The N.L. MVP award usually is given to Albert Pujols before the season even begins, as was the case with most fans and analysts heading into 2010. Pujols certainly could end up winning the award yet again, but he has some unexpected competition. Here are the candidates for the N.L. MVP as of June 18th. […]
Perhaps no position has been more up in the air this season than closer. While Jonathon Paplebon, Mariano Rivera and Francisco Rodriguez headed into the season as the closers that everyone wants, a slew of new names have come seemingly out of nowhere to take over as the top closers so far in 2010. Here […]
Ray Allen has a stroke so pure that director Spike Lee had to cast him in “He Got Game” even though Allen had no acting training whatsoever. More than a decade after the release of “He Got Game,” Allen still has the best shot in the entire NBA, which the Los Angeles Lakers found out […]
In perhaps the most wide open AFC in some time, here is how the top teams in the AFC rank heading into the 2010 season. 5. New York Jets. Many have already penciled the Jets in as the AFC representative in the Super Bowl, one being coach Rex Ryan. The Jets certainly do have a […]
For months, baseball fans have heard about Stephen Strasburg, the supposed savior of baseball in Washington and the second coming of Walter Johnson. His first major league start, which took place June 8th, was so anticipated that you couldn’t find a seat to a Nationals home game against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates. Everyone seemed to […]
Tight end may not be the flashiest position on your fantasy team, but they can still be crucial. To round out your team, you need a consistent playmaker that can turn in a big game every now and again to help put you over the top. Here’s a look at the top tight ends available […]
Former first overall draft pick Alex Smith has heard it all. Rumors of him being a bust have circulated for the past few years and he has yet to break out and prove that he’s capable of being a franchise-caliber quarterback. With an improving skill set and his best team yet as a pro, however, […]
After New York Jets coach Rex Ryan recently announced that he expects his team to reach the Super Bowl this year, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross made it clear he has no shortage of confidence in his team either. Ross also recently stated that he expects the Dolphins to be in the Super Bowl next February, […]
Purdue University’s men’s basketball team might be part of the Big Ten, but it certainly can’t function without the Big Three: JaJuan Johnson, E’Twaun Moore and Robbie Hummel. The elite triple-threat helped to make Purdue a Top Five seed in the NCAAs for most of the 2009-10 season before Hummel’s ACL injury put them out […]
It still is incredibly early in the season, as any faithful Red Sox fan should note, but something doesn’t look quite right in Boston. As of April 19th, the Red Sox were just 4-9 with a bevy of division losses and their hated rivals, the New York Yankees, were sitting comfortably atop the division at […]
