Indiana was pegged by many as a team that should be one of the most improved in the country last year. They did improve to 5-7, but they fell short of their goal of reaching a bowl game. Indiana had just one win in 2011. They won four games in 2012 and five games in 2013.
Anytime you start a new season with six-straight losses, the prospect for turning things around becomes extremely bleak. Give credit to Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin for circling the wagons with a 7-3 record down the stretch to end the 2013 campaign with a respectable record of 7-9.
The Washington Redskins’ roller-coaster ride over the past three years from worst to first to worst leaves us with many more questions than answers heading into the 2014 season.
We are getting to the nitty-gritty of Brazil’s World Cup, when the nerves and the hysteria are palpable. One of Saturday’s matches features a great match-up between an old-school South American powerhouse and a promising European side on the rise.
It was a strange one last night but ultimately a loss for the Blue Jays who are now in a tie with Baltimore for first in the AL East.
The entire country of Brazil must have been on suicide watch with the home squad needing penalty kicks to get past Chile and advance. No the Chileans are not terrible but it is championship or bust for the Brazil team, especially on their home soil.
The Oakland Athletics host the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game set at O.co Coliseum.
On the season the Rangers have an Over/Under record of 41-37 and a run-line W/L record of 34-50 and the Orioles have an Over/Under record of 39-43 and a run-line W/L record of 45-39.
The Yankees have played their last 9 games in the division and lost 7 of them including the last 5 in a row.
The Rays, perennially a low-budget contender in the hotly contested AL East division, blew up their chances this season with a disastrous first half. Yet, they are getting their act together recently.
Head coach Gus Malzahn really cooked up a magical season in 2013. The Tigers pulled off a couple of nail-biting victories, and that’s not counting Chris Davis’s legendary “Kick Six” in the Iron Bowl versus Alabama.
Cinderella Costa Rica faces Juggernaut Netherlands in the Quarters
It will be defense vs. offense in the quarter-final match between Costa Rica and the Netherlands on Saturday. The Costa Ricans certainly deserve their place in match – especially when considering they came from the same group as Italy, Uruguay and England!
European Football Giants Clash – France and Germany Meet in the Quarters
It hasn’t exactly been a banner World Cup for European teams and another one will go home Friday after France and Germany collide Friday.
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series will make its second trip to Daytona International Speedway this season for Saturday night’s running of the Coke Zero 400.
On the season the Rangers have an Over/Under record of 40-37 and a run-line W/L record of 34-49 and the Orioles have an Over/Under record of 38-43 and a run-line W/L record of 44-39.
The PGA Pros move on to The Old White TPC and the Greenbrier Classic – an event won by Jonas Blixt last year when he finished the tournament outside the top 40 in distance off the tee, fairways hit and greens in regulation.
