Saturday, 24 January 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo has been outstanding this season and currently tops the La Liga scoring charts with 28 goals. Real Madrid will look to the 29-year-old for inspiration again when they face Córdoba on Saturday. Has any team ever truly managed to put the shackles on Cristiano Ronaldo? The statistics that accompany the Portugal international’s career so far has been nothing short of stunning...
Derrick Rose secured a pivotal offensive rebound with 4.7 seconds remaining, helping the Chicago Bulls edge the Dallas Mavericks, 102-98, Friday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Rose and Jimmy Butler both netted 20 points for the Bulls, who committed a season-high 24 turnovers but escaped with the victory largely due to a 47-30 rebounding advantage. The Mavericks scored...
On Saturday, January 24th, in Columbus, Ohio State football fans will gather for a National Championship Celebration to formally honor the Buckeye win over Oregon. Beginning at 11 a.m. ET at Ohio Stadium, fans will be able to witness Urban Meyer and the rest of the football team during an on-field celebration. Gates at The ‘Shoe will open at 9:30 a.m. The event is free to the public and...

Thursday, 15 January 2015

Actually, Cavs-Lakers is ratings gold in the mind of any television executive seeking to sell a 30-second spot. Certainly, ESPN would gladly take the 19-20 Cadaverliers, who last defeated an opponent with a winning record on the Winter Solstice (December 21), versus the LOLakers (12-27) for a seven-game series in June over any other option on the board. Records be damned. Try Newsweek...
The Seattle Seahawks have "it" again. You watch the tape and they seem to be jumping off the screen, playing at a different speed than their opponents, and oozing belief and confidence. Russell Wilson is playing with great efficiency, Marshawn Lynch is in full-on Beast Mode, Kam Chancellor is leaping, bounding and pounding, and Richard Sherman is...
If San Francisco 49ers fans would rather their 19th head coach win football games than press conferences, they're halfway there after Jim Tomsula's introduction on Thursday. By all accounts, Tomsula is one of the nicest, most genuine people in the NFL. In a rambling, offbeat opening press conference, though, he managed to convey precious little of his plans for the 49ers going...
Madrid — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti wants what he termed “positive aggression” from his players in Thursday’s King’s Cup clash at home to Atletico Madrid, when the holders will seek to overturn a 2-0 deficit from last week’s last 16, first leg. Atletico have had the upper hand over their city rivals this term, beating them 2-1 on aggregate in August to win the Spanish Super Cup and...

Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Dear College Football Playoff Committee, You got it right. Pat yourselves on the back, take a bow and enjoy the accolades. It won't always turn out this way and the target will always remain on your back. But your selection of Ohio State as the fourth and final playoff team was a stroke of genius. Sure, TCU was a very deserving team. Yes, you sort of dodged the whole TCU-Baylor head-to-head...

Sunday, 4 January 2015

The Baltimore Ravens are headed to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the NFLplayoffs. Fueled by a fantastic defensive performance and the welcomed return of "playoff" Joe Flacco, the Ravens look like a team hitting their stride at just the right time. That 30-17 win over their division rivals—the Pittsburgh...

Saturday, 3 January 2015

Before playing in Boston for the first time since being traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Rajon Rondo told reporters he hadn't "played defense in a couple of years." Though he was busy on the defensive end of the court against theCeltics Friday night, Rondo put his offensive arsenal on full display, scoring 29 points in a lopsided 119-101 win over his former...

Friday, 2 January 2015

PASADENA, Calif. — The silver trophy was being passed around the Oregon locker room, one player to the next, some of them with rose stems clenched between their teeth or tucked behind their ears. Music was playing and hugs were being exchanged as senior safety Erick Dargan cleared out the middle of the room and did a bare-chested dance. And then, as the Ducks' players let the reality settle...
NEW ORLEANS -- If Ohio State players had any doubts whether they could beat Alabama, Urban Meyer made sure earlier results on New Year's Day sunk into them. Wisconsin beat Auburn. Michigan State rallied to beat Baylor. Two teams Ohio State had defeated in the Big Ten just beat two high-profile opponents. Meyer hit on those points during the Buckeyes' pregame dinner and again...