For the first time in the long history of Major League Baseball, second will most likely be first. This doesn’t mean that any second-place team will have home playoff advantage over a division champion, even though there have been second-place teams in very recent history that actually won the World Series. In fact, the last […]
Several punters have instituted fixed odds soccer betting systems to make betting on soccer matches more standardized. This system is supposed to be more scientific, as it is based on statistics, which makes the bets have the usual connotation of pure chance and unprofessional. This system is primarily based on a ranking system, which provides […]
The Arizona Cardinals had the strongest finish in the NFC last season. While the team barely made the playoffs, this didn’t matter much once the postseason rolled around. The team caught fire and scored big playoff wins against the likes of the Panthers and Giants, advancing to the Super Bowl and nearly winning it against […]
While the Eastern Conference playoffs have been disappointing this year, the NBA Western Conference Finals have been full of good stories. There have been sweeps and series of 7 games, both of which have been a lot of fun. Here is a brief breakdown of every game that has taken place so far in the […]
Your Excellency Ambassador Carl Paschall, I just finished reading the text of your message on the death of George Floyd and I must say I am not the least bit impressed. Am I surprised though? No. You have just delivered a dry, empty, very empty message, with no remorse and no ambition to right over […]
The basketball world was stunned when Celtics boss Danny Ainge traded the team’s hitter in the paint Kendrick Perkins along with Nate Robinson to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Nenad Krstic and Jeff Green. A lot of people probably thought “has he gone crazy?” “Did he want to get fired?” Why change one of the […]
The Denver Broncos didn’t have a great season last year and finished with a final score of 7-9, missing the playoffs. What accounts for the Broncos’ lackluster season? Many fans say it was inevitable due to injuries sustained by the likes of Rod Smith, Jarvis Moss and Ebenezer Ekuban. Next season will be the Denver […]
Early in the 2007 college football season, I identified three capable and experienced new freshman coaches who were brought in to rescue troubled programs: Nick Saban at Alabama, Dennis Erickson at Arizona State, and Mark Dantonio at Michigan State. Since the regular season is over, it’s time to evaluate your performance. I created a new […]
In a weekend that saw Rutgers return to the AP top 25 for the first time since the 1976 season finale poll, I guess it’s official. Almost anything is possible! Injuries to two members of last week’s top 10 led to some additions and removals at the bottom of my poll this week, plus there’s […]
One of my earliest memories of hip-hop and rap was the Beastie Boys song “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)” on the radio when I was still in school. I remember saving all my money just to buy the Licensed To Ill album and I now rate it as one of my top […]