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Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool, & Winning the Premier League Without Massive Spending
Since finishing second in 2009, Liverpool have only one top 4 finish in the Premier League: In 2014, when Luis Suarez came very close to pulling off a historic season and lead them to a 19th league title, and their first since 1990. Jurgen Klopp, still not one year at the position of club manager, believes he can get The Reds back on their perch without following the massive signing arms race going on among the big clubs in English football.
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Los Angeles Angels? They Suck; Mike Trout Though, He’s Still Great
One of the interesting things in Baseball is how one player can still do great statistically, get recognized for it, while his team is an absolute disaster. Mike Trout in en route to lead the American League in WAR for a fifth straight season, not something that’s been done too much over the years, while playing on a Los Angeles Angels team that’s going nowhere.
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Kevin Durant as Gollum Meme Cements the Ring Chaser Perception
This is going to be a difficult season for Kevin Durant. He joined the Golden State Warriors, which to many feels like betraying the Oklahoma City Thunder, making him something of a ring-chaser, resulting in all the memes making fun of him, including an interesting one depicting him as Gollum from Lord of the Rings, […]
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New Orleans Pelicans Preview: Anthony Davis Hoping for Some Help
The closer we get to the beginning of the 2016-2017 NBA Season, it seems more and more likely that the New Orleans Pelicans are going to make Anthony Davis displeased at some point with the kind of teams being built around him, as once again it looks like the talent around him isn’t going to be enough in the changing, but still incredibly difficult Western conference.
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Jeremy Lin Photos: From Palo Alto to the Brooklyn Nets
In a post/article that’s as offseason as it gets, we go through the career of Jeremy Lin. From his beginning playing high school basketball at Palo Alto, through Harvard, and onto the NBA, where he’s played for the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets and about to begin a new chapter on the Brooklyn Nets.
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MLB Scores & Standings
A day of home runs and late wins, as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates with an impressive 13th inning comeback, while the New York Mets improve their NL East and Wild Card situation with a walk off win over the Miami Marlins thanks to Yoenis Cespedes. The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore […]
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Luis Suarez, The Best Footballer in the World, Better Than Ronaldo & Messi
Quietly, without anyone paying attention, Luis Suarez has changed the hierarchy at the top of the footballing world, establishing himself as the best player in the world right now. Yes, even better than Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, or Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid.
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MLB Rumors: Red Sox, White Sox, Sale, Quintana, Bradley & a Trade That Never Happened
The Boston Red Sox, suddenly pleased with their starting pitching but not their bullpen, were interested in making a trade for Chris Sale and Jose Quintana before the deadline, although eventually the talks with the Chicago White Sox didn’t come to anything.
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MLB Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates Have Big Plans for Chad Kuhl Next Season
After a few less than impressive performances to begin his major league career, Chad Kuhl had done quite well in August for the Pittsburgh Pirates, which should earn him a permanent spot on the team’s rotation in 2017.
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MLB Rumors: Boston Red Sox Inclined to Pick Up 2017 Option for Clay Buchholz
After being demoted to the bullpen and doing quite well in relief, Clay Buchholz might still avoid free agency at the end of this season, with the Boston Red Sox more and more likely to pick up his option for 2017.