U.S. Soccer Reaches New Heights/Depths vs Brazil

This game was a thriller. Talk about highs and lows.  If you saw the U.S. men’s soccer team take on Brazil in the Confederations Cup Final, then you know what I’m talking about.  It didn’t even matter what team you were supporting in this game, because there were highs and lows aplenty for both teams.  For the average American fan (that would be me), this game was like a first crush.  You know, the one that feels so good at first, but just ends up crushing your heart in the end.  Well, just picture that person (your first crush).  Whoever that person was, well that person was like this... [Read more of this review]

Lakers Win A Downer?

So, I know how I'm supposed to feel. So the Lakers are NBA Champions again.  Yawn.  Am I bored?  Well, yeah a little.  Am I a hater?  No.  In fact, I’m a Laker fan.  But not the kind that up and decided to become a fan a few weeks back.  I grew up in L.A., smiling about Magic and the Showtime era Lakers.  But maybe that’s my problem.  Maybe that’s the thing that was such a downer for me about this championship.  In a quick, disappointing five game series, the score line read Lakers 4, Magic 1.  I hate to admit it, but last years NBA finals was pretty much the same thing,... [Read more of this review]

2009 Champion’s League Final: Barcelona 2, Manchester United 0

Barcelona are Europe's new club champions. In the end, Barcelona’s slick passing style was way too much for Manchester United to handle.  If you only watched the first five minutes of this game, you would have put all your money on Manchester United to crush Barcelona.  But by the end of the game it was the other way around, with Barcelona’s fans shouting “OLE!” every time they completed yet another pass in and around the Manchester United defense.     Eto celebrates his tenth minute goal   In the opening minutes Manchester dominated play, by creating an onslaught on the Barcelona... [Read more of this review]

Champions League Dream Final-May 27th

The Champions League Trophy It’s on.  The dream final is set for May 27th in Rome. It’s Barcelona’s beautiful game vs. Manchester United’s world-beaters.  You couldn’t ask for anything more in a final.  The game pits Spain’s best vs. England’s best, and affords United the chance to defend their European title against a Barcelona side that is arguably the most stylish team in the world at the moment.  And the best part is there should be goals, goals, and more goals.  Lionel Messi-The Young Gun If you are a European soccer fan, then you don’t need me to tell you that the final... [Read more of this review]

Manny Ramirez Suspended 50 Games for Juicing

L.A. Times reported today that Los Angeles Dodgers slugger, Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. According to the Times & Ramirez’s agent, Ramirez had a medical issue, went to a doctor in Miami, FL and received a prescription drug. The doctor assured Ramirez it was a legitimate drug (not a banned substance), and even still it came up positive. The league has shown in the past, that new drugs can hit the list and chances are there will be no way to reverse the ruling. This is a really big blow to the Dodgers, who have the best record... [Read more of this review]

Triple OT in Chicago Leads to Game 7

All I can say is HOLY SHIT. The game that would never end, finally did. In yet another epic battle between the Chicago Bulls and the defending champion Boston Celtics, the game goes down to the wire, ending 128 – 127 in triple overtime. This was a must win for the Bulls to stay in the series, and now they send it back to the do-or-die game 7 in Boston this Saturday. The time of the game is still to be determined at the time of this article. Ray Allen had a playoff career high with 51 points. Even though 29 of them came in the first half, he still hit some clutch shots when it mattered,... [Read more of this review]

ESPN.com: Hacked or Hoax?

Someone might have IM’d you, or emailed you today. Maybe you saw it on someone’s Facebook, Twitter, or heard about it on your favorite social bookmarking site. Today, if you went to ESPN.com, and typed in the Konami Code of: Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A You would have seen some shenanigans. Basically, there was some JavaScript on the page that would bring up some frew-frew image, like a unicorn or rainbow, and if you clicked on one of the images, it would continue showing you more frew-frew images. So was this ESPN hacked, or an ESPN hoax? Here’s something your... [Read more of this review]

Another Nail-Biter in Boston

After Saturday’s loss, in the series opener, to the young Chicago Bulls, the Boston Celtics desperately needed a win at home before going to Chicago for game three. The Celtics would need someone to step up their game, and that someone was Ray Allen. Remember that Allen shot a dismal 1 for 12 from the field in the first game, and it was looking like he would be cold for a second game in a row. The key to the game was Boston’s dominance of the boards, and the clutch shooting from Allen down-the-stretch. Glen Davis and Kendrick Perkins owned the offensive boards for the Celtics,... [Read more of this review]

Welcome to the Playoffs, Derrick Rose

After losing their last regular season game at home, the Chicago Bulls were slated as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, going up against last year’s champions, the Boston Celtics. As you probably know, Celtic’s head coach Doc Rivers has said numerous times that Kevin Garnett has not recovered from his injury, and will not be playing in the playoffs. What this means is that it puts a lot more pressure on their two other big stars, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Derrick Rose Flawless in First Playoff Game If you haven’t caught any Bulls games this season, then you’ve... [Read more of this review]

John Madden Retires from Broadcasting

There are few things I enjoy more than catching a football game that John Madden and Pat Summerall call, and I can count those things on my two nuts. John Madden alone has such an absurdly-vast knowledge of football, that there really is no way to put into words. He is to football what God is to Christians, except more handsome. Pat Summerall and John Madden This might be one of my saddest mornings in a long time – turning on Sports Center and seeing: John Madden retires. If you don’t know who John Madden is, you’re a motherfucker. Most people that know King Madden today probably... [Read more of this review]

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