It’s been a Tuesday tradition for the past few weeks — the College Football Playoff rankings. The penultimate edition came Tuesday, just days before conference championship games kick off and the field becomes crystal clear. Let’s get into which teams rose, which dropped and which were in the eye of …
Read More »Lightning Notch Third-Consecutive Win, 10th Of Season
After a four-game losing streak to start the month of November, the Tampa Bay Lightning seem to have found their footing. The team has reversed course, now on a three-game win streak instead, a position teams would much rather find themselves in. Outside of maintaining confidence, that win streak has …
Read More »NFL Week 11 Prime-Time Picks
A division rivalry, a star quarterback matchup and a battle for the state of Texas. That’s what we’ve got on the Week 11 NFL prime-time slate. I couldn’t be more excited. We’re getting deeper into the season, so these games matter much more, both for playoff implications and pushing narratives. …
Read More »Magic Playing Through Star Player’s Injury
The Orlando Magic have been average through the young NBA season. At 6-6, there’ve been highs and there’ve been lows. One of their lows is Paolo Banchero‘s injury — a right torn oblique — which at diagnosis was a 4-6 week injury. Such is life in sports, though. Injuries happen …
Read More »NFL Week 10 Prime-Time Picks
What’s that? OH — it’s a four prime-time game week! That’s right — we’re back. It’s been a few weeks of only three prime-time games (which I suppose is the standard), but we’re sending teams overseas again. This time, it’s the Germany game! Unfortunately for the Germans that’ll fill the …
Read More »NFL Trade Deadline: Who’s Going For It, Who’s Not, Who’s Lost It
The NFL trade deadline has come and gone on Tuesday, meaning there’ll be familiar faces in new uniforms come the start of Week 10 play. Some franchises showed their hand as teams expecting to win now. Others clearly decided that 2024 is not their year. Then, there are teams (perhaps …
Read More »First CFP Rankings Out – What’s the Deal?
It’s finally that time of year – the first official College Football Playoff rankings are out, and as always, have brought with them debate and controversy. This year, the rankings are different from previous years. While in the past the rankings were the playoff field, this year the two are …
Read More »NFL Week 9 Prime-Time Picks
Man – Week 8 was an eventful one. It seems like everything happened, with a lot of it having implications for this week’s prime-time games. For those not in the know, the concept is simple. I’ll make picks against the spread for the three prime-time games in the NFL this …
Read More »Yankees Dominate LA to Force World Series Game 5
As Anthony Volpe stepped to the plate in the bottom of the third, bases loaded, two outs and down 2-1, the weight of baseball’s premier franchise was on his shoulders. He could’ve whiffed, sending the game into the fourth with the Los Angeles Dodgers still in control. Instead, with the …
Read More »The LA Dodgers and New York Yankees Reunited Again in the World Series
It’s that time once again. The culmination of a season’s worth of ups and downs, trials and tribulations, swings and misses. Get ready for the 12th Fall Classic meeting between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. The 120th edition of the World Series is upon us, with Game …
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