-
Miami Heat – LeBron James, Comeback King
There’s not much more you can ask from your star players – come back from a 15 point deficit, while one of them (LeBron James) posts a triple double and the other (Dwyane Wade) had probably his best game of the season, topping it all with an overtime win for the Miami Heat.
-
Nebraska Cornhuskers – Sam Koch Keeping Super Bowl Streak Alive
Not all streaks have to do with titles and bowl game wins. Some of them are about turning young men into successful professional in the NFL. Nebraska breed winners, or something close to that it seems, sending at least one former player to the Super Bowl for the 20th straight year, represented by Baltimore Ravens punter Sam Koch.
-
Kansas City Chiefs – Worst Team in the NFL, Pro Bowl Masters
How does a team tied for the worst record in the NFL last season get so many players into the Pro Bowl? Injuries, luck and who knows what else. What is a fact is that the Kansas City Chiefs become the first team ever to send six players into the Pro Bowl despite winning less than six games during the regular season, in fact only two.
-
NFL Salary Cap – 5 Players Who Could Get Cut
Players don’t get cut because they’re bad. They get released because their performance doesn’t equal the amount of money they’re getting paid. That’s life in the NFL, which means names such as Ryan Fitzpatrick for the Buffalo Bills, Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints and James Harrison from the Pittsburgh Steelers all might get cut to clear some cap room for their teams.
-
Super Bowl XLVII – Beyond Ray Lewis and the Harbaugh Brothers
Two things you’re going to hear a lot about in the coming week: The Harbowl or Superbaugh, focusing on the head coaching battle between John and Jim Harbaugh, and Ray Lewis playing his final career game in the Super Bowl. There’s more to this game for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens: Ed Reed, Randy Moss, Matt Birk and even the Vic Fangio story line.
-
Ohio State Buckeyes – Building on the Urban Meyer 2nd Year Syndrome
With two national titles and two undefeated seasons on his resume, Urban Meyer isn’t expected to just do a good job at Ohio State. He needs to win a national title for the Buckeyes, better sooner than later.
-
How Amazing is Bradford Reaching the League Cup Final
Beating Aston Villa these days isn’t such a hard thing to do, and yet Bradford reaching the final of the Carling Cup is almost unheard of not just in English football but all around Europe, possibly becoming the first ever fourth-tier club to win a cup competition in any European league.
-
German Bundesliga – Financially, the Best League in Europe
When you post an eighth successive annual turnover record, you’re doing something right. Not many will say the German Bundesliga is the best in European football, but beyond Bayern Munich and Dortmund, the numbers suggest it’s model is the best among the top European leagues, offering the most to its fans and teams in terms of value.
-
Chelsea FC – Losing Eden Hazard to Pure Stupidity
Sometimes emotions get the best of people, and obviously football players. Eden Hazard killed off any chance Chelsea had of making a late comeback by simply not thinking, and his sending off for kicking a ball boy might have long term implication on the league as well, as the team lost another chance to win a title this season.
-
Arsenal FC – Lukas Podolski Waking Up From Slumber
If Arsene Wenger could have asked for one performance to restore some faith in his decisions and his brand of football, it was this. Not just the win, not just the ability, but the players who played the key part in it, all three he signed in the summer: Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla and even Olivier Giroud.