One major event that changed the course of Chicago Bulls history occurred two years ago, when the Bulls lucked out and won the NBA Draft Lottery and the right to select Chicago native Derrick Rose. Rose instantly became the face of the franchise and is quickly establishing himself as one of the best point guards […]
Let’s take a look at what’s been going on around Major League Baseball as of late. (Note: This article was written on June 11th.) Stephen Strasburg exceeded the hype in his first big-league start, which is amazing. The Nationals phenom mowed down the Pirates, fanning 14 batters in seven innings on his way to his […]
The New York Knicks have a ton of cap space this offseason and they plan to use it. The organization is far enough under the salary cap that they can afford to sign two free agents to maximum contracts. The Knicks are hoping that the lure of Madison Square Garden and the Big Apple will […]
Ever since Peyton Manning entered the league as a rookie in 1998, he has been the name and face of the Indianapolis Colts. Like other franchise quarterbacks, it is difficult to imagine him playing for any other team in the league, and Colts president Bill Polian is making sure he remains in Colts blue. Manning’s […]
As the dominance in the NFL continues to shift to the AFC to the NFC, the NFC is now stacked with potential title contenders. The Saints and Vikings are back in the mix, as are a few other teams with plenty of upside and talent that won’t make it easy on the defending Super Bowl […]
Perhaps the most touching backstory of last season’s NFL championship was the New Orleans Saints’ connection with their hurricane-ravaged city. As the team got better, season by season, the city recovered. Many of the players got their hands dirty helping the city bounce back from Hurricane Katrina, and the residents of New Orleans responded by […]
Denny Hamlin won the hard-fought Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono on June 6, 2010, but his victory took the backseat to yet another NASCAR melee on the racetrack. 20-year-old Joey Logano, Joe Gibbs Racings’ up-and-coming prodigy, hardly ever starts tiffs with other drivers – even when he’s in the right – but enough was […]
Spanish netter Rafael Nadal has had a long road to recovery over the last year while dealing with tendonitis in his knee, but the tennis pro is finally standing tall atop the ATP men’s tennis rankings once again. Nadal snatched the No. 1 title from on-court nemesis Roger Federer after winning the French Open in […]
Swiss open-wheel racing darling Simona de Silvestro survived her first fiery crash in the IRL at the Firestone 550K at Texas on June 5. In what could have ended very poorly for the Swiss driver’s rookie year on the IndyCar circuit, de Silvestro’s No. 78 car got loose and hit the wall on Lap 99, […]
As the MLB approaches the halfway mark for the 2010 season, it’s not too early to start talking about the first-half MVPs. Some are familiar faces and some have come more or less out of nowhere, which is to be expected. As of June 8th, here are the position players who have had the most […]
