An NHL Player Celebrated A Goal By Kaepernicking Last Night
It will never be as big as Tebowing, so it is a bit surprising to see Kaepernicking (kissing one's bicep a la Colin Kaepernick) cross over into the world of hockey as part of a goal celebration. But...
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How Wall Street Buys Sports Teams
One of the benefits of working in a media & telecom group in banking is that you also get to work with sports teamsand leagues: after all, what media baron wouldpass on the chance to own a few of...
View ArticleCooper Manning Proves To Be The Funniest Of The Manning Brothers
Cooper Manning, Peyton and Eli's older brother, was once a promising high school football prospect that had his career derailed by a spinal condition. But despite a successful business career, Cooper...
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No School Has More Players In The Super Bowl Than Miami
Leading up to this weekend's Super Bowl, Rays Lewis has been the dominant story, for better or worse. So it is only fitting that his alma mater, The U(niversity of Miami) is represented by the most...
View ArticleLights Go Out During Manchester United Match
Manchester United is playing Fulham F.C. at Craven Cottage in Fulham, London. And just minutes before halftime all the lights went out leaving the field in complete darkness. Without even the...
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Professional Sports Bettor Tells Us How To Build A Super Bowl Portfolio
The S&P 500 futures contract is the most liquid equity index product in the world. Â The more liquid a product becomes, the more interest it attracts from outside people. Â This year's Super Bowl...
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Baltimore And San Francisco Newspapers Get Super Bowl Sunday Started
Here is a look at the front pages of both The Baltimore Sun and San Francisco Chronicle on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday as the Ravens and 49ers get set to battle in New Orleans. And below you can...
View ArticleBrett Favre And Aaron Rodgers Had An Awkward Reunion During NFL Awards Show
The NFL held their annual awards show last night. And outside of Adrian Peterson winning the MVP award over Peyton Manning and two Colts coaches finishing first and second for Coach of the Year, the...
View ArticleNFL's Control Room Was Incredibly Calm During The Super Bowl Blackout
When the power went out at the Super Bowl, Armen Keteyian was finishing an interview with the head of the NFL's gameday operations for a "60 Minutes" segment to be aired on Showtime later this week....
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A Closer Look At How The Ravens Almost Blew An Insurmountable Lead
At halftime of Super Bowl 47, the Ravens held a 21-6 lead. And while a 15-point lead may not seem insurmountable, Win Probability (WP) shows us that the Ravens actually had a 96% chance of winning the...
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The Saddest Picture Of Colin Kaepernick Is On The Front Page Of The San...
Colin Kaepernick was uncharacteristically shaky in the Super Bowl last night.It's understandable considering it was only his 10th start ever, but you have to wonder what the outcome would have been if...
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The Best GIFs From The Super Bowl
It was the last football game of the season and despite looking like a blowout early on, the Ravens won in a thriller.From Jim Harbaugh headbutting his children, to Beyonce's halftime show, and the...
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CBS Is Getting Destroyed For How It Handled The Super Bowl Blackout
The morning after a freak power outage delayed the Super Bowl for 34 minutes, some commentators are ripping CBS for its coverage.Will Leitch of Sports on Earth wrote this scathing review:"That was the...
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Super Bowl 47 May Have Been The Most-Watched Super Bowl Ever
This year's Super Bowl drew a 48.1 overnight rating, the highest ever for a Super Bowl, topping the previous overnight record of 47.9 for the 2011 Super Bowl between Green Bay and Pittsburgh.The...
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Fox Is Already Promoting Super Bowl 48 With An Ice-Covered Graphic
Even though we can still see Super Bowl 47 in the rear-view mirror, it is apparently not too soon for Fox to start promoting next year's Big Game in New Jersey. And their first graphic is not shying...
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The Ravens Lost The Lombardi Trophy For Several Hours After The Super Bowl
John Harbaugh held his day-after press conference today and revealed that for several hours after the Super Bowl, the team had no idea where the Lombardi Trophy was. Harbaugh explained that the trophy...
View ArticleNBA Player DeMarcus Cousins Was Ejected At Halftime For Calling The Ref 'An...
Demarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings leads the NBA in technical fouls this season and he certainly earned his latest. As the two teams broke for halftime, Cousins says (via The Sacramento Beeand...
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ESPN Talking Head Calls Joe Flacco 'The Best Quarterback In The NFL'
Well, this is quite an overreaction to one game... Merril Hoge, who is well known for his questionable comments on ESPN, was asked on SportsCenter to name the five best quarterbacks in the NFL. And in...
View ArticleNHL Referee Struck In The Head By A Puck
During last night's game against the Avalanche, a shot off the stick of the Stars' Jamie Oleksiak deflected off the skate of a defenseman, shot up into the air and hit a referee in the side of the...
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Sports Illustrated's Super Bowl Cover Is Nearly Identical To One Used 16...
Sports Illustrated has released their cover for the Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl victory. In a minor upset, the editors went with Jacoby Jones instead of Joe Flacco, John Harbaugh, or Ray Lewis.And if...
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