No one thought it would happen. Hockey fans were hanging up their jerseys with tears in their eye and saying good-bye to the NHL hockey season for 2012-2013. But yesterday, a ray of hope came from a most unlikely source — Gary Bettman and the NHL. Yesterday they put an offer on the table that […]
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October 16th, 2012
Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento
The pre-season games are underway and it already looks like it’s going to be a tight season for the Los Angeles Lakers. They’ve got the players. They’ve got the big stats. But their muscle team faltered by the third quarter of the first pre-season game against Utah Jazz. What was that all about? The Lakers […]
October 8th, 2012
WWE Legend Jerry Lawler Recovers from a Heart Attack
Jerry Lawler is not just a WWE superstar or a WWE legend–he is one of the few icons in the wrestling world that transcend McMahon’s company and date back to the golden age of wrestling. Long before he joined the WWE as a part time competitor and announcer, he was raising hell in Memphis, Tennessee […]
October 4th, 2012
Miguel Cabrera Wins Triple Crown, First in 45 Years
The Detroit Tigers took a 1 — 0 victory against Kansas City, but that’s not what has everyone in the Big D celebrating today. It’s not what had Tigers’ manager Jim Leyland tearing up in his eyes; and it’s not why general manager Dave Dombrowski kept reminding everyone to enjoy the moment. This had little […]
October 2nd, 2012
Who’s Atop the NFL in Early October?
The NFL is off to a great start in 2012, even after a nervous couple of months involving an NFL Referee Association strike. Even after the NFL announced that it was hiring replacement officials, on September 26, 2012 a new agreement was finally reached, ending the lockout. Since then, we’ve seen some great upsets and […]
September 10th, 2012
Manning Leads Broncos to Victory
The first week of regular season was very much like the last week of preseason for Peyton Manning. While he may not have blazed up the field at the start of the game, he was steady and there wasn’t a mistake to be seen. As the game went on though, fans were happy to see […]
September 6th, 2012
First NFL Game of the Year Ends in Upset
In the NFL‘s season opener, it was the Dallas Cowboys against the New York Giants. The highly overrated team that didn’t even make it into the playoffs, against the Super Bowl champs. It was a game that many had decided was over before it was begun. And luckily, that kind of underestimating makes for great […]
September 2nd, 2012
NHL and Players’ Association Stalled on Negotiation Talks
Before going into CBA negotiations on Friday, Commissioner Gary Bettman had already stated that there was going to be a lockout on September 15 if the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement. When both sides sat down though, it was only for 90 minutes before talks were stopped, and things now look grimmer than […]
August 26th, 2012
NHL Players Prepare to Head to Europe as Lockout Seems Imminent
It’s highly suspected that Rick Nash will play for Davos in Switzerland. Joe Thorton, who headed overseas with Nash during the last lockout, would most likely go with him this time, too. And it’s been speculated that Nikita Kikitin, Fedor Tyutin, and Artem Anisimov — all players for the Columbus Blue Jackets — would go […]
August 23rd, 2012
Mark Cuban’s Arbitrary Decisions in Retiring Jerseys
It was thought that Jason Kidd would happily finish out his career as a Dallas Maverick. It was there that he obtained the Rookie of the Year award along with Grant Hill in 1995. And the Mavericks may not have been able to win the NBA Championship in 2011 without him. But the tides have […]