ranking system, but for those who doubted his ability to win in Wimbledon this year, to win a Grand Slam tournament with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the playing field, the win over Murray was a huge middle finger straight in the face.

  • Best Photos of the 2012 Wimbledon Final

    Some finals are just about one player and his story line. Roger Federer may have won his 7th Wimbledon title in the 2012 Final, now even with Pete Sampras, and making it 17 Grand Slam titles in his career, more than anyone else. But this final was just as much about him as it was about Andy Murray, the weight of expectations he carried and his touching, tear-choked speech at the end.

  • NBA Loyalty – It Doesn’t Exist

    Those of you who were surprised to see Steve Nash give up on a chance to end his career with the Phoenix Suns, instead opting to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for money and a better chance at at an NBA title were probably just as surprised as Ray Allen in Miami Heat uniform seems to be a done deal.

  • Wimbledon 2012 – Roger Federer Perfect One More Time

    Well, maybe not perfect, but pretty damn close. Roger Federer, a month before his 31st birthday, played as close as possible to his best in order to beat Novak Djokovic in their first ever meeting on grass, setting up his eighth final at Wimbledon against Andy Murray, making a little bit of history himself.