For two years, the Warriors tricked us into believing that they were dead. We got two NBA Finals without the team from Golden State and it seemed like that trend would continue. Steph Curry was banged up and past his MVP-caliber prime. Klay Thompson was coming off two major knee injuries. Draymond Green was olderContinue reading “The Warriors are Back in the NBA Finals and Looking Dangerous”
Start Paying Attention to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Especially the Battle of Alberta, Right Now
If someone has told you recently that the playoffs have been boring, I guarantee you they are talking about the NBA playoffs. While the postseason basketball games have mainly been blowouts mired by important players missing big games, the NHL playoffs have been exhilarating and exciting. The best example of the entertainment value provided byContinue reading “Start Paying Attention to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Especially the Battle of Alberta, Right Now”
Current MLB Statistical League Leaders that Will Still be There at the End of the Season
We are only around 40 games into the 2022 MLB season. It’s not a lot, considering that leaves about 122 games left, but it is enough to start looking at what certain players are doing. At this point last year we were already watching Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Shohei Ohtani, and Corbin Burnes have incredible seasons,Continue reading “Current MLB Statistical League Leaders that Will Still be There at the End of the Season”
In a Fan-Favorite Move, the Pac-12 Changes Conference Championship Game Process
What a wild ride it has been for college football over the past few months. Between NIL, the one-time transfer rule, and conference realignment there is so much that has changed in the sport we all know and love. In a move that probably slipped in under the radar, the Pac-12 announced a change toContinue reading “In a Fan-Favorite Move, the Pac-12 Changes Conference Championship Game Process”
Projecting the Selections of the Four NBA Draft Lottery Winners
The NBA draft lottery happened, that is a statement of fact. If you were not aware of that then I don’t blame you considering there are still four teams vying for the right to call themselves NBA champions. But right before game one of the Eastern Conference Finals tipped off, the draft order was finalized.Continue reading “Projecting the Selections of the Four NBA Draft Lottery Winners”
My NBA Conference Championship Games and NBA Finals Predictions
After a wild and very eventful ride, we are down to four teams left in the NBA Playoffs. the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and Golden State Warriors are all that remain following a grueling regular season and intense first two rounds of the playoffs. One of these teams will hoist basketball’s ultimate prizeContinue reading “My NBA Conference Championship Games and NBA Finals Predictions”
Mariner Monday: Trying to Have Optimism in These Trying Times
The 2022 season has not been kind to the Seattle Mariners so far. They have a 16-19 record and are sitting in third place in the division. It doesn’t help that the Astros haven’t experienced the drop-off that some were predicting (and many were hoping for) and that the Angels have actually been healthy. ButContinue reading “Mariner Monday: Trying to Have Optimism in These Trying Times”
NFL 2022 Schedule Release Reactions: Big Games to Look Forward To
The NFL just loves the attention, doesn’t it? We are in the quietest part of the year for the league. The draft has passed and practices are still quite a ways out. This is the time of the year when the NBA, MLB, and NHL get to shine. Except the NFL decided to release itsContinue reading “NFL 2022 Schedule Release Reactions: Big Games to Look Forward To”
Rootability Rankings for the Eight Teams Left in the NBA Playoffs
We almost got all four series tied up at two games apiece but the Warriors just had to ruin it. That will definitely impact their placement in my rootability rankings for the remainder of the NBA playoffs. Rootability is a term that I created that pertains to how much fun it is to root forContinue reading “Rootability Rankings for the Eight Teams Left in the NBA Playoffs”
Mariner Monday: Is This a Speed Bump or Are the Wheels Falling Off?
Remember when the Mariners were good? No, not all the way back in 2001. I mean at the start of the 2022 season when they were 10-6 and had one of the best statistical offenses in the league. Well, we are far past that now. Seattle just finished a week in which it went 1-6Continue reading “Mariner Monday: Is This a Speed Bump or Are the Wheels Falling Off?”
UFC 274 Reactions
Charles Oliveira is still the UFC lightweight champion. Even though he technically is not in possession of the belt, Oliveira is still undoubtedly the best fighter in the division. He defeated Justin Gaethje with an emphatic first-round submission in a very impressive, yet brief, title fight. Oliveira and Gaethje brought the house down despite onlyContinue reading “UFC 274 Reactions”
Fantasy Football Friday: 4 Surprises in My Dynasty Rankings
For the first time ever I am participating in a dynasty fantasy football league this year. That means that for the first time ever I am making my own dynasty fantasy football rankings. I make my own fantasy football rankings each year for my redraft league but this is the first time I will beContinue reading “Fantasy Football Friday: 4 Surprises in My Dynasty Rankings”
Grizzlies versus Warriors is Everything Right With the NBA
People love playoff basketball because it is exciting, dramatic, and just downright entertaining. When two of the top teams in the league play with the chance to advance closer to the championship on the line, it makes for good television. What we are learning this year is that when those two teams are the MemphisContinue reading “Grizzlies versus Warriors is Everything Right With the NBA”
Mariner Monday: Julio Rodriguez Hits First HR and Logan Gilbert Continues Early Season Dominance
It wasn’t necessarily a great week for the Mariners. They lost four of their six games even though they outscored their opponents 25-23 on the week. But that’s baseball for you. The bright side is that the bad week shouldn’t lead to too much concern considering they are still 12-10 and find themselves in aContinue reading “Mariner Monday: Julio Rodriguez Hits First HR and Logan Gilbert Continues Early Season Dominance”
Reacting to the Seahawks’ 2022 Draft Class
The 2022 NFL Draft was the most important iteration of the event for the Seahawks in quite a few years. Already this offseason, Seattle has parted ways with two of the best players in franchise history so, regardless of what the front office members say, a rebuild is officially underway. That means the Seahawks neededContinue reading “Reacting to the Seahawks’ 2022 Draft Class”
The Best and Worst Picks of the 2022 NFL Draft First Round
The first round of the 2022 NFL Draft has come and gone. 32 picks have been made and about 78 trades have been made to go along with those picks. There were some good aspects of the draft such as teams actually turning in their picks early and also some bad aspects such as theContinue reading “The Best and Worst Picks of the 2022 NFL Draft First Round”
My 2022 NFL Mock Draft
1. JAX: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE Michigan Unlike in most years, there is some intrigue at the top of the draft. Without a clear-cut first overall pick, the Jaguars will have to make a tough choice. It’s not actually that tough though, because Hutchinson should be the pick. He was one of the most productive defendersContinue reading “My 2022 NFL Mock Draft”
Late Round Studs in the 2022 NFL Draft
As a true NFL Draft fan, I know that there are more than just 32 impact players to be had at the event. Every single year there are multiple impact players selected beyond not only the first round but also the second and third rounds. The smart teams draft well in the early rounds, butContinue reading “Late Round Studs in the 2022 NFL Draft”
Mariner Monday: Finishing Off a Great Week With a Sweep
Vive la France! No, not because Emmanuel Macron was successfully re-elected as the president of France (because I know you all follow French politics). We are celebrating France because Ty France just won AL Player of the Week (he shared it with Miguel Cabrera, but we all know that was more of a lifetime achievementContinue reading “Mariner Monday: Finishing Off a Great Week With a Sweep”
Five Potential Candidates for the Surprising First-Round Selection in the 2022 NFL Draft
The draft is a very interesting process. Prospects have been doing their best to impress the 32 teams for months. But it only takes one team to be impressed for a player to get drafted. We spend a lot of the offseason looking at big boards and mock drafts from the experts but at theContinue reading “Five Potential Candidates for the Surprising First-Round Selection in the 2022 NFL Draft”
Five Perfect Pairings Between Prospect and Team in the 2022 NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is kind of like a blind date. Teams have an idea of the player they are getting but won’t truly know who that guy is until they get him in the building and see exactly who he is. It’s part of the reason why teams miss on draft picks all the time,Continue reading “Five Perfect Pairings Between Prospect and Team in the 2022 NFL Draft”
By the Numbers Predictions for the 2022 NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is now officially one week away. I will have more pieces coming out centered on the draft, including a mock draft, in the next week but I want to start it out with some predictions for the event. I have made some by-the-numbers predictions, which means I have made a prediction basedContinue reading “By the Numbers Predictions for the 2022 NFL Draft”
There Are No Bad Series in the 2022 NBA Playoffs
If you ask me, the NBA regular season can be a bit of a grind. It is 82 games long and goes from mid-October to early April. That’s a bit too much. It also seems to lose its luster at some point when you realize that a number of teams have given up on evenContinue reading “There Are No Bad Series in the 2022 NBA Playoffs”
A Weird Year For Wide Receivers is Only Going to Get Weirder
It is not every day that a football player changing their Twitter bio is considered news, but today it is. There isn’t a ton of newsworthy stuff happening in the NFL that doesn’t relate to the draft so A.J. Brown removing the word “Tennessee” from his Twitter profile caused a stir. This comes on theContinue reading “A Weird Year For Wide Receivers is Only Going to Get Weirder”
Mariners’ Home Opener is a Huge Success on Multiple Fronts
Seattle is a baseball town. The end of last season showed that the Mariners are able to capture the city when they are playing well. The top sports team spot in the city is now wide open with the Seahawks, the team that formerly held the attention of the city, trading away star quarterback RussellContinue reading “Mariners’ Home Opener is a Huge Success on Multiple Fronts”
Five Bold(ish) Predictions for the 2022 MLB Season
We are officially done with one week of MLB baseball. Even though some teams haven’t played seven games or even six in some cases, we are technically a week into the season. That means it is time to make predictions that are loosely based on what has happened in this first week. I am goingContinue reading “Five Bold(ish) Predictions for the 2022 MLB Season”
Potential Draft Options For the Seahawks at Number 9
For the first time in a long time, there is hype surrounding a Seattle Seahawk’s draft. It took the worst season since 2011 and that was before trading away franchise quarterback Russell Wilson. But every cloud has a silver lining, and the silver lining on this season’s dark cloud is that the Seahawks are pickingContinue reading “Potential Draft Options For the Seahawks at Number 9”
The Future of Seattle Sports is Named Matt
Tuesday was a pretty normal sports day. We got a couple of games in the NBA play-in tournament, some NHL games, and some early-season MLB games. It was a great sports day for Seattle fans though, despite both the Mariners and Kraken losing. The reason it was great was due to two young stars thatContinue reading “The Future of Seattle Sports is Named Matt”
This Year’s NBA MVP Race Has Been Just as Unpredictable as the Rest of the Season
The NBA MVP conversation has been dominating the sports world for the last week or so. It has been dominating the NBA world almost all season, too. MVP is always a very polarizing topic every year. Every fan thinks who they want to win MVP (usually their favorite player) should win it and if theyContinue reading “This Year’s NBA MVP Race Has Been Just as Unpredictable as the Rest of the Season”
The Lakers Have Been a Beautiful Disaster This Year
Sometimes when you are driving on the freeway you see a bunch of flashing red and blue lights and hear sirens and you just can’t help but take a peek as you go by. Most of the time it is a car accident but sometimes it is the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers team. The LakersContinue reading “The Lakers Have Been a Beautiful Disaster This Year”
Khamzat Chimaev Notches a Huge Statement Victory at UFC 273
Seeing a shooting star is quite rare. Seeing a star emerge in the UFC the way Khamzat Chimaev did on Saturday is even more rare. Chimaev got a chance in the octagon that most fighters still ranked in double-digits don’t get. He got to face Gilbert Burns, the number two contender in the welterweight division.Continue reading “Khamzat Chimaev Notches a Huge Statement Victory at UFC 273”
Opening Day Observations For the Seattle Mariners
The 2022 Mariners are undefeated. I don’t know how much longer I will be able to say that but I can say that right now. After beating the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in their opening game, Seattle has certainly started the season out right. It wasn’t the prettiest win but it goes down in the recordContinue reading “Opening Day Observations For the Seattle Mariners”
Realistic Expectations for the Seattle Mariners in 2022
I am a huge proponent of setting realistic expectations for your favorite sports teams. It keeps you invested in the season and keeps you from feeling disappointed. If you don’t set realistic expectations, then you set yourself up for heartbreak come the end of the season. If you set realistic expectations then you can feelContinue reading “Realistic Expectations for the Seattle Mariners in 2022”
My 2022 MLB Season Award Predictions
Yesterday I made my picks for all of the team-based accomplishments. Division winners, pennant winners, World Series winner. Today I will attempt to predict the individual honors, which is much harder. There are a lot fewer possibilities for division winners than there are for MVP. There’s basically a one-in-five chance that my division winner pickContinue reading “My 2022 MLB Season Award Predictions”
My 2022 MLB Season Predictions for Division, League, and World Series Winners
The saying “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone” definitely applies to baseball this year. For 99 days there was no MLB season. The lockout took away free agency, trades, part of Spring Training, and even the first two series of the season. But then baseball came back and we realized just howContinue reading “My 2022 MLB Season Predictions for Division, League, and World Series Winners”
Kansas Wins Championship Following Historic Comeback Against North Carolina
The National Championship game certainly didn’t play out as we expected it to. Yes, Kansas was projected to win the game, but no one thought they would be down by 15 points at halftime. And at that point, it sure didn’t look like they would end up getting the job done. But the Jayhawks did,Continue reading “Kansas Wins Championship Following Historic Comeback Against North Carolina”
My 2022 National Championship Game Preview
I am stuck behind a rock and a hard place with this National Championship game tonight. More aptly, I am stuck between my head and my heart. The part of me that adheres to logic and reality has watched Kansas play like the best team in the country and wants to pick them to win.Continue reading “My 2022 National Championship Game Preview”
All Wrestlemania 38 Matches Ranked
I don’t write about the WWE often but Wrestlemania only comes around once a year so I thought I might as well. I love following WWE. I don’t watch it every week but I keep up with it and watch most of the pay-per-views. This has been something I have watched since I was inContinue reading “All Wrestlemania 38 Matches Ranked”
Kansas Rolls Through Final Four and UNC and Duke Give Us Another Iconic Game
Usually, 50 percent is a pretty good mark. Hitting 50 percent of your three-pointers is exceptionally good. Getting a hit on 50 percent of your at-bats is legendary. But what about 50 percent of the Final Four games being good? Well, it turns out that is not a good thing. That is exactly what weContinue reading “Kansas Rolls Through Final Four and UNC and Duke Give Us Another Iconic Game”
The Stops on the USA’s Path to the World Cup Have Been Revealed
After a long and grueling trek through World Cup qualifying, the United States of America has made the World Cup. After missing out on the event in 2018, this is a huge moment for the team and the country. The next step after qualifying was to find out which group they would be in andContinue reading “The Stops on the USA’s Path to the World Cup Have Been Revealed”
What Bobby Wagner Going to the Rams Means For the NFC West
It sucks when your favorite team parts ways with one of its franchise players. It sucks even more when that player then goes and signs with a division rival. It sucks even more when that division rival is coming off winning a Super Bowl. That is the plight of being a Seattle Seahawks fan rightContinue reading “What Bobby Wagner Going to the Rams Means For the NFC West”
Five Tips to Help You in Your Fantasy Baseball Draft
Baseball season is almost upon us which means that fantasy baseball season is already in full swing. It has definitely crept up on us more than usual (thanks lockout) and it doesn’t feel like the regular season is starting in a week, but it is. If your fantasy baseball league is anything like mine, thatContinue reading “Five Tips to Help You in Your Fantasy Baseball Draft”
NFL Takes a Step in the Right Direction, Finally Changes Overtime (Daily Sports Thought 3/29)
Salty NFL fans will now have to pick a different rule to complain about going forward because the league has announced a huge change to its overtime procedure. That change is that both teams are guaranteed a possession if a game goes to an extra period. The new rule will only apply in the playoffs,Continue reading “NFL Takes a Step in the Right Direction, Finally Changes Overtime (Daily Sports Thought 3/29)”
Disappointing Elite Eight Sets Up All-Time Final Four (Daily Sports Thought 3/27)
Well, we may not have gotten what we wanted but we got what we’re getting. I don’t know about you, but I always root for the underdogs in March Madness. So seeing Saint Peter’s and Miami fall just short of the Final Four was a little saddening. But that is the nature of college basketball,Continue reading “Disappointing Elite Eight Sets Up All-Time Final Four (Daily Sports Thought 3/27)”
Sweet Sixteen Superlatives (Daily Sports Thought 3/25)
Best Individual Performance- Caleb Love, North Carolina It seems like it has been a different player each game for the Tar Heels. First, it was RJ Davis, then it was Brady Manek (before getting ejected for throwing an elbow), and this time around it was Love. He dropped 30 points on UCLA, which was theContinue reading “Sweet Sixteen Superlatives (Daily Sports Thought 3/25)”
My New and Improved 2022 March Madness Championship Pick (Daily Sports Thought 3/23)
My first time picking a March Madness winner didn’t go too well. Frankly, it was a disaster. After a long and thought-out process, I decided to back the Kentucky Wildcats to cut down the nets this postseason. And well, they then went out and lost to the 15th-seeded Peacocks of Saint Peter’s. So now IContinue reading “My New and Improved 2022 March Madness Championship Pick (Daily Sports Thought 3/23)”
Dolphins Swimming in the Right Direction with Armstead Signing (Daily Sports Thought 3/22)
There has been so much that has happened since the start of the NFL offseason. I have written about a decent amount of it but it has all been about quarterbacks. It’s fair since the sport is dominated by the players that play that position, especially off the field, but I wanted to change itContinue reading “Dolphins Swimming in the Right Direction with Armstead Signing (Daily Sports Thought 3/22)”
Baker Mayfield is in No Man’s Land (Daily Sports Thought 3/21)
This NFL offseason has been one of the wildest of all time. It is certainly the craziest of all the offseasons I have seen in my 23 years of life (not like I was able to comprehend all of them). The quarterback carousel has been the most interesting part of the past few months. Really,Continue reading “Baker Mayfield is in No Man’s Land (Daily Sports Thought 3/21)”
Grading Each Sweet 16 Team by Their Rootability (Daily Sports Thought 3/20)
I’m not sure rootability is even a real word (just checked and it is in fact not recognized in the English language). So maybe I can start a movement here with my made-up word. If you are like me and your favorite team is not in the NCAA Tournament (Go Cougs) and your bracket isContinue reading “Grading Each Sweet 16 Team by Their Rootability (Daily Sports Thought 3/20)”
There’s a New Star in the UFC and His Name is Paddy Pimblett (Daily Sports Thought 3/19)
The UFC returning to England was a welcome sight. The UFC Fight Night emanating from the O2 Arena in London was stacked with fan-favorite countrymen. Molly McCann and Arnold Allen both represented the country well by winning with big finishes on the main card. Tom Aspinall sent the home crowd home happy with a submissionContinue reading “There’s a New Star in the UFC and His Name is Paddy Pimblett (Daily Sports Thought 3/19)”
The Dime Press 