Last week on this site we had a preview the upcoming Cubs season , and I’m sure Jerod will at some point put together something on his beloved White Sox. For now however, let’s focus on a team that actually has a chance of winning something this year: the Minnesota Twins. The Twins come into this season with [...]

After some very below-average years were Nathan Vasher struggled to stay healthy, the Bears decide it was time to part ways with the one-time Pro Bowler Nathan Vasher. Vasher had his best season during the 2005-06 season in which he recorded 39 tackles and eight interceptions. He would play in the Pro Bowl that same season.

“Nate was [...]

It’s nitty gritty time people! The time of the year when March Madness is everywhere ( Twitter, blogs, TV.etc), where the MLB season is right around the corner, and something I’m very excited for, is the 2010 World Cup. But that all is a different story. Right now we are in the middle of the NBA’s stretch run , and things [...]

As our friends at Dallas Sports Fans wrote about earlier this afternoon, word broke today that Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 MLB season. (The original report on Washington’s positive cocaine test came from Jon Heyman on SI.com.) Surprisingly, the Rangers kept Washington on as manager last year despite the positive test, [...]

We live in the era of ubiquitous information. The Internet and the devices we use to stay connected give us instant access to almost any piece of information that we desire at any time we desire it. Number crunching algorithms and display/sorting tools take it a step further and actually give us sophisticated data, often available with a [...]

What, you thought we were only talking about college basketball this month? Luckily, I was fortunate enough to get one of the most experienced and respected voices in the NFL – Gil Brandt, the father of modern NFL scouting and the Combine – to join me recently for a podcast that will provide an insightful respite from our [...]

Upon arriving home from a four day road trip late Sunday night, a friend in his 40s who follows college hoops religiously, emailed me with respect to the just-released brackets:

“I am sure you agree with me that this year has more inconsistency logic than I can ever remember in terms of seedings.”

Indeed I do. To be fair, in [...]

Last night the bracket for the 2010 Men’s NCAA Tournament was announced. Tonight, the women follow suit with their own version of Selection Sunday, which has been pushed back to Monday this year so that the ladies can have the spotlight all to themselves. And as I explained a few weeks back, there are some pretty compelling reasons why [...]

The three most exciting aspects of the NCAA Tournament, in order, are: 1) analyzing the tournament field and making your bracket predictions ; 2) trying to figure out where upsets will come from and then watching them unfold during the first two rounds of the tournament; and 3) Gus Johnson. I’ve already written posts about the first two, so it is [...]

Another game and another collapse for the Blackhawks this weekend. After giving up two goals, one being the eventual game winner, to the Flyers last Saturday, the Hawks found themselves up 3-0 against the Washington Capitals going into the third period only to give up three goals, taking the game into OT. It didn’t get any better for [...]

Right near the top of anyone’s list for why they love the NCAA Tournament is inevitable upsets that happen every year. Some years upsets are plentiful. Other years, like last year, chalk reigns more often than not. While there is no perfect way to predict where upsets will come from (this is why they are considered upsets, after [...]

Blackhawks’ defensemen, Brian Campbell, could miss the rest of the season because of the check he received from Captials’ forward, Alexander Ovechkin, according to league sources. Campbell has a broken clavicle and ribs after being checked into the boards on Sunday’s game. Campbell remained on the ice for several minutes as trainers attended him. Said Hawks captain Jonathan Toews : [...]

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Next to fantasy baseball or football draft day, you would be hard pressed to [...]

You have surely seen it by now. The shot heard ’round the Midwest. The shot that proved, once more, why Evan Turner is best player in America. But what exactly was going on right after the shot? Thad Matta clearly goes insane and is yelling at someone, ultimately having to be restrained. Watch it again, and we’ll quickly discuss [...]

Everyone stop what you are doing and listen very carefully. Hear that sound? That is the entire Minnesota Vikings front office collectively slamming their palms to their foreheads and Leslie Frazier throwing his phone against the wall. Whoops! Amid all of the speculation of how the Vikings are going to replace Chester Taylor, whether it be LT, Brian [...]

Championship Week is underway and there is no bigger conference to watch then the Big Ten. With the NCAA tournament only days away, several teams including the Illinois Fighting Illini need strong performances. For most sporting fans NCAA Basketball Betting is at the forefront of every discussion. Here is a preview of Friday’s matchup between the Wisconsin Badgers [...]

Dear readers, you know that my favorite time on the sports calendar is March. While a very small part of my excitement comes from Spring Training and my fantasy baseball drafts, 99.5% of my excitement is for the greatest sporting event in the world: March Madness . So won’t you join me, lots of other MSF readers, and a bevy [...]

March Madness is upon us, so as part of our continuing coverage here at MSF I thought it might be fun to do something a little different. Lacking any motivation to do serious bubble or conference tournament analysis, I decided to spend a half hour with Google Images and find some of the funniest pictures of college [...]

It’s finally baseball season. Spring training has just begun, and it’s time for another chance for the “lovable losers” to make another run at ending their 100+ year World Series drought. But is this really the year for the Cubs to end that drought? If you look at the Cubs’ players you see a lot of high class [...]

The NCAA is seriously considering expanding the annual basketball tournament from 65 teams to 96 teams. Sounds ridiculous I know, but it is real. I have no clue where this idea came from or when it started, but one day while skimming SI.com I saw a column discussing the idea. I originally thought this was the media [...]