BY MIKE RIFKIN The New York Rangers won the President’s Trophy as the best team in the NHL over the regular season, sometimes that doesn’t translate into playoff success look at the Bruins from last season. But the Rangers took care of business against a Washington Capitals team that they shouldn’t have overlooked. Here areContinue reading “FIVE REASONS WHY : THE RANGERS SWEEP THE CAPS”
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VIENTOS
BY MARK HALPERN Being a young player and being called up to the Majors and then to go back down to AAA can be hard on a young player’s mind. Mark Vientos has been one of the Mets top prospects over the last few years and has progressed well with his bat but not soContinue reading “VIENTOS”
TWIW – This Week in Wrestling 4/26/2024
BY JEFF KNAPP Before anything, I’d love to say how happy I am to hear the wonderful new baby news coming from Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker. Congrats to the future mom and dad. After that good news came out, it was also revealed that Sara Rowe (Valhalla) and Erik are expecting their second child.Continue reading “TWIW – This Week in Wrestling 4/26/2024”
Directionless
By Mike Rifkin The MLB season is in full swing, and while most fan bases have a belief that their respective team can reach the postseason, that’s not the case for one team. The White Sox have started the season 3-18 and things are not looking great on the South Side. The White Sox areContinue reading “Directionless “
TWIW – This Week in Wrestling 4/19/2024
BY JEFF KNAPP Tama Tonga made his debut this past Friday on Smackdown and aligned with Solo Sikoa and took out Jimmy Uso. Ex-WWE owner has put up all his remaining shares of TKO, so they will be available for purchase. Good chance the money from the sales will go to legal fees. Big E.Continue reading “TWIW – This Week in Wrestling 4/19/2024”
NHL Playoff Players Under Pressure
By Mike Rifkin With the NHL regular season coming to an end and all the playoff teams being set. Here is a look at players under the spotlight this postseason. 3) Stuart Skinner – Oilers – What was said about Georgiev can also be said for Skinner. The Oilers and Avalanche both have generational playersContinue reading “NHL Playoff Players Under Pressure “
A GIANT CHOICE
BY MIKE RIFKIN We are T- minus two weeks away from the NFL draft. Most experts believe the top three picks in the draft will be all Quarterbacks, so the question has been when does the fourth quarterback come off the board and to whom? Well, one team that has been “rumored” to select aContinue reading “A GIANT CHOICE”
MASTERS 2024
By Ross Mazin It’s that time of year in the golf world where the elite come to play in the coveted Masters tournament to win that desired Green Jacket. The Masters will kick off from Augusta National next Thursday and the weather looks perfect for this year’s tourney. Augusta National is 7,435 yards and isContinue reading “MASTERS 2024”
FREE FALL
BY Mike Rifkin One of the biggest surprises this NHL season had been the play of the Philadelphia Flyers. When Danny Briere and Keith Jones became the top decision makers of the team they talked about a rebuild. This season The Flyers had been in the top three of the Metropolitan Division most of theContinue reading “FREE FALL”
FINAL FOUR PREVIEW
BY MIKE RIFKIN We’ve arrived at the Final Four in Glendale Arizona. Two number one seeds remain, as does a four seed and a Cinderella 11 seed. So let’s dive into the two matchups. NC STATE VS PURDUE : NC STATE was a bubble team until they went on a miraculous run in the ACCContinue reading “FINAL FOUR PREVIEW “