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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Scores More Than Entire Teams
The scoring machine that is Lionel Messi never ceases to amaze when new numbers and recognition as to how great his achievements are keep coming out. The Barcelona star has scored 21 goals so far this season in 14 matches; that puts him above 44 teams in the top 4 leagues of Europe up to this point. The list will probably be longer at the end of the season.
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Dinamo Zagreb – Still Not the Worst in Champions League History
While winning championships in Croatia haven’t been a problem for Dinamo Zagreb over the last 7 years, finding success in the Champions League is. They’ve been terrible over the last two years, but not bad enough to find themselves being part of two very humiliating records: The 0 points, 0 goals club and losing 12 consecutive group stage matches.
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Manchester City – The Worst English Team in the Champions League
This season, and ever: Manchester City, with only 3 points from six matches in the “group of death” delivered the worst performance by an English team in the history of the group stage in the Champions League.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Should be Having Fun
In a match like this, with Real Madrid not moving up or down no matter the result, it’s a chance for players to either prove they’re worth a starting spot, like Luka Modric and Kaka, or to simply have some fun and improve their scoring record, like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Can Only Attack Referees
When the losses keep piling up, all that’s left to do is find others to blame. Arsene Wenger has two modes: Ignoring the problems by saying everything is OK, or actually taking out his frustration on someone else. After another match without a win (fourth in a row in all competitions), it was the referee, according to the manager, that ruined Arsenal’s chances of winning three points.
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Washington Redskins – Dan Snyder Hates the New York Giants
The best rivalries in the NFL are usually found between all four NFC East teams. Now that the Washington Redskins feel they are on the right path to reach the playoffs for the first time in five years, their owner Dan Snyder decided it’s a good time to reignite their rivalry with the New York Giants with a few choice words.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin Finally Brings His Best
If you look only at the stats, Blake Griffin was having a quiet, maybe even disappointing season thus far. Averaging “only” 17.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, Griffin improved, or worked on improving others things. In a tough away game, against a team that hasn’t lost at home this season, the star of the Los Angeles Clippers finally had a his big moment of 2012-2013.
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The History of the BCS Bowls
The regular season is over, the Heisman candidates have been announced and the bowl games have been setup. What’s left? Get ready and wait for bowl season to begin, but mostly for the BCS Bowls, offering most of the interesting games to see in the 2012-2013 bowl season, with the end of the BCS era sorta coming to an end very soon.
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Trade Rumors – Where is R.A. Dickey Going
It is rare, but five Cy Young winners in the past started the next season on a different team. Despite having a contract for next season, the New York Mets are seriously considering trading R.A. Dickey if an agreement on an extension can’t be reached.
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Heisman Trophy – 2012 Shortlist
It’s that time of year again: After all the bowl games were announced, it was time to narrow the Heisman trophy field down to three players. Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M, Collin Klein of Kansas State and Manti Te’o of Notre Dame are in the running to be named College Football’s best player in the 2012 season.