The ultimate equalizer in all sports is injuries. The NFL season is long and grueling, with injuries as the cherry on top of the sundae. Most teams are limping into these final weeks, desperate to get some of their players back onto the field. It might come down to...
There aren’t many times that a player sets themself apart from the group so much that you consider them head and shoulders above the rest. We have seen it once players hit the league, such as reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year Rhyne Howard, but rarely has player made...
Not many athletes have as much pull in the national media as LeBron James. Everything from politics to Thursday Night Football is familiar territory for the King. So when his former teammate and fellow NBA athlete Kyrie Irving was going through some off court issues, he let his opinion...
There is no word more dreaded in sports than relocation. The idea that your favorite team would rather be somewhere else than where they current are is hard enough as it is. It’s only made worse when the reasonings are eventually leaked out. Whether it’s lack of support from...
The competition in the NFL has been fierce as of late and teams are starting to impose their will both offensively and defensively. Wins and losses have a heavier impact, while injuries at this point of the season could be catastrophic. These final weeks should all feel like playoff...
It’s been a long time since the problem of surplus has come up for The Student of the Game‘s Matchup Mania. But there are a lot of important games and amazing storylines in the coming week. With that being said, I will give an honorable mention to the 49ers...
The Orlando Magic’s season so far has gotten off to a shaky start with multiple players being out due to injuries. However, the fourth youngest team in the league has a group of promising players, in particular, Bol Bol. He has taken his opportunity and turned it into something...
The NFL is definitely in it’s downward slope towards the postseason. The atmosphere surrounding these games has heightened and every loss already seems like a knockout. Will the top teams be able to stand strong up high in the standings, or do we have another wave of teams catching...
Welcome to Thanksgiving in The Student of the Game‘s NFL Matchup Mania. In this week’s episode, we bring you the menu for the coming week leading into the holiday with which American football is most intertwined. This week’s games will present a dish on the Turkey day table while...
The New York Yankees didn’t reach their overall goal of a World Series this season and are now entering the offseason with big roster questions. Just days ago there were reports that the American League rival Houston Astros were targeting now re-signed first baseman Anthony Rizzo, whom the Yankees...