Japan has grown into an Asian superpower in international soccer over the last few years. However, many have been waiting for the Samurais to take the next step and be contenders for the World Cup. Is this the year that Japan does it?
Bray Wyatt took his mind games to new extremes in order to defeat John Cena at "Extreme Rules" Sunday night. Also, Paige successfully defended her WWE Divas title, The Shield showed Evolution the definition of "adapt," Wade Barrett delivered bad news to Intercontinental Champion Big E, and Daniel Bryan took Kane to the pits of Hell to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship, last night in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The last time a World Cup champion won back-to-back tournaments was in 1962, when a Pele-led Brazil managed the feet. That generation of players was widely considered the greatest international team of all time. However, another team has managed to enter into that conversation after being the first team to win three straight international tournaments in a row. That team is the current defending champion Spain, which enters the tournament after winning the 2008 and 2012 Euro Cups and the 2010 World Cup. Can Spain make history by winning its second straight World Cup and its fourth straight major tournament?
The 2014 NFL Draft is upon us, and everyone wants to know what players their favorite teams will select. Here we make the suggestions for the each team.
Also, update on Batista's time off from the company after "Extreme Rules" to promote the upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie, the "WWE Tough Enough" series will return on the WWE Network, changes are motion for NXT and NOAH's KENTA may be headed to the WWE.
Also, Bray Wyatt battles John Cena inside a steel cage, Tamina challenges Paige for the WWE Divas Championship, Cesaro takes on Jack Swagger and Rob Van Dam in "Triple Threat" match, Big E defends the Intercontinental title against "Bad News" Wade Barrett, and El Torito and Hornswoggle go the "extreme" in a "WeeLC" match.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the odds-on favorite to beat Argentina's Marcos Maidana in their big Cinco De Mayo weekend showdown Saturday. But Maidana may be in position to score one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Here's how he can pull off the unthinkable.
Churchill Downs will host the 2014 Kentucky Derby on May 3, continuing an annual tradition 140 years in the making. NBC will provide day long coverage of the event.
The opening round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs will come to a close this weekend, but basketball fans will surely have a lot to cheer about on Saturday and Sunday as five game sevens are set to take place.
As the National Basketball Association (NBA) prepares to fast-track the removal of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, in what could be a long legal battle, let's take a look back at previous oustings of sports owners Marge Schott of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Cincinnati Reds and Jorge Vergara of Major League Soccer's (MLS) Chivas USA.