The most prestigious of the annual individual player awards in the NBA is, without question, the Most Valuable Player award. This season’s crop of candidates for the Maurice Podoloff MVP trophy include the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul, to name a few. However, I’m more intrigued by the outcome of another annual award, the Comeback Player of the Year. After a season (and postseason) full of devastating long-term injuries to star players throughout the league, the 2013-2014 Comeback Player of the Year race will quite possibly be more thrilling than the MVP battle. Here are some … Continued
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Each year college football is filled with upsets, dark horses, front runners and thrillers, and his season is no different. With a little over half of the season played, we have seen the mighty fall, teams climb their way up the polls, and unknowns become household names in just a matter of weeks. Now anyone who even pays the slightest attention to college football knows the traditional powerhouses, we know Alabama, Ohio State, and Florida State are good teams. But I want to focus on those we had low, to absolutely zero expectations for coming into this season. Missouri: – … Continued
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Starting up a new season is never easy for a team that just won the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League. It is no secret that winning the coveted trophy back to back years is a challenge. In fact, no team has done so since the Detroit Red Wings did it in the 1997 and 1998 seasons. For the Blackhawks, they know the challenges they face with the new season, as many of those on the 2013 championship team were also on the 2010 team. Led by star players such as Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, and Marian … Continued
The Chicago Bears’ offense and defense suffer huge losses after Jay Cutler and Lance Brigss sustain injuries in the Bears/Redskin game.
James Morris entered the season as a senior team captain. He showed why Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium. Morris is on the Bednarik and Butkus watch list, along with many possible Big Ten honors to come. He had a critical fumble recovery when Northwestern was driving inside Iowa’s 40. He kept coming with constant pressure on the QB, illustrated by his two sacks in Saturday’s game. After his his career at Iowa ends, he’ll be talked about with some of the great linebackers like Tippett, Station, and Hodge. He will also have the chance to play on Sunday along … Continued
Recap of the Hawkeyes powering through a slow 4 quarters and a quick overtime to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats.
The Black and Gold blowout on Friday, Oct 25 allow fans to preview the Hawkeyes’ men and women’s basketball.
Check out the show review of the Flatbush Zombies at the Blue Moose last Friday night.
Eli Manning and New York Giant got their first win of the season last night to the mistake-prone Minnesota Vikings. The Giants won their first game with a score of 23-7, practically stuffing the Vikings both defensively and offensively. The two teams matched up in a previously thought to be a good game, given both of their NFL records were lacking, but turned out that the Giants would be in control the whole time. Once again the Vikings would let their fans down and prove the difficulty of getting things started for the offense and keeping the Giants tame while … Continued