Mediocrity and Nebraska Cornhuskers football are generally not put in the same sentence. This is the school that has produced three Heisman Trophy winners in Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch. Nebraska has also been home to some of the legendary head coaches in college football history as Dana Bible, Bob Devany, and Tom [...]
In 2007, Joe Maddon was named as manager of the Tampa Bay Rays. Maddon was charged with turning a franchise around that had lost 100 or more games in a season on three occasions since their inception in 1998. The Rays went 66-96 in Maddon's first season at the helm, but it didn't take a [...]
In January 2009, USC quarterback Mark Sanchez announced his intentions to declare for the 2009 National Football League Draft after his junior year. This decision left Sanchez's college head coach and current Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll visibly upset. Carroll was disappointed in Sanchez's decision and he headed for the exit during Sanchez's press [...]
Judgement day has come and gone for New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez who has been suspended by Major League Baseball through the end of the 2014 season for his alleged role in the Biogenesis scandal. It was inevitable that a lengthy suspension was coming down the pike as MLB commissioner Bud Selig is [...]
1. Alabama Crimson TideThe term in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is "Roll Tide" and that is exactly what the Alabama Crimson Tide have been doing. The Tide have won three out of the last four Bowl Championship Series Title Games with an eye on winning three consecutive next January in Pasadena, California. Under Alabama head coach Nick [...]
When Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington signed free agent catcher Russell Martin last offseason, he did it with the intention of helping his young pitching staff. Entering play today with a record of 65-43, the Pirates currently own the best record in Major League Baseball and their 3.09 team earned run average is the [...]
Once upon a time Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Scott Kazmir was a highly touted prospect in the New York Mets organization. The Mets used the 15th overall pick of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft on Kazmir as he appeared to be a building block for the future. In 2004, The Mets traded Kazmir to [...]