Cheap Shot Category

Oregon’s football Chip Kelly recently announced that RB LaGarrette Blount might be reinstated before the end of the season.  LaGarrette threw one of the nastier sucker punches in recent years when he floored Boise State’s Bryon Hout in the aftermath of their season opener.  However, where does Blount’s sucker punch rate against other cheap shots [...]

NBA Preview: Revenge of the Nerds

The upcoming NBA season promises to provide plenty of great story lines and notable moments. Tons to consider as teams reported to camp this past week. Will the Lakers successfully integrate Artest and repeat? Can Shaq help get Lebron a ring? Are the Celtics Big Four too old to make a finals push? What effect [...]

Gilbertology or Victimology?

There will be quite of bit of Washington Wizards commentary on this blog over the next few months, especially with the 100-loss Nats and pathetic Redskins leaving Washington area sports fans to despair.  The Zards bring hope however, having assembled their most talented squad in as  long as I can remember.  They now have multi-skilled interchangeable personnel in Butler, Jamsion and [...]

Arsenal at a Crossroads?

Heading into their Champs League contest with Olympiacos tonight, at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal’s grip on top flight football seems more tenuous than ever. They have been plagued by a failure to win big matches dating back to last year when blown out in Champs League vs Man U, while having already lost to Man U [...]

Carlos Tevez Brace Leads The Way

Having just finished watching Man City’s 3-1 dismantling of West Ham, there is no doubt City is going to push hard for a top 4 domestic finish and the coveted Champs League spot. While not playing Robinho, Adebayor, Stephen Ireland or Micah Richards tonight, City still fielded a line-up chalked with talent at every position, [...]

On a Roll- Fernando Torres vs Hull City Video Goal Highlights

Despite Robbie Keane’s 4 goal outburst this past Saturday, Fernando Torres is the hottest player in EPL at the moment,  and perhaps world soccer with the exception of C Ronaldo at Real Madrid. El Nino’s hat-trick this weekend vs Hull was a beauty. I am looking forward to seeing how he fares against Chelsea’s defense [...]

Manchester United Red Devils – Back at Top

It’s early, but those who thought that Manchester United would miss a step this season after the departure of C. Ronaldo, have been silenced for the moment. The Red Devils are at the top of the league table once again, riding Ryan Giggs brilliant play (5 assists in last two games), and a stronger midfield [...]

Fantasy Football Justice – Frank Gore

That’s how fantasy football owners felt yesterday when the San Francisco 49′ers lost in the final seconds to Bret Favre and the Vikings. After giving all the right, reassuring signals this past week that Frank Gore was healthy enough to have an impact on Sunday, he then went on to last all of ONE play, [...]