The 2012 year in sports was a tough one to swallow. There was the Penn State scandal, Junior Seau’s suicide, Bountygate in New Orleans, the NHL lockout, Lance Armstrong being stripped of everything, Javon Belcher doing the unthinkable in Kansas City, and Jerry Brown being killed in a drunk driving accident, just to name a … Continue reading
Plenty of athletes in plenty of sports have Christmas-y names. Any sort of list would be endless, and there would always be someone shouting, “Hey! What about Fabian D’Elf or Pepe Reindeer?!” So we took a different approach this Christmas and instead highlighted five yuletide names that caught our eye in 2012. Grab some eggnog, … Continue reading
The heavily-hyped Monday Night Football game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans turned out to be about as interesting to watch as the Seattle Seahawks shaming the Arizona Cardinals, the New York Giants blasting the New Orleans Saints, the New York Jets trying to complete a pass, or paint drying. For those … Continue reading
New York Jets fan or not, you have to know who Fireman Ed is. Since 1986, he’s been leading the famous “J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!” chant while wearing a No. 42 Bruce Harper jersey and a green and white fire helmet. He’s a Jets icon and a member of the fan section of the Pro … Continue reading
It wasn’t a good week to be an NFL quarterback. Now fantasy football managers are scrambling for signal-callers on the waiver wire. Who are the best options? For those who may have missed it, Jay Cutler was concussed. So was Alex Smith. So was Michael Vick. Ben Roethlisberger separated his shoulder. To compound the problem … Continue reading
The sky is falling in southern California! The Los Angeles Lakers started the 2012-13 NBA season with three straight losses! Disaster is nigh! It’s the end of the world as we know it! Almost as comically over-reactive as Mitt Romney supporters bemoaning the reelection of President Barack Obama is the widespread panic among Lakers fans … Continue reading
South Korean pop artist PSY’s viral hit, “Gangnam Style,” is sweeping the world, and translated into English, some of the lyrics are “I’m a guy / A guy who seems calm but plays when he plays / A guy who goes completely crazy when the right time comes.” While we were watching the video for … Continue reading
We’re still awaiting word on the extent of the foot injury suffered by Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew over the weekend, but at this point, it’s looking like the best-case scenario is an arch sprain with the worst-case scenario being a season-ending Lisfranc injury. Either way, Jones-Drew is out for the Week 8 game against … Continue reading
Bye weeks stink in the fantasy football world. In Week 7, managers will be without players from the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Diego Chargers. That’s a lot of skill players who will be shelved, leaving fantasy football owners desperate for replacements. Allow us to make some … Continue reading
How quickly the mighty fall. From 2008 through 2010, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson was automatic, leading fantasy football managers to glory week after week. Last season, however, Johnson failed his owners more often than he rewarded them, particularly murdering title hopes across the board in Weeks 14 through 16 when most fantasy football … Continue reading