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Baltimore Ravens – Ray Rice is More Important Than Joe Flacco
Two losses and a 9-4 season isn’t usually a good enough reason to get someone fired, but the Baltimore Ravens felt that they were going in the wrong direction, especially on offense. Joe Flacco not getting it done with the no-huddle offense, especially on the road, while Ray Rice wasn’t used as much as he should be.
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2012 College Football Season – AP All American First Team
Johnny Manziel, already the first freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy, also became the first freshman quarterback to be a part of the AP All-American team. He’s one of two Texas A&M players on the offensive first team. Alabama have four players, two on offense and two on defense, more than any other school.
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Big East Football – New Look Two Division Schedule
The Big East is being reshaped, torn apart and built up again. What comes out in the end of all the realignment in College Football, with the Big East as the big losers among the AQ conferences, although frankly, they’re not even close to the rest of the big five conferences? For now, it’s a two division conference, with 12 teams, some of them on their way out.
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Real Madrid – Iker Casillas Thinking About an MLS Future
After 14 seasons in the spotlight of being the first team keeper for Real Madrid, Iker Casillas might be looking for a bit of peace and quiet in the near future. Already a living legend for Real fans, Spain and for most football fans around the world, taking it easy in the final years of his career, like playing in the MLS, sounds very appealing to the captain for both club & country.
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Chelsea FC – Oscar Still Not a Perfect Premier League Fit
Price tags mean nothing; they don’t make a player suddenly better. Oscar arrived at Chelsea from Internacional with a lot of people expecting the young Brazilian to turn into a star overnight, but the different style and pace on the field while adapting to a whole new country and language means it’s going to take some more time.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Want Theo Walcott
When you look at the math, it’s pretty simple. Nani isn’t happy at Manchester United, and they aren’t that pleased with him as well. Theo Walcott wants to leave Arsenal, and the gunners are running out of options. A straight up swap between the two players might actually be the logical thing to do.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Closer to Daniel Sturridge
Will Liverpool ever get another striker? After operating with only one for nearly half a season, it seems the board will finally make life a bit easier for Brendan Rodgers by making a move for a forward in the January transfer window, most likely Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Turning into a Pathetic Joke
Losing is only one part of the equation that has become the norm for Arsenal under Arsene Wenger in recent times, but it’s not just the losing that make him look so out of touch from his club and fans. It’s the things he says after matches about what happened and the future of the team, which seem to be drifting apart from reality after each disappointing result.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is Better Without James Harden
After discussing the struggles of Jeremy Lin this season with the Houston Rockets, came the chance to see him operate without James Harden next to him on the court. The answer came in the form of Lin’s best ever NBA game and a lot of room for hope and optimism despite the 134-126 loss.
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Miami Heat – Same Old LeBron James and Dwyane Wade
When the Miami Heat play as a team, which means they played good defense; when Dwyane Wade and LeBron James combine for a night like this, there’s probably not a single team in the NBA that can stop them from winning and putting on a show.