James Quizon

The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans were pegged to battle it out for top honors in the AFC South division. Going into their Week 9 match-up on Sunday primetime, it appears to be very one-sided as Andrew Luck and the Colts have been tearing up the division while Arian Foster and the Texans are looking to avoid their sixth loss in a row.

David Ferrer crashed what would have been another #1 vs #2 party setting up an improbable final at the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters at the Palais Omnisports of Bercy in Paris, France.

Former world number one Roger Federer faces rival Novak Djokovic and current world number one Rafael Nadal takes on Spanish compatriot David Ferrer in the semifinals of the penultimate ATP tournament of the season.

Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders have to start winning now if they are serious at a post-season run. They face-off Sunday afternoon when the Raiders aim for their first back-to-back wins in the 2013 NFL regular season while the Eagles hope to avoid a three-game losing streak.

The Toronto Raptors took care of the boards and business against the lowly Boston Celtics in their NBA season debut. They need to do more of the same when they visit the Hawks Friday night at the Philips Arena in Atlanta.

The Los Angeles Lakers surprised everyone in their season debut in the 2013-2014 NBA regular season. They fell back to earth in their second game after getting a serious beat down from the Golden State Warriors.

With zero upset victories in the previous round, the quarterfinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters is set, featuring the top players in the world, and curiously, the same eight qualifiers who will be playing in the tennis season finale, the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals.

The good news for Toronto Raptors fans is that they are not totally in rebuilding mode. The bad news is that it could take them to the dreaded middle ground of mediocrity—battling for the lower seeds but not enough to win it all. The latter could be true now but they may be a few moves away from being real title contenders. For now they’ll settle being one of the most exciting teams in the entire league.

Considered one of the top contenders in the West, the Los Angeles Clippers did not play like it in their season debut allowing the Los Angeles Lakers to get the upset win Tuesday night. The Golden State Warriors did not have any kind of trouble against the same Lakers squad Wednesday with a blowout victory at home.

With a victory on Thursday night, the Cincinnati Bengals will create some more distance from their nearest rival in the AFC North. The win could be tough to get against the Miami Dolphins which are motivated to snap a four-game losing streak.

After years of stockpiling young talent and prospects, Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey has finally found his superstars. In 2012, they acquired shooting guard James Harden in a celebrated sign-and-trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2013, they attracted superstar center Dwight Howard and nabbed him in free agency after a tumultuous season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

After a surprising upset victory in their first game, the Los Angeles Lakers aim for back-to-back wins to start the 2013-14 NBA regular season when they take on the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Still led by Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, the Knicks welcome to the Big Apple Metta World Peace and Andrea Bargnani, both of whom will be making their Knicks debut against the new-look Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

To understand the Brooklyn’s Nets mission in the 2013-2014 NBA season, one only has to look at their total payroll this season and compare it with other teams’ total salary.

The Boston Celtics with a rookie head coach are entering a rebuilding stage. The Toronto Raptors have been there, done that and are hoping they find success in the NBA 2013-2014 season behind a squad featuring a mix of veterans and promising up-and-comers.

Last season, NBA and even Chicago fans alike criticised Derrick Rose for taking too long to return to the court. The 25-year-old Bulls superstar missed the entire 2012-13 season recovering from a torn ACL. Apparently, team doctors had already cleared him to play during the 2013 postseason, but Rose was hesitant in coming back too soon— and according to him, he just wasn’t mentally ready.

The main storyline for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2013-2014 NBA Season is two-fold and Kobe Bryant-centric; first, how healthy will the Black Mamba be when he returns from the first major injury of his career, and second, will he prove to the franchise that he played for in 17 years that he deserves the maximum contract after this season ends.

If the betting odds are to be believed, Miss Philippines Ariella Arida will be crowned the Miss Universe 2013 on Nov 9, 2013 at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia.

Who is the “other” team in Hollywood now? The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers meet Tuesday night as part of a three-game schedule on Opening Day of the 2013-14 NBA regular season.

The Indiana Pacers look to continue to build on their success from the 2012-13 season. A first day date with the rebuilding Orlando Magic might just be what the doctor ordered to positively kick-off their campaign in the new season.

The Houston Rockets have waived veteran center Marcus Camby while forward Danny Granger will miss time for the Indiana Pacers to start the new season set to start on Wednesday. Over in Canada, two high-flying wingmen in Demar DeRozan and Rudy Gay were named team captains for the Toronto Raptors.

The Seattle Seahawks is humming like a well-oiled machine while the Rams searches for answers under center after its primary quarterback got injured in its last outing. The NFC West rivals meet on Monday Night Football.

Will the new-look Mavs make some noise in the tough Western Conference this year? Calderon, Ellis and Dalembert are lesser defensive players than Dallas’ 2011 roster that included Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler but they bring some new things to the Mavs camp. Calderon is a heady and steady point guard that can properly run a team; Ellis is an explosive scorer; and Dalembert is inconsistent but has shown flashes of brilliance in protecting the paint. Can the leadership of their come-backing leade...

The New York Giants finally notched their first victory of the season after seven weeks. They need to play as good or even better to make it back-to-back when they take on rivals Philadelphia Eagles Sunday at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.

Winners of two of their last three games, the Washington Redskins seemingly are starting to get it this season. A Week 8 match-up with the Denver Broncos will put that to test.

After seven weeks in the 2013 NFL regular season, who would have thought that it’s going to be the Kansas City Chiefs will remain undefeated at this point of the year? The easy schedule did help and they’ll face another team with a record below 0.500 in the Cleveland Browns Sunday night Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

The Dallas Cowboys are on their way up while the Detroit Lions are struggling as of late. They meet in Week 8 hoping that their offense can carry them to the W and both hope that their respective passing defenses hold up against a strong passing defense from their opponents.

Looking for his first ATP title in the second half of 2013, Roger Federer badly wants the title at the 2013 Swiss Indoors Basel in Switzerland. The Swiss legend have to bring his A-game, however, as he’s going up against Juan Martin Del Potro who is the defending champion in Basel.

Appearing in his first final four appearance in any ATP event since July 2013, Roger Federer takes on Vasek Pospisil in the semifinal of the 2013 Swiss Indoors Basel in Basel, Switzerland.