Top comeback predictions in sports for 2008 17 Articles

by Graham Fisher

We all love a comeback. We all love to see someone or something that had been long forgotten or discarded, make a triumphant return to the big stage. It inspires us, gives us all hope, and shows that nothing is impossible....read more

by James Vigg

Everyone loves a comeback story. From the 1972 Dallas Cowboys playoff win over the San Francisco 49ers (a 17-point comeback in the fourth quarter that cemented the legend of Roger Staubach) to the 2004 Boston Red Sox clai...read more

by Kenneth Hofmann

We as people, because of our own human nature are drawn toward a comeback story. A great comeback story can inspire those who watch and make them feel better about themselves because they say hey. "If that guy, girl or te...read more

by Barbara Hullett

Earnhardt! That's the battle cry one hears at every Nextel Cup race when car number 8 drives onto the track. Behind the wheel of that car is Dale Earnhardt, Jr. But, one has to wonder if that battle cry is more a tribu...read more

by Christopher Cella

The word comeback usually suggests that a team, or individual person didn't quite accomplish all that was expected of them in a previous season or year. The comeback team of 2008 is going to be the New York Mets. Some ma...read more

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by B.V. J.

Well I have two great comebacks one an individual and one a whole city. First the individual.Feb 17,2008 the roar of engines will ignite both enlightenment and grief.The Daytona 500 blasts off with the next NASCAR Champ...read more

by Curtis Clontz

To achieve this award, you need an Alonzo Mourning type of return. Returning to top form against the odds. In 2008 there will be many players that deserve such an award, but there will be one player that deserved this mo...read more

by Scott Blackburn

The day was May 15, 2004. The Mandalay Bay Casino was sold out, packed wall to wall with fans of all ages. Bars and living rooms across the country were buzzing with anticipation. World champion Roy Jones Jr. was stepping ...read more

by Kelsey Black

More than a few sports teams flopped this year, to the surprise of the commentators. Only a couple of them will be able to bounce back, pushing aside 2007 as a fluke and not as a destiny. For your pleasure (and for any u...read more

by Mat Hudson

English sport is going to be the front page story of 2008. On New Years Day 2008 the nation joylessly awoke to the acerbic chime of a long over due death knell, signifying the end of 42 years bragging rights about the onl...read more

by Raymond De Vries

Does a 48 year old woman stand a chance to become the top comeback in sports in 2008? "No way" I hear the majority think. "Maybe in golf, sailing or equestrian events" some mumble. Their thinking is to be understood, for t...read more

by Mike Miller

To the majority of the world that has never heard the name "Brock Lesnar," you will soon hear it screamed aloud from the frenzied fans of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the upstart mixed-martial-arts league that is qu...read more

by Roy Mitchell

Bobby Petrino-Comeback Coach of 2008 Despite certain objections of football moralists, Bobby Petrino, coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, will be the comeback sports figure of 2008. You may remember Petrino as the malign...read more

by David Hazell

The year 2007 was filled with dissappointment galore. The Yankees served up another failure in the first round of the playoffs. The Chicago Bears settled into the recent trend of Super Bowl losers failing to make the playo...read more

by Tyrone Biggums

Although it is hard to predict anything in life, this is especially true in regards to sports. The good thing about sports though is that the entire off-season is available for everyone to see teams improve with free agenc...read more

by William Baker

Second only to championships, the single most intriguing story in sports is comebacks. Inevitably every year there will be one. An individual or team that reaches in and touches our heart with their heroic and courageous...read more

by Ronald Rowe

2008 will feature the return to prominence of a once-heralded, but recently derided athlete to the top of the game. Donovan McNabb, the franchise quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, has seen his stock plummet over the...read more