Sporting News

Centralized Replay Review On Hold In The NFL

The National Hockey League already sends all of its disputed plays and replays to a central reviewing location in Toronto. The National Basketball Association will be starting something similar to that setup this year to review plays and calls. The National Football League, however, will not be instituting any such practices for the coming NFL season. They are thinking about …

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by admin on February 26th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Rainy Sunday At The Daytona 500

It was after dark before they finally restarted the race. As it often does, finicky Florida weather blew in from the West and stopped the race after covering only about 90 of the schedules 500 miles. The made it all the way to lap 38 before the thunderstorm struck and brought the Daytona 500 to a screeching halt. Then came …

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by admin on February 25th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Heavy Handle Expected On World Cup Action

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, hands down. All you need is a ball and a bit of open ground. Goals can be improvised using some big sticks, and you are ready to play. Outside of the USA, Soccer is close to the only sport there is.  Don’t believe it? Check out the sports portion of the …

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by admin on February 24th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Out Of The Closet

It had to happen at some point. There have always been gay athletes playing on college and professional teams, they just didn’t talk openly about it. Team mates knew about it it just was not worth discussing. After all, it’s what happens when a player puts on his or her uniform that counts… not when they take it off. When …

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by admin on February 22nd, 2014 Leave a comment »

Replay Reviews Move To NBA Central Command

The NBA has become the latest professional sports league to adopt the institution of having all reviews on replays done from a central control  command rather than having the plays reviewed right there at courtside. The idea behind the move is obvious. Number one, it saves a bunch of money.  Instead of having a replay review set up at each …

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by admin on February 21st, 2014 Leave a comment »

Heisman Trophy Winner Pitches First Save

How long has it be since we have had a major two sport college athlete? Back in the old days it was not all that uncommon, but playing two sports in college seems to be going out of style. Everyone is specializing, going after the big money just as soon as possible. Everyone that is with the exception of Jameis …

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by admin on February 20th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Danica Patrick, Richard Petty & The Daytona 500

The boys and girls of NASCAR are bickering once again. That’s not exactly anything new. The ‘good old boys’ on the race circuit have always been rather outspoken… to say the least. How many times have we heard a driver say after a tough race, ‘well, what comes around goes around’ which is just another way of saying, ‘he got …

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by admin on February 19th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Changeover In The NBA Commissioner’s Office

David Stern has left the NBA Commissioner’s office 30 years to the day after he took over in 1984. During his tenure in office Stern took professional basketball in America to levels never before enjoyed. The NBA is more popular… and more profitable… than ever before in the history of the league. Now Mr. Stern is off to the Basketball …

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by admin on February 18th, 2014 Leave a comment »

The End Of The Hurry-Up Offense

It’s not in the rule book yet.  Just the proposal has caused the biggest disagreement among college football coaches that anyone can remember. These guys don’t agree about too much anyway… but this one is off the charts. The biggest innovation to college football in the past few years has undoubtedly been the ‘hurry-up offense’. When Oregon and Arizona… and …

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by admin on February 17th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Hi Ho Silver!

Will the NBA ever garner the same level of popularity in America as that now enjoyed by the NFL? Incoming NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says yes!  It is Silver’s intention to make the two leagues rivals for the public’s attention at some point in the future. It may be just a pipe dream at this point voiced by a new …

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by admin on February 16th, 2014 Leave a comment »