MLB ’16 Comeback Candidates: Seattle Mariners
We will begin a new segment leading up to the 2016 MLB season, the Comeback Candidate series, taking a look at non-playoff teams from the previous season who could make some noise this year. Because…
The Strange Parity Juxtaposition Between MLB and NFL: The End Doesn’t Justify the Means
The more I use the word “parity” in relation to sports, the more I wonder what it truly means. Does it reflect the number of different teams that win a championship? Or simply make the…
Denver Broncos Make Wise Choice to Wear White Jerseys in Super Bowl 50
Since it’s worked for 10 of the last 11 Super Bowl winners, the Denver Broncos decided to jump on the white-colored bandwagon. It’s a wise choice, if for no other reason than erasing the images…
In a rare twist, the New England Patriots don’t get the big breaks in a big playoff moment
Remember Marlon McCree? Probably not, but Troy Brown certainly does. How about Billy Cundiff? Patriots fans do, even if Ravens fans would rather forget. And Andy Reid reminded us last week that his poor clock…
1 More Time: Top Seeds Again Reign Supreme on Championship Sunday
Between 1994-2008, it never happened. Now, it’s happened three years in a row. That would be both No. 1 seeds meeting in the Super Bowl, as both home teams and top seeds in each conference…
Some Final Thoughts on Championship Sunday
This almost seems too apropos. Tom Brady, a sixth-round draft pick with an eternal chip on his shoulder, the outlier in a four-man field of former No. 1 overall picks. In many ways, this weekend is…
The 2008 Patriots Will Forever be Bill Belichick’s True Masterpiece
It doesn’t matter how many Super Bowls Bill Belichick leads the New England Patriots to — the 2008 non-playoff team will forever be his biggest masterpiece. You can argue all you want and bring up…
A Dozen Reasons to Expect a Panthers-Patriots Super Bowl Rematch
It’s late January, a time officially reserved for one of three quarterbacks. Since three is a crowd, Ben Roethlisberger will watch from his couch as Tom Brady (10th appearance) and Peyton Manning (fifth appearance) square…
Once Again, “Drama” Reigns Supreme in Home-Cooked Divisional Weekend
Undoubtedly, football fans cannot stop gushing at the water cooler about the “crazy” divisional weekend that just unfolded. Where all four games were decided by six or seven points, a Hail Mary sent one game…
Karma a Factor in Unnecessarily Dramatic, Predictable Wild Card Weekend
For the first time ever, all four road teams won in one playoff weekend. Shocking, isn’t it? Actually, not really, when you consider three of the road teams were favored, a fourth was a slight…