I shook my head in disbelief after Daniel Bryan was unceremoniously eliminated from this year’s Royal Rumble, well before the sweet sixteen, much less the final four. How could this…
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PTBN College Football 2014: The SEC
There’s two types of year in the South, football season and the time you spend counting down to football season. The NFL is king in America, except for a corner…
PTBN College Football 2014: The Big XII
Bob Stoops found himself in hot water last year after he publicly dismissed the SEC as being invincible and stood up for what had become an oft berated Big XII.…
PTBN College Football 2014: The Pac-12
Somewhere between Jameis Winston and the end of the SEC’s national title streak, the PAC-12 quietly had an outstanding year. There’s no debate about it, the PAC-12 is the second…
United States World Cup Post-Mortem
For the past month, the United States was caught up in World Cup fever, as the regularly scheduled “has soccer arrived in America” narrative took over the airwaves, millions of…
World Cup 2014: United States Men’s National Team
On Monday, the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) landed in Sao Paulo, a week before their opener against Ghana. It’s easy to say this is the most important World…
FIFA World Cup 2014 Preview: Groups G&H
It’s that time. Oh when the Yanks, come marching in…well, sorry, but the in-depth preview for the good guys will not be included in this preview. Instead, I’ve devoted…
2014 World Cup Preview: Groups E&F
One of the most interesting things about the World Cup every four years, is it gives us a chance to see international sides we’ve likely never seen before. This will…
2014 World Cup Preview: Groups C & D
As we edge closer to the world’s biggest spectacle, it’s time to continue our preview of the group stages of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Today, we’re looking at…
2014 World Cup Preview: Groups A & B
The World Cup is less than a month away, and as Brazil prepares its country to host the festivities, the field prepares its teams; all have begun the process of trimming…
