All eyes this weekend will be keenly focused on the crown jewel of the La Liga schedule, El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The game has plenty of storylines surrounding it. The possible return of Lionel Messi is the big one. Neymar’s scoring binge for Barca and Cristiano Ronaldo’s continued shouldering of all goal… Continue reading La Liga Has A Big Weekend Ahead
Author: Trevor Utley
Top Free Agent Moves To Turn Contenders Into Champions
The Royals followed up their World Series loss in 2014 with a victory in the Fall Classic in 2015. They’ll be looking to make it three straight trips this season by adding to their current roster with an eclectic class of free agents. The market is already starting to be set with extensions being handed… Continue reading Top Free Agent Moves To Turn Contenders Into Champions
Euro 2016 Field Set
The attacks on Paris made UEFA officials reassess whether or not it was safe to host Euro 2016 in France next year. Now that they’ve reaffirmed that the tournament will go ahead as planned, we can get back to the more trivial parts of the world landscape such as who will actually be participating in… Continue reading Euro 2016 Field Set
The Packers Are Falling Apart
What a difference a month makes. Just three short weeks ago, Aaron Rodgers was in the thick of the MVP race and the Packers were running away with the NFC North undefeated. Three humbling losses later and the Pack have lost their division lead, their swagger, and most importantly the illusion that Aaron Rodgers can… Continue reading The Packers Are Falling Apart
European Football Gets Their Intro To Parity
Parity: a concept that American sports have tried to accomplish for years. The concept that all teams are created equal and that each has a chance to be champions. The NFL has made billions off the mantra that on any given Sunday any team could win. Salary caps have attempted to do the same in… Continue reading European Football Gets Their Intro To Parity
Top Of The Heap: Best Of The Year
The Royals have been crowned World Champions. We are starting to hand out individual silverware with the big ones (MVP, Cy Young) just over the horizon. There is no better time then to put forth an end of the year Top of the Heap to recognize the five best plays from the year that was… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Best Of The Year
Upsets Turn NFL On Its Head
“Just when you think you have all the answers, I change the questions!” That quote came from the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, professional wrestling icon. When I thought about the happenings of this past week in the NFL, there isn’t a more spot on description than that Piper quip. So many things that a fan… Continue reading Upsets Turn NFL On Its Head
Who Will Be The Last To Lose?
The NFL has four teams at 7-0 for the first time in the league’s history. The Patriots, Broncos, Panthers, and Bengals have navigated nearly a half of their respective schedules unblemished. There were five teams at 6-0, but the Packers fell out of that fraternity forcefully at the hands of the Broncos last week. These… Continue reading Who Will Be The Last To Lose?
Bench Andrew Luck
It is still a statement that feels weird to even write down. “Bench Andrew Luck.” It just doesn’t feel like something that should ever cross the mind of any sports fan never mind a Colts fan. But alas here we are at a tipping point for the 2015 season for both the Colts and the… Continue reading Bench Andrew Luck
The Fall Of Murph
The title of this article could be taken in two drastically different ways. The first could be viewed as a celebration, with fall meaning autumn, and talk about how one man singlehandedly dumped two heavily favored teams out of the postseason with each clobbering of the baseball. The other would be much more a statement… Continue reading The Fall Of Murph