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Mehdi Carcela Punches Bjorn Ruytinx in The Face For Breaking His Ankle
The Belgian Pro League match between OHL and Standard Liege didn’t bring any goals, but instead saw two red cards, one to each side, with the one given to Mehdi Carcela for punching Bjorn Ruytinx in the face being the most memorable.
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Vasco da Gama Go Down in a Blaze of Violence Against Atlético Paranaense
If there was something else the organizing committee for Brazil 2014 didn’t need was some fan violence in the Brasileiro, as the match between Vasco and Atletico Paranaense, held in Joinville, Santa Catarina, had to be stopped during the first half as firms from both teams clashed in the stands, resulting in a massive brawl leaving two fans critically wounded.
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The Usual World Cup Draw Conspiracy Theory
There isn’t a single World Cup without someone trying to find how FIFA rigged the draw to favor the hosts, Brazil this time, or another popular nation, with Argentina, receiving a rather weak opening group to go through early on.
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On Everton Saving The Title Race by Not Losing to Arsenal
Plenty of Premier League teams will be sending early Christmas gifts to Gerard Deulofeu for his fantastic goal that stopped Arsenal from opening a seven point lead over Liverpool and Chelsea, while Manchester City, also messing up this weekend, will be feeling quite grateful themselves. No one is going to be happier than Everton though.
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College Football – Final Top 25 Rankings of the Regular Season
The final AP Poll of the regular season doesn’t really surprise anyone – Florida State and Auburn are the only team with first place votes, and all likely will be the programs that head into the national championship game. The rest of the top 25 simply signifies the chances of other schools to make it to the other BCS bowls, unless some conference affiliation has already taken care of that.
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NBA Franchises All Time Three Point Leaders
It didn’t take Stephen Curry very long to reach 701 career 3-pointers, making him the franchise leader (Golden State Warriors), becoming the second family member to be the all-time leader for a franchise in three point field goals along with his father Dell.
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Detroit Pistons – Can’t Beat Them at Their Own Game
This is what the Detroit Pistons, with their heavy frontcourt of Josh Smith, Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe, have been waiting for; a team that puts on the same limited lineup, without a real small forward. The Chicago Bulls, because of yet another injury to a key player, were forced into it, resulting in a 92-75 win for the Pistons, who lost to the Bulls by 20 points just over a week ago.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James & Dwyane Wade Put on a Show
After getting some rest, which coincided with two consecutive losses for the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade was back in festive mood, which resulted in some entertaining basketball on the court, combining for some high flying alley oops with his partner in crime, LeBron James, and pulling off yet another post-game photobomb while LeBron was getting interviewed, drawing even more attention to himself.
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Indiana Pacers – Making History One Win at a Time
After years of being on the outside of the important moments in the NBA season, the Indiana Pacers are generating them so far. The team with the best record in the league, picking up wins in places they haven’t won in for years. Next up were the San Antonio Spurs, losing to the Paul George and co. phenomenon 111-100, finding it a bit too difficult to handle the length, athleticism and skill Frank Vogel has to work with.
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Dallas Mavericks – Monta Ellis Gets to Have The Last Word
In a game filled with huge unbalanced shots from players like Dirk Nowitzki and Nicolas Batum, followed by some clutch shots from Damian Lillard, it was Monta Ellis, the second half of the dynamic duo the Dallas Mavericks have finally put together, that had the last laugh with a game-winning, buzzer-beating shot to give the Mavs a 108-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.