Archives for February 2014

Brian Kelly FINALLY talks about Prince Shembo, Lizzy Seeberg case

February 28, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Notre Dame football Coach Brian Kelly finally speaks publicly about the death of Lizzy Seeberg.

The case was never tried in court, but it is once again being heard in the court of public opinion after former Notre Dame football player Prince Shembo admitted that he was the player investigated for sexually assaulting her. Shembo claimed innocence at the NFL Scouting Combine, and the coverage of his remarks led to Tom Seeberg, the father of Lizzy Seeberg to speak with the media about the case and how Notre Dame handled it.

But now, four years later, we finally hear from Brian Kelly on the situation.

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Juan Mata left off Spain National Team, World Cup status in doubt?

February 28, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Manchester United’s all time record £37.1 million signing Juan Mata did not make Vicente Del Bosque’s latest Spain national team squad, as they prepare for their upcoming international friendly against Italy. Although this is an exhibition match, Spain versus Italy is always a huge deal .

So what does this say about 2014 World Cup chances for Juan Mata?

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Manchester United targeting Tottenham Hotspur winger

February 28, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

This seems like a transfer rumor that’s come out of nowhere. Tottenham Hotspur winger Aaron Lennon to Manchester United. There’s a lot of credibility to the rumor. it just doesn’t seem like the type of move that make a lot of sense.

Still David Moyes has that £300 million summer trust fund ready. And a portion of it could be to buy Lennon as a replacement for Antonio Valencia.

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Filed Under: Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

Combine draft stock: 3 who earned a 1st round grade, 3 who fell out

February 28, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Now that the NFL Scouting Combine is over, here’s our biggest winners and losers. Or three stock up and three stock down. Here’s three who came to Indianapolis without a first round grade, but now stand a very good chance of hearing their names called on draft night. Conversely, three who fell out of the first round with a bad performance.

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Filed Under: College Football, NFL, NFL Draft

How to suck at Twitter, see Alex Morgan, Danica Patrick accounts

February 28, 2014 By paulmbanks 1 Comment

Alex Morgan and Danica Patrick content has been really good to me. My material on both of these young star female athletes has delivered the goods in the page views and the SEO department. Therefore, I don’t want to be too harsh on Danica or Alex Morgan. And I’m not going to. I’m criticizing the PR person/publicist/press agent etc. who does their tweeting for them. I’m not criticizing Patrick or Morgan themselves.

Danica Patrick just hit 1 million on followers on Twitter the yesterday, the first NASCAR driver to ever hit that mark. It made me wonder why so many people follow her, despite the fact that her account has zero news value about 90% of the time.

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Filed Under: Football/Soccer

Tottenham Hotspur fight vs DNipro (VIDEO)

February 28, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Complete insanity today at White Hart Lane, but Spurs triumphed nonethless.

Below you’ll see a slow motion version of the Jan Vertonghen vs Roman Zozulya incident that led to Zozulya’s ejection. Tottenham Hotspur beat DNipro 3-1. And you can see the reaction from both sides as the ref issued the red card, and Tottenham Hotspur took advantage.

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Danica Patrick looks to not crash 2 cars in Phoenix homecoming race

February 27, 2014 By paulmbanks 1 Comment

Danica Patrick finished 27th in the standings last year (there are usually 43 cars running in each Sprint Cup) during her first season of full time Cup racing. So it’s fitting that she started 27th at the Daytona 500. She got caught up in a wreck that was not her fault (GIF here) and it led to a 37th place finish. She also wreck during Speedweeks, so not totaling two cars at Phoenix would be a step in the right direction.

Not crashing one car in an upgrade in itself.

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Filed Under: The Bank

Top Games in the UK where your Skills Get Put to the Test

February 27, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

If you like the idea of a physical challenge as well as the chance to pit your wits against an opponent using a combination of skill, strategic thinking and not to mention the chance to shoot them when you get the chance, then you are spoilt for choice when it comes to paintballing and Airsoft venues in the UK .

Here is a look at some of the top games that you can take part in, so get your BB guns and paintball guns ready and seek out some of these extreme challenges.

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Johnny Manziel to be on Gruden’s QB Camp (Jordan Lynch too)

February 27, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Johnny Manziel, the most high profile of all high profile quarterbacks will be on the ESPN series Jon Gruden’s QB Camp. The other top two prospects, Blake Bortles and Teddy Bridgewater will be joining him. As he a couple signal callers from the mid-majors in the Land of Lincoln.

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Filed Under: College Football, NFL Draft

Robin van Persie very unhappy at Man United, considering leaving

February 27, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

Current Manchester United star striker Robin Van Persie is featured in a new FIFA World Cup video promotion. Robin Van Persie may be on a completely different team by the time the actual event rolls around. It’s been a rough year for RVP, he’s been out of sight, recovering from injury as the Premier League side of which he is apart has been falling apart. van Persie called his team’s form “lousy” in the 2-0 Champions League loss to Olympiacos. And explicitly blamed his teammates for the loss.

It’s been a disastrous year for Manchester United and Robin van Persie, and the Dutch star is quite unsettled. With roughly six months until the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, of which RVP will undoubtedly be huge for Holland, he needs to get content again.

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Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants in NFL Hall of Fame Game

February 27, 2014 By paulmbanks Leave a Comment

The Buffalo Bills and New York Giants will kick off the 2014 preseason in the NFL Hall of Fame Game Sunday, August 3 at 8:00 PM ET on NBC. T

The game will be played at Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio one day after the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 is formally enshrined. Two of the seven members of the Class of 2014 have ties to the participating teams.

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Chicago Blackhawks: What to expect going forward

February 27, 2014 By copy-editor Leave a Comment

Thank God the Chicago Blackhawks and NHL are back. The lackluster Winter Olympics hockey tournament will give way to what really matters: the push towards the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blackhawks are in very good position to make another run at the Cup, but there are a few things to take note of prior to the postseason.

The Hawks head to the Big Apple to take on the New York Rangers in an Original Six matchup Thursday evening. The game will be Chicago’s first game since breaking for the Olympics. The one thing to watch for in this game is how well the 10 Chicago Blackhawks who went to Sochi look back on North American soil. The Rangers will be without Olympian winger Mats Zuccarello because of a hand injury he sustained in Russia. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey Tagged With: 2014 Winter Olympics, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stadium Series