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Sports Central June 22, 2010 Brad Oremland |
The Greatest Rivalries in Sports Last week, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics to win the NBA championship. Baseball also has its share of rivals teams. |
Sports Central January 8, 2007 Bill Hazell |
2006: Not a Year to Play Favorites (Pt. 1) A look back at 2006 and the memorable games in football, basketball, hockey, and baseball. |
Sports Central February 10, 2011 Kevin Beane |
2011 College Football Week 1 Preview The Super Bowl is over, but here's a college football preview to give football fans something happy to think about for the next half year. |
Sports Central December 12, 2011 Bill Hazell |
Sizing Up the BCS Buffet Table Without a playoff, we have once again, what amounts to a large buffet spread of bowl games, none of which get any of their teams closer to the championship -- well, not this year's championship, anyway. |
Sports Central June 7, 2006 Brad Oremland |
Too Much, Too Soon The pressure and attention that come with being at the top, being constantly monitored, is tremendous. |
Sports Central May 26, 2006 Isaac Miller |
Red Sox and Yankees: Rethinking the Rivalry If this is the most storied rivalry in all of baseball, where was it from 1918 to 1967? |
Sports Central January 6, 2006 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Wildcard to Super Bowl: Playoffs Preview Or, how the Colts will greet and defeat the Bears in the Super Bowl. |
Sports Central February 5, 2006 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Losers The 10 greatest teams not to win a Super Bowl. |
Sports Central January 20, 2006 Kevin Holtsberry |
NFL Playoff Thoughts and Observations Here is a little secret: it is hard to get into to the Super Bowl, let alone win! |
Sports Central June 5, 2012 Brad Oremland |
Great Teams and NFL Dynasties Below, however, are the results of my initial research in identifying great teams. I used a purely mathematical formula, a quick-and-dirty method that shouldn't be taken as anything other than a general guide. |
Sports Central April 7, 2015 Brad Oremland |
Pro Sports' Biggest Disappointments We'll look for the equivalent of the 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats in the NFL, NBA, and MLB -- the best teams that didn't quite win it all. |
Sports Illustrated May 27, 2002 Phil Taylor |
Woe is them Boston's bounty is sometimes lost on its fan base... |
Sports Central December 30, 2005 Jeff Pohlmeyer |
College Football Bowl Season Thoughts Comments on the upcoming college bowl games. |
Sports Central January 24, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLI Preview There are three big storylines in this game. |
AskMen.com November 29, 2000 Dennis O'Connell |
Top 10 Sports Rivalries While we apologize to the martyrs of these wars, we hope that you will enjoy the following list, which for the record, is based on historical significance, importance of meetings, and of course, the amount of bloodshed... |
AskMen.com Phil Helm |
Top 10: 2007 Super Bowl Story Lines Top 10 Super Bowl story lines that appeared in the two weeks between the AFC and NFC Championship Games and the Super Bowl. |
Sports Central April 24, 2012 Brad Oremland |
The Best Coaches In NFL History With the 2012 NFL Draft less than a week away, many fans and analysts are trying to predict the future. Let's save the forecasts for after players get matched up with teams, and instead take a spin into the past, ranking the greatest head coaches in NFL history. |
Sports Central February 24, 2011 Kevin Beane |
The Greatest College Sports Upsets I'm a connoisseur of upsets. If it's not one of my favorite teams playing, I almost always root for the underdog. |
Sports Central January 24, 2008 Sean Crowe |
Super Patriots: Ranking the Super Bowl Teams A look back at all the Patriots teams that made it to the Super Bowl. |
Sports Central February 20, 2006 Jeff Moore |
Playing the R-Card It seems this season more than any other teams weren't playing for dollars or division titles. They weren't even playing for the Super Bowl. They were playing for "respect." |
Sports Central January 26, 2010 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLIV Preview It's been a long time since we got to see the two best teams of the regular season meet in the Super Bowl. |
Sports Central January 8, 2014 Bob Ekstrom |
Wild Card Weekend a False Sense of Parity You could not watch the Packers and 49ers without appreciating how well it embodied the essence of what our football founding fathers had in mind: a minus-13 wind chill; natural sod, frozen solid and stripped of all greenness by an already brutal Wisconsin winter |
Sports Central September 12, 2011 Bill Hazell |
Ten Years Ago September 11th was the day that so many things changed, including our sports landscape. And yet still, some things never change. |
Sports Central October 19, 2004 Mark Chalifoux |
Lovin' the Curse of the Bambino I can't understand why Red Sox fans get their hopes up every year, when we all know what the outcome will be. Does it make me a bad person to enjoy watching their faces as the camera pans the crowd? |
Sports Central January 16, 2007 Adam Russell |
Reflections on College Football '06 Did the two best teams finally play in the national championship game? |
Sports Central January 12, 2009 Kyle Jahner |
Another Nebulous Finish Last year, there seemed to be no champion. This year, there are arguably three. Maybe four. But since the BCS pretends it can do the impossible, we are left with the same empty feeling in the pit of the stomach at the end. |
AskMen.com Matt King |
Put The Rivals Back In Rivalries Give us something to care about. Give us the conflict and competition we need. If not, fans will start to move on. |
Sports Central December 16, 2003 Jeff Zaginailoff |
The Solution to the BCS is a Playoff Tournament Despite recent efforts to reform it, the process for deciding the national champion in college football, the most noteworthy and public of all college sports, is still far from perfected. |
Sports Central January 9, 2007 Brad Oremland |
NFL Wildcard Roundup The obvious choice is Baltimore over indianapolis, but... Too much going against the Eagles... Seattle's just not that good... A runaway for the Chargers -- on paper... |
AskMen.com Andrew Segal |
Top 10 Memorable Super Bowl Games With Super Bowl XXXIX coming up, we look back at the chill-inducing moments, the heart-breaking misses, and the outstanding players and plays that made these final NFL showdowns so memorable. |
Sports Central December 20, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Colts' loss doesn't affect top ranking... Patriots push into second... Seahawks' Alexander as MVP?... Broncos poised for first-round bye... Bears better with Grossman?... Bucs scuttled by Pats... etc. |
Fast Company September 2008 Ellen Gibson |
The Teams the Top Sports Doctor Lead to Victory Dr. Andrews has changed sports history by treating, advising, or developing training programs for key players who led their teams to victory. |
Sports Central January 22, 2009 Sean Crowe |
Cardinals: Worst Super Bowl Team Ever The Cardinals are the worst team to ever make it to a Super Bowl. |
Sports Central December 19, 2010 Josh Galligan |
The Next Generation of the Pats/Jets Rivalry The Jets/Patriots rivalry has quickly become one of the most multi-layered, fascinating, emotional rivalries in all of football -- nay, in all sports. |
Sports Central January 22, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLVII Preview Both Super Bowl teams are pretty healthy right now. I wish that made less difference, that it was just the best teams and not those with the fewest injuries. Heaven help us if Roger Goodell forces through an 18-game schedule. |
Sports Central June 30, 2011 Jonathan Lowe |
A Cut Above the Rest Thanks to Lorenzo Charles for providing a memory that will last forever in the annals of basketball. |
Sports Central July 17, 2006 Brad Oremland |
Can Peyton Manning Win the Big One? The question has dogged him since college -- and it continues to follow him. |
Sports Central January 6, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Wildcard Round Fictional quotes and fearless predictions fitting for the NFL's Wildcard Weekend. |
Salon.com September 5, 2002 King Kaufman |
Any given Thursday It's time for the NFL to prove once again that having money doesn't mean a team can't still stink. Baseball, are you listening? |
Sports Central November 29, 2007 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 13 Predictions about this week's upcoming NFL games include humorous, fictional quotes. |
Sports Central February 4, 2008 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLII Rewind Was Super Bowl XLII the best Super Bowl I have ever seen?... Comparisons to Super Bowl XXXVI... What Happened?... etc. |
Sports Central January 27, 2014 Brad Oremland |
Fixing the Pro Bowl Even though the Pro Bowl might not be broken, and might even be trending in the right direction, it can still be dramatically improved. |
Sports Central October 7, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked based on their performance in the first five weeks of the season. |
Sports Central February 8, 2008 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Dynasties Here's a look at 15 NFL teams that can be considered a dynasty. |
AskMen.com Brandon Lang |
Football: Weekly Picks This weeks NFL and college picks: Cowboys vs. Colts... Jets vs. Bears... Cincinnati vs. Rutgers... Western Michigan vs. Florida State... |
Sports Central February 11, 2014 Brad Oremland |
The Best QB to Lose Two Super Bowls Peyton Manning is one of only eight quarterbacks to start for two Super Bowl losers. It's an elite eight with Hall of Fame talent. How do these multiple Super Bowl-losing QBs stack up with one another? |
Sports Central October 31, 2008 Sean Crowe |
Defense, Not Offense, Wins Championships That's why teams like the Cowboys, Broncos, Chargers, and Cardinals (among others) don't interest me this season. Meanwhile, the Titans, Steelers, Giants, and Bucs are far more intriguing come playoff time. |
Salon.com November 1, 2002 Allen Barra |
Why nobody watched the World Series Blame it on late games and regionalism -- not the great baseball. And has anybody checked the NBA ratings lately? |
Sports Central April 20, 2006 Kevin Holtsberry |
AFC Games to Watch in 2006 Given what we saw in 2005, and what my gut tells me about teams in 2006, here are 10 American Football Conference games worth looking forward to in 2006. |
Sports Central January 4, 2005 Adam Russell |
Exciting Bowl Season Coming to a Close The number of close, exciting games -- and some surprises -- made for an enjoyable couple of weeks. Now, an outstanding bowl season is about to conclude. |