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  • Best Photos of the Los Angeles Kings Winning the 2012 Stanley Cup

    After 45 years, a Los Angeles Kings captain, Dustin Brown in this case, got to lift the Stanley Cup after beating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in Game 6 and 4-2 in the series. The Kings can attribute the win to the Devils’ Steve Bernier penalized for misconduct, which signaled the beginning of the rout and cause for celebration.

  • The Madden Curse – True or False?

    Despite the infamous Madden curse, Calvin Johnson seems to be pleased about becoming the Madden NFL 13 cover athlete. Some get injured, but that’s American Football. Some see their career slowly declining, but many of the players had a few years of NFL mileage on their fragile bodies when they appeared.

  • Player of the Year for Each Premier League Club in the 2011-2012 Season

    Only 4 English players were good enough and likable enough to wins the Fans’ Player of the Year award for their clubs, with Wayne Rooney not either, apparently, to win it for Manchester United. Sergio Aguero, responsible for one of the most memorable moments in the league’s history, deservedly won it for Manchester City.

  • LeBron James, Clutch Enough For You?

    If clutch, for you, is shooting at the last second with five players on you while making the shot, then LeBron James isn’t the player for you. If showing up for an potential elimination game, with the back to the wall, on the road, and scoring 45 points while taking over from the first second is your cup of tea, then you were pleased with what you saw.

  • Euro 2012 Posters For All 16 Nations

    A day before Euro 2012 kicks off with Poland and Greece followed by Russia and the Czech Republic, and ESPN decided to kick into promotional overdrive, releasing 16 awesome poster of all 16 nations participating in the Euro, with better or worse tag lines for each team.

  • Euro 2012 – Group D Preview

    A semi group of death, if Sweden were six years ago and England had a side people believed in. France look like the talented bunch, this time without any social problems; England look like a mess, no matter how you look at it; Sweden put their hopes on Zlatan Ibrahimovic; Ukraine hope home advantage still means something.

  • Best Paying Teams in the World

    Football/Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and its biggest clubs, all based in Europe, are the best sports franchises to play for, featuring seven teams in the top 10 of the best paying sport clubs in the world. Barcelona and Real Madrid are no.1 and no.2 in this one as well, as you would expect. Success isn’t cheap.

  • Euro 2012 – Group C Preview

    In a different time, this might have been a group of death as well. But in the Euro 2012, Spain seem to be clear favorites while Italy hope that a change of style will erase the embarrassment of the World Cup failure; Croatia are better than their recent results suggest; Ireland rely on team spirit […]

  • Euro 2012 – Group B Preview

    A group of death, like every big tournament needs. The Dutch were part of something similar four years ago, making it in flying colors, just like their qualifying campaign; Germany are the favorites of many to win Euro 2012, but Joachim Low’s squad is far from perfect; Portugal have only Ronaldo to base their hopes on while Denmark will try and shock everyone once again.

  • Euro 2012 – Group A Preview

    Group A, consisting of Poland, Czech Republic, Greece and Russia is probably the hardest to predict in the Euro 2012 group stage. Poland relying on their ‘German’ players with a coach known to experiment and surprise; Greece who will probably bore and depress everyone again; the Czech Republic who seem to be impressing no one heading into the tournament; Russia, with an attacking style but with plenty of egos Dick Advocaat needs to handle.