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(Photo by Wikipedia) So, here I am minding my own business, working on something for a deadline, which I set myself and watching the 80s cult classic Valley Girl. It's the scene where Elizabeth Daily is doing the head shake... Yes, this one, and I received a notification. I read it and shook my head. It happened swiftly and painless as you can probably imagine.... After that, I could feel a disturbance in the force. Every cliche you think of like, the floodgates are opening,

Yep, that's the title. No flash, just something simple. (Photo by YouTube) BUFFALO BILLS Once again, the Bills fall short of the ultimate goal as Sean McDermott lost a power struggle. Joe Brady takes over as head coach as he tries to lead the Bills to the promised land in shiny new Highmark Stadium. MIAMI DOLPHINS Another regime change for the Dolphins as Jeff Hafley enters the head coach selected by them and Malik Willis becoming the starting quarterback. On paper, Miami cou

(Editor's note: This will be a short one since the sports world is about to go bonkers over the next month.) Not everyone in the sports world stops what they are doing to see where a 41-year old will land, unless your name is Tom Brady. LeBron James is like no other 41-year old. Arguably the greatest player of a generation, but also the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, which isn't arguable. LeBron will garner attention just by his presence and his free agency was that.

Many sports have seen a fall from grace that is too brutal to explain. For one of the most iconic franchises in professional sports, each passing day shows a deeper and deeper fall. As of today, the Chicago Bears are moving forward to building a new stadium.....in Indiana. Hammond, Indiana, to be exact. Not in the third largest city in the United States, hell, not even in the state of Illinois. This is the franchise that brought you that Super Bowl win in 1985 that Bears fans

W(Photo by Instagram) This 2026 draft is shaping up to be as deep as it's been in years. WASHINGTON- DARRYN PETERSON, F/G KANSAS The Wizards get the #1 pick for the first time since 2010. They drafted a franchise mainstay in John Wall, and they can do it again with Peterson. He along with Alex Sarr, Trae Young, AD and the rest of the young nucleus could make some noise. UTAH- AJ DYBANTSA F, BYU Despite not getting the #1 pick, Utah still will get a franchise altering player i

(Photo by Reddit via SLAM Magazine) In the NBA, you see players that make their mark and many fans will remember for years. The draft is the gateway to finding a prospect that a GM can select and hopefully, a coach can mold into a solid player or an All-Star. It is rare that an organization can find a prospect who can be a Hall-of-Famer and one of the greatest performers in league history. The 1996 draft had a slew of potential All-Stars and promising Hall-of-Famers that woul

The 42nd edition of the Showcase of the Immortals was once again, at Alliegant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Will it be better than last year's event from Paradise, Nevada? Let's see, also sorry New Orleans. (Before I begin, here's a little PSA. So, wrestling fans, some of you decided to be creeps and touch or be absolute clowns in right of the wrestlers. DON'T BE AN (BLEEP)HOLE IN FRONT OF THE WRESTLERS! Just stop, bruh.) Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are on broadcasting duti

(Photo by NBA.com) Let's start with the Eastern Conference.... NEW YORK KNICKS I won't do the song reference, but the Knicks haven't been to the Finals since before Y2K. New York entered these playoffs with a mission, take back what they missed last season and be the best in the Eastern Conference. They accomplished that by dominating the competition taking the Hawks, Sixers and Cavaliers to the woodshed, and riding an 11-game winning streak. Jalen Brunson may be the best fre

There was something in the air..... (Photo by Instagram) LAS VEGAS- FERNANDO MENDOZA QB, INDIANA Funny, huh? The Raiders have desperately longed for a franchise quarterback recently. Mendoza is as close to the sure thing as this draft is going to get. Las Vegas hopes to have their franchise quarterback for years to come. NY JETS- ARVELL REESE EDGE, OHIO STATE With a boatload of first-round picks on the horizon, the Jets will use this pick to give coach Aaron Glenn a physical

(Photo by Instagram) So, all this week, I keep hearing about a certain "fling" happening in the NFL. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and NFL Insider Dianna Russini were seen together, getting cozied up near a pool. Both are married and should be covering stuff about the NFL, since a certain draft is in two weeks. Every available outlet has taken it upon themselves to open this can of worms and run with this story, even trying to find stuff from the past to verify that. Russini has

(Photo by People.com ) We all should have seen this coming; the Chicago Bulls finally decided to ways part GM Marc Eversley and Vice President Arturas Karnisovas in a move that Bulls fans have been longing for in the last few years. As a team, Chicago is mid, very mid, has been mid for a while. They seemed to not go after the big move but instead after minimal acquisitions to stabilize the foundation. These acquisitions haven't moved the needle as Chicago has hovered near the

(Photo by Wikipedia) They say in the NFL, you need an elite quarterback to succeed. I say it's really not needed, but you can succeed a quarterback that isn't mobile or isn't laser focus or can throw a ball 70 yards. A quarterback can also succeed if they are a good leader and has the intangibles to drive his team. You need to have moxie. Look up the word in a dictionary or Google and see the definition. Google if you will.... For Stan Humphries, he had to exhibit all of thes

(Photo by Wikipedia) I'm about to tell you this even before the tournament ends, ASU will succumb in the Big IX Tournament and if the reports are true, Bobby Hurley will be dismissed as head coach after 11 seasons on the job...., Wait, this man has been here for 11 years? This tells how dormant the ASU Men's Basketball is, he's been here that long, yet it seems as though it has been a short stint. Hurley's record as of this writing is 184-166 overall, 90-115 conference betwee

(Photo by Los Angeles Times) BALTIMORE ORIOLES Well, that wasn't expected. The O's decided to make changes to get them to the top, including THE GREAT PETER ALONZO! Can Baltimore finally reach their promised land after a huge setback in 2025? BOSTON RED SOX Another off-season, another flurry of moves to help the BoSox find an identity. Are they a playoff contender or are they a middle-of-the-pack squad? 2026 could determine where the BoSox are headed for their future. NEW YOR

(Photo by YouTube) So, this time last year, WWE decided to execute what every wrestling fan's dream come true, the long-awaited heel run of John Cena. Some were chumping at the bits to see this come to fruition, while some were heartbroken to see the man who represented Hustle, Loyalty and Respect was joining the dark side and his soul being property of the Rock. This has the makings of being something special considering this was Cena's final year as a competitor. HIS OPENIN

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: NIKOLA JOKIC, NUGGETS I was going to go outside of the box, but the Joker continues to carry his team and possibly, the NBA with a triple-double average (28.7 pts, 12.3 reb, 10.7 ast, 59.0 fg%). Dude is dominating, deal with it. ROOKIE OF THE MID-YEAR: COOPER FLAGG, MAVERICKS It's him over former Duke teammate Kon Kneuppel, Coop has captured the minds of basketball fans and heartbroken Dallas fans who are trying to move on from that trade. Pencil him in

Super Bowl LX was something. I mean, it wasn't something spectacular, but it was just there. Let my notes explain -Before I begin, the endless showing of sports betting commercials has become a cancer in sports. It's going to spread and be fatal to the industry. -Mack Hollins has a screw loose, but he's not hurting anyone. -Earlier today, I looked up that old ESPN show "Cold Pizza" and wondered, what happened to Kit Hoover? Well, low and behold, she is on the pregame show for

(Photo by Reddit) We are now headed to Super Bowl 60 in San Franci....sorry, Santa Clara, California. Ten years ago, this game was at the same venue, and it brought excitement to one franchise and heartbreak to another. This year's edition hopes to bring excitement to everyone. Here are the combatants..... NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Oh, no, here we go again, The Patriots are in the Super Bowl without the cast of characters such as Brady, Belichick, Gronk, Edelman, Bruschi....etc. R

(Photo by the Daily Herald) On January 3, 2001, 25 years to the day of this writing, the Oklahoma Sooners executed a defensive performance for the ages as they held the Florida State Seminoles, one of the highest scoring teams in the nation, to a safety. The Sooners captured the BCS National Championship with a 13-2 drubbing of FSU. In his second season, coach Bob Stoops was the architect of dynasty in the making. The Oklahoma Sooners were going to rule college football for y

(Photo by Instagram) I was going to skip this, but this was too juicy to just skip over. That being said, what I'm about to say is not gloating, it's an omen for things to change. Jake Paul got what he deserved when he lost to Anthony Joshua. Now, people like Dave Portnoy are calling everyone "haters" for this defeat when Jake Paul created this himself. Sure, people will point out that he's made a lot of money and the "haters" are jealous. There will be a time when the amount