Argentina and the Netherlands Play for a Spot in the Final
In what has all the makings of a Classic in São Paulo, the Netherlands meets Argentina for the right to play for the Big Prize. The Netherlands had looked unstoppable in almost every aspect of the game before a somewhat substandard effort last time out versus Costa Rica while Argentina?
Undermanned Brazil Hopes to Hold Off Germany in First World Cup Semi
Host country Brazil booked their ticket into the semi-finals of World Cup 2014 but things couldn’t have gone much worse for the South American juggernaut. Wolrd Cup star Neymar will miss the match with a fractured vertebra and Captain and central defender Thiago Silva will be suspended after is suspended after a second yellow card.
With every game the pressure builds on the host nation. There is always pressure on the favourite and the host but when you combine the two, especially in a soccer mad country like Brazil you get some serious intensity.
Alabama was its usual powerhouse self in 2013, except for a damning collapse at the end of the season – a loss to in-state nemesis Auburn and a Sugar Bowl loss to Oklahoma.
It kind of sucks to be Arkansas starting QB Brandon Allen. His gradual ascendance to the starting job in Fayetteville coincided with the receiver talent evaporating at the program and the run-first philosophy of coach Bret Bielema. Allen also battled a shoulder ailment for a good chunk of the 2013 season.
Nebraska fans are split on Bo Pelini. There are a bunch of Cornhuskers fans who really don’t like the guy at all and want him canned in no time. On the other hand, there are a decent amount of fans who appreciate the hard nosed spirit he brings to Lincoln and hope he stays around for forever. Pelini is back for another year.
Indiana was pegged by many as a team that should be one of the most improved in the country last year. They did improve to 5-7, but they fell short of their goal of reaching a bowl game. Indiana had just one win in 2011. They won four games in 2012 and five games in 2013.
Anytime you start a new season with six-straight losses, the prospect for turning things around becomes extremely bleak. Give credit to Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin for circling the wagons with a 7-3 record down the stretch to end the 2013 campaign with a respectable record of 7-9.
The Washington Redskins’ roller-coaster ride over the past three years from worst to first to worst leaves us with many more questions than answers heading into the 2014 season.
We are getting to the nitty-gritty of Brazil’s World Cup, when the nerves and the hysteria are palpable. One of Saturday’s matches features a great match-up between an old-school South American powerhouse and a promising European side on the rise.
It was a strange one last night but ultimately a loss for the Blue Jays who are now in a tie with Baltimore for first in the AL East.
The entire country of Brazil must have been on suicide watch with the home squad needing penalty kicks to get past Chile and advance. No the Chileans are not terrible but it is championship or bust for the Brazil team, especially on their home soil.
The Oakland Athletics host the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game set at O.co Coliseum.
On the season the Rangers have an Over/Under record of 41-37 and a run-line W/L record of 34-50 and the Orioles have an Over/Under record of 39-43 and a run-line W/L record of 45-39.
The Yankees have played their last 9 games in the division and lost 7 of them including the last 5 in a row.
The Rays, perennially a low-budget contender in the hotly contested AL East division, blew up their chances this season with a disastrous first half. Yet, they are getting their act together recently.
