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Colts Hoping the End of Peyton Manning Era Means Beginning of the Andrew Luck Dynasty
Peyton Manning’s don’t come along too often. Even at 35, after four neck surgeries, it was a very difficult choice of actually letting him go. Well, not that diffcult, if you read into Jim Irsay’s words, and think about the huge bonus he just saved. Andrew Luck might be the next Hall of Famer, just a regular joe or a complete bust. Either way, Seeing Manning in any uniform but the Colts’ white or blue is going to be strange.
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Typical Arsenal and Untypical Robin van Persie
Arsenal almost pulled off something that we’ve never seen in the Champions League, but a 3-0 over AC Milan was not enough, and Arsene Wenger’s men were left with compliments and bemoaning about why Robin van Persie tried to chip the ball over Abbiati instead of, well, anything else.
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Luol Deng Leads Bulls to Pacers Revenge and Eastern Lead
Derrick Rose said he didn’t forget. The Chicago Bulls took their January loss to Indiana very seriously, especially the Pacers’ post game celebrations. No surprise then in how the Bulls played and dominated, especially in the third quarter, with Luol Deng scoring 20 points in their 92-72 win over the Indiana Pacers.
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Don’t Get All Excited About Roddick Beating Federer – IT WAS AN EXHIBITION MATCH!
Roger Federer has always been somewhat of a bane on Andy Roddick’s career. They’ve met in four grand slam finals, with Federer winning all of them. Roddick has only beaten him twice in 23 matches. Last night, at the Madison Square Garden, he got a rare win, beating Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7) but alas, it was only an Exhibition match.
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How NFL Teams Are Using the Franchise Tag
NFL Free agency begins on March 13, meaning teams across the league have been putting the franchise tag, with careful thought or without it, on their prize and prime free agents, with Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints (busy with other troubles) leading the free agents class of 2012 being the most notable name on the tag list.
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Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part I
Champions League action returns this week, with the first night split between the venues in London, where Arsenal will try and mount an improbable comeback from 4-0 down against an AC Milan side hitting its stride at the perfect time, while Zenit have the tough task of facing Benfica at the Estadio Da Luz, trying to maintain their 3-2 lead from the frozen first leg in Russia.
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Diego Sosa And the Most Hilarious Own Goal You’ll Ever See
Diego Sosa of San Martin de San Juan, an Argentinian club, scored one of the most hilarious own goals you’ll ever see. Playing against Estudiantes, the 31 year old defender turned a simple clearance into a very difficult to explain own goal, which at first actually looks like he meant to score.
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NBA Single Game Records And Breaking Them
Wilt Chamberlain isn’t the only record holder of NBA single game achievements, as hard as it is to believe. A mediocre point guard like Scott Skiles (and mediocre head coach as well) is also in the record books with 30 assists in one game.