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      Ana Ivanovic defeats Venus Williams

      January 4, 2014 /

      Tennis Hottie Ana Ivanovic defeated Venus Williams her first WTA Tour title in more than two years. This battle of former #1 players ended with a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory for Ivanovic in the Auckland Classic giving her some momentum heading into the Australian Open.

      For you viewing pleasure we’ve posted this lovely photo of Ana from her Twitter account.

      Hotties, Tennis, Women

      UCF stuns Baylor

      January 2, 2014 /

      This should not have been a shock. Baylor has had an incredible season, but the hype surrounding this team’s offense and Art Briles has become ridiculous. There were even people suggesting Briles should be considered as an NFL coach, which is just absurd. Presumably even Texas is taking a hard look, which is more appropriate, but Texas doesn’t need a gimmick offense to be a power. I susect they’re much better off with a different coach.

      Plenty of people watched the game last night more interested in watching UFC’s Blake Bortles as an NFL quarterback prospect for the NFL draft. His performance was up and down, but he seems to have all the tools that will make NFL scouts drool.

      But back to the game, Baylor certainly had its moments on offense as they have very dynamic players, but good defense can really disrupt this offense, whcih makes all of their gaudy stats meaningless. I would have loved to see Baylor play a team like Michigan State as I think they would be overpowered based on this performance.

      UFC was a huge underdog but they outplayed Baylor for most of the evening. It was a fun game if you don’t care about defense. Both teams have no idea how to tackle, particulary in the secondary. But at least UCF managed a pass rush, and that really affected Baylor.

      In the end, both programs are on the rise, so we’ll be seeing plenty more of them in the years to come.

      College Football

      Michigan State overpowers Stanford

      January 2, 2014 /

      All year long we had to listen to media experts insist that no Big Ten team could play with a physical Stanford team that won the allegedly far superior PAC 12. Well, Stanford and its vaunted running game ran into a green wall of reality last night as Michigan State out-muscled them over and over again in the trenches.

      Say what you want about the Big Ten and its recent troubles, but the better Big Ten teams know how to play physical football, unlike most Pac 12 teams. Watching Stanford run through defenses like Oregon tells you nothing about how they will fare against Michigan State’s top-ranked defense.

      Of course, it didn’t help that alleged “genius” David Shaw showed zero immagination with his play calls. Running Tyler Gaffney up the middle on fourth and three against this defense was just silly, as everyone knew what was comming and the Spartans slammed him for a three yard loss.

      Meanwhile, Sparty and Mark Dantonio did the best immitation of Tresselball we’ve seen in years. They were tough on defense and resiliant on offense. This team also didn’t give up after a brutal pick-six before the half and responded with a quick touchdown to stay in the game.

      It was a great win for Michigan State and the Big Ten, so perhaps we can be spared some of the smack talk about the PAC 12 for at least a year.

      College Football

      Who will be the new Texas Longhorns coach?

      December 17, 2013 /

      Now that Mack Brown has faced reality and resigned, there’s plenty of speculation as to who will be targeted by the Texas Longhorns. Here are the currrent odds:

      Who will be the next Head Coach of the Texas Longhorns?

      Charlie Strong 2/1
      Art Briles 9/2
      James Franklin 5/1
      Mike Gundy 7/1
      Bill O’Brien 15/2
      Chip Kelly 10/1
      David Shaw 10/1
      Jim Mora 10/1
      Jimbo Fisher 15/1
      Jim Harbaugh 20/1
      Mike Tomlin 20/1

      Click here if you think you know who is going to win and want to cash in on your knowledge.

      College Football, Odds

      Greatest Poker Scorers of All Time

      December 14, 2013 /

      poker dealer

      In this interesting read, we present to you the list of the best poker players of all times. Now while reading through, keep in mind that this list is time and measurement bound, however, the players’ progress and winnings have been meticulously monitored and evaluated to give you a thrilling read.

      1. Antonio Esfandiari has won two World Poker Tour (WPT) championships and three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets in his career and is known throughout the world for his elaborate chip tricks. As of July 2013, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $25.5 million.

      2. Daniel Negreanu has often been called the unofficial ambassador of poker. His charm mixed with highly intuitive and active play has garnered him a huge fan following. He is one of the highest-grossing tournament players of all time. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour titles, all of them in 2004. His total live tournament winnings exceed $16,100,000.

      3. Phil Hellmuth also makes the list of biggest all-time poker winner with over $17.4 million won on poker platforms. He plays poker full-time. He is known as the “Poker Brat” and he has reached the historic milestone of 100 WSOP cashes and has won 44 live tournaments.

      4. Erik Seidel is a former professional Backgammon player and Wall Street trader who now uses skills learnt on Wall Street by winning money on poker platforms worldwide. In 2010, he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame and has won $18.5 million in live tournament play till date.

      5. British Poker Pro Sam Trickett also makes it to the all-time best list. He is only 27 years old and started playing poker back in 2005 after suffering a knee injury that ended his professional football career. Till date he has won with over $19.6 million.

      Thus, be inspired by the likes of the people mentioned in the list. Once inspiration strikes, come and play poker online at Titan Poker to make it to the all-times best list.

      Poker

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