When Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund clash on Sunday night in Las Vegas, they'll do so in one or the world's most interesting venues. Allegiant Stadium is a spared-no-expense, all bells and whistles, state-of-the-art facility. The home of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, it does a phenomenal job of letting natural light inside, despite being a domed stadium. From the … [Read more...] about Manchester United Starting XI Prediction vs Borussia Dortmund (Club Friendly)
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Team USA gets by Tunisia
Disappointing wouldn't be the exact word to describe Team USA's first half against and over-matched Tunisia team. Pathetic or embarrassing would be more like it. Thankfully Team USA's second unit, led by Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love, helped them cruise to an easy victory in the end. … [Read more...] about Team USA gets by Tunisia
Dennis Erickson leaves Arizona State Disgraced, ASU Destroyed by Boise
Boise State University entered the Maaco Bowl against the Arizona State Sun Devils as the number seven team in the BCS rankings. Yet, they were left out of a BCS game once again this season after suffering an earlier loss to the TCU Horned Frogs. Don’t worry; this is not another column about how flawed the system is. I will not lobby here for a playoff. I will … [Read more...] about Dennis Erickson leaves Arizona State Disgraced, ASU Destroyed by Boise
Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather: Similar People
Floyd Mayweather recently defeated Victor Ortiz in a fourth round knockout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Of course, the world is greatly anticipating a Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in the near future. Speculation is rampant on this topic and it may ultimately create a frenzy that could create a record pay day for both, no matter who wins. During the … [Read more...] about Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather: Similar People
Take It To the Bank — College Football Saturday!
It's been a long couple weeks. I didn't do so good for most of ya a couple weeks ago. I had to go into hiding. You don't believe me? Here's an email our esteemed Mr. Banks got: Dear Louie: I cannot believe that a simp like you who lives in Vegas went only 1-4 or 2-4, depending how you look at your parlay win. What a joke. And you get paid for this? And people follow … [Read more...] about Take It To the Bank — College Football Saturday!
Take It To The Bank, College Football Week 3
So I was sitting at the book at the Las Vegas Hilton over the weekend, and it was just like old times. "Louie!!!" "Hey, Louie, what's cracking?" "SECURITY!!!" Now, maybe I groped that woman, maybe I didn't. I'm an old man, and my mind ain't what it used to be. I do know, and I can say with absolute certainty...that those puppies were real. True story. Now … [Read more...] about Take It To The Bank, College Football Week 3
Take It To The Bank, NFL Edition
And here's those long awaited NFL picks for Sunday's games. You're probably wondering why I didn't pick last night's game, and there's a few reasons: 1) the whole getting out of jail thing. 2) I don't bet on games where the quarterback is a grandfather, and almost my age. 3) I didn't feel like it. Yeah that's right, I said it, whatcha gonna do about it? Look, football … [Read more...] about Take It To The Bank, NFL Edition
Take It To The Bank, College Football Edition
Hey, last year's last year. This is the year you want to tune in. This Sports Bank, they got a pretty smart guy runnin' this thing. They saw the terrible job that that Chicagoan guy did picking games last season and they turned to a grizzled veteran to make the picks. That Paul Banks guy, he knows. He knows. He went out to Vegas to find the best, and he's got … [Read more...] about Take It To The Bank, College Football Edition
#20 Illini Fighting on in Las Vegas Invitational
By Paul M. Banks It's Feast Week! When there's non-stop college basketball, so many games start at bizarre times. And not just because games are going on in obscure parts of the world in far away time zones. In order to accommodate the television coverage, some games start at...like this one starts at 8:30 pm. #20 Illinois vs. the Wofford Terriers in the second round of the … [Read more...] about #20 Illini Fighting on in Las Vegas Invitational
Cubs, Woo! Vegas, Woo!
By Paul Schmidt Watching the Cubs’ struggles over the last few weeks has led me to try and come up with a comparison, something that mirrors the feelings that I’ve had over the eight game losing streak they just posted, and their continual struggle to score runs. After days of thought, the realization washed over me – The current Cubs slide completely mirrors every trip I … [Read more...] about Cubs, Woo! Vegas, Woo!