When the NFL playoffs approach, no one ever wants to play teams that have good defenses and effective running games. This year, the NFC features three of these types of teams: the Chicago Bears,...
When the news of the Jimmy Butler trade lit up my phone Saturday morning, my first thought was “wow, the Philadelphia 76ers just fast-forwarded their development.” About twenty minutes later I started thinking “how...
We’ve hit the midway point of the NFL season. We are starting to get an idea of how things may shake out come playoff time. With half the season behind us, we also now...
OK, let’s start with putting all the cards on the table: I am as die-hard of a New York Giants’ fan as you will ever meet. I have been since I was about 14...
Just a few short years ago, the AFC South was arguably the weakest division in the NFL. It seemed like the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts were perennial also-rans, with the Tennessee Titans and...
Tell me if this sounds familiar: the New England Patriots have the easiest path through their own division to secure yet another playoff berth. Like death and taxes, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will...
The Toronto Raptors fired head coach Dwane Casey on Friday following yet another second-round sweep by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The firing came just two days after Casey was named Coach of...
We all assumed last summer that the Cleveland Cavaliers would run through the Eastern Conference playoffs yet again. After the way this season has shaken out, a more entertaining playoffs may be on the...
In case you somehow hadn’t heard, the NBA has changed the format for the All Star Game this year. Instead of East against West, the top two vote getters will be chosen as team...
The Divisional Round of the playoffs often winds up being the best weekend of the postseason. With pretenders eliminated in the Wild Card Round, and the first round bye teams getting into the mix,...
When the NFL playoffs approach, no one ever wants to play teams that have good defenses and effective running games. This year, the NFC features three of these types of teams: the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. Luckily for the other NFC teams in the postseason, the...
When the news of the Jimmy Butler trade lit up my phone Saturday morning, my first thought was “wow, the Philadelphia 76ers just fast-forwarded their development.” About twenty minutes later I started thinking “how is this team going to look with Butler?” An hour after that, I found myself...
We’ve hit the midway point of the NFL season. We are starting to get an idea of how things may shake out come playoff time. With half the season behind us, we also now have an idea of who will take home the individual hardware. The staff of The...
OK, let’s start with putting all the cards on the table: I am as die-hard of a New York Giants’ fan as you will ever meet. I have been since I was about 14 years old. I can’t pretend to be unbiased when it comes to my G-Men. I...
Just a few short years ago, the AFC South was arguably the weakest division in the NFL. It seemed like the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts were perennial also-rans, with the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars near the bottom of the league. My how times have changed. Jacksonville built...
Tell me if this sounds familiar: the New England Patriots have the easiest path through their own division to secure yet another playoff berth. Like death and taxes, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will reliably roll into the 2018 season with little competition in the AFC East. The Buffalo...
The Toronto Raptors fired head coach Dwane Casey on Friday following yet another second-round sweep by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The firing came just two days after Casey was named Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches. Casey won the award after he coached the Raptors...
We all assumed last summer that the Cleveland Cavaliers would run through the Eastern Conference playoffs yet again. After the way this season has shaken out, a more entertaining playoffs may be on the table. Cleveland has a new roster, Philadelphia’s “Process” seems to have finally paid off and...
In case you somehow hadn’t heard, the NBA has changed the format for the All Star Game this year. Instead of East against West, the top two vote getters will be chosen as team captains and draft their own squads. The next top eight players receiving votes will be...
The Divisional Round of the playoffs often winds up being the best weekend of the postseason. With pretenders eliminated in the Wild Card Round, and the first round bye teams getting into the mix, we finally get a clear picture of who our true Super Bowl contenders are. Sunday...