Sports Perspectives

Sports Tidbits: The Great Jimmy Johnson, Forrest, Hesjedal And Massa

Jul. 29 | - The ride continues of former athletes losing their lives through violent acts. Boxing in particular lost three within a month – Alexis Arguello, Arturo Gatti and now former welterweight and light middleweight championVernon Forrest who was murdered...

Healthy Skepticism In Sports Valid

Jul. 29 | By Sal Marinello Health and Fitness Advice World record performance in the 100-meter dash and climbing hills in the Tour de France are related and may be a starting point to design a better way to detect performance. It’s become commonplace to hear...

LeMond Careless With Accusations

Jul. 25 | By pelotonjim Bitter at anyone who shows greatness, Greg LeMond seethes bitterness at his new target, Alberto Contador. Looking at the final climb of Mt. Verbier. “Never has a rider in the Tour climbed so fast.” Not being treated fairly? Where does...

Dallas Cowboys Aren’t ‘The Best Sports Franchise In The World’

Jul. 21 | By Beaker I heard Michael Irving say on “4th and Long” that the Dallas Cowboys were the “best team in all off professional sports around the world.” Meh. I’m not even sure if they’re the best in the NFL. I mean, what,...

Post-Joe Calzaghe, Six Super Middleweights Stake Their Claim

Jul. 18 | Originally posted on FightInsight.com. Just like his compatriot Lennox Lewis, Joe Calzaghe left no doubt as to who the alpha male in his division was. Largely defined by his thrashing of then-undefeated Jeff Lacey as well as his dominant victory over...

Watershed Moment For Michael Owen At Manchester United

Jul. 16 | By Soccernet Who would have thought Michael Owen will be training at Old Trafford? Even though it has been a week since the official transfer was announced, the debate on his suitability rages on, at times emotionally charged with disbelief, vitriol...

Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half – The Bullpen

Jul. 16 | All star baseball By Rebecca [So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half. This is where it gets fun. All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant...

Mid-Season Sprint Cup Report

Jul. 16 | By Bob Ellis – NASCAR Ranting and Raving Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart needed little time to grasp the driver-owner concept. At the season’s midpoint, he has already: Won two races (Pocono and Daytona), becoming the...

Fantasy College Football’s Top Value Defenses

Jul. 14 | By Vince Mullins Fantasy College Blitz The most common complaint about new owners playing fantasy college football revolves around the number of teams one must cover, but I think that the exact opposite is true. Call me a glass-half-full guy, but the...

Baseball Shouldn’t Ignore Instant Replay’s Value

Jul. 13 | By Rebecca Glass This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes The New York Yankess are 13-4 in their last seventeen games. On the surface, that’s pretty impressive–but if you ask anyone, the Yankees should be better. Some fans will tell you that the Yankees...