NFL.com’s Adam Schein recently wrote the following about the 2014 NFC South:
“I get paid to have an opinion. That’s how I make a living. The words “I don’t know” usually don’t fly in my world. However, I’m asking for an exception.
Nigeria has qualified for the World Cup 4 times before and twice advanced past the group stage. Amazingly in three of the four times they have found themselves in the same group as Argentina.
Game one was pretty close until the Heat just couldn’t keep up in the fourth quarter. Certainly depth is a factor when that happens and we all knew that Miami was the team for whom that might be a real problem in this series.
Qualifying out of Asia is not as tough as some other regions but Iran has only made three previous World Cup appearances.
Horse Racing’s Triple Crown comes to a close this Saturday at Belmont Park when the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes is contested.
This is a relatively new nation and this will be their first trip to the World Cup. They are the only nation making their debut at this level in this event and nobody thinks they are going to embarrass themselves based on what we have seen during qualifying.
Kings Look for 2-0 Series Lead – Host Rangers in Game 2 Saturday
The New York Rangers got a good idea of what the San Jose Sharks, the Anaheim Ducks and the Chicago Blackhawks already knew – the Los Angeles Kings are really, really good!
The Giants will aim to add to the best record in baseball on Friday night, when they prepare to open a three-game series with the visiting New York Mets on Friday.
Friday night’s tilt in the desert is an intriguing match-up because, although Arizona has a batting order full of weapons right now, Atlanta possesses a potent weapon – starting pitcher Julio Teheran.
The Mariners are on a roll having won 5 in a row to push over .500 and within a half game of the Angels in the AL West. Those 5 are all against teams with winning records and it looks like this Seattle team might be in the playoff hunt, taking advantage of the fact that Texas is unlikely to be a sustained competitor.
An interleague match-up in middle America – does it get any more “baseball” than that? I think not.
The Orioles will aim to sweep their series against the Texas Rangers when they close out a three-game set in Arlington on Thursday night.
The Houston Astros host the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in the third game of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. The Angels won the second game in the series on Wednesday, 4-0, leaving both teams looking for a series win on Thursday in the rubber match.
The Diamondbacks surprisingly good fortunes on the road have continued with a couple of victories over Colorado to start this series.
They have won it twice which is two more times than a lot of nations that think they are futbol powers. There is usually an advantage for those nations that are on the continent of the host nation, which could especially be the case if Brazil stumbles.
Colombia enters as this summer’s Group C favorite in Brazil, and will open its World Cup play against a stubborn Greece side that are not expected to make it out of the group stage, much less the finals.
