1. Professor Arsene Wenger's Grand Plan?

    To say that my faith was reaffirmed after two victories away at Goodison and Parkhead would be a supreme understatement. Like most passionate Arsenal fans, the victories were the sort of fluid football that can should be celebrated...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 504 reads 10 comments

  2. Why I Support Arsenal

    With Kolo Toure's departure to the Eastlands, many a Gooner is grumbling that our once proud club, six years removed from the fabled Invincibles and four years removed from our last piece of silver, has fallen into irreparable status...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 718 reads 16 comments

  3. The Big 12's Best 12 Running Backs Ever

    Before the Spread offense began to take hold, the Big 12 was a running conference, a descendent of the ground philosophy that had dominated its predecessors, the Big 8 and the Southwest Conference...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 11,022 reads 25 comments

  4. Righting a Wrong: Ed O'Bannon Takes The NCAA To Court

    As I've stated in previous articles for this and other sites, when it comes to pomposity and sanctimony, no organization on Earth can equal the NCAA...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 202 reads 7 comments

  5. College Football's Premier League

    As Congress tries in vain to break the college athletic oligarchs' hold over Division I FBS football, it appears that the elite are concocting and new way to solidify their hold over the lucrative business of "amateur" football...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 484 reads 5 comments

  6. Bleacher Report's Chance: The Pursuit of Relevance

    It should be said that I come from a family rooted in old media, so every time I post something on the Internet, it constitutes a small betrayal on my part...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 136 reads 12 comments

  7. Nicknaming the Denver Broncos

    Since this has been such a wearisome offseason for Broncos fans--one that has begotten so many new faces--it's high time that, for the sake of fan suasion and relaxation, these new mugs be given nicknames...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 619 reads 12 comments

  8. July Goodbye: Will the Rockies Fade?

    So the Rockies, who have historically gone into a June Swoon and been completely out of the pennant race by now, have staged a surge that, had it occurred in August, would've been equal in improbability to The Great Hot Streak of 2007...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 99 reads 3 comments

  9. Serie A: The Decaying League

    Now that Kaka has absconded to Madrid, followers of world football are being told three other superstars are getting ready to leave the peninsula...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 172 reads 15 comments

  10. A Shameless Look Into The Future: Denver Broncos Addition

    I was pretty disappointed yesterday when neither Lefty or David Duval could pull out a victory at Bethpage Black. The anticlimatic victory by Some Guy left be a little doleful about a few months ...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about almost 4 years ago 117 reads 6 comments

  11. Broncos' Josh McDaniels Is Scaring Denver

    I want to know what Josh McDaniels said in his interview with Pat Bowlen. I've seen his press conferences and he strikes me as competent, but not charismatic the way other great coaches are...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about 4 years ago 294 reads 23 comments

  12. Denver Nuggets: Five Most Important Draft Decisions

    With the people from L.A. picking up after looting and brawling, fans of all the other 29 teams are awaiting the 2009 NBA Draft. Drafts have been so-so for the Denver Nuggets...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about 4 years ago 137 reads 0 comments

  13. Manchester United will Bruise in Rome

    Now that each of the three major leagues have concluded their title races, it's time to turn our attention to club football's final, elite competition; May 27's Champions League final in Rome, pitting Manchester United against Barcelona...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about 4 years ago 459 reads 3 comments

  14. Despite My Better Judgement, I'm Rooting For The Lakers In Game 7

    They're allegedly the best team in the West. We're hot like J.R. Smith, but the danger of going cold is always near. They've won in the playoffs before. Before this year, we suffered through six years of first-round defeats...

    Mats Engdahl Written by Mats Engdahl about 4 years ago 89 reads 2 comments