In a short period of time, The Miami Hurricanes became a national power in college football. Prior to 1980, The City of Miami was known for hosting Super Bowls and the annual Orange Bowl. Howard Schnellenberger became The Hurricanes head coach in 1979 and by 1983 Miami had won it's first college football national championship. [...]
According to The 2010 United States Census, Los Angeles, California is home to over 3.7 million people which makes it the second largest city in America, but The City of Angels is not taking a backseat to any other metropolis in America as far as sports these days. The Los Angeles Kings of The National [...]
Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has made a name for himself in Major League Baseball in a very short period of time. The Marlins called Stanton up in June 2010 and he has taken his excitement of being promoted to The Major Leagues out on many innocent baseballs. So far in his brief career, Stanton [...]
Quarterback Vince Yong was the talk of the football world after he led The Texas Longhorns to The BCS Championship during the 2005 college football season. After Young's hometown Houston Texans did not select him with the first overall pick of The 2006 National Football League Draft, The Tennessee Titans selected him with the third [...]
The AFC East is a division in The National Football League that has seen some great rivalries over the years. In the 70s, The Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Colts were going at it every year with each team winning at least one Super Bowl Title in the decade. In the 80s, The Dolphins main competition [...]
Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson knows a thing or two about winning. Johnson was a part of The Baltimore Orioles machine that won two Two World Series Championships in 1966 and 1970. Johnson was the manager of The New York Mets for the majority of the 80s as they won The World Series in 1986. [...]
For what it's worth, The NFC West has historically been a weak division. In the 70s it was dominated by the then Los Angeles Rams. The 80s and 90s belonged to The San Francisco 49ers while the 2000s belonged to The Seattle Seahawks. Each of those teams made at least one trip to The Super [...]
Don't look now sports fans, but those scrappy Tampa Bay Rays are once again in the thick of the playoff race in The American League East. Entering play today, The Rays have the number one slot in The AL Wild Card race while they have closed to within four games of The New York Yankees [...]