In 2009, The San Francisco 49ers invested the tenth overall pick of The National Football League Draft in Texas Tech University wide receiver Michael Crabtree. In his two seasons with The Red Raiders, Crabtree totaled over 3,000 yards receiving as he was a two-time All-American. Unfairly, Crabtree's name was linked to 49er great Jerry Rice [...]
O.J. Mayo has been an enigma during his basketball career. Mayo was the phenom that came to prominence when some of his high school games were televised on ESPN. In his one season collegiately with The USC Trojans, Mayo earned All Pac-10 First Team honors before he was deemed ineligible by The NCAA for accepting [...]
When Nolan Ryan became the owner of The Texas Rangers in 2010, one of his goals was to change the culture for a team that had never won a playoff series. Since that time, The Rangers have made the playoffs in each season with consecutive appearances in The World Series in 2010 and 2011. Ryan [...]
In 1975 The Golden State Warriors were on top of the basketball world. The Warriors had swept The Washington Bullets to win their second championship in The National Basketball Association albeit the games were seen on tape delay. Since that time The Warriors have consistently teased their fan base in The Bay Area. In the [...]
Pass rushers are extremely coveted in The National Football League as they are known to make life difficult for opposing quarterbacks. In 2011, Jim Harbaugh became the head coach of The San Francisco 49ers and his first draft pick was used on University of Missouri defensive end/outside linebacker Aldon Smith. In his two seasons at [...]
The Guggenheim Management Group that purchased The Los Angeles Dodgers last March has changed the landscape of baseball in Southern California. With six World Series Championships that dates back to the franchise's days in Brooklyn, The Dodgers have always been a team that was able to produce talent through their minor-league system. The Dodger way [...]
The Atlanta Falcons own The National Football Conference's best record at 11-2. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is 68 yards away from reaching the 4,000-yard mark in passing for a second consecutive season. The Falcons have clinched The NFC South Division Title for 2012 and they have their eyes set now on a first-round bye as [...]