If you have some doubt in your mind right now about Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson, you shouldn’t. Well, I understand if you feel that way, since before this past Sunday’s NFC Championship game, I had little confidence in him…
Now that the 2014 NFL regular season is officially behind us and the playoff picture is now clear, it is time to have the awards conversation once again. Each year at this time, the Associated Press processes the votes of…
Now that the 2014 NFL season has happily arrived, my predictions as to each conference outcome and the Super Bowl are as follows: NFC NFC West Winner – Seahawks NFC South Winner – Saints NFC North Winner – Packers NFC…
Yesterday, the NFL suspended Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for the first two games of this season following his offseason arrest for alleged domestic violence against his wife. Much of the reaction on social media & on ESPN to…
Tiger Woods said at a press conference early last week that he is “pain free for the first time in 2 years”. We can interpret that statement two ways. It’s either going to be very good for the golfing legend……
Recently, I noticed that several major networks have committed to a robust schedule of upcoming boxing matches during primetime on a regular basis (ESPN, NBCSN, FOX Sports 1, HBO, and Showtime). Since the sport had seen a major decline in…
On April 23, 2014, Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected in the second inning of a game vs. the Boston Red Sox after Coach John Farrell pointed out to umpires that Pineda had pine tar noticeably visible on his neck. …
A very interesting law suit has recently been filed in Nevada Federal Court that could set an important precedent to which sports teams all over the US will greatly be affected. The case has to do with a Nevada man…
Now that instant replay has been expanded in MLB to include about 90% of all on-field plays, it seems logical that the next area up for consideration to use reviewable technology would be the strike zone. While I have been…
I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the new Home Plate Collision Rule which Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player’s Association (MLBPA) recently adopted. While I love that this issue is finally being addressed by…
Since 2008, professional Tennis has allowed players access to a Challenge System that has largely been successful. The system, called “Hawk-Eye”, uses several high-speed video cameras to visually track the trajectory of every ball. That data transmits to a complex…
The NFL’s competition committee will soon consider a rule that will penalize players for use of the N-word (a racial slur used against African-Americans) on the field. According to a CBSSports.com article dated February 21, 2014, the NFL will likely…