Once again the NFL Draft is upon us and I thought it befitting to finally present you with the conclusion of our statistical analysis on the 2012 Rookie Class.  As you might recall the “Measure Success” series is an attempt to identify which NFL franchises have had the most impactful rookie class when rookies’ statistics [...]

The Casablanca Valley in central Chile has only been home to wine production since the early 1980′s, but during it’s relatively short existence the area has become a top producer of Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs.  The valley’s geographic position 40 km east of the Pacific Ocean produces the cool foggy climate conditions similarly found in [...]

Right now there are more than a few quarterbacks in the NFL who are envious of Joe Flacco.  Envious because a middle of the road NFL quarterback turned a Hall of Fame type playoff run and fortuitous timing into a record six year $120.6 million contract from the Ravens to become the highest paid player [...]

After a historic performance last week against Green Bay, the Colin Kaepernick led Niners have the look of an unstoppable juggernaut that are destined to be the NFC’s representative in Super Bowl XLVII.  Standing in San Francisco’s way is an Atlanta squad that few pundits thought were legitimate contenders until their dramatic last minute win [...]

The Back Drop: Head coach Brian Kelly certainly had “Irish eyes smiling” in 2012, as Notre Dame capped off their first undefeated regular season since 1988.  Back at the onset of the season, very few prognosticators (including yours truly) gave the Fighting Irish a chance to appear in a BCS Bowl game, let alone run [...]

2012 has been another long yet memorable sports year and the sports-glutton.com team of contributors has covered a wide breadth of the sporting landscape.  We’d like to think that we entertained you with some informative, thought provoking, and at times ridiculous articles.  And going forward we fully intend to improve any pieces or series that [...]

Our reflections on the year that was 2012 on sports-glutton.com continues today with each contributor’s favorites libations from those reviewed/recommended in our Thirsty Thursday posts.  Included in my selections is a wine that I found so impressive it left me with no other recourse except to call it Thirsty Thursday’s Wine of the Year. And [...]