NFL Week 10 Picks: We’ve Made it Halfway Through!
That, in and of itself, should be major cause for celebration. 2020 has been the worst year our world has seen in a century, and it’s remarkable that pro sports are going on at all,…
Surprised by the Steelers? Don’t Be. Once Again, the Path Has Been Cleared For Them
Since Tom Brady became an NFL starter in 2001, the AFC’s predictability has been rivaled in professional sports only by LeBron James. Not much changes from year to year, whether it’s King James leading his…
Fittingly, The Most Phony Season in Sports History Will End With a Los Angeles title*
Watching — or, a better term would be “trying to stomach” — the 2020 World Series, I’ve been flooded with so many negative emotions. Most of these, of course, are fueled by the underlying cause,…
World Series* 2020: Finally Time for LA?
So I wrote this just as the World Series* was getting underway, but made sure to sneak my pick in before anyone took the lead. At any rate, the writing appears to be on the…
NBA Finals Preview: Is the Lake Show Back?
It’s October, which can only mean one thing: playoff bas…. BASKETBALL?! That’s 2020 for ya. But here we are, with the Lakers and the Heat squaring off in front of nobody in Orlando, just how…
Thought the Patriots Would Disappear? Unfortunately For the AFC, They are Still Very Much a Threat
Seriously, how did no other team pick up Cam Newton? 31 other clubs had to know he would likely end up in New England. And now that he has, the 2020 Patriots might be even…
Sky High: Lightning, Stars Battle for Stanley Cup
It’s September 19, so you know what that means, of course: the Stanley Cup Finals are underway! Yep, that’s 2020 in a nutshell for you. Seven months ago, when suffice it to say our lives…
Rearview Mirror: The 2002 New Orleans Saints
With the global pandemic dampening spirits worldwide throughout 2020 and impacting the sports world in a way we never could have imagined, it feels almost therapeutic to continue to look back in time. So thus…
2020 NFL Preview: A Quiet Adieu to 16-Game Seasons
It’s a shame it had to end this way. The 2020 NFL season already felt like it was going to be unique, ever since the whispers of a potential 17-game season began last fall. The…
Welcome Back, Live Sports…?
If I’ve trailed off, I apologize. Like many Americans, I’m at a loss for words to describe much of anything in 2020, especially the year 2020 itself. It’s been awful, sad, infuriating, terrifying, puzzling, just…