Elusive Number Six

The San Francisco 49ers have won 25 regular season games and four playoff games over the past two seasons. So why can’t they win that elusive sixth Super Bowl? In 2022, they had terrible injury luck, losing Brock Purdy in the first…

Skyline Expectations

The Cincinnati Bengals outlook in 2024 wavers as much as the debate on Skyline Chili. Some love it and some hate it.  In 2023, the Bengals season started and ended with injuries to Joe Burrow. Despite that and facing a gauntlet of…

Struggle and Value

The Atlanta Braves season has not gone as planned. The injury bug was present from the start of the season.  Atlanta lost all-star pitchers Spencer Strider, Huascar Ynoa, AJ Minter, and then the biggest of blows, losing Ronald Acuna Jr.  The Braves…

Going Back To Cali?

What do LL Cool J and the Green Bay Packers have in common? They both need Love. In 2008, the Packers made the decision to move on from Brett Favre and go with Aaron Rodgers (after Rodgers sat and learned the position…

Dodger Blues?

Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are. Yes, I am having a missing Meatloaf minute, but the team that should be scared is the Dodgers. How is it that the Dodgers are only a few games up…

ACC Football; Maps Aside

Toss the maps away. ACC football returns in just a few weeks. What have you done for me lately? The low level irony is that the most geographically confusing conference, starts season play in Ireland. The Atlantic, Pacific, Irish coast conference baby!…

Olympic Close Out

The Paris Olympics have closed and Team USA once again asserted its dominance on the world stage. I told you all a few weeks ago that both women’s and men’s basketball were going to be amazing, and they definitely lived up to…

Happy Sports New Year

 know that I am going to get some resistance from the March Madness clan and even some from the Super Bowl groups, but for me,  this is the best time of the year for sports. I am talking about the months of…

The Face That Runs The Place

18 days. That’s all it takes to arrive at Week Zero. It’s still one of the dumbest concepts ever–Week Zero. Makes it sound useless right? At 9am on the left coast, August 24th, the Florida State crying parade finally ends and College…

Ceilings And Floors: Does MLB need a Salary Cap?

MLB has a competitive balance problem. The Dodgers spent over $1 billion in free agency this past winter. This spending is unconscionable to most franchises. However, because of league leading attendance and a secure broadcasting deal, the Dodgers can flex their muscles…