Jun 15, 2013

Who ever said that Americans don’t like soccer? Tell that to the 40,847 who crowded into the Century Link Field home of the MLS franchise Seattle Sounders in last Tuesday evening to watch the U.S.A. take on Panama in the 10-game final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region qualifiers for next year’s world cup in Brazil. It wasn’t just the...

Jun 14, 2013

The 2013 NBA finals have been an intriguing so far with neither team winning consecutive games. The series could hardly be better poised as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs prepare for a Game 5, the last game of the series in San Antonio, on Sunday. Both teams will know how important the next 48 minutes of basketball in this series are. This writer will...

Jun 14, 2013

With their back against the wall in a pivotal Game 4 with the Spurs leading the series 2-1, the Miami Heat Big 3 came out aggressive early. Heat’s LeBron James said that the team is at their best when their backs are against the wall, this proved to be true once again. The team is 6-0 in the postseason after a loss. Erik Spoelstra and the Heat switched things...

Jun 12, 2013

The Stanley Cup Final is finally here. It’s the first Original Six match-up since 1979 when the Montreal Canadians and New York Rangers clashed. The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins both stormed through their conference finals series against the Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins respectively. There have been some terrific series in recent seasons,...

Jun 12, 2013

Some argue that the Big 3 on either team will be the deciding factor of the NBA Finals but I think it lies in the hands of the role players or X-Factors for each team. Game 3 proved my theory. For the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh came out aggressive to start the game. With LeBron James struggling so far in this series, Wade and Bosh combined to score...