The Houston Rockets were expected to play better than they have so far this season, but don’t blame Luis Scola, who is having a career year. While the Rockets stumbled out of the gate, they appear to be righting the ship with wins like the one they earned last night against the Detroit Pistons. Scola [...]
Here is a statement that most NBA enthusiasts have not been used to hearing the past three years: The Bulls won a game in spite of Derrick Rose having an off night. Not only did that happen last night, but it came against one of the elite teams in the league, the Oklahoma City Thunder. [...]
It was a cold day at Lambeau Field yesterday, but that’s nothing new for Packers fans and players. The temperatures were in the 20s and there was a stiff cold wind coming into the stadium. Early on that seemed to affect Rodgers, who had trouble getting it going in the first quarter. That didn’t last [...]
The Indiana Pacers are one of the surprise teams in the NBA this season, thanks in no small part to their budding superstar Danny Granger. Battling the flu last night, Granger was able to lift his team past the Sacramento Kings on the road, 107-98. the Kings threw everything they had at him, giving him [...]
Kevin Durant may be the new young face of the NBA and an MVP candidate, but he may not even be the best player on his team. Russell Westbrook has been having an outstanding start to the season and some say he may be more of a reason for the Thunder’s success than even Durant himself. [...]
The Bears have one of the best records in football, although they have been regarded by many as a team undeserving of their record for most of the season, and with good reason. They have some glaring weaknesses and have gotten some lucky breaks against the few good teams they have played. The Bears quarterback, [...]
It took Dirk Nowitzki’s entire arsenal, and some help from his teammates, for the Dallas Mavericks to overcome the lowly Detroit Pistons last night. Thankfully for Dallas, Dirk’s arsenal is enormous and effective. He was his usual self last night, scoring on a variety of 3-pointers, jumpers, layups, and post moves. After trailing by as [...]
So this is what the San Diego Chargers were supposed to look like. I wasn’t sure after watching them stumble their way to a 4-5 start. The 35-14 shellacking they handed Denver on Monday Night Football last night seemed more appropriately matched to the expectations of this season. As inconsistent as they have been, however, [...]
Drew Brees has had days like this before. Days where he’s not just good, but great. This time, however, his phenomenal day put him over the top in terms of the all-time New Orleans Saints completion record. His 1850th completion in the 2nd quarter broke Archie Manning’s record held since 1982. On the other end [...]
Derrick Rose was not going to let this so-called “Circus Trip” start off like it had the last 12 years. Every season the Chicago Bulls head out west early in the season for an extended road trip and every year since Michael Jordan left the trip has gone poorly, at one point even resulting in [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles faced the Washington Redskins last night. The subplot of this game was the ‘Skins quarterback Donovan McNabb facing his old team and coming off a freshly signed $78 million extension. Unfortunately for McNabb and the Redskins, there was only one storyline to watch last night, and that was the ongoing rejuvenation of [...]
Some people were questioning the Patriots dominance after the shellacking they took from the perennial NFL bottom-feeder Cleveland Browns last week. What happened to the dominant Patriots team many were picking to return to the Super Bowl this season? Tom Brady had an answer for that question this week as the Patriots exorcised the demons [...]
When you travel to South Beach to play the new NBA superteam, you expect to go against one of the best teams, if not the best, in the entire league. The Utah Jazz faced the Miami Heat and the Heat gave them everything they had. Dwyane Wade had 39 points, LeBron notched a triple-double, and [...]
There is no doubt that the Houston Texans are a much-improved team this year, but they have one glaring weakness…pass defense. Philip Rivers was more than happy to exploit that weakness all day yesterday. He is the league’s leading passer and he showed why this was such a tough matchup for the hapless Houston secondary. [...]
The first and second picks in this year’s draft faced off last night as the Washington Wizards hosted the Philadelphia 76ers. While the second pick, Evan Turner, is struggling to find his groove in the early part of the season, the top-pick, John Wall, is excelling. He showed off his talents last night in the [...]
