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Real Madrid – Sami Khedira Isn’t the Problem
One of the amusing things about the La Liga is the amount of panic rising through the ranks at Real Madrid after dropping 5 points from their first 8 league matches. As it has to be someone’s fault they’re already behind Barcelona by this much, the Spanish media has turned to Sami Khedira.
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David Luiz Meets the Tallest Basketball Player in the World
As the Brazilian national football team continue their Asian friendly match tour, playing Zambia next, David Luiz got to meet and take a picture with the tallest basketball player in the world, Sun Mingming.
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Jack Wilshere Takes A Very Long Time to Empty His Bladder
It’s been quite a busy couple of weeks for Jack Wilshere – smoking, opinions on immigration and what it means to really be English and play for the national team. He’s not done, mind you, deciding to urinate with the cameras rolling.
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2014 World Cup Qualifiers – Matchday 10 Predictions
The last match day of the World Cup qualifying groups in Europe and the Americas has mostly battle for the final second-place spots in UEFA or the last one or two automatic slots across the Atlantic. England hosting Poland, hoping to finish ahead of Ukraine, seems like the biggest focal point of the evening, while in Costa Rica, Mexico will try and avoid a loss in order to at least clinch a playoff spot.
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Do Native Americans Care About the Redskins Nickname?
While the Washington Redskins continue to lose in what is turning out to be a forgettable season, their name, and especially their nickname, isn’t getting off the headlines, as it seems everyone has an opinion about whether or not the franchise should find itself a new one.
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How the First BCS Standings Are Going to Look Like
The first BCS Standings of the 2013 season are going to come out after week 8 is played, on October 20. Up until now, the guiding beacon of upsets and BCS projections has been the AP Poll, which even isn’t taken into account to compute the BCS final number. However, one thing that seems quite consistent, is the appearance of Alabama, Oregon and Clemson (in that order) as the top 3 teams in the nation.
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Colts vs Chargers Predictions
The Indianapolis Colts are trying to stay humble and focused despite their big wins and surprising place at this point of the season, while the San Diego Chargers are simply looking for some consistency, and some better protection for the quarterback that they rely so heavily on.
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Kansas City Chiefs – Defense is the Most Important Thing
There’s Alex Smith, back to not making mistakes, but not playing very well. There’s Jamaal Charles, but Andy Reid has never been about the running game unless he has to go to it. The Kansas City Chiefs are about defense, first and foremost, and that’s the unit they’ll be relying on to keep this perfect season start alive.
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Green Bay Packers – Aaron Rodgers Forced to Change
Due to injuries, Aaron Rodgers suddenly had to get used to 2-wide receiver sets and actually giving the ball more and more to his running back, getting quite a performance from Eddie Lacy. The Green Bay Packers have been dealt a bad card this season when it comes to injuries, but it seems they’re handling it quite well on both offense and defense.
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Dallas Cowboys – Tony Romo Doesn’t Have to Do Anything
Without Tony Romo having a big game and once again finding themselves facing an injury crisis at running back with DeMarco Murray out once again for a substantial amount of time, the Dallas Cowboys got a huge performance from Dwayne Harris, whose yard totals on special teams beat what the offense managed to produce, en route to a comfortable win.