Barcelona hit a new low on Wednesday when it was eliminated by Atletico Madrid from the Champions League. It was the first time since 2007 that the club failed to reach the semifinals of the tournament.
Also, The Shield all compete in singles competition - Dean Ambrose gets his rematch for Sheamus' United States Championship, Roman Reigns clashes with Mark Henry and Seth Rollins battles Evolution's Batista, Kofi Kingston goes against Alexander Rusev, and Intercontinental Champion "Bad News" Barrett teams up with Cesaro, in a tag team match against Rob Van Dam and Big E.
The World Cup is a major showpiece for some of the biggest soccer teams around the globe. However, one of the highlights of the tournament is watching how some of the relative "unknowns" fare against the bigger powers. Costa Rica enters this tournament as one of this lesser-known soccer nations and actually fits the aforementioned description of a small country taking on big powers as it will face Italy, England and Uruguay in the group stage. Can the underdog seize the spotlight from the aforementioned World Cup champion nations?
The final four are set for the Champions League. Which team is the favorite to take home the trophy? Here is how the final four rank heading into the contest.
Barcelona's descent into turmoil continued on Wednesday as the team was defeated 1-0 by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. The team has now failed to reach the final in three straight years and had its earliest exit since 2007. While the defeat was not by such a high margin as it was in 2012-13 when Bayern Munich scored a woeful seven goals, the result was equally embarrassing for Los Cules.
Barcelona and Real Madrid will play in a week's time in the Copa del Rey final but there are few unique storylines heading into the tie. Here is a look at some of those unique angles.
The Stanley Cup playoffs get underway on Wednesday. The Western Conference matchups feature a plethora of returning sides as well as a few teams that have not been involved with the process in quite some time. Here are some early predictions for the first round of the Western Conference.
The Eastern Conference playoffs get underway on Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. The remaining three series get underway in the following days. Here is a look at each of the four Easter Conference playoff series.
The Copa del Rey final will pit Barcelona and Real Madrid against one another for the final time this season. Los Cules won the first two Clasicos of the season, but the irony of the situation is that the two sides facing off on Wednesday enter that match with the same questions that they did heading into that match. Here is how Barcelona and Real Madrid look heading into their big game.
England has been a perennial underachiever on the international level, but the team has often managed to get out of the group stage relatively unscathed throughout the last few World Cup tournaments. However, the team faces a monumental challenge in 2014. Will the Three Lions play in the knockout rounds this summer?
The Swiss enter the World Cup in a rather interesting position. The team was among the top eight sides for the FIFA drawing and was thus seen as a "group leader." However, few would look at Switzerland as an elite soccer country and their history has never really supported this notion either. However, the Swiss were drawn into a relatively easy World Cup group and could prove doubters wrong with a stellar performance. Is Switzerland ready to take the next step?
This weekend saw a few major surprises in the race for the Spanish league title. Two of the top three contenders picked up victories while the other team suffered yet another disappointment in a horrid season. Who is the favorite to win the title?
The state of New York continues to ban mixed martial arts (MMA), the only state in the US that has not lifted its ban on the sports, despite economic reports that tout the tax revenue boost the sports could bring the state - as much as $67 million a year.
The NFL Draft will be watched by millions, as it always is. Among the most popular teams at the NFL draft are the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New York Jets, and the New England Patriots. In a draft loaded with a lot of talent these teams have a lot of options.
The NHL draft lottery took place on Tuesday night and the Florida Panthers emerged with the first overall pick. The Buffalo Sabres, who had the worst record in the NHL this season wound up picking second while the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and NY Islanders rounded out the top five. So who will these teams pick?
The Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us and that means that it is time to make a projection regarding which teams have the best chance to take home Lord Stanley's Cup. Here is the first part of a ranking from the team with the worst chance at the victory to the side with the best chance at lifting the cup.
In a previous article, Latinos Post ranked the teams with the best chance at winning the Stanley Cup. The first part of this ranking covered the teams from 16th through ninth. Here are the remaining eight teams leading up to the favorite to take home the Stanley Cup in June.
Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey on Wednesday and essentially left Barcelona without a trophy in the 2013-14 season. Here are five takeaways from the big game.
