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THE GHOST OF BARBOSA LINGERS
Many years after the horrific summer of 1950 in Rio de Janeiro – when the Brazilian National Team was defeated by Uruguay 2-1 in the deciding game of the World Cup at Estádio Maracanã
Read More »CARMELO ANTHONY: WHAT IS ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?
Is Carmelo Anthony overrated? Yes and no. He’s a great player but he’s not what people think he is and after this many seasons in the NBA one would think coaches, GM’s, and team
Read More »MEET THE BELGIANS
Today it’s USA vs. Belgium in the second round of the World Cup. Last time these two teams met on this stage was way back in 1930 – in the first round of the
Read More »THE WORLD CUP: ROUND 2 PREVIEW
So Brazil is through to the second round – no surprise there. Today they battle Chile who made it past a tough Group B. Here are the projected lineups: BRAZIL: GK – Julio Cesar
Read More »WORLD CUP HISTORY
Here’s a quick look at the history of the biggest sporting event of them all, with a recap of each Final. *1930 (Uruguay) Uruguay 4, Argentina 2 : Argentina blows a 2-1 halftime lead
Read More »WORLD CUP 2014 GROUP A PREVIEW
Group A contains the host nation as always, the team with the coolest shirts, a weaker than usual El Tri, and some very angry Africans. Here’s the CliffsNotes: BRAZIL > Brazil has won 5
Read More »THE HEAT ARE ON THE BRINK
The Heat come into tonight’s game down 2-1 after losing in Miami for the first time this postseason. If they can’t defend home-court tonight they’re pretty much toast. The Spurs have drilled the Heat
Read More »CRANK UP THE AC, IT’S GAME TWO
The Heat come into tonight down a game after a 110-95 loss on Thursday. The main story to come out of Game 1 was the broken air conditioning at the AT&T Center in San
Read More »THE THUNDER OFFENSE IS WORKING AGAIN
Last week it looked as if the Thunder offense was struggling. It was a two man show and it appeared Oklahoma needed to make a change or they would be toast. Enter Serge Ibaka
Read More »LANCE STEPHENSON SHOULD TRY NOT TALKING
Lance Stephenson decided that one of the best basketball teams ever assembled needed some extra motivation: So before last night’s game he said that LeBron’s trash-talking was a “sign of weakness.” “I was just
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