"One more chance....Biggie, give me one more chance" once said the late great American poet Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace. Caleb "Biggie" Swanigan decided against giving college basketball one more chance and instead opted out early for the NBA. He made the right call and he's now living all those edgy hipsters in Portland as a member of the Trail Blazers. Swanigan … [Read more...] about Purdue Basketball: 2017-18 Season Preview and Predictions
Man United Twitter Makes David de Gea Joke in Reference to 280 Characters
This week saw Twitter rollout the expansion to 280 allotted characters per Tweet (but still no edit button for some reason), doubling the previous total of 140. With this substantial change, Twitter users all across the world voiced their opinions about the switch on the micro-blogging platform. The football world was very much a part of the social media banter as well. The … [Read more...] about Man United Twitter Makes David de Gea Joke in Reference to 280 Characters
Eden Hazard Says He Would Play for Jose Mourinho Again
Given what transpired this past Sunday, one might think that relations between Chelsea forward Eden Hazard and his former manager Jose Mourinho, now with Manchester United, are sour. Prior to Chelsea's 1-0 home victory over United, Mourinho extended his hand shake to every one of the Blues players except one- Eden Hazard. The Belgian returned the favor by snubbing his former … [Read more...] about Eden Hazard Says He Would Play for Jose Mourinho Again
Illini Basketball: 2017-18 Season Preview and Predictions
Maybe this won't be the greatest Illini basketball team in school history, but they will certainly be fun to watch nonetheless. With position-less basketball (almost every guy on the floor having a guard skill set much of the time) and the seven-seconds-and-shoot approach, Illinois will at least provide lots of entertainment, if not a ton of wins. Expectations are not high … [Read more...] about Illini Basketball: 2017-18 Season Preview and Predictions
Northwestern Basketball: 2017-18 Season Preview and Predictions
Jay-Z rapped in "Do you Believe (Hova Interlude)": "When you're expected to win, they ain't surprised no more." That's Northwestern basketball in 2017-18, an unprecedented role for the program. Given all the talent, experience, production and potential that Wildcats have coming back this season, plus everything that they accomplished last season, dream big. … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball: 2017-18 Season Preview and Predictions
Marouane Fellaini Future at Man United in Doubt Claims Report
During his time at Manchester United, attacking midfielder Marouane Fellaini has slowly but surely won over the Red Devils fan base, who took awhile to warm to him. Now that he is valued and appreciated by supporters, he could be on the move when his contract expires. According to a report by ESPN FC, Fellaini "turned down United's initial contract offer in September" and … [Read more...] about Marouane Fellaini Future at Man United in Doubt Claims Report
Paul Pogba Training with United Reserves; Carrick and Rojo Nearing Return
Finally! It appears that the Paul Pogba injury and recovery narrative, one that drifted into Derrick Rose territory as it took numerous twists and turns, is nearing its end. Two different sources are claiming today that Pogba is now in training with the Manchester United reserves. Out since September 12, when he suffered a hamstring injury in a UEFA Champions League win at … [Read more...] about Paul Pogba Training with United Reserves; Carrick and Rojo Nearing Return
Man United the Richest Club in the World, but Roster Doesn’t Match Up
You can't seriously argue that Manchester United have not given Jose Mourinho enough of a war chest to do battle in the summer transfer market. What you can argue though, is Old Trafford not giving him all that they could, and that could end up being the reason Mourinho may end up walking away one day and head to Paris Saint-Germain; where there are no spending limits in … [Read more...] about Man United the Richest Club in the World, but Roster Doesn’t Match Up
Mohamed Salah Worth Over 100m Euro, Ninth Globally, Study Says
A new study, commissioned by the CIES Football Observatory, estimates the transfer market values of team rosters and ranks them. Egyptian winger Momahed Salah received the highest valuation of any Liverpool football club player, at 101 million Euro. That's good for ninth most valuable player in the world status. The most expensive player in Liverpool FC history at the time … [Read more...] about Mohamed Salah Worth Over 100m Euro, Ninth Globally, Study Says
Eden Hazard Ranked Most Valuable Chelsea FC Player in Transfer Market
A new study, commissioned by the CIES Football Observatory, estimates the transfer market values of team rosters and ranks them. Chelsea Football Club came in as the fourth most valuable in the entire world, with a valuation of €1.04 billion, so clearly Roman Abramovich really knows what he's doing when it comes to increasing the value of his investment. Eden Hazard, the … [Read more...] about Eden Hazard Ranked Most Valuable Chelsea FC Player in Transfer Market