With seven games to go in the 2014-15 Serie A season Roma are tied for second place with heated city rivals Lazio. At first glance. second place in the fourth best league according to the ever confusing UEFA coefficient doesn’t seem to be too bad. Further investigation however shows that Roma are fully 15 points… Continue reading What Has Gone Wrong at Roma
NASCAR Officials Up Inspection Ante
After 13 Sprint Cup teams didn’t make it through inspection and onto the track before first round qualifying was over at Atlanta Motor Speedway earlier this season, NASCAR began taking a more intensive look at how they manage the process. A new rules package has, in part, led to the woes. The changes caused an… Continue reading NASCAR Officials Up Inspection Ante
New York Red Bulls: Top of the East (!!..!?)
February, 2015: Thierry Henry is gone. With Raul and the Cosmos, David Villa and NYCFC now on the scene, the Red Bulls’ monopoly on the New York market is done and dusted. And, to boot, the front office decided, to many fans’ chagrin, to fire long-time coach Mike Petke. So, it would seem, the season… Continue reading New York Red Bulls: Top of the East (!!..!?)
Yaya Toure Has Harmed Manchester City This Season
Near the end of 2014, Manchester City lost Yaya Toure for his biannual trip to participate in the African Cup of Nations as a member of Ivory Coast’s national team. As expected, City struggled during that time, but Toure’s return hasn’t brought better results. So why hasn’t the return of City’s engine in the midfield… Continue reading Yaya Toure Has Harmed Manchester City This Season
Draymond Green Now Has A Point to Prove
As much as the New Orleans Pelicans have struggled with Draymond Green through the first two games of their series against the Golden State Warriors it is about to get much worse. Thursday was the day when the NBA Defensive Player of the Year was announced with many considering the combative Green to be odds… Continue reading Draymond Green Now Has A Point to Prove
Is Yordano Ventura Baseball’s Latest Villain?
America may love an underdog story, but they will turn on the underdog just as quickly. The past two seasons have seen the Cinderella-esque Kansas City Royals come within inches of winning it all. But it appears there is only a short window before all that glory goes to a team’s head and you’ve got… Continue reading Is Yordano Ventura Baseball’s Latest Villain?
Beat Me at Fanduel- 4/24/15
Fanduel is offering a once in a lifetime trip if you win the 4/24 mlb challenge. A trip to Vegas to go to the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight. All for a two dollar entry! Sign me up. FanDuel Daily Fantasy League Competitions. For this game, you have a salary cap of $35,000. The trick is to find… Continue reading Beat Me at Fanduel- 4/24/15
MLB FanDuel Picks: Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015 Hot Players for FanDuel Daily Fantasy League Competitions. New to Fanduel? Click Here. Pitchers Jacob deGrom vs. NYY 23.20 Coming off of an impressive start against Philly, deGrom and the Mets face the Yankees in the Subway Series. Shane Greene vs. CLE 19.15 Greene has started the season with 3 straight wins, and faces the… Continue reading MLB FanDuel Picks: Friday, April 24, 2015
Bartolo Colon Humiliates A.J. Pierzynski
In news no one ever thought they would hear, Bartolo Colon made an actual unassisted pickoff in today’s game against the Braves. A.J. Pierzynski was halfway between 1st and 2nd bases when Colon came running towards him. Pierzynski seems to have frozen in sheer terror as the 41 year-old, 285-pound pitcher lumbered towards him. … Continue reading Bartolo Colon Humiliates A.J. Pierzynski
MLB Games to Watch This Weekend
Royals vs. White Sox Embed from Getty Images Thursday, April 23rd Probable Pitchers: KC – Ventura CWS – Sale In the past year, the Royals have transformed from being the butt of a joke into to a must-watch team. The Royals are particularly captivating when their young fireballer Yordano Ventura is on the mound. Not… Continue reading MLB Games to Watch This Weekend