There’s so much to look forward to in 2025. Sports can bring us together and unite us. Whatever sport or sports team you support there is certainly optimism, even if you’re a Manchester United fan. For me, the bold scenarios listed below are possible but also would intrigue me in some way or another. I […]
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At the end of “Succession” season two, the Roy family needed a blood sacrifice. Not literally, but they need someone to take the fall for various cruise mishaps. They throw names around, Tom? Gregg? Tom and Gregg? Geri? In the end, Kendall intends to take the fall. The Sacramento Kings front office went through a […]
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Welcome to the Bundesliga, where the fans own at least 51% of the team, and scream and jump the whole game. The Bundesliga title race features a four-point gap at the top. The hyper-competitiveness draws intrigue from viewers all around the world. The fan-owned clubs of German football and its inclusive culture are huge positives. […]
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Well well well, gather around and choose your weapon of attack. Will you grab the stick that says it’s the “woke mob,” ruining the NBA ratings? Or maybe the sword of “style of play,” is a better option. The “stop holding onto older stars,” nunchucks are also available. Whatever weapon you grab, remember to grab […]
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The Manchester derby was contested on Sunday with both teams in the Premier League’s top two… payrolls. City began the game 4th, while United started the game in 13th. There were world-class players all across the pitch and none of them played like it. The most recognizable player on the pitch was Erling Haaland, who […]
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The college football playoff will decide the National Champion. People forget that. People are mad about the byes, scheduling, the bracket, and who they thought killed Kennedy. Okay, maybe not the last one. But overall, college football fans are upset about many different things. Analysts keep saying “we ” when discussing changes. There is nothing […]
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“The bag has been dropped, I repeat, the bag has been dropped.” These were presumably (not really) the words of a rich booster who offered Bryce Underwood $12 million to throw a football in Ann Arbor. Underwood is the latest example of NIL money ruining the sport, allegedly. Bryce Underwood flipped from LSU to Michigan […]
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In the winter of 2021, just after the 2021 college football season ended, Lincoln Riley did the unthinkable. Riley left the all-mighty Oklahoma Sooners for the in-the-gutters USC Trojans. This move sent shockwaves through college football. Many fans pointed to the move to the SEC as why Riley left, but ultimately, we’ll never know. Oklahoma […]
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In international soccer, players can move from one club to another in three ways. One, a player runs his contract down, and they sign as a free agent. Two, a club pays another club an amount of money to negotiate with the player and ultimately sign with the buying club. Third, a player can be […]
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“Truth suffers from too much analysis”-Frank Herbert. Let’s look at the facts, not a projection or spreadsheet numbers, but just the truth. Now that Manchester United has hired a new manager, I struggle with analyzing and projecting how good he will be. Mainly because their most recent manager, Erik ten Hag, was supposed to return […]
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Yes, Rodri deserved the Ballon d’Or. Thank you for reading, please check out… just kidding. The Ballon d’Or is an award from a French Magazine called France Football. It is voted by journalists from each country from FIFA’s top 100 rankings. Yes, one American gets a vote. Rodri won the award this year, and it […]
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What happens when the systems of doing things fail? Should we blame the people who create those systems? Yes. Are they the ones punished for said systems failing? Never. When these systems fail the person who is punished is Erik ten Hag. Erik ten Hag has won an FA Cup, finished third, and recently lost […]
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A German…coaching England? Those unhinged Brits are freaking out at the moment. The more rational and mild-mannered Brits are quietly applauding. Why wouldn’t they? Thomas Tuchel took London-based club Chelsea to a Champions League Final victory in 2021. He took PSG to their only Champions League Final ever a year earlier. Tuchel has coached Borussia […]
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It never did make sense. A backward, sick joke that went against every fundamental experience I’ve had watching college football. LSU’s defense has been below average for too long until Saturday. Last season they gave up 28 points per game. This is the program that has produced legends like Tyrann Mathieu, Jamal Adams, Ryan Clark, […]
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