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Bucks vs Heat – LeBron James is Hard to Stop When He’s Angry
The Miami Heat haven’t been playing well so far this season, and after LeBron James called out their defense in an interview, things were bound to get better very quickly, coming at the expense of the Milwaukee Bucks, not looking remotely close in a 118-95 win for the NBA champions, as the MVP got plenty of help from Mario Chalmers and even Michael Beasley.
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Michigan State vs Kentucky – Don’t Need One and Done Player to be Great
Once again, John Calipari presents a team with four freshmen in the lineup who won’t be playing for Kentucky after the season is over. In their first test of the season, they ended up losing to Michigan State 78-74 in the Champions Classic, a team without a single freshman in the lineup, instead leaning on the excellent senior duo of Keith Appling and Alexander Payne.
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Kansas vs Duke – Andrew Wiggins Steals The Spotlight From Jabari Parker
Before even playing one game of college basketball, the 2013 class of Freshmen has been praised unlike any other in the past. Andrew Wiggins is the most hyped of them all, proving that every bit of compliment given to him was rightly places as he led Kansas to a 94-83 win over Duke and another highly touted freshman, Jabari Parker.
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Miami Dolphins – The Day They Averaged 5.1 Inches Per Carry
It’s bad enough the Miami Dolphins lost to the win-less (up to that point) Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they had to set a new low in franchise history for rushing yards, gaining only 2 on 14 carries, making it 5.1 inches per rush, meaning they would have to run the ball 71 times before getting a first down.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick – The Quarterback Curse That Just Won’t End
Does Ryan Fitzpatrick have magical powers? Some curse following him that results in starting quarterbacks on his team picking up injuries out of nowhere and then their careers taking a bad turn? It’s happened to him before with the St. Louis Rams and Marc Bulger, the Buffalo Bills and Trent Edwards, Carson Plamer and the Cincinnati Bengals and now he’s doing it to Jake Locker and the Tennessee Titans.
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Spain Criticized For Playing in Equatorial Guinea
Although many suggest that politics and sports should never get involved, it seems impossible to separate the two, as international football doesn’t operate in a vacuum environment. Spain playing a friendly match against Equatorial Guinea, a former colony of theirs, has raised some ethical questions and criticism due to Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the dictator leading the African nation for the last 34 years.
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Manchester United – Michael Carrick Injury Poses a Big Problem
Going by recent history, injuries to Manchester United players never keep them out as much as the initial assessments suggest, but no matter how long Michael Carrick is going to need to recover from his Achilles tendon problem, it’s a big blow for the Premier League champions.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Isn’t Going to Rest Anytime Soon
One loss doesn’t mean the end of the world, but when you’re on top of the league, everyone is looking for a hint that you’re cracking. Arsenal aren’t a perfect team, they never were. However, their lack of support to their one and only striker, Olivier Giroud, might begin taking its toll soon enough, and maybe even has already begun.
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Jose Mourinho vs Cristiano Ronaldo – No Feud After All
Things ended badly for Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, and that included Cristiano Ronaldo not standing the sight of the Portuguese manager by the time it was all over. However, in a recent interview given by the ‘special one,’ there aren’t that many hard feelings left between the two.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Isn’t Superhuman
For almost five years, Lionel Messi was able to stay completely fit and hardly miss a match due to even the most minor of injuries. Suddenly, 2013 brings with it a turn of fortunes that also had to do with changes at Barcelona after Pep Guardiola left, and especially some of the people he took with him, making it less surprising that the team’s biggest star has been unable to shake off injuries for the last six months.