The Longest Match Concludes
BREAKING NEWS: After being called for darkness last night, the John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut opening round match at Wimbledon finally concluded today with an Isner victory. The match went 5 sets, and it took 138 games to settle the 5th. Isner won 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. The match spanned 11 hours and set […]
Big Sports Day Roundup
Today was a big day in a lot of sports. From soccer, to tennis, to hockey, to baseball, these sports had many notable and rare occurrences on this day. Early this morning, the United States World Cup soccer team played against Algeria with a chance to advance to the round of 16. In order to […]
Utah to Join the Pac 10
BREAKING NEWS: Today, Utah officially accepted a bid to become the 12th member of the Pac 10 Conference, joining Colorado as the two teams who have joined the Pac 10 this offseason. Utah was offered a spot in the conference after Big XII powers Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State unanimously decided […]
US Open Predictions
Tomorrow, many of the Tour’s best golfers will tee off at beautiful Pebble Beach in the first round of the US Open, our country’s National Championship. Arguably the most scenic 18 holes in golf, Pebble Beach provides an ideal location for the game’s best to post some good scores and earn a major championship. Here […]
World Cup Update
Some big stories from the first few days of the World Cup: The Republic of South Africa (RSA), which is hosting this year’s World Cup, played in the opening game of the tournament and scored the first goal, a very fitting start to the tournament. The United States played England for the first time in […]
College Football Conference Update
Yesterday, the big 5 from the Big XII (Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State) declared that they would all remain with the Big XII and not pursue other conference affiliations. This declaration leaves the Big XII with 10 teams, the Big Ten with 12 teams, and the Pac 10 with 11 teams. Expansion seems […]
Tom Izzo to stay at Michigan State
BREAKING NEWS: Tom Izzo is expected to announce shortly his intention to continue his tenure as head coach at Michigan State. Izzo had admitted that he was interested in the Cleveland Cavaliers head coaching vacancy, and had been pondering the decision for nearly a week now. However, the wild card that was LeBron James’ future […]
More Conference Changes
BREAKING NEWS: Boise State is the next domino to fall in the NCAA-wide conference shuffle. The Broncos moved from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to the Mountain West Conference. Nebraska also officially announced that it would join the Big Ten today, as was expected. Today also brought as much speculation as answers. Big XII schools such as […]
Dominoes Falling in College Football Conferences: Big XII on the Short End
Today, two big shifts occurred in college football. The supposed apocalypse of the college football conference landscape appears to be happening. Now the only question is who will be left out of the party, and where teams will land at the end of the roulette. Colorado officially accepted a bid to become a member of […]
2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs: What We Learned
Yesterday, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in 6 games. This year’s playoffs showcased many upsets, previously unheralded players, and many unexpected twists. Here are a few things we learned from this year’s playoffs: We learned that this league is based upon parity. In the Eastern Conference, the two […]