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In past interviews, MLS Commissioner Don Garber stated that he is pressing for referees to make more consistent calls on fouls. His position seems to be that hard-line refereeing is needed in order for the offense to open up and for more goals to be scored. He’s avoiding the real issue.
Over the last 13 NBA seasons, there have been only three teams from the Western Conference to play for an NBA championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder may get the chance to eliminate each of these three powerhouses in their 2012 playoff run towards the NBA Finals.
Players from all team sports in the U.S. seem to get a real kick out of the customary trip to the White House following a championship season. The L.A. Galaxy got the honors Tuesday from winning MLS Cup 2011.
Howard Alperin counts down the five professional sports franchises with the most futile histories. If you are a fan of any of these teams…we apologize.
Howard Alperin reviews TNT Overtime that streams 2012 NBA playoff games for free on your computer.
Howard Alperin reviews Major League Soccer’s MLS Live product that gives fans the ability to stream games live through your computer, iPhone, iPad or Roku device.
Once upon a time, Spider-Man lived on the soccer field. He lived through a magical, goal-scoring forward named Otilino Tenorio who played for the Ecuadorian National team, a team that eventually made it out of group play in the 2006 World Cup.
Jonathan Vilma is suspended from the League for one year for his part in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal. The irony is that the subsequent death of Junior Seau may just give Vilma reason to stop and wonder whether he should ever come back to the NFL at all.
Howard Alperin argues that TMZ is giving Major League Soccer great publicity when it discusses the wives of Galaxy players David Beckham and Robbie Keane.
Howard Alperin reviews MLB.com’s free Full Count broadcast on Yahoo Sports, calling it just the thing to get the sports fan back into baseball.
Only seven metro areas in the U.S. can boast of having a team in every league of the ‘Big 5.’ Of these seven metro areas, which cities can say they have the best overall performance?
For whatever reason, it looks like CBS has determined that the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, college basketball, tennis, golf and NASCAR had to be part of its website, but not soccer.
MLS must take advantage of the exuberance coming through on television. They must schedule more nighttime matches so that more highlights of jubilant crowds can be seen as often as possible.
If one is to analyze what the words mean in MVP, big markets, highlight reels, and stats shouldn’t matter. The most technically important letter is the ‘V’ for Valuable. And Tony Parker has been the most valuable player in the NBA this year.
Without pro basketball and pro hockey teams, and while the Chiefs are in the off-season, the Kansas City sports calendar revolves around baseball and soccer. And right now soccer is making minced meat out of baseball.
