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Brooklyn Nets – Tougher, Better Than the Boston Celtics
So the Brooklyn Nets lost two players in the brawl that began with a hard foul by Kris Humphries on Kevin Garnett. Rajon Rondo lost his head and got ejected, which destroyed any chance the proud but simply not-so-good Boston Celtics had of beating a better team.
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LeBron James – NBA Fans Love Winners
Hate in sports, especially the American kind, is often a passing thing. Especially when it has no real grasp on actual occurrences The trend of wishing LeBron James all the worst is gone and forgotten, as the man everyone wanted to hate and see fail for about two years is the most popular in the NBA over the last six months according to the jersey sales numbers.
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IRB Player of the Year for 2012 Shortlist
The IRB has released their shortlist for player of the year in 2012, with Richie McCaw, Dan Carter and Frederic Michalak not surprising most with their inclusion in the list of candidates. One name that has caused quite a stir is that of young Owen Farrell of England, barely 21, still without a firm grasp on a starting lineup shirt for the national team.
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2012 NFL Season – Saints vs Falcons Predictions
The Atlanta Falcons were 8-0 when they rolled up into New Orleans, losing to the Saints 31-27 in one of the better games of this NFL season. Now it’s for the rematch, with the Falcons back on a roll, and the Saints in a situation where they can’t afford to lose.
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Michel Platini Trying to Destroy the Champions League
A few things are on the mind of Michel Platini when he throws the ideas of creating one big European League, or expanded Champions League, which will include 64 teams, at the expense of the Europa League, which seems like a good way of destroying a valuable brand.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie is All You Need
Two schools of thought in football: One says that results are all that matter, and it doesn’t matter how you win. The other says that ability, good or bad, in the long range, will eventually catch up with you. It’s easy to understand that after another bad game, decided after only 33 seconds, Alex Ferugson is hoping the first school of thought determines the fate of Manchester United.
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Liverpool FC – Brendan Rodgers Need a Little Bit of Luck
They’re going in the right direction, but the lack of another finishing leg next to Luis Suarez simply screams to the sky after each match in which Liverpool failed to score, or score enough. Brendan Rodgers had his team playing well in a fixture they lost, but he needed a bit more than that.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Lost in Boredom
While Chelsea were pretty bad during the final days of Roberto Di Matteo, they’ve turned into simply boring during the short tenure of Rafa Benitez. Two matches, two 0-0 draws. Eden Hazard, the sensation of the early days of the season, seems to be lost and drowning in the anti-football Chelsea are producing.
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Arsenal FC – Theo Walcott Takes a Step in the Right Direction
Considering Arsenal’s recent form, a draw in an action packed midweek fixture at Goodison Park isn’t a bad result, especially if it involved Theo Walcott getting a reason to smile about his life as a Gunner and maybe, maybe, convince him to put pen to paper and at least one problem for the North London team.
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Gareth Bale Scores the Own Goal of the Season
Luckily for Gareth Bale and Tottenham, despite scoring an own goal, one of the most comical you’ll ever get to see, that was the closest Liverpool got to scoring this evening at White Hart Lane. Bale, who had a hand, a leg and a head in every goal in the 2-1 win, won’t be too down about nearly costing his team two or three points at home.