December 30, 2024
International Soccer
The U.S. Women’s National team managed to survive the proverbial “Group of Death” and survive is absolutely the correct for how they performed in those three matches. The U.S. didn’t exactly look like the dominating team that came so close to taking the World Cup four years ago. Yes, the defense was much improved, allowing…
Read More about After Escaping ‘Group of Death’, U.S. has Great Chance to Make RunMLS
FC Dallas started off the season incredibly hot. Through the first three games, the Hoops scored three wins — the only team to pull off the feat this year — and after ten matches had secured 20 points. But the last four matches have not been nearly as kind to FC Dallas. In those matches,…
Read More about Momentum Slipping for FC Dallas on Five-Match Road TripPromotion and relegation in soccer can sometimes be the most exciting thing in sports. As the season winds down, there’s drama at both the top and bottom of the standings. Teams at the top are clamoring for either a spot in the Champions League, or the equivalent, the league title and possible promotion to the…
Read More about Now’s not Quite the Time for Promotion/Relegation in MLSOver the past year-plus, FC Dallas has become known for its flashy offense. Between Mauro Diaz, Fabian Castillo, Blas Perez and Tesho Akindele, the Hoops certainly have no shortage of highlight-real playmakers. But there’s also the saying that goes, “defense wins championships” which is true for all sports. Scoring points/goals/runs is nice and all, but it…
Read More about FC Dallas Needs Defense to be on Point to Carry the TeamAs much as soccer is about the 11 guys on the pitch working in rhythm with each other, the offensive end of the game primarily focuses on one guy who creates chances for other guys to cash in goals. For the U.S. men’s national team, it’s Michael Bradley. For Manchester United, it’s Angel Di Maria,…
Read More about FC Dallas Will go as Far as Mauro Diaz Lets ThemSo FC Dallas had an interesting night Saturday night. Coming off of back-to-back defeats, the Hoops got off to a rocking start with Fabian Castillo scoring :29 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in team history. Castillo then doubled the lead with a second goal under 10 minutes later and Blas Perez made it…
Read More about FC Dallas Offense Hopefully Back on TrackMLB
Going into this season, the outlook for the Texas Rangers’ offense was anemic. Last year was so frustrating with so many guys going down with injuries and not a whole lot of moves made in the offseason, there wasn’t a whole lot to look forward to this season. But fast forward to today, 64 games…
Read More about Rangers’ Lineup Could be the Most Dangerous in Baseball After InjuriesFor the past year-and-a-half or so, the Rangers trade with the Tigers for first baseman Prince Fielder looked like a complete dud. Fielder only saw the field for 42 games last year, hitting just three home runs and batting in only 16 runs before ending his season with neck surgery. And then this year got…
Read More about Prince Fielder’s Awakening Bat Leading Rangers Emerging OffenseLook, I know needing a two-out hit in the ninth to avoid being no-hit and I know nearly becoming the opponent in back-to-back no hitters is a very poor look, but the Miami Marlins’ upper management really overreacted this past weekend. Just 23 minutes or so after Justin Bour singled up the middle to thwart…
Read More about Miami Marlins Screwed up Managerial ChangeIt’s no secret that the expectations were low for the Texas Rangers going into this season. Yu Darvish underwent Tommy John surgery during spring training. Derrick Holland lasted only one inning in his first start of the season. And the offense wasn’t expected to be much of a threat for opposing pitchers. But over the…
Read More about Recent Run Shows Signs of Hope for RangersDon’t look now, but Alex Rodriguez is having himself a pretty good start to the 2015 season. Through two weeks of the season, Rodriguez has already hit four home runs, batted in 11 runs and currently holds a solid .317 batting average for a New York Yankees squad looking to get back into the championship…
Read More about If Early Season Form Holds, Alex Rodriguez’s Story Will Take Another TurnBarclays Premiere League
Manchester United is headed back to European competition in the UEFA Champions League. Well, it’s not 100 percent certain at this time, but it’s almost as good as gold. United sit in fourth place in the Premiere League, leading fifth-place Liverpool by six points with two games left two go, meaning the two teams could…
Read More about Manchester United fourth-place finish a successDon’t look now, but the team everyone wrote off after last year’s poor performance and the fact they had a ton of injuries early on is in a great position to make a return to Europe next year. Manchester United, once mocked for a 4-0 loss to Milton Keynes in the League Cup in August,…
Read More about Manchester United won’t Win Premiere League, but They Have Their Mojo BackTo date, Manchester United, with their relatively weak schedule and all, sit in a much better position than most people thought prior to the start of the season. Last year, United struggled to a seventh-place finish in the Premiere League, the biggest fall of a defending champion in league history. And coming off of another…
Read More about Stretch Run Will Make or Break Manchester United’s Season