Northwestern came into Saturday's home matchup against Iowa on a high note after winning 3 of 4, including a double overtime thriller against Purdue, and an upset victory over then 23rd ranked Illinois. However, the Wildcats just did not have enough depth to hang with the 10th ranked Hawkeye's, who beat them 76-50 Saturday afternoon in a rematch of the two teams’ Jan. 9 game … [Read more...] about Northwestern No Match For 10th Ranked Iowa
Archives for January 2014
A Few Good Men: Players Who Deserve to be Named NBA All-Stars
The NBA All-Star Game is supposed to showcase the best talent in the league and reward players who are putting together exceptional seasons. Unfortunately, the 12 most deserving players from each conference are rarely selected to the team, thanks in large part to fan-voting. Before voting concludes on Tuesday, I have put together a roster of the players who should find … [Read more...] about A Few Good Men: Players Who Deserve to be Named NBA All-Stars
Hero & Zero of the Week
SO for this week’s ZERO, we’ll go with Saints receiver Marques Colston. I’m sure all of you saw the absurd play to end their playoff loss to Seattle. ALL he has to do is step out of bounds, at about the Seattle 35 yard line, and the Saints have at least one more play to tie the game. Instead he not only tries to throw a lateral, the ball goes about 4 yard forward, so with … [Read more...] about Hero & Zero of the Week
Bears Final Grades
The Chicago Bears came into the 2013 season with a new idenity and a lot of question marks; while some of those questions have been answered ,some still need to be adressed. Bears head coach Marc Trestman and general manager Phil Emery held a press confrence on Thursday to address the media after the season ending loss last Sunday to the Green Bay Packers 33- 28 at Soldier … [Read more...] about Bears Final Grades
ESPN Thrills TV Viewers with Megacast of BCS Game
The final BCS Championship game was a game for the ages. Fans who were thrilled and delighted with the down to wire contest won by Florida State 34-31, not just for the action on the field, but for the myriad of viewing choices they had to watch the college title game with their "Megacast." ESPN offered several different telecasts, as well as web based cameras focused on the … [Read more...] about ESPN Thrills TV Viewers with Megacast of BCS Game