By Mike Rifkin We have reached the halfway point of the Major League Baseball season and it has been quite eventful. Here is how I would vote for the awards at the halfway point of the season. AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP : Aaron Judge, Yankees : Judge has 34 home runs, which is a Yankee recordContinue reading “First Half MLB Awards”
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Nate’s Notes Profiles: Brian Rafalski’s Hockey Journey
By Nathan Moser There have been some talented NHL players who went undrafted before joining the league. One of the most famous examples of this is winger Martin St. Louis, who went undrafted, played shortly for the Calgary Flames, and then took off with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Other examples include Florida Panthers goalie andContinue reading “Nate’s Notes Profiles: Brian Rafalski’s Hockey Journey”
TWIW – This Week In Wrestling 7/13/2024
BY JEFF KNAPP This past weekend, the WWE & NXT held their respected PLE, Money in the Bank and Heatwave. There were so many things that happened over the weekend but John Cena announcing that he will fully retire in 2025 but will wrestle at least into Wrestlemania. No word yet on how far intoContinue reading “TWIW – This Week In Wrestling 7/13/2024”
Nate’s Notes Profiles: The NHL Career of Jimmy Carson
BY Nate Moser The Wayne Gretzky trade rocked the hockey world. Some hockey fans never thought they would see The Great One play in any other jersey other than the Edmonton Oilers. In August of 1988 though, arguably the greatest player in the sport was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings. The full deal wasContinue reading “Nate’s Notes Profiles: The NHL Career of Jimmy Carson”
Utah Improves Blue Line Before First Season
By Nathan Moser The Utah NHL club has gone to work on improving their defense significantly this offseason. They acquired Mikhail Sergachev from the Tampa Bay Lightning, and also received John Marino from the New Jersey Devils. They also locked up Sean Durzi to a contract extension and signed Ian Cole as a free agent.Continue reading “Utah Improves Blue Line Before First Season”
HELP
BY MIKE Rifkin The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Tuesday night. The win propels the Mets to .500 (45-45) on the season. Now, you’d think a victory and getting back to .500 would be nice and it is, everything would be positive? No, Jose Quintana was a positive with seven shutoutContinue reading “HELP”
Homegrown Options
By Mike Rifkin For the second time in three seasons the New York Rangers lost in the Eastern Conference Finals. So how does a team that has lost in the Eastern Conference Finals ger better? Most Ranger fans wanted GM Chris Drury to grab a top line Right Winger to play with Mika Zibanejad andContinue reading “Homegrown Options”
Joseph Brothers Unite in St. Louis
By Nathan Moser There have been multiple examples of brothers being able to play on the same team in the NHL. There were the Stastny brothers, the Sutters, the Niedermayers in Anaheim, the Staals, and the Sedins in Vancouver. The newest duo of brothers who will start playing together starting in the 2024-25 NHL seasonContinue reading “Joseph Brothers Unite in St. Louis”
All About Bron
By Mike Rifkin Some consider LeBron James the greatest Basketball player of All time. On Wednesday, James and the Lakers agreed to a two year 104 Million dollar contract that includes a player option for 2025-26 and a no trade clause. James had declined his 51 million dollar option prior to re-signing with LA. WhileContinue reading “All About Bron”
Nate’s Notes Thoughts: 2024 NHL Free Agency Edition
BY Nate Moser With the 2024 NHL free agency window officially opened, there has been a lot of activity between most of the clubs in the league. Through everything that happened through the draft weekend up until as I am currently writing this, here are some thoughts I have on teams heading into the 2024-25Continue reading “Nate’s Notes Thoughts: 2024 NHL Free Agency Edition”