In 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Season, the Premier League Golden Boot with 31 goals, and the European Golden Shoe, along with the Premier League and Champions League titles.
Ronaldo won most of the listed 2008 honors, but the FIFA Ballon d'Or did not exist until 2010 (it was the separate Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2008), and the Puskás Award was not awarded to him for 2008. This is a fan poll and a subjective comparison question, not a factual claim.
Marshall Faulk, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Southern coach, revealed he has Parkinson's disease and said he wants to help as many people as he can.
The Tampa Bay Rays will start Nick Martinez, not Drew Rasmussen, in Game 1 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Several NFL teams are reportedly interested in trading for Colts running back Jonathan Taylor after Indianapolis fired GM Chris Ballard.
Panthers goalie Cooper Black, listed at 6-foot-9, became the tallest goaltender in NHL history in his debut, two inches taller than the previous record holders.
LMarshall Faulk just told the world he has Parkinson's.
MAnd he did it his way — on a podcast, laid it out, said he wants to help as many people as he can.
LHall of Famer, one of the most versatile backs ever, and now coaching at Southern.
MEighty-two career touchdowns. The Greatest Show on Turf engine. That diagnosis changes everything, and he just goes public with purpose.
LThat's the Faulk I remember — direct, no hiding. He's already thinking about the people after him.
MAnd the coaching job? He's still in it. No word of stepping away. That's a strong message to his players.
MNow, the Colts are apparently taking calls on Jonathan Taylor.
LNow THAT one makes sense. Ballard's gone, the reboot has started, and Taylor's still a top back with trade value.
MESPN's reporting several teams are interested. And why wouldn't they be? He's twenty-six, not that far removed from the best season a Colts back has ever had.
LThis is a fire sale moment. New GM out there, you either build around him or move him while you can still get a first-round pick.
MMy take: the Colts have so many holes, moving Taylor for picks is the smart, painful move. They aren't a running back away.
LOh, come on. A young, proven back IS a cornerstone. You want to start a rebuild by trading your only superstar? That's how you stay bad for five years.
MHe's dealt with injuries. Running backs fade fast. This is the exact moment to sell high.
LAnd who replaces him? Some fifth-round pick who runs a four-seven? Fans will riot.
MThey should riot over the offensive line! A great back behind a bad line gives you nothing. Build the line, THEN find the back.
LSo you'd trade a Ferrari because the road is bad, got it.
MIf the Ferrari gets you three more wins and then hits free agency, yeah. Cash out now.
LWe're not settling this tonight. But if Taylor's gone, I'm putting the new GM on the hot seat day one.
MOne more quick one, because this is insane: the Panthers just debuted an NHL goalie listed at six foot nine.
LSix NINE? In the net? That's not a goalie, that's a skyscraper with pads.
MCooper Black. Tallest goalie in league history. Two inches taller than the previous record holders — Bishop, Fedotov, Sogaard, Koskinen.
LHe's basically covering the entire lower half of the net just by standing. Good luck getting one through his five-hole.
MYou know what that means? Shoot high. Guys that tall move slower laterally. The book on him will be top shelf.
LWe'll see if the book matters when a guy's wingspan covers the crease. I love a circus freak in sports.
MHe's not a circus freak. He's a record holder. Big difference. And now every shooter's excuse is 'the goalie's too tall.'