What’s in a Name?
Name changes are a hot topic. With the myriad of migrating franchises across the sports landscape, with it comes the idea of changing a team’s name. We’ve seen it recently with the Seattle Supersonics turning into the Oklahoma City Thunder. We…
A Testament To The “Evil Empire”
The New York Yankees have defied the odds of injury and are not only winning games, but leading what is turning out to be a very competitive four horse race in the AL East so far. Most people including myself were writing the Yankees off after a huge…
NHL Playoffs: Round Two
This exciting NHL season has carried over into the playoffs and for spectators, we couldn’t love it any more. In the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs there was only one sweep, and even then, those games were still exciting with two goi…
Is it Time to Re-examine Our Tolerance For Violence in Sports?
Every once in a while, something so inconceivably stupid happens in the world of sports that it makes you sick. Like physically ill, psychologically burdened. Things that stick with you all day, wondering just how it could happen, and what kind of en…
Grades for Every NFL Team’s First Round of the Draft
The first round of the NFL draft just ended, and it came with a few surprises to say the least. Not only did players like Geno Smith and Manti Te’o not hear their names called, but players like Kyle Long and Travis Frederick did. Of course, the…
NBA Power Rankings: 1st Round
With only sixteen teams left in the hunt for the Larry O’Brian Trophy, the NBA Playoffs are finally here. Matchups are set and basketball fans are situated for quite the show. Eight seeds highlight each conference but which teams are actually title…