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  • All 32 Jerseys for Euro 2012

    Euro 2012 will kick off in less than two months, as Poland, the co-hosts, will play against Greece at the National Stadium in Warsaw on June 8. The tournament will end 23 days later in Kiev, with the Olympic Stadium holding the Final. It’s not yet time to discuss previews and favorites, but for fashion, kits, uniforms and jerseys it’s always a good time.

  • The Most Goals Scored in a Single European Season

    Lionel Messi became the first player to score 60 goals since Gerd Muller hit 67 for Bayern in 1972-1973. With more than a month of football left, Messi should set a new record for goals in a single season for club competitions in Europe.

  • 8 NFL Quarterbacks Better Than Joe Flacco

    Joe Flacco announed that he thinks of himself as the best quarterback in the NFL. Not Aaron Rodgers, not Drew Brees, not Tom Brady. Flacco, with his unimpressive numbers and disappointing performances in the postseason most of the time, isn’t short on confidence.

  • When Sport Fans Riot – The Ugly Side of Sports

    Kentucky fans rioting after the wins at the Final Four is nothing new – the joy of victory, agony of defeat, mixed in with some alcohol and some national pride or local patriotism can always led to unfortunate results. At best, it’s some rioting and property damage. At worst, it can result in hundreds of injuries and deaths.

  • Recent Final Four Most Outstanding Player Winners and Their NBA Careers

    Anthony Davis won every possible indvidiaul award as the 2011-2012 College Basketball season concluded, including the 2012 Final Four Most Outstanding player, the MVP of the weekend. Unlike most of the guys who have won the award in recent years, Davis should go number one in the draft, the first MOP winner to go numero uno since Danny Manning in 1988.

  • The Oldest Players in MLB Heading Into the 2012 Season

    Jamie Moyer returns to Major League Baseball, taking his spot back on the pedestal of the oldest player in the league, leading a group that includes Mariano Rivera and Jim Thome as the 9 players beginning the 2012 over the age of 40, the oldest players in MLB.

  • Baseball Is Nearly Back, If You’ve Noticed

    The 2012 Baseball season has already started, but it hasn’t been really noticed. The NBA, despite of the lockout, didn’t really take a hit in popularity. Too many stars, too many crowd-pleasers in the league right now. March Madness and College Basketball has been extremely appeasing, despite the apparent uneven field. We’ll see if Kansas can do something about it.

  • The Most Expensive Team Purchases in History

    Magic Johnson is no longer the most recogniazable Laker on the planet. Kobe Bryant is, so Magic felt he needs to expand into other sports, heading a group, mostly by name and face probably, taking the Los Angeles Dodgers out of the hands of Frank McCourt, for $2 Billion.

  • April Fools’ In the World of Sports

    April Fool’s is the international day of pranking. It’s no different in the world of sports, be it the NBA or the NFL. Players prank teammates, stars prank fans, reporters make fun of the same stars, and even GM’s destroy their players’ confidence by telling them, cruelly, they’re getting traded.

  • McDonald’s All-American MVP Awards – The Best and the Forgotten

    LeBron James won the McDonald’s All-American MVP award in 2003, seven months later beginning his NBA career. Kenny Gregory won that award won that award in 1997, later going on to play for the Kansas Jayhawks in College. He never made it into the NBA, spending most of his career so far moving around European teams. His athletics abilites couldn’t hide his skill faults.