Recent play has the Toronto Maple Leafs back into the playoff picture.

Allsports article on the Toronto Maple Leafs good play of late to get back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Acquiring Joffrey Lupul has helped Kessel find his game.

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How some phrases came to be through English Lore

You usually recognize my posts based on the sports news or sports on the web but now I wanted to share something that I have always found intriguing. What that is would be how some phrases or saying came to be through English history and lore.







The first would be the birth of the expression with the middle finger, today it needs no explanation, the action alone lets people know exactly how you feel about the topic in question.Go HERE for the origins of Flipping the Bird.







The second article deals with such phrases as one for the road, on the wagon, and a pot to piss in.



I hope people enjoy this English Lore as much as I did.

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Is it time for the NFL to consider Full time Referee's

Allsports article on his view that it is high time the NFL instituted full time Professional Referee's, lines men and umpires to ensure the highest quality of officiating.







The NFL needs to address the issue because a lot is riding on each and every game.

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The Green Bay Packers come through to win Super Bowl 45

Allsports article on super Bowl 45 between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Packers jumped on the Steelers early and held on for the win.



The bottom line is Aaron Rogers and the rest of the Packers took better care of the football. Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted twice while Rogers was not. Big Ben's interceptions stopped threatening drives by the Steelers where they were looking to put points on the board. Jordy Nelson and Greg Jennings were Aaron Rogers favorite targets on the day and seemed to make the big catch just when the Packers needed it to sustain an offensive drive.







P.S Allsports would like to apologize for the tardiness of the Super Bowl article. It has been a very hectic week on the job that brings home the bacon.

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Super Bowl Sunday, the Sports News this weekend

Allsports article on the Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Who does allsports like and why. It should be a great game anyway.







Here is an excerpt.



First off the betting line on the game still has the Packers favored by 2.5 points with the over / under set at 44.5 points. Seems the odds makers are looking for the two great defenses to do their jobs and allsports can’t argue with that.







The two main reasons why allsports is picking the Green Bay Packers are that he likes Aaron Rogers as a quarterback, he thinks the game well and does not panic under pressure. A good student of the game who see's the field well and can think on his feet to decipher what defensive alignments are going to do. With that allsports thinks the receiving corps of the Packers is about the best in the league and should get open for Rogers. Personally I like that the Packers are community owned too which makes allsports want to root for them. But that being said the Packers still have to execute and do the things that they have to prevent the Steelers from doing. Its a simple game really, run the ball so the passing game opens up and keep the defense off balance and on the field. It is more tiring to play defense than offense for the simple reason that it takes more energy to react than to act. Either way you look at it, or what team you are rooting for? It should be a hell of a game with two very worthy opponents.

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Toronto Maple Leafs on the outside looking in for NHL Playoffs

Allsports article on the Toronto Maple Leafs and their inconsistent play putting them on the outside looking in for the NHL playoffs. With a miracle they may get in.







Here is an excerpt for the post



So what is wrong with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Allsports thinks much of the problem is in the defense. Toronto's defense has the third highest payroll in the league, behind only Vancouver and Philadelphia and look where they are in the standings. Dion Phaneuf has been anything but what he was advertised as and a 7 million a year is pretty costly for one goal. At least in the last couple of games Phaneuf is getting some good hits in and seems to be playing a bit tougher but still his performance is way lower than the pay slip he gets.

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