For basketball fans, March can be a wonderful time. The NBA playoff race is heating up, high school state championships are in progress and the NCAA has its postseason tournaments. To put it simply, March is true madness for a basketball fan. If you picked a bracket for the men’s tournament, it’s probably just as busted as mine. This year’s […]
Barack Obama recently stepped foot on Cuban soil for the first time since former U.S. president Calvin Coolidge did so in 1928, according to The Guardian. A short while later, history was made again as the Tampa Bay Rays squared off in an exhibition baseball game against the Cuban national team, ESPN reported. While the Rays won the game by […]
We’re now just about a full week into the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which has been full of big-time upsets. For all those with busted brackets, frustrated again by the so aptly titled “madness,” the NCAA Hockey Tournament bracket was revealed this past weekend. While there are only 16 teams instead of 68, these college hockey stars compete just […]
What a ride. Every year we say the tournament has never been crazier, but with 10 double-digit seeds winning first-round matchups, this time it may be true. To commemorate an epic first weekend of Madness, I’d like to hand out some hardware. For the Goliaths who were slain, the mid-majors who pulled off the impossible and the ones who pulled […]
Sitting in my room on a Sunday in October, I turned on my computer and typed in the URL I had managed to evade for the past three months: www.draftkings.com. I’m not a gambler. I’ve never been one and don’t foresee myself becoming one. The idea of putting the fate of my money in other people’s hands has never appealed […]
With the UEFA European Championship rapidly approaching, the excitement across Europe and the world is palpable. The top teams from the top confederation in international soccer will be coming together for a tournament. There is just nothing like it. But with so many top teams poised to take home the trophy, there is an ever-present wonder as to which countries […]
The Washington Capitals clinched a playoff berth Tuesday night, which confirmed two things. First, this Washington team has played unbelievable hockey all season long. Second, and more importantly, the regular season is coming to a close. As the season winds down, the discussion of award winners ramps up. So far this year, some players have established themselves as obvious choices […]
Ah, March, a wonderful month. Spring is knocking on the door, St. Patrick’s Day looms like a giant pot of gold in the middle of the month and college basketball will grace us with the greatest tournament in all of sports: March Madness. Every year, 68 teams are granted access to the NCAA’s premier basketball tournament and always seem to […]
When the clock strikes noon on Thursday, another year of March Madness will officially commence. There will be upsets, buzzer beaters, diaper dandies, David, Goliath, rounds of hooky, bracketology and money — lots and lots of money. Let’s be honest. You’ve definitely bet way too much money on Kentucky over the last five years (one-and-done teams like Kentucky are way […]
Sports. They’re the one thing that draws us all together on Planet Earth. Whether in triumph or defeat, sports fans remain loyal to their teams. This loyalty stems from a general feeling of community that allows everyone to be so comfortable. But alas, there always seems to be that one faction in a particular community that makes life difficult for […]
