Way Too Early American League Predictions for 2015
Ah, do you smell that? Spring is finally in the air (well except for the Northeast). With spring comes all things wonderful: spring cleaning, flowers, longer days, sunny skies, cool breezes…and baseball. The first spring training games have just started in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, so logically it...
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The Dress is Black and Blue
Ronda Rousey could beat a man in a fight, even if that man happened to be a professional fighter. The evidence is in her observed skillset. The possibility cannot be discounted. But a mixed-gender fight should never happen because there are only negative outcomes. It should just be a contest between...
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THE ITCH FOR MADNESS: ACC BRACKETOLOGY, 3/3/15
The Wolfpack essentially clinch a spot in the dance and the race for an ACC Tournament first-round bye comes down to the final weekend. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville, NC State Virginia (3-0 this week): My worry about Virginia was put to rest after the drubbing they put...
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Why Derek Jeter Did It Right
Forget the 3,465 hits, forget the .310 average, and let’s even forget the 5 World Series rings; Derek Jeter’s on-field accolades do not come close to his off-field ones. For years, it bewildered me how I never heard about a cheating scandal or a public argument between Jeter and one...
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The Itch For Madness: ACC Bracketology, 2/24/15
The Tobacco Road rivalry produced another instant classic while Louisville has become the shadiest team in College Basketball. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville Virginia (1-0 this week): The depth of the Cavaliers was tested on Sunday night versus FSU after a scary collision between teammates Malcolm Brogdon and London Perrantes....
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Winter World Cup Wonderland
The gift that keeps on giving is the Qatar World Cup in 2022. It has been reported that the usual summer event will be moved to the months of November and December of that year. At first, it made ZERO sense how a country with no stadiums, hotels or infrastructure is...
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Ball Don’t Lie: Let’s not pretend UNC is the only guilty party here
If you’re looking for me to play the blame game: click out of this article. I’m not here to berate the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) for what they supposedly did. If nothing else this scandal gives me some strange joy. The joy comes from knowing this...
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The Itch For Madness: ACC Bracketology, 02/17/15
Impressive wins by the Wolfpack and Blue Devils headline the past week in the ACC. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville Virginia (3-0 this week): Beating Wake Forest by 1 at home is just another way to show the conference balance. Holding Pittsburgh to two separate scoring droughts of...
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Danny Almonte Part Deux
Little League Baseball announced that they are stripping the U.S. championship from the Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West team. It’s sad that this is just another moment in youth sports where a group of adults make a terrible mistake and the kids are the victims. All other victories leading up to LLWS...
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The Itch For Madness: ACC Bracketology
A number of experts have guessed 6 ACC teams should join the party with a possible 7th sneaking in. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville Virginia: Even though Cavaliers games are like watching paint dry, this team has mastered the art of defense. If you can get to...
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