With the halfway point of the season nearing, the fate of many teams feels near-sealed. Teams like the Tigers, Royals, Athletics, Reds, Cubs, and Nationals likely have no hope of a bounceback in the second half. However, this point in the season offers perspective for many of the teams that are hovering around .500 with […]
Fantasy football is coming back soon and it’s almost time to draft. Most drafts aren’t until July or August. It’s important to do your homework first. Here are some of the top players and strategies you’ll want to consider. 1. Draft three Cincinnati Bengals Joe Mixon, Ja’Marr Chase, and Joe Burrow: This is a […]
For the last time ever, dozens of my college friends – and plenty of wives and girlfriends – congregated last weekend at a plantation near the Delaware River for the long-delayed 61st birthday of our ultimate main guy of the entire era, Silly Willy Reynolds. I say last time because, based on life expectancy trends, at […]
We hear about this kind of thing in college basketball and football. Coaches leaving one program to take over another one and the challenges that go with the move. College baseball, for the most part, has stayed away from those kinds of stories. That is starting to change. On Monday, June 27 Florida State University […]
After the annual run of pre-draft workouts, where they drafted Max Christie with the 35th overall pick, the Los Angeles Lakers are back in a familiar part of the off-season, free agency. Historically, the Lakers have made their name landing big free-agent acquisitions, whether it be Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, both being traded to […]
The prior week in MLB was about a team in the American League doing something remarkable. A club avoids arbitration with a player, and a reliever in the National League suffers a season-ending injury. Houston Toss Combined No-Hitter Against New York Yankees The Houston Astros pitching staff accomplished something special a couple of days ago […]
The USFL traveled to Canton for the league’s playoffs as the Birmingham Stallions played the New Orleans Breakers for the first round of the playoffs. One of these teams hoped to reach the inaugural championship game. After a 9-1 record to win the South Division in 10 regular-season games, the Stallions defeated the New […]
Pittsfield, MA – The win streak for the Brockton Rox continues. The ball club got its eighth win of the season against the Pittsfield Suns in strong fashion, winning by a final score of 6-2. The pitching for Brockton is what shined once again. Brendan Walker (Stetson) had a solid start on the mound, throwing […]
