Category: Sports

Bet the song is stuck in your head nowScreenshot: YouTube Professional sports leagues are the big winners of the streaming wars because live sports seem to be the only thing that still moves the ratings needle. As long as the production value remains intact, the “boom-goes-the-dynamite” guy isn’t announcing, and the stream actually streams, I […]

Here we go againPhoto: AP The post-Super Bowl no-football reality is about to set in, to the displeasure of sports fans and media alike. It’s as close as we get to acceptable bloodsport, and human violence is the most interesting drama and the only thing that draws page views. So thank god for The Rock, […]

Alex Ovechkin is still getting that goals record, just a bit later now.Photo: AP Alex Ovechkin has transcended hockey since he entered the league officially in 2005. He had to wait an extra year because of that pesky canceled season after he was drafted the year prior. He also missed three months due to another […]

Hey, rook! Welcome to the “s*** show.” Per The Athletic’s Jayson Stark, those colorful words are how some MLB players and executives describe a 2023 season that will feature important rules changes. Among them are a ban on defensive shifts and a pitch clock.  With the new rules, MLB hopes to create more flow and […]

When it comes to the Daytona 500, it’s always best to expect the unexpected. Due to the chaotic, random nature of superspeedway racing, NASCAR’s biggest event often comes down to simply surviving until the end above all else. You can’t predict who will and who won’t get caught up in “The Big One,” but nevertheless, […]

New York Jets fans may want to start preparing themselves for disappointment regarding the club possibly trading for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers this offseason. SNY NFL reporter Connor Hughes noted that “there’s a feeling around the NFL that the Jets are much higher” on Tennessee Titans signal-caller Ryan Tannehill “than some want to […]

After making a game-changer move at the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the Phoenix Suns are still looking to improve the roster long term, and that could include a couple of younger All-Stars to replace future Hall of Famer Chris Paul. The Suns shook up the entire NBA landscape when they acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant […]

Duke is off to an unsteady start under Jon Scheyer, but that didn’t stop Duke’s head coach from setting a new benchmark for first-year head coaches to reach.  And he did so with former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski in attendance for the first time since he retired. Per ESPN Stats & Info, Duke entered Tuesday’s […]

To say Brooklyn Nets point forward Ben Simmons isn’t the same player he was with the Philadelphia 76ers would be an understatement. Once considered a surefire All-Star and one of the top defensive players in the NBA, the former No. 1 overall pick is now merely a reserve. The new-look Nets find themselves with a […]

ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that MLB’s decision to introduce a pitch clock for the 2023 season will have an as of yet unexpected side effect: stricter enforcement of rules surrounding balks and illegal pitches. In addition, Bob Nightengale of USA Today writes that arguing pitch clock violations will result in an automatic ejection for managers. […]