Athlete Blog: B.J. Raji

AFC West: Midseason Power Rankings
1. Denver Broncos (6-3, 2-0 division) MVP: Elvis Dumervil How they got here: The Broncos defense has been the biggest reason this team has been able to perform at such a higher level than anyone expected. The additions of Brian Dawkins, Renaldo Hill, and Andre Goodman to the secondary have paid huge dividends, and Elvis Dumervil is [...]

Western Conference: Where Are We Now?
Three weeks into this young NBA season, and the elite teams out west have begun to separate themselves.  Sort-of.  Here is where each team stands thus far: 1) Los Angeles Lakers – The defending champs have posted an 8-3 record to begin the season without their second best player and while incorporating Ron Artest into the [...]

Bill Belichick – Great Move
Fourth and two.  Up six.  On his own twenty-eight.  2:08 left.  No timeouts.  Peyton Manning pacing the opposing sideline, just itching to get his chance at a comeback.  And Bill Belichick went for it, and came up about a half yard short – maybe. And I am okay with it. For the last twenty-four hours, the media [...]

Spokester’s three pack is back!
Bringing you all the NCAA action you could want on the reg… Iowa/ Ohio State 330 PM ET, Saturday Ohio State hasn’t been to the Rose Bowl since the 1996 season, and Iowa hasn’t been there since 1990, but one of those streaks will inevitably be broken after Saturday’s winner-takes-all showdown in Columbus.  Not to toot my own [...]

Steve Nash: Beyond the Numbers
I’ve been to a lot of NBA games in the past few years, and I am constantly amazed at how much different players look live than they do on television.  Sometimes the home audience misses out on a player’s lack of hustle, but sometimes a player just has something about him that just doesn’t come [...]