A sports blog by and for Midwest Sports Fans
We’re only two days away from NBA All-Star Weekend, one of my favorite weekends on the sports calendar. And one of the highlights of any All-Star Weekend is the Slam Dunk Contest. To get you ready for this year’s contest, here’s a look at the ten best dunks in the event’s history.
Cleveland simply cannot catch a break, but there was a time when it was not nearly this bad there. So do you think that the Ultimate Franchise Player will be from the old school or of late?
In honor of Hoosier Hysteria and the only high school basketball tournament to inspire one of the American Film Institute’s Top 10 Sports Movies, Josh Tinley has compiled a list of his eight favorite Indiana high school nicknames.
Blackhawks fans have a right to be angry about the team’s poor play recently, but Tyler’s recent trip to Columbus made him realize just how spoiled ‘Hawk fans really are.
For the past two weeks, headline editors and everyone else have been looking for the next clever pun to describe sudden New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin. Kurt believes it’s time for the pun-searching, especially the racial elements of it, to stop, so we can just appreciate what a great story Jeremy Lin is.
Recent history has not been kind to the Bengals or their fans, but this is a franchise that has had its share of success. The Bengals also have one legend in particular who is an obvious choice as our Cincinnati Bengals Ultimate Franchise Player.
The “Crosstown Classic” began this year and will repeat next year in the Hoosier State. But why not have an event that showcases all ten of the state’s Division I programs? And why stop at “showcase”? Let’s have a tournament and determine a champion. And why stop in Indiana? This could work across the country.
And, he does it again folks! He sinks three-pointer with .5-seconds left for the win. The Knicks came back in the 4th quarter Valentine’s Night behind their Linsational point guard phenom, who continues following the script written by Tim Tebow this past football season.
Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribute recently speculated that Milwaukee could be a destination for free agent-to-be Josh Hamilton after the 2012 season. Kurt takes a look at how Hamilton would fit with Milwaukee while also offering up a cautionary tale from the Brewers’ past.
The last time the Chicago Blackhawks won a game was almost a month ago on January 20th against the Florida Panthers. It’s no mystery why this has happened: defense. Though this season may be a lost cause, Tyler offers some suggestions for what the ‘Hawks can do moving forward to prevent a repeat performance.
Alex Morgan continues to dominate the soccer universe, and despite a number of other worthy soccer stories that could be featured today, none are quite as spectacular as the teaser image of Morgan in bodypaint for the upcoming Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Here are some of the greatest single-season performances by players who were never able to reach that level of success again in NFL history and a one-hit wonder tune to go along with each. Nonsensical? Probably. Fun? Absolutely.
The Chicago Bears have one of the richest traditions in pro football history. This will make choosing one Ultimate Franchise Player incredibly difficult.
Today we turn our attention to the Carolina Panthers, who have not necessarily had a bad record during the franchise’s 17 years of existence. The problem, at least in determining the franchises UFP, is that unlike the Baltimore Ravens (Ray Lewis and even Ed Reed), no one player stands out in legendary fashion, at least for a prolonged period, with the team.
The Man U-Chelsea game lived up to the hype, as Man-U rallied from a three goal deficit to earn a 3-3 tie at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea’s home stadium). It was a contest that wound up providing many talking points…for those who were able to watch it.
