MLB ’16 Comeback Candidates: Cleveland Indians
Our next subject in the continuing 2016 MLB Comeback Candidates series is the team that Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci picked — and therefore jinxed — to win the World Series in 2015. That would be…
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Super Bowl 50 Preview – Cam vs. Peyton, and Lots of Defense
Defense wins championships, right? Normally, that is a rock-solid argument. In recent years, however, there have been some statistical anomalies that have belied that old adage. When the Carolina Panthers’ unstoppable offense meets the Denver…
Stanley Cup Preview: Can Lightning Party Like It’s 2004?
There was something that did not feel just about the Tampa Bay Lightning going into the postseason as a second seed. It seemed odd that they finished just shy of the Montreal Canadiens in the…
NHL Conference Finals Preview: Will We See Cup Final Series-That-Never Was From 2014?
We are down to hockey’s final four, not to be confused with the NCAA’s Frozen Four. A year ago, the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks appeared headed for a Stanley Cup Finals showdown, but…
Elite Eight: NHL Second-Round Playoff Picks and Analysis
So I went 4-4 in picking the first-round series, erring with the Blues and Canucks after flip-flopping those picks about 20 times. Perhaps no team is more perturbed about their second-round opponent than the Montreal…
2015 NHL Playoff Preview: First-Round Predictions, Eastern Conference
After six months of hockey, get ready for two more. Mid-April though Mid-June figures to bring plenty of excitement and just as much unknown as the 16-team tournament does not include the defending Stanley Cup…
MLB Playoff Preview: First Round Analysis
Okay, so the MLB playoff teams are all but set. Of course, you had all of these teams in your preseason picks, didn’t you? No, wait, you had the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels, and Washington Nationals….
Super Bowl XLVI: History Repeats Itself
Line: Patriots by 2½ This isn’t a movie I wanted to watch again, but it’s the Super Bowl, so we give it our due diligence as American citizens. The Patriots and Giants…