“Money” Mayweather vs Canelo: Why I Dislike

The boxing world has been trying to put Manny Pacquiao in the ring with Floyd Mayweather for a number of years now. I think the consensus of fans realize its probably not going to happen, which lead some to trying to figure out the next best fight to get “Money” his first loss. Thats where Saul “Canelo” Alvarez came into the picture. The hard hitting Mexican fighter brings a level of excitement to a Mayweather fight that hasn’t been seen in a while. Without...

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Kevin Durant Isn’t Coming Up Short, We Are.

It’s time for everyone to cut the crap. We are officially at the point where no one knows what a superstar is anymore. Maybe we can blame Twitter, or maybe we can blame…no, we can blame Twitter. With 140 characters being able to tell...

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We’re Going to Miss Russell Westbrook While He’s Gone.

We’re Going to Miss Russell Westbrook While He’s Gone.

It’s hard to quantify how much of an impact injuries have had on the NBA Playoffs. Kobe Bryant isn’t playing, Derrick Rose may or may not return, Rajon Rondo has been out for months, and so on. It sucks because we wait all year...

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The Exploitation of the NCAA Student-Athlete

The Exploitation of the NCAA Student-Athlete

I’m about to graduate from college in about a month, and it’s been a pretty fun five years that include some unique stress. I’ve been down to my last...

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The Sixers Should Be Happy Bynum is Hurt Now Instead of Later

It seems to a lot of people that the Philadelphia 76ers have a lot to be mad at Andrew Bynum for during this frustrating season many hoped would make...

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Joe Flacco Deserves His New Contract.

Joe Flacco Deserves His New Contract.

Joe Flacco has gotten the biggest contract in NFL history for a quarterback, and everyone has most certainly chimed in with differing opinions about the Super Bowl MVP getting...

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The Possibility of an Openly Gay Athlete

Things have certainly changed from our grandfathers’ sports realm. Heck, things have changed from our fathers’ sports realm. The media, social networks, and bloggers (coughs) have turned sports into...

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The Real Worth of Joe Flacco

It seems like it wasn’t long ago that the Ravens were trading up in draft status to draft a strong armed quarterback out of Division 1-AA Delaware. I don’t...

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The Ultimate Super Bowl Food & Beer Pairing

The Ultimate Super Bowl Food & Beer Pairing

If you’re familiar with the Hyped Network, you know we’re hyped on two things: beer and sports. So hyped, we created a spinoff to BallHyped called BeerHyped.com, where instead...

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