Who Will Win the Ballon d’Or?
Will it be Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi or Franck Ribéry?
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Five Reasons to Get Excited About Brazil’s 2014 World Cup
With the group draw over, it’s time to get excited for the world’s most popular sporting competition.
An All-German Champions League Final: Can Borussia Dortmund Upset Bayern Munich?
“If we win, we will not be the best team in the world – we will have beaten the best team in the world.” So said Jurgen Klopp, manager of Borussia Dortmund, ahead of his squad’s Saturday showdown against rivals Bayern Munich
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Farewell to Sir Alex Ferguson, the Legend I Hate
Those who know soccer will know there’s no greater colossus in the game than him. And those, like me, who loathe Manchester United will know there was no greater bogeyman.
Hockey’s Back! 4 Storylines to Watch After the NHL Lockout Ends
The players might not be on top of their game and it’s only be a shortened season but there are still reasons to get excited about hockey
Zenit’s Nadir: Russian Team’s Fans Call for Whites-Only Policy
Imagine what would happen if a large group of fans of one of America’s most important teams issued a public “manifesto” urging them to never acquire any black or homosexual players. Unthinkable, right? Not in Russia
NHL Fans, Miss Hockey? Time to Follow the KHL
Forget the NFL referees—the entire NHL is locked out for the second time in eight years. Negotiations between the league and the players’ association resumed Friday on non-critical issues and sputtered out not long …
Portugal vs. Czech Republic: Can Gebre-Selassie Keep Ronaldo Quiet?
The Czech right-back who’ll be marking Portugal’s superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Euro 2012’s first quarterfinal is the tournament’s revelation: the unheralded Theodor Gebrie-Selassie is fast, talented and, yes, black.
Battle of the Hudson: Inside the Rangers-Devils Rivalry
And so it begins. The New York Rangers hosted the New Jersey Devils in Madison Square Garden on Monday night with four victories separating either side from a chance to win the Stanley Cup. The Rangers, the number one ranked team …
The NHL Playoffs: Four Storylines to Get You Up to Speed
The NBA playoffs have started, baseball is well under way, but here’s why the grueling, blood-and-thunder battle for the most coveted beer chalice in North America is the real deal.
NHL Playoffs: It’s Time to Scrap Divisional Seeds
I’m a diehard New York Rangers fan and I am nervous. In fairness, this is a feeling I’ve grown accustomed to around this time every year. The end of March is usually when my Blueshirts struggle to qualify for the NHL’s …
MLS Season 17: Why America’s Soccer League Is Turning into a Success
Amid the hurly burly of March Madness, the heated races for playoff berths in the NBA and NHL and the imminent arrival of baseball, it’s no surprise the start of the MLS season was just a footnote in the U.S. sporting calendar. …