Welcome to March Madness. Really, it’s only one weekend of mayhem, because things will settle down once the Sweet 16 hits. But by then, the damage will likely be done. Those that know absolutely nothing…
Not many people expected the Washington Nationals to be in a “comeback” position in 2016. The Nats were picked by many to win the World Series in 2015, but instead missed the postseason entirely. It…
Remember Super Bowl XXXVII? If you don’t, no one would blame you. It’s been more than 13 years. At the same time, that’s the last postseason game that the Oakland Raiders have participated in. Will…
In a season full of incredible individual and team accomplishments, there are many forgotten storylines in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors’ run at history, San Antonio Spurs hanging right on their tail, and Cleveland…
Peyton Manning called it quits on Monday, ending a legendary, Hall of Fame career that fittingly spanned 18 years. It was widely expected that Manning would walk away after winning his second Super Bowl win,…
Never ones to be considered “comeback” candidates, here now are the New York Yankees, suddenly mired in a three-year stretch in which they have not won a single playoff game. They were shutout at home…
In this installment of Comeback Candidates, we examine the Los Angeles Angels, led by the longest-tenured manager in the game in Mike Scioscia. The Angels won the 2002 World Series but seem to have been…
It’s almost March, and there is still very little clarity about the beast of the East in the NHL. There is very little suspense regarding the top seed; the Washington Capitals have been in cruise-control…
I had the fortune of covering Wednesday tonight’s Toronto Raptors game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Air Canada Centre (a game also attended by actor Anthony Mackie). The game represented a possible “trap” for the Raptors…
Our Comeback Candidates series moves to the desert to look at the suddenly-free-spending Snakes. A massive contract for Zack Greinke and a trade for Shelby Miller suddenly gives Arizona a fearsome rotation, at least at…