We’re three weeks into the USFL’s reboot season and it’s time to take a deeper look into the the league and what it needs to adjust to make it a successful league. The excitement was… The Spring Football Formula

early a year after he first was put on leave from the LA Dodgers, Trevor Bauer was officially suspended by Major League Baseball. It’s a hefty suspension – 2 years, and it does not include… The Trever Bauer Suspension – how MLB hands out punishments must change

It’s finally over. The most absurd start for any expansion franchise in all of sports – the Golden Knights – has finally come to a close. Earlier this week the Vegas Golden Knights were officially… The Expansion Knight has Fallen

College hockey isn’t a sport that gets a lot of coverage in the sports world. It’s a full step below college baseball on the American sports rung of hierarchy. It has the final four relegated… The Highs and Lows of Dryden McKay

Just a couple of days ago the Boston Celtics wrapped up their series sweep over the Brooklyn Nets. With that result I think it marks the end of the Super Team Era, the Big Three… End of the Super Team Era

Not Larry Bird. Not Big Bird. Just the bird, flipped quite loudly by Kyrie Irving to the fans in Boston. Sure this happened two days ago, but the NBA finally levied the fine for Irving… The Bird is Back in Boston, Kyrie Deserves a Bonus.

Clearly we’re stuck in some dystopian future. An era where words don’t mean anything, or at least the meaning has been changed. Opening Day used to mean the first day of the baseball season, now… Opening Day… Part 2, the Main Course

Opening Day is finally here! It’s a baseball fan’s Christmas. The waiting and anticipation is over. Games are underway, the strike is just a distance memory now and we can pretend that the game is… Opening Day, Day 1. The Contradiction

At all levels hockey is a niche sport. Sure it has pockets where it’s incredibly popular – Minnesota, Michigan, the Northeast… Canada. When you get to the college level it becomes even more niche. It’s… The Frozen Four: It’s Hockey’s Turn

One of the things that makes sports truly great is the tradition. It doesn’t matter how big or how small the tradition is. It can be something done by an entire fanbase, like the hook… Baseball Movie Day, an Annual Tradition

It’s Masters week this week. The one week on the golf majors tour that always goes to the same place in Augusta, Georgia. There are few places in the sport that are as legendary as… The Tiger Boost

There’s a lot of talk about there being a major sports lull right after the Super Bowl finishes. Sure, it’s the biggest sports event in the United States, and football is the most popular sport.… When’s the Biggest Sports Lull

The World Cup qualifiers are finally finished – or at least close enough to being finished that the draw was able to be made. Friday the World Cup draw took place and now we’ve already… Way too Early World Cup Preview

I’m likely in the minority on this opinion, but to me Blue Bloods are boring. I don’t just feel that way for College basketball, I really feel that way about all sports. But for some… Final Four: Blue Bloods are Boring

Let’s ride this Cinderella story out. Make it be the most improbable championship run, possibly in any sport, but certainly for college basketball. If the Peacocks do the improbable, this will beat out the Jimmy… F*** it, St Peter’s for National Champions

It’s the middle of March and you know what that means! It’s time for College Basketball to step foot on center stage, not just in the sports world but all across America. Businesses lose money… It’s Madness Baby!

The baseball season has concluded. The first sport back on their normal schedule post COVID just crowned the Atlanta Braves as World Series Champions. The team that just about the entire country was rooting for… That’s a Wrap – Atlanta ends the 26 year drought

The first College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday and as usual they’re trash. The frustrating thing about the Playoff Committee is that it’s completely subjective. At least with the BCS computer rankings they had… CFP Rankings are in… and they’re trash

I’ve got a tradition leading up to every opening day for the MLB season. I watch a different baseball movie every day the week leading up to the season. This is a pretty easy thing… Getting Ready for the NHL Season with Movies

We’re approaching the halfway mark of the college football season. Teams are starting to separate themselves as contenders – both on the national stage and in the conference. We’ve gotten enough of a sample size… Can’t Miss Games – Week 6 College Football

Baseball today, more than any other sport and any other time is driven by statistics and probability. It’s the biggest complaint about the game today. It’s all about the home run and the strike out.… The Art of Stealing Home

The marathon that is the MLB season came down to an exciting finish for some on Sunday. After just a day off, we get to start it all over again. We’ve whittled down from 30… MLB Postseason Preview: Wild Card Edition

They say that the baseball season is way too long. 162 games is nearly twice as many as NBA and NHL seasons have, and nearly 10 times the amount of the NFL has. Everyone thinks… The MLB Marathon Ends in a Photo-finish

A field goal off the post got Week 5 started, that should have been the omen we needed for a strange weekend. There were undefeated matchups, and more times then not they weren’t even close.… College Weekend Recap: An Unexpected Weekend

Week 5 got off to a great start with the Miami and Virginia game last night. It was a painful loss for Miami, as a Viking’s fan I can totally relate to that kind of… Games to Watch – Week 5

College football is the sport with the smallest room for error. Most years if you want to contend for the National Championship you need to finish with a perfect record. This year though, things might… Can Anyone Go Undefeated?

We’re entering the final round of non-conference games, except if you’re an SEC team then you get a random cupcake game in November. Anyways, it’s the last chance for a direct comparison between conferences. The… Week 4 Games to Watch

Since 2016 it’s been pretty easy to pencil in 3 of the 4 teams in the College Football Playoff. You knew that it was going to be some combination of Alabama, Oklahoma, Clemson, and Ohio… A New Chapter in College Football

The dog days of summer are apparently the time to re-brand teams. A couple of weeks ago we saw Cleveland announce the new name for their baseball team. The Guardians. Sounds like a terrible name… New Names are Terrible

Probably more than any other league the star players in the NBA move from team to team. Especially in the years since “The Decision” star players have become friends that want to play together rather… The Stars Stay Put, At Least for Some

It’s one of the most iconic baseball movies of all time. Even though I wouldn’t categorize it as a baseball movie as much as an American family masterpiece fitting into the baseball adjacent movie subgenre… If You Build It… The Field of Dreams Game

The Olympics are finally in the books. After a year delay and constant questions about if it will even go on at all we made it through. All we have left to do is tally… Tallying Up: Olympic Medal Count

The Olympic games are up and running in full force right now. There’s 46 sports jam packed into a 16 day span in a single location. It’s a sports fan’s dream. But, with so much… Ranking the Olympic Sports

I’m going out there and making a bold prediction… taking the leader after the first two days, Louis Oosthuizen to win the Claret Jug. I don’t watch much golf, and I haven’t seen much of… It’s Oosthuizen’s Open

The weekend was pretty rough for Team USA Basketball – at least if you count Monday as a continuation of the weekend. They’ve now dropped two consecutive tune-ups to teams that, quite frankly, they should… Will 2004 Repeat for Team USA Basketball?

This might be one of the least controversial controversies that comes up every couple of years. Interim coaches not getting to keep their wins for their career record. The most obvious and famous of these… Rant About Interim Coaches Not Getting Wins

Baseball, probably more than any other sport loves its stats. Big numbers help define the level of greatness a player reaches – 500 home runs and 2000 hits are probably the most well known milestones.… Albert Pujols Reaches 6000

There’s a saying in hockey that the 2 goal lead is the worst lead in sports. Basically it’s the black dot superstition from the pirate days. It’s the kiss of death. Really though, when you… Is the 7 run first the new 2 goal lead?

Up until Mississippi State capped off their baseball season with the College World Series Championship, there were only 3 of the 65 major college programs to never have won a national championship in a team… Hail State!

It’s been nearly 30 years since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup. It’s their national sport, and their cup. The Stanley cup was created to be given to Canada’s top amateur hockey team. Eventually… Can Canada Win their Cup?

The two games in the opening knockout round of Euro 2020 today were wild. That’s all that needs to be said. No need for a crafty into or a poetic buildup about the emotions that… Extra Fun with Extra Time in Euros

I don’t claim to be a soccer fan, in fact up until this past year I’ve probably only watched 20 matches. But when the world shut down because of COVID I found myself with limited… A Sucker’s Guide to Euro2020

On a cool and cloudy day in Walnut, California the sports world set their eyes on a normally ignored USA Track and Field event. One name drew the attention of the mainstream sports world, DK… DK’s Track Experiment – will more in the NFL follow?

I’m nothing close to an expert in horse racing. I’m even further from an expert in cycling. I’m just a general sports fan that watches the big races – Triple Crown races and Santa Anita… In Horse Racing, Bob Baffert is no Different than Lance Armstrong

John Means was one wild pitch (or a blocked ball but we’ll take the official score) away from a perfect game when he took the mound agains the Mariners. He made up for it the… No Means No – The love affair with the no-hitter

After a four month sprint we’re wrapping up the NHL season. This year was a bit different, rather than having a cohesive league it was split up by geography. Really it felt like four different… How did the original six survive?

Strange injuries happen in every sport. Kevin Love once broke his hand by doing knuckle pushups. There’s a common meme showing a soccer player getting carted off with a bad Kung Fu chokehold. But even… In a World with Strange Injuries, Baseball is King

On paper this is an easy question to answer, there’s people with the title Owner. They own the team. Professional sports all have an owner – even the MLS where the league technically owns the… To Whom Does a Team Belong?

I’m a guy that loves an underdog. I love parity, never knowing who will be the champion at the end of season. But I always respect a winning streak when it comes to an end… Big Time Streaks in Sports

There’s a common saying in baseball, you can’t win your division in a month but you can lose it. We’ve just turned the calendar over to May, let’s take a closer look at who has… One Month in, Who’s Played Their Way Out of the Playoffs

I know I’m in the minority on this one, but I think it’s pretty risky drafting a quarterback early in the first round. My main reason stems from the old adage that for a receiver… The Draft and Quarterbacks – it’s an overpriced obsession

There once was a time that the NFL didn’t just stand for the National Football League, rather it was the No Fun League. Roger Goodell was the most hated man in football with his judge,… Is the No Fun League Dead?

Maybe it’s just me, maybe it’s because we know the first overall pick, and likely the next two picks. For some reason though I’m not that excited about the NFL draft this year. A friend… It’s draft week, and this year it’s anticlimactic

There’s a saying in most sports when they go to overtime, it’s free! In most sports the rules are altered a little – NFL does a modified sudden death, hockey does 5 minutes then a… Free baseball is terrible

College football is on the brink of changing its post season once again. After only 7 years the powers that be have changed their tune and are looking towards possible expansion. They claim that they… The Only Solution to CFP Reform