The trade deadline has come and gone and as per usual the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer. For the first time this season the American League has given way to a pair on National League teams atop the standings.
Two of the top teams in the American League square off Tuesday night in a game nationally televised by MLB Network. Detroit has looked more like the team people expected of late, but they still have work to do to catch the White Sox in the AL Central.
After an impressive first half, the Dodgers have been inconsistent since the All-Star break, recording three streaks of three of more losses, and then rattling off three or more wins three different times as well.
The Rangers made a major investment in Ryan Dempster. He was blasted in his first start, and you can bet he wants to make a better impression in this one. Jon Lester has been the Red Sox Ace for several years, but he hasn’t pitched like it this season.
The start of another NFL season is right around the corner as all 32 teams head into their preseason games with aspirations of making it all the way to Super Bowl XLVII. The following is a look at each team in the NFC’s current odds as provided by Bovada to win this season’s conference championship.
The MLB divisional and wildcard races continue to heat-up as we hit the dog days of summer with each of the contending teams in the Majors jockeying for position for a potential spot in the postseason.
The Houston Cougars went 13-1 last season, but big changes are coming in the 2012 season. Case Keenum is now in the NFL, and Kevin Sumlin now coaches for the Texas A&M Aggies. Tony Levine will take over a team that suffered major losses from last year’s team.
How about 50 wins and 3 losses? That is the Boise State Broncos record over the last four seasons. Chris Petersen has taken this team to the next level. There is a major question mark surrounding this season though: the departure of star quarterback Kellen Moore.
Southern Miss may have started the 2011 season with an ugly loss at Marshall in week two, but the Golden Eagles ended the season on an extreme high by thrashing Houston in the Conference USA Championship game and then winning the Hawaii Bowl.
Last year, the Clemson Tigers were the Figure 1A example of a “feast or famine” team in college football. The Tigers started out a flawless 8-0 and ranked #6 in the AP poll, only to lose four of their last six.
The Saints have Drew Brees back in the fold after signing him to a massive contract in the off-season, but can they get over the Bountygate scandal? Head coach Sean Payton is suspended for the season, as is one of the leaders on defense in Jonathan Vilma.
The Bucs were a mess last season and one of the main reasons they were 4-12 is that production of QB Josh Freeman. After the 2010 season he established himself as a future star with 25 TD and only 6 INT, but last season he only had 16 TD and a whopping 22 INT.
The Tigers come into this game red-hot winners of 4 straight and they are now only 1.5 games out of first place in the AL Central and they are in the lead in the Wild Card race.
The A’s have been one of the best teams since the All Star break and they are now in 2nd place in the AL West only 1/2 game up on the Angels. Oakland is in the Wild Card lead, but it will be hard to stay there facing Angels ace Jared Weaver tonight.
Last season’s Hall of Game was cancelled due to the labor dispute, but this year the NFL is all ready to go this Sunday night. The Cardinals and Saints will kick off the NFL Preseason schedule with this showdown.
Ohio State and Michigan might have the most tradition in the Big Ten conference, but no one has been better in the last few years than the Wisconsin Badgers. If you were to pick a team that has been the most consistent at the top of the heap in this conference of late, you’d have to select Wisconsin. Michigan and Ohio State are gaining steam with great new coaches. Can Wisconsin stay on top?
