In 2007 Lions came out swinging in the first eight games. The Lions started the season 6-2 and then fell apart finishing 1-7 in the last eight games. One thi... Read More

  The Detroit Lions recently signed veteran back Rudi Johnson after the Bengals cut him.  This meant that someone had to go.  This happens on every team in the NFL right now.&nbs... Read More

Best performances…..Fulham’s win over Arsenal was no fluke. The Cottagers played high quality football and totally outp... Read More

  From the weird to the odd, from ythe very old to the last month there are some really odd stats. I grabbed some from all over the map looking through baseball stats through out history. I may have... Read More

  Yes, now you have heard of them all. Diets are as American as Credit Cards. Most Americans try at least one diet every year. Some seem t... Read More

Last Season: Finished 2nd in the Premier League – 85ptsManager – Luiz Felipe ScolariOdds of Winning Title – 15-to-8 INS:AMF Deco – 16m USRB Jose Bosingwa – 33m US OUTS:CDF Tal Ben HaimDF Khalid BoulahrouzCMF Steve SidwellCB Harry WorleyST Hernan CrespoDMF Claude MakaleleCDF Slobodan RajkovicST Ben Sahar (loan)AMF Jimmy Smith (loan) Possibles:MF Robinho – Real MadridST Obafemi Martins – NewcastleMF Bastian Schweinsteiger – Bayern MunichMF Diego – Werder BremenMF Kaka – AC MilanST Mario Balotelli – Inter Milan What’s Left in the Kitty – 151m US What Lies Ahead:Aug 16 Portsmouth (H)Aug 23 Wigan (A)Aug 30 Tottenham (H)Sep 13 Manchester City (A)Sep 20 Manchester United (H)Sep 27 Stoke City (A)Oct 4 Aston Villa (H) Possible Starting XI:GK Petr CechRB Jose BosingwaCB Ricardo CarvalhoCB John TerryLB Ashley ColeRMF Joe Cole/John-Obi MikelCMF Michael EssienCMF Deco/Michael BallackLMF Frank Lampard/Michael BallackFW Didier Drogba/Andriy SchevchenkoFW Nicolas Anelka/Florent Malouda How They’ll Stack Up:Chelsea missed out on the title last season by two points – in large part because of that home draw versus Wigan on April 14th.  Now, many Blues fans hope Scolari is the difference maker this term.  Our own Bobby McMa... Read More

Last Season – Finished 4th in the Premier League – 76ptsManager – Rafael BenitezOdds of Winning Title: 6-to-1 INS:ST Robbie Keane – 40m USST David Ngog – 3m USRB Emmanuel Mendy – FREEGK Diego Cavalieri – 6m USFW Vincent Lucas WeijlLB Andrea Dossena – 14m USRB Philip Degen – FREE OUTS:GK Scott CarsonMF Danny GuthrieST Peter CrouchFW Anthony LaTellecLB John Arne RiiseLW Harry Kewell Possibles:ST David Villa – ValenciaLMF Gareth Barry – Aston VillaMF Joao Moutinho – Sporting LisbonGK Antti Niemi – FulhamST Mario Balotelli – Inter MilanLW Stewart Downing – MiddlesbroughMF Michael Johnson – Manchester CityWG James Milner – NewcastleLMF Albert Riera – EspanyolMF David Silva – Valencia What’s Left in the Kitty – About 13.5m US What Lies Ahead:Aug 16 Sunderland (A)Aug 23 Middlesbrough (H)Aug 30 Asto... Read More

Getting ready for your fantasy draft can be confusing and overwhelming. There are a few things to remember before making your picks. First you must qualify the player for ... Read More

  It has become very apparent that ESPN has officially "jumped-the-shark". The term comes from the TV show Happy Days when the Fonz jumped a shark and many fans said that was... Read More

Part one of seven The most common draft strategy used by many fantasy team owners is to draft running backs in round one and two. Some even take backs in the first three rounds. But if everyone does this how would anyone separate... Read More

A first response to the news that Liverpool had signed Robbie Keane from Tottenham was what a good signing for the Reds. Regular viewers of the Fox Soccer Report will know that Keane is a long time favourite of mine. He ... Read More

"Does anyone else reckon Gareth Barry is starting to feel like a bloke who's told his missus that he's leaving her only to find out the blonde across the road isn't interested anymore?" - Jason Tew in an email published in the July 17 edition of The Fiver. As three of the summer’s transfer sagas drag on there seems to be a very good chance that at l... Read More

NFL camps open soon.  Here is a preview of what to look for throughout camp and preseason for the Detroit Lions.&nb... Read More

Amid all this summer’s transfer talk one of the few big money moves to actually happen has been the $20M+ transfer of Peter Crouch from Liverpool to FA Cup holders Portsmouth. Taken at face value the intent would seem to be to play Crouch in attack alongside former West Ham ... Read More

So many names fly under the radar in everyday conversation. The main reason could be that the names aren’t spelled exactly the way they sound. Another reason i... Read More

  Of the four major pro sports Hockey, Baseball, Football, Basketball in the United States and Canada only eight teams actually have a color as part of the mascot. Soccer was not included because it is lower than bowling and poker on the sports food chain in Amer... Read More

 Here is a the rest of the story. He was raised in a small town in Michigan. He was the all American kid. He served his country durin... Read More

  In the fews years I have been writing I have never written off sports topics.  But with the extreme prices in gas these days I have unearthed some information that will hel... Read More

Not surprisingly Monday’s furour about the Luzhniki Stadium pitch appears to have died away as we now hear that it is going to be just fine. From the equivalent of a neglected public park pitch to no problem in 48 hours – a miracle indeed. ... Read More

Henry14 - I wanted to ask a couple of questions because we had a heated exchange with my friends q1 Do Arsenal need a striker?My argument was that as much as l like Ade you do not get the feeling that he will do it again and l think Wenger is with me when he said he over achieved. Walcott and Bendtner are not consistent and l agree with you he is more of a winger than striker an... Read More