Every offseason, plenty of CFL players head south attempting to crack NFL squads. This year was no different despite the NFL lockout, with both stars such as Andy Fantuz and lesser-publicized players like Mark Restelli and Andrew Hawkins crossing the border to try and earn four-down football jobs. There’s plenty to gain for CFL players if they’re able to […]

On April 28, 1996, the Winnipeg Jets lost 4-1 to the Detroit Red Wings. Despite the loss, the crowd in Winnipeg Arena waved a sea of white towels as well as a standing ovation for the home team. The crowd knew the loss marked both the Jets’ elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs and, more […]

On the night of August 15, 2011, Jim Thome strolled into the batter’s box. His Twins narrowly led the Tigers in a back-and-forth night game under the Comerica Park lights. The count was 2-1 as Thome brought his bat to meet Detroit’s Daniel Schlereth’s eyes, then set back and waited. A few moments later, Thome launched his 600th […]

Jered Weaver has the look of somebody that should be a star in Southern California. His 6’7″ frame and flowing blonde hair look perfectly in place on the cover of Surfer Magazine, a common publication that litters the sandy shores of the California coastline. But luckily for Angels fans, Weaver decided that he’d enjoy hanging curveballs […]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the most successful Division I basketball programs in the country. Year after year the Tar Heels have been able to assemble a cast of elite level amateur talents and are annually considered contenders for the coveted NCAA National Championship. They currently rank third all-time with five […]

Few college football observers are usually all that interested in the Florida Atlantic Owls, a middling team in the Sun Belt Conference, but they were the focus of much of the NCAA world last week. Unlike many other schools that have made headlines lately, the sudden attention paid to Florida Atlantic wasn’t because of scandalous moves […]

If you believe that the direction your life takes is not really of your own choosing, and that somewhere there is a puppet-master pulling the strings and determining your fortunes, you may be delusional and paranoid. Or you may simply be connected with the minor leagues. The South Bend Silver Hawks’ Zach Walters went into a July 30th […]

David Stern officially joined the NBA in 1978, and in 1984 became the league’s fourth commissioner. In his quarter century tenure, Stern presided over an NBA that has evolved into a global force exceedingly more powerful than it was when he started — and by extension, worth many more billions. A lawyer by trade, he has built a […]

NHL teams who prefer to empty their wallets and sign or trade for high-priced players during the offseason have difficulty finding chemistry. As a result, this limits them from making noise in the playoffs. It’s just simple logic. While each team enters the summer with different wants and needs, franchises that make the most subtle, […]

Before Ubaldo Jimenez arrived in Cleveland, the Indians already had a pitcher who was performing like an ace. It’s no secret that Justin Masterson has had a spectacular year, anchoring an Indians starting rotation that has been the main reason why the team sits within striking distance of first place in the AL Central. Just how Masterson has been so dominant […]