The Retort

All articles by Joe Olivo

• Good vs. Evil in the UFC

  The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s prominent “good guy,” Georges St. Pierre (GSP), will defend his welterweight championship December 11 against the welterweight, and maybe entire Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world, villain Josh Koscheck.

• NFL Breakout Players for 2010 Season

  Brandon Flowers: The Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers may be the best up and coming defensive player in the entire league.

• NFL Power Rankings Post Week 1

  1. New Orleans Saints

• Draft Preview: Ryan Mathews

  Mathews is currently ranked as the 2nd overall running back prospect in this year’s NFL Draft, behind C.J. Spiller of Clemson.

• Draft Preview: Sam Bradford vs. Goliath

  Sam Bradford is the consensus top quarterback in this year’s NFL draft

• Draft Preview: C.J. Version 2.0?

  Spiller has made a career out of highlight reel-worthy runs.

• Draft Preview: Achilles Heel?

  Freakish athlete, chiseled physique, intimidator: these are some of the words used to describe USC’s Taylor Mays.

• Draft Preview: All Rhodes Lead to Rolle

  Florida State’s Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle is one of the greatest stories in this year’s NFL Draft.

• Draft Preview: Electric McCluster

  Possibly the most explosive player in this year’s NFL Draft is the former Ole Miss Rebel’s jack-of-all-trades, Dexter McCluster.

• Rookie Carved out of Clay

  Greenbay Packers rookie outside linebacker Clay Matthews took a different path to the NFL then most first round draftees.

• A Trip to Revis Island

  This year's New York Jets defense can be summed up with just one of their 11 starters, Darrelle Revis.

• Draft Preview: Pounding the Spike

  The beast of the south, Brandon Spikes, was a stand out.

• Draft Preview: a Boy Named Suh

  Yes Suh!