Saturday was billed as the biggest day that the sports world has seen in a while. Between the NFL Draft, the Kentucky Derby, Game 7 of the Spurs-Clippers series, and the mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao with things like the NHL playoffs and Red Sox-Yankees thrown in, there was no reason to leave … More Grading Saturday’s Sporting Events
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston QB, Florida State – obvious pick. As a Saints fan, this makes me very nervous. Tennesse Titans: Leonard Williams DT, USC – a lot of people say he is the best player in the draft. The Titans seem to be in best player available mode, even though most have them … More NFL Draft Predictions
Oh what a difference a year can make. The header photo was taken in 2013 and shows off some of the best uniforms in sports. Miami’s football team has always had a nice look and beautiful colors. Those orange uniforms are synonymous with the success Miami had on the football field in the late 1990’s … More Bring Back the Colors
Welcome to the third and final part of our tournament of the most iconic plays in sports history. You can read parts I and II here and here. In this article, we’ll be going through the Sweet Sixteen through the championship so let’s see who will win this tournament! Sweet Sixteen East Region: 1. Babe Ruth’s … More Most Iconic Plays in Sports History Part III
Welcome back to our tournament of the 64 most iconic plays in sports history. You can check out part I here. In this article, I’ll be going through the second round of the tournament. So, let’s get to it! Second Round East Region: 1. Babe Ruth called shot vs. 8. Music City Miracle It takes … More Most Iconic Plays in Sports History Part II
To end our March Madness celebration, I’m going to do a multi-part tournament on the most iconic plays in sports history. It’s a 64, that’s right, 64 play tournament that ranges from 1932 to 2015. Seeding was based on when the play took place meaning the 1932 play is a one seed and the 2015 play … More Most Iconic Plays in Sports History Part I
In honor of the first two days of March Madness, I decided to write an article I’ve been waiting for a while to write and that I’m very excited about: the best sports days of the year. I will be taking the 16 best sports days on the calendar and in keeping with our March … More Best Sports Days of the Year
As a college student at a school whose athletic department has had a pretty good year, I wondered what the best colleges are for sports. I will be factoring how successful these schools’ football, basketball and baseball teams have been in the last year. Since, this is just taking into account this past year, you … More Best Colleges for Sports 2014-2015
We here at The 5th Quarter are all huge college football fans. Therefore, there will be a lot of college football articles coming your way. Our first one will be a ranking of the last ten Heisman winners. I chose the last ten years because that’s about as long as we have been big college … More Ranking the Last 10 Heisman Trophy Winners
I thought a good idea to start this blog would be to validate and anger a lot of people all at the same time! That will really get this thing some attention. So, this is is my list for the five best and five worst fanbases in all of sports. Before, I start I would … More Best and Worst Fanbases in Sports
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