There is still no telling when the NFL will get back to business as usual, but that hasn’t stopped free agents around the league from thinking about the future and where they may want to play next season and beyond. The one big-name free agent that has gotten perhaps more attention than any other as of late has been one-time Super Bowl champion wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Continue Reading…

The wait is officially over as Derek Jeter has become the first New York Yankee to have 3,000 hits. This was a day to remember to say the least for the storied New York Yankees franchise and the MLB as one of the best players to ever play the game went into the record books in dramatic fashion. Continue Reading…

In professional sports these days, players can seemingly get away with almost anything. There is no question that occasionally big-name players get sent to the slammer for things they have done like Michael Vick (Philadelphia Eagles) and Plaxico Burress (New York Giants) of the NFL, but it doesn’t mean they can’t get right back to playing the sport they love and making millions in the process the minute they get out. Continue Reading…

The Los Angeles Lakers are still considered to be one of the best all-around teams in the NBA today and potentially a NBA title contender next season, but they have already gone through some changes that will make this storied franchise look much different moving forward. Not only is the Zen Master Phil Jackson no longer in Laker land, but new head coach Mike Brown has come in and some players might not be on the roster next season. Continue Reading…

The speculation surrounding pending future free agent superstar Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic seems to grow every single day as more and more teams around the league show interest and the trade rumors run rampant. The reality of Dwight Howard actually becoming a free agent after next season is very real as the superstar might be able to avoid being traded before the NBA trade deadline, but the best option for the Orlando Magic will be to trade him before that time to avoid not getting anything in return for their best all-around player. Continue Reading…

The NFL lockout is still very much underway and there is no set date for a return to professional football in this country, but that hasn’t stopped players from making headlines. The most recent star player to make waves is Terrell Owens of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Even though Terrell Owens hasn’t exactly been in the headlines as much as he has been in the past few years, T.O. made a big splash recently by undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL. Normally this wouldn’t be big news for a veteran wide receiver in the NFL, but this is T.O. and with the star wideout being 37-years-old near the end of his career and a free agent, the plot thickens. Continue Reading…

Last season was a rebirth of the Bulls franchise in the Windy City as point guard Derrick Rose went from an up-and-coming All-Star into one of the best all-around players in the league. Not only was Rose able to win his first NBA MVP award, but the team came together under new head coach Tom Thibodeau and got people thinking that the Bulls are back in contention for NBA title in the years to come.

With the Chicago Bulls looking as promising as they were last season and the fact the finished the regular season with the best record in the league, the future is definitely bright in the Windy City, but they will need to surround Derrick Rose with some better players in order to make it to the next level. Continue Reading…

Back in his days with the USC Trojans, former Heisman trophy winner Matt Leinart was considered to be one of the greatest college quarterbacks of all-time and a future Pro Bowler in the NFL. Even though Leinart was given a lot of hype out of USC and rightfully so, the promising young quarterback hasn’t been able to transcend his game on the professional level and therefore considered a bust. Continue Reading…

Arguably the two biggest rivals in soccer on this side of the world is the USA national team going up against the Mexican national team. It is no secret that there is no love lost between USA and Mexico on the pitch in international play, but things are getting really interesting in the 2011 Gold Cup as these two soccer powerhouses could be headed for a collision course in the 2011 Gold Cup Final.

As of right now, USA has just beaten Jamaica (2-0) and Mexico came from behind to beat Guatemala (2-1) in the first round of the knockout stages. Now both teams will have be risking it all yet again in the next round before heading to the 2011 Gold Cup Final. Continue Reading…

In the first three games of the NBA Finals, the consensus around the country and around the league was that the Miami Heat was the better team in this series with the Dallas Mavericks, but after Game 4 some people might be changing their tune. The Heat has the better defense, there is no doubting that, but the Mavs seem to be the more resilient team with a never say die attitude. Get tickets to tonight’s game now. Continue Reading…