September 2011
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Yankees Season in Review: Plan B
A look at how the 2011 Bartolo Colon-era Yankees had one of the best regular seasons in MLB.
By Greg Schneider, Community Manager, FanFeedr
In the 2009 World Series, the Yankees faced Cliff Lee twice. In his two starts, Lee went 2-0, allowed 5 earned runs and struck out 13 including a complete game 10 strikeout all-time gem in game 1. Though the Yanks went on to win the World Series they...
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European Champions League Wednesday Round-up
So we didn’t have quite as Carlos Tevez-fuelled explosive night in the European Champions League, but it still wasn’t a bad one. Incidentally, Tevez managed to get himself in the news again tonight. During the evening Manchester City released a statement stating that they had suspended the Argentine striker for two weeks. This is the maximum they are permitted. You can read the full...
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European Champions League Tuesday Round-up
Explosive, the only word this blogger can think of to describe this past day of European games.
Beginning in Moscow, Claudio Ranieri took his first Champions League assignment taking Inter Milan to play CSKA Moscow. Potentially seriously tricky for the Nerazzuro. But “The Tinkerman” has always had a great effect on new teams and in less than 30 minutes Inter were 2-0 up. One-man...
Top Five NFL Games of Week Three
With the quarter mark of the 2011 NFL season in sight, many teams already feel heavy pressure to win this weekend. While a few squads at the top (e.g., the Packers) breathe easy, others (e.g., the Buccaneers) aim to join the pack of contenders, and an unfortunate few (e.g., the Rams) try to avoid catastrophe.
1. New York Giants (1-1) @ Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) - Fox (1:00 EDT)
New York shoots...
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Top 5 College Football Matchups This Week
As we enter the fourth week of the College Football season, there are plenty of big matchups that will take place today. With conference play starting this week in most of the conferences, here are the top five games to watch today.
1. #7 Oklahoma State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) at #8 Texas A&M (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) 3:30 PM ET
The first Big 12 battle of the season is as good as it’s going to...
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EPL Previews
Arsenal v Bolton
Arsenal will look a bit more familiar today as Bacary Sagna, Aaron Ramsey and Tomas Rosicky all return from lay offs.
Gunners fans will be thankful that Johan Djorou is out injured giving Arsenal a chance of a clean sheet. Yossi Benayoun is also out injured with a hamstring injury that plagued him during his time at Chelsea.
Bolton’s Ivan Klasnic is suspended after his...
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What a weekend in the EPL?
Difficult to imagine now, but after Barcelona trumped Manchester United in the European Cup Final last May, the obituaries were being written for Alex Ferguson’s team. But now the Red Devils sit proudly on top of the Premier League table with a 100% record after five games. The performances this season have been as impressive as any performances United have put in under Ferguson. Chelsea...
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Top 5 NFL Games To Watch Today
After an exciting week one, there are many great NFL match ups scheduled for week two. Here are the top five games to watch today and tomorrow night.
1. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) at Atlanta Falcons (0-1) Sun 8:20 PM
There is plenty of hype surrounding this game because it is Michael Vick’s return to Atlanta after playing the first six years of his career with the Falcons. However, it is...
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European Champions League Round-up
After the midweek Champions League games, it’s Arsenal who look like the big winners of the EPL sides in action. A 1-1 draw away against German champions Borussia Dortmund so easily could have been a win. Robin Van Persie was Arsenal’s main man once again, a class above the rest of his bewildered team mates. The Gunners held their defence in tact till the final ten minutes when an exceptional goal...
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Five Ways to Change the Current MLB Postseason...
This is a guest post submitted by Jeff Herbst. Jeff has had a passion for sports ever since he could first walk and enjoys writing in his spare time. He works with Phoenix Bats, a company that creates wooden baseball bats such as their world-class fungo bats for amateur and professional ball players around the world.
On Wednesday morning, MLB released its schedule for the 2012 season, and it...
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Baseball America’s Top 10 Prospects of the...
Photo #1 McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, RI home of the Pawtucket Red Sox. Guest Blogger Walter Triebel is retired from overlapping careers in industry, textbook writing, and higher education and enjoys a retirement that combines part-time higher education teaching, recreational skiing, and a passion for baseball. He chronicles his baseball travel as the author (with advice and help with editing and...
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Top 5 European Soccer Stories of the Week
As the nasty cloud of International soccer disappears domestic action returns across Europe this weekend, so we’re going to take a look at what’s been happening in the beautiful game this week.
1) Garry Cook’s Resignation
Earlier in the week the news was leaked from Manchester City that their CEO, Garry Cook, had sent an offensive e-mail to the mother of City youngster Nedum...
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10 NHL Goalies Who Will Make the Difference for...
By Michael Rappaport
It isn’t rocket science, and it isn’t a secret. In order to win in the NHL, you need to have excellent goaltending.
Especially in the playoffs, the goaltender is often the best player on the team that can put together a playoff run. Last season, Tim Thomas’ 1.98 goals against average and .940 save percentage in the playoffs led the Boston Bruins to a...