By Matt Valentine
Heading into the seventh inning of game five of the ALCS it looked like the Red Sox would be headed home and the Rays would be headed to the World Series.
The Rays held a 7-0 lead heading into the inning and were just 9 outs away from making the first World Series appearance [...]
Red Sox Make Historic Comeback
October 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: ALCS · Baseball · Boston · Championship Series · MLB · Pro Sports · Red Sox · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · Tampa Bay Rays · Uncategorized · World Series · american league · comeback · jd drew · online sports community · playoffs
Fantasy Football Start em: Quarterback
October 10th, 2008 · No Comments
By Matt Valentine
Week six is approaching and if your fantasy team isn’t looking good thus far you still have plenty of time to get back into playoff contention. With that said, let’s take a look at some week 6 match ups that should be beneficial to fantasy quarterbacks.
1. Kyle Orton- Chicago Bears
Wow,what a difference a [...]
Tags: Browns · Fantasy · Fantasy Sports · Football · NFL · Pro Sports · Quarterbacks · Secondary · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · defense · fantasy football · giants · online sports community · passing game
Wildcat Formation Leading Dolphins to Victory
October 10th, 2008 · No Comments
By Matt Valentine
Usually reserved for games played on Fridays or Saturdays the wildcat formation has found a home on Sundays.
The wildcat formation a formation popular among high school football coaches and some college coaches (or at least a variation thereof) has found its way to the Miami Dolphins playbook.
For those of us who enjoy watching [...]
Tags: Fantasy · Fantasy Sports · Football · NFL · Pro Sports · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · Uncategorized · Wildcat · dolphins · formations · gimmick play · online sports community · playbook · ronnie brown
NLCS: Phillies Win Game One
October 10th, 2008 · No Comments
By Matt Valentine
The Dodgers rolled into Philadelphia on a hot streak, having just swept the Cubs, the team with the best record heading into NLDS. They were going to take the first game in the NLCS and steal away homefield advantage from the Phillies. The only problem was someone forgot to mention this to the [...]
Tags: Baseball · Dodgers · Fantasy Sports · Los Angeles · MLB · NLCS · Philadelphia · Phillies · Pro Sports · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · Uncategorized · national league · online sports community · playoffs
NHL Season Set to Begin Abroad
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
By Matt Valentine
Yes, its true. Yes, I understand most of you could probably care less . Yes, that bothers me. Either way, whether you love it or hate it the NHL season will begin and it will begin sooner then you think.
In fact, the NHL is taking a page from MLB and the NBA in [...]
Tags: Europe · Fantasy · Fantasy Sports · Hockey · NHL · NHL in Europe · Opening Night · Pre-season hockey · Pro Sports · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · Uncategorized · ice hockey · online sports community
Americans finish One, Two in Womens Gymnastics All-Around Championship
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Both women said that they had dreamed of finishing one,two in the Olympics they just weren’t sure in what order that would dream would occur.
Well, now they know and it was the surprising Nastia Liukin who claimed the gold medal, while world champion Shawn johnson won the silver, and China’s Yang Yilin taking home [...]
Tags: Beijing Olympics · Gold Medal · Nastia Liukin · Olympics · Pro Sports · Shawn Johnson · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · Uncategorized · Women's All-Around Championship · bronze medal · gymnastics · online sports community · silver medal
U.S. Women Gymnastics Stumble into Silver
August 14th, 2008 · No Comments
The gold was there for the taking. All it required was a few mistake free performances from the U.S. womens gymnastics team and iot could have been all theres.
However, it was the host country China, which captured another team gymnastics gold for the second consecutive time, thanks to some clutch performances, and some untimely miscues [...]
Tags: 2008 Olympics · Beijing · China · Gold Medal · Pro Sports · Sean johnson · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · Team event · USA · Uncategorized · Women · gymnastics · silver medal
Lomong Choesn to Carry U.S. Flag
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Just eight years Lopez Lomong didn’t even have a country to call his own. Now, just 13 months after becoming a U.S. citizen Lomong won a vote of team captains to earn the honor of leading America’s Olympic competitors into the 90,000 seat Bird’s Nest Stadium.
Lomong’s story is an inspiring one. The 1500-meter track star’s [...]
Tags: Bejing · China · Olympic team · Olynpics · Pro Sports · Sports · Sports Events · Sports Stars · USA · Uncategorized · flag bearer · online sports community · track and field
