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2012 NFL Season Week 4 – Browns vs Ravens Predictions
The only thing the Cleveland Browns have going for them heading into M&T Bank Stadium to face the Baltimore Ravens is the short week their hosts are on after beating the New England Patriots on Sunday night. Other than that, all the advantages are pointing in the Ravens direction.
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Juventus FC – Cost of Building the Current Squad
The big Italian clubs hardly base their squads on home grown talent, and Juventus are no different, spending just under €200 million to assemble the current group of players, some on co-ownership deals, with Gianluigi Buffon, arriving back in 2001, still the most expensive player on the team.
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Rafael Nadal – Bluffing Isn’t His Strong Suit
The 2012 tennis season won’t be a very memorable one for Rafael Nadal, who did win the French Open for the 7th (new record) time, but he’s also been out with an injury since an early exit at Wimbledon. However, it does give him more time to do other stuff, like PokerStars promotions, trying to convince people he isn’t Rafa.
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Liverpool FC – Jerome Sinclair Becomes Youngest Player Ever
Beating West Brom in the League Cup wasn’t just about Brendan Rodgers getting his first official win as a Liverpool manager, but also setting a new record by Jerome Sinclair (and also the club), becoming Liverpool’s youngest ever player to step on the pitch for the team.
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Miroslav Klose – What Sportsmanship is all About
Football sportsmanship isn’t only about kicking the ball out when an opponent is down. It’s also about the more important thing – Not cheating. Miroslav Klose of Lazio proved that playing fair isn’t something all footballers forgot to do, asking the referee to disallow his goal in the 3-0 loss to Napoli.
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Arsenal FC – Being Patient With Olivier Giroud
Although it’s been quite a positive start of the season for Arsenal, not everything is perfect. Aside from the demolishing of Southampton, Arsenal haven’t scored more than two goals in any of their matches, including two 0-0 draws to kick off the season. The best example of their partial scoring problems is presented in the case of Olivier Giroud.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Falcao on his Way to Chelsea Again
Maybe, for once, this is the real deal. Between Falcao scoring a hat trick against Chelsea in the European Super Cup, Fernando Torres looking like his usual self (not scoring) and Atletico Madrid in what seems to be deep financial trouble, the Colombian striker may be making his way to London very soon.
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Best NFL Quarterbacks Lose Together
For the first time since Ben Roethlisberger took his first NFL snap in 2004 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he joins Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in dubious milestone, as all four quarterbacks were part of a losing effort on the same week.
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Georgia Bulldogs – Todd Gurley is the Best Freshman in College Football
The Georgia Bulldogs football team is off to a great start in 2012, going 4-0 through the first weeks, mostly thanks to their three-headed monster rushing attack, led by true freshman Todd Gurley, who has been the best running back in the SEC so far.