Jurgen Klopp was called "a soft German" by Sunderland Manager Sam Allardyce after Liverpool's 1-0 victory at the Stadium of Light. That was rather bizarre. There are many widely held negative stereotypes about Germans out there, but "soft" is probably the last pejorative association that would come to mind. Klopp and his club visit West Ham this weekend, and the Reds boss … [Read more...] about Jurgen Klopp responds to Allardyce calling him a “soft German”
Archives for December 2015
Notre Dame Football vs Ohio St: Fiesta Bowl Preview
Somebody call up Gnarls Barkley, or maybe the Pussycat Dolls and get them booked for the Fiesta Bowl halftime show because it's 2006 all over again. Notre Dame football will once again face Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Maybe we can get in the '06 spirit by using MySpace to discuss how important the Ohio electoral races will be in the midterms. … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football vs Ohio St: Fiesta Bowl Preview
Arsene Wenger says he’ll buy more players this January
Arsene Wenger says he'll acquire more players this upcoming January transfer window. “I’ve already said we are a bit short. We will be busy,” Wenger is quoted in Sky Sports. … [Read more...] about Arsene Wenger says he’ll buy more players this January
Fiesta Bowl: 6 likely 2016 NFL 1st round picks to watch
Wait, “Battlefrog” Fiesta Bowl? What on Earth is Battlefrog? Is that like the "Duck Commander Independence Bowl?" What happened to “this is for all the Tostitos?” Also, that was really bold of Brent Musburger by the way, doing sponsored content while calling a Field Goal Attempt. That call, and Fiesta Bowl game was actually long before most of us knew what the words … [Read more...] about Fiesta Bowl: 6 likely 2016 NFL 1st round picks to watch
Northwestern football vs Tennessee: Outback Bowl Preview
Northwestern football fans need to, in the words of Mark Ronson, "show up and show out" for this one. They have a New Year's Six Bowl resume with a solid 10-2 record. Those two losses came to teams with a combined record of 21-3. They're facing another rock solid team in SEC foe Tennessee. NU deserves a lot more attention, both from the fans and the media than they have been … [Read more...] about Northwestern football vs Tennessee: Outback Bowl Preview
Louis van Gaal thinks he had a very good year, minus December
Manchester United Manager Louis van Gaal gave his prematch preview press conference today (here's video and some quotes from that). During the session, he gave a very rosy assessment of the year. … [Read more...] about Louis van Gaal thinks he had a very good year, minus December
Tottenham’s Kyle Walker meets WWE Wrestler Finn Balor (video)
The Official Tottenham Hotspur YouTube channel has been producing a lot of great content lately and that trend continues with this video of Kyle Walker meeting WWE wrestler and NXT Champion Finn Bálor. … [Read more...] about Tottenham’s Kyle Walker meets WWE Wrestler Finn Balor (video)
USWNT World Cup title, Deflategate depicted by Marshmallow Peeps (photos)
2015 was still a year that really belonged to the United States Women's National Team. They brought home America's first Cup since 1999. So while the USWNT was the most unifying and uplifting national sports story of 2015 that we all rallied behind, Deflategate was the most repugnant story that unified us in our fatigue from it. … [Read more...] about USWNT World Cup title, Deflategate depicted by Marshmallow Peeps (photos)