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Articles Written by: JOE BAKER
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress arrived at Giants Stadium at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday for medical treatment on the gunshot wound to his right leg and on the pre-existing hamstring injury to the same leg.
Analysis and discussion of the N. ...
From JOE LAPOINTE, JULIET MACUR, AL BAKER AND COLIN MOYNIHAN,
The New York Times,
2 Dec 2008
The season looks like ending with a bang. The title race may have two-front-runners in Arsenal and Manchester United but Chelsea are also still in there scrapping. And there is an even more interesting chase for the remaining Champions League spot ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
8 Feb 2008
Last year was one of failures in English sport, as our teams narrowly missed out on a Rugby World Cup crown and a limp and lifeless Euro 2008 qualification campaign made up the misery for football fans.
But the last-gasp disappointment for F1 star ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
5 Feb 2008
After two successive failed attempts to hold aloft the Scottish Premier League trophy, Rangers look handily placed to bring that run to an end.
Under the inspired guidance of Walter Smith, who’s star could hardly burn any brighter in Glasgow given ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
28 Jan 2008
It’s very rare for a Celtic fan to look up and see another club above them in the Scottish Premier League, so Rangers fans, you better enjoy it while you can, because the Bhoys are out to complete a memorable season.
After a fantastic Champions ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
9 Jan 2008
The questions after Liverpool had been outplayed by Luton Town in the FA Cup were all about Rafa Benitez. You suspect that’s how he likes it.
A few weeks ago we had the unedifying sight of Rafa’s image in a gilt frame being paraded around the streets ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
7 Jan 2008
I think I may have made a mistake. For a long time I considered Joey Barton to be nothing but a mindless hoodlum who wasn’t a bad professional footballer. But I think I was wrong. Last night, for the first time, I heard him discuss his failings, his ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
5 Dec 2007
When Arsene Wenger first purchased 16-year-old Theo Walcott more than 18 months ago, there were many who thought that investing £5million in such a young talent was a bold move that could backfire on the Frenchman. But let’s face it, when it comes to ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
29 Oct 2007
Here we are about to embark on another international break and it seems an ideal opportunity to assess how the teams who are chasing the top four pack are progressing after two months of Premier League action.
SPURS:
Things started badly, got worse ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
8 Oct 2007
We are now almost two months into the new season and things are beginning to take shape in the fight for the title. I may be a tad biased as an Arsenal fan but I think even the most ardent enemy of the Gunners would be hard-pressed to disagree with my ...
From JOE BAKER,
Sportingo,
2 Oct 2007