Just in case you weren’t already aware of it, the Olympics are really hard to qualify for. Normally you have to be freakishly athletic and dedicate your life to your craft. Now imagine the time has finally come, you give everything you have… only to tie. And it’s possible a coin flip determines who represents their country and who has to wait another four years… That’s what Jeneba Tarmoh is going through. On June 23,…
Fresh off an impressive initial season with Manchester United, David de Gea’s life seems pretty good. At just 21, he is already considered one of the best goaltenders in the league. In most countries, he would be the starting goalie for the national team, but unfortunately for de Gea he is Spanish, and thus will be backing up Iker Casillas… for a long time. At the moment, de Gea still is the starting keeper for…
With the top squad once again failing to live up to expectations and actually win a title, England now turns their attention towards the Olympics and the under 23 team. Well, it’s actually Team Great Britain, as Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland players are eligible for the team. So we’re sure it won’t sit well with the English that their squad will be lead by Welschman Gareth Bale. An unassuming player, Bale has never sought…
Considered by many to be one of the top goalies ever Gianluigi (Gigi) Buffon is currently prepping for an epic final in Euro 2012 verse Spain. Without Gigi Italy more than likely would be home watching the finals as he made a few key shootout saves in the quarterfinals against England. Whether Italy wins or loses in the final is truly irrelevant as in our books Gigi is already a winner when you look at…
Well, I suppose we should be upfront and say that we think that Tyler Zeller’s girlfriend is Caitlyn Ferebee. We know that Tyler was at the NBA draft last night with an attractive blond and our friends over at the Big Lead seem pretty confident that her name is Caitlyn Ferebee. We suspect that a reader may have tipped them off to her identity, since there’s essentially nothing to link Caitlyn to Tyler, other than…
If there is one thing that can get you drafted in the NBA without much talent it is height, famously backed up by the old saying which goes something like “you can’t teach height.” Case in point for the 2012 NBA draft might be Meyers Leonard. Leonard is a 7’1″ center out of the University of Illinois who is projected to go anywhere from 8-16 in the draft. I laughed when I read one draft…
Although only 20 years old, Jack Wilshere has already had his share of time in the gossip column. All things considered, he is lucky to still be with his smoke show girlfriend, Lauren Neal Their tumultuous history began about 4 years ago. In 2009, a jealous fan posted a threatening remark about Neal, stating that she was not good enough for him as well and posted the rallying cry of “gah, lets kill her please?”…