Stories written by Dan LevineDan Levine is the Editor-in-Chief for Rivalspot, working with each of our talented, unique writers. He's a man of all sports, with a particular love for the NBA and NFL, and with a soft spot for baseball games on hot summer days. His Toronto teams have given him little to cheer about, but his 2007 New York Giants helped ease the pain... momentarily. Levine is a journalism graduate and wrote for several organizations before jumping to Rivalspot in late 2009. He longs for the day that the Raptors, Leafs or Jays become relevant and makes up for their failures by dominating with those teams in NBA 2K, NHL and The Show.

As the 2011 MLB playoffs get set to start on Friday evening, it’s time to look ahead and predict which team will stand tall in October. The full series-by-series breakdowns are below: Tampa Bay – Texas A tricky series, because the Rays made such an incredible run on their way to winning the AL Wild [...]
Sep 30 2011 | Posted in
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Note: To register for free at Rivalspot.com and start playing in cash tournaments and head-to-head matchups, click here. You will also be able to find plenty of freerolls, and we’ll give you some bonus bucks to get started. Rivalspot.com is excited to add the premier soccer franchise to its lineup of competitive gaming, as FIFA 12 will [...]

The first set of ratings for NBA 2K12 have been revealed in an Operation Sports producer blog, where Erick Boenisch lays out details for the new “Creating a Legend” mode. Displayed within the post are two screenshots, showing the Miami Heat roster and Kobe Bryant’s player card. More importantly, we get our first look at [...]

September 13, 2011 was a day of significant baseball milestones, after a pair of veteran pitchers achieved some big time numbers on the field. First, it was Mariano
Sep 14 2011 | Posted in
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No, it’s not quite the real thing, but FIFA addicts can try a taste of their favorite sports title with the release of FIFA 12′s demo for the Playstion 3 and Xbox 360. Available to download from both the Playstation Network and Xbox Live, the 1.42 GB file includes six different teams and gives gamers [...]

With the arrival of FIFA 12 getting closer each day, it was time for EA Sports to release the complete soundtrack list for the upcoming release. As usual, the global game features tunes from far and wide, including 39 artists from 15 countries. Those include Australia, England, Italy, the USA, Brazil, Venezuela, Germany, Holland, New [...]

With no NBA basketball on the horizon, much of the relevant hoops action is taking place overseas. In one such event, sponsored by Nike, LeBron James took to the floor in Taiwan for an All-Star charity game. There, he was obviously the best player in the floor, but that doesn’t mean everything was well and [...]
Aug 16 2011 | Posted in
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Taking a page out of the NBA 2K series, EA Sports is looking to generate similar buzz with the introduction of legends to NHL 12. The company announced that among others, Wayne Gretzky, Ray Bourque and Chris Chelios will be featured in NHL 12, giving gamers the chance to play with legends in various modes. [...]

American soccer fans got their first taste of the Jurgen Klinsmann era, as team USA took on Mexico in a rematch of the Gold Cup final. Sure it was only an exhibition, but the match still served as an interesting first look at the Klinsmann-led squad. And while the Americans didn’t play especially well in [...]
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Noting soccer’s worldwide appeal and its vast array of talent, EA Sports has promoted a variety of different athletes on its annual FIFA covers depending on location. We already knew many of the players to be featured on international FIFA 12 covers, and we now have the North American version to discuss. For that, EA [...]