Unfortunately for the Cardinals and the Giants St. Louis has a rough go of it over the weekend down in L.A. With the Brewers showing no signs of slowing down the Cards are sliding in the NL Central race, now just slightly behind resurgent Cincinnati.
The Oakland Raiders begin the season all even with the three other teams in their Division – enjoy it while it lasts! The Raiders figure to be one of the basement dwellers again as they try to keep up with the Broncos, the Chargers and the Chiefs.
The San Diego Chargers will look to build on a rare solid December stretch from last year, a first round playoff upset of the Bengals and a near-win against Denver in the second round of the postseason.
The Kansas City Chiefs were the unquestioned surprise of the NFL last season and enter the 2014-2015 campaign looking to take the next step.
The defending AFC Champion Denver Broncos return to the field this upcoming season as an overwhelming favorite to win the Conference again and to make a serious run at another Super Bowl Championship. And why not?
The St. Louis Rams enter the 2014-2015 season with more promise than they have had in a while. Sam Bradford should be healthy again in what is one final chance to win the St. Louis Rams fans over.
The combination of the continuity of the Les Miles coaching regime and the recruiting hotbed that is the Louisiana-east Texas area always has the cupboards well-stocked in Baton Rouge. Whether you’re making a gumbo or assembling a football team, that is a desirable position to be in.
With their star-studded lineup and their dismantling of Group F, Argentina’s squad are clearly one of the favorites to take the World Cup title. They must take care of one job at a time, however, and cannot overlook the Swiss in Tuesday’s Round of 16 match.
The Houston Astros host the Seattle Mariners on Monday evening in the opening game of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. The Mariners come to town playing some good baseball, winning each of their last three series, and seven of nine games overall.
Tampa has been pretty terrible this season. It has been no sharply against type that it is difficult to believe but it is true. That being said they are going to influence the race and just took 3 of 4 at Baltimore over the weekend.
The New York Metropolitans have been sliding in the wrong direction of late. In order to right the ship, they’ll have to find some offense against the challenging pitching staff of the Atlanta Braves.
Underdog Algeria Takes on Undefeated Germany in the Round of 16
One of the biggest surprises in World Cup 2014 Algeria takes on Germany Monday for a spot in the quarter finals. Algeria lost to Belgium, beat Korea Republic and settled for a draw against Russia to emerge as Group H’s second qualifier – impressive indeed.
New England has been the model franchise in the NFL for consistency and success under head coach Bill Belichick after posting 13 winning seasons following a 5-11 record in his first year at the helm.
The Jets outperformed most of the experts’ expectations last season with a .500 record that kept them in the AFC playoff race well into December.
Even though they were shorthanded the Belgians completed a perfect group stage with a 1-0 victory over Korea.
A resolute Nigerian side survived the group stage for the first time in 16 years, and will now face France in the Brazilian capital city of Brasilia, who advanced by outscoring their opponents 8-2 in group play.
