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Premier League – Manchester United vs Manchester City Predictions
For Manchester United, who need to have a historic collapse in order to let the Premier League title slip away, it’s about revenge against their city rivals just as much as it is about clinching the league title. For Manchester City, hoping the scenes of the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford from last season make a comeback, it’s about showing that the huge gap between the two sides is a mistake.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Being the Difference Twice in a Row
While goals haven’t been exactly plentiful for Fernando Torres since becoming a Chelsea player, it’s the consistency aspect of his game that’s been most lacking. Suddenly, with the season reaching its most crucial stage, the most criticized man in the English Premier League manages to string two impressive displays in a matter of days, once again raising (false?) hopes that he’s somewhat recovering from yet another funk.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez & Philippe Coutinho Didn’t Get Enough Help
Instead of making some impressive late push towards a top-six finish, Liverpool continue to find ways to stay behind and keep themselves from the necessary progress that was promised. Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho once again brought class and flair with most of their touches, but an overall sense of the lacking accuracy, combined with a weak display from Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard resulted in a score that kept them out of the European qualification zone.
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NCAA Tournament – The 2 Teams in the National Championship Game
Two teams that trace their last NCAA titles to the 1980’s, Louisville (27 years ago) and Michigan (24 years ago) will meet in the first Big Ten vs Big East final since the Wolverines’ last win, as the Cardinals enter the final being the only number one seed left in the competition, and probably the […]
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John Wall, Maybe Finally Turning Into an Elite Point Guard
It hasn’t been a conquering road for John Wall since entering the NBA. Being a number one pick with a team that hasn’t done too well for a very long time, the Washington Wizards, the definition of success was always going to be about how quickly he joins the ranks of those referred to as “elite” point guards in the NBA, while helping turning the Wizards once again into something more than bottom feeders.
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Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem & Joel Anthony Have Been Part of 60 Wins and 60 Losses Seasons Together
Getting to 60 wins is quite an achievement for the Miami Heat, reaching that mark for only the second time in franchise history, but it doesn’t make too much of a celebration cause when you’re already an NBA champion, and only thinking about winning the next ring. Maybe for guys like Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem and Joel Anthony, who were also with the team when they lost 67 games six seasons ago it’s a little bit different.
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Bastian Schweinsteiger Has Won More Bundesliga Titles Than Any Other German Club
It was quite fitting that Bastian Schweinsteiger was the one who scored the only goal for Bayern Munich in the win that secured them the 2012-2013 Bundesliga title for the 22nd time with six matches left to play this season, because by clinching his sixth league championship with the club, more than any other German […]
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FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas Can Fill in for Lionel Messi
Barcelona aren’t a better team without Lionel Messi – no one can be better than what they are with the best player in the world. On the other hand, they are not helpless without him, as Cesc Fabregas, who seems to be the player the coaches feel most comfortable moving around, did the ‘false-nine’ position in Messi’s absence, with the same amount of accuracy and clinical finishing Messi possesses on his good days.
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Denver Nuggets – Jeremy Lin Couldn’t Slow Things Down Alone
The Houston Rockets can play fast-paced basketball, but they need to do it smartly enough. Jeremy Lin tried to make it a conservative run while other players, like James Harden, attempted to make it a run & gun game, in which the Denver Nuggets have the advantage in almost every position, not to mention depth, size and athleticism, as Wilson Chandler, Andre Iguodala and Corey Brewer made people forget about the injured Danilo Gallinari or Ty Lawson.
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San Antonio Spurs – Tim Duncan Continues to Play Like Age Means Nothing
It shouldn’t really be surprising anymore, considering everything we’ve seen from Tim Duncan this season, but somehow it still is. Without Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker in the roster, the elder statesman of the San Antonio Spurs continues to put up incredible numbers, not just for someone his age with that kind of mileage on his aching body, and more than anything show that he still might be the best big man in the NBA.