By Mike Rifkin The first weekend of May and we’re beginning to see the dog days of the baseball season. Here’s a look at some of the big series this weekend across Major League Baseball. Yankees at Rays : Two teams that are polar opposites of each other will begin their season series when theContinue reading “MLB Weekend Preview (5/5-5/7)”
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Taken For Granted
By: Mike Rifkin On Sunday, in game seven of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, Stephen Curry dropped 50 points in the Warriors’ 120-100 win over the Kings. The 50 points were the most ever by an individual player in a game seven in NBA history. The 50 points is another notch inContinue reading “Taken For Granted”
MLB Weekend Preview
By: Mike Rifkin As April ends and May begins, here is a look at some of the more significant series this weekend. American League: Yankees at Rangers: Two teams with high expectations coming into the season. The Yankees because of who they are, and the Rangers for what they did in the offseason. The YankeesContinue reading “MLB Weekend Preview”
Central Struggles
By Mike Rifkin It’s still April, and there is still a lot of Baseball to be played. But there are two teams I am considering pushing the panic button on. The White Sox were arguably the biggest disappointment in Baseball last season. They have carried that over into 2023. The White Sox have lost sevenContinue reading “Central Struggles”
2023 NFL MOCK DRAFT
BY MIKE RIFKIN
Sticky To The Max
By: Mike Rifkin In the Third inning of the Mets – Dodgers game, Mets starter Max Scherzer was forced to switch gloves due to a sticky substance. Before the fourth inning, Scherzer was rechecked and ejected from the game. Scherzer was adamant during his post-game that the only thing he was using was Rosin andContinue reading “Sticky To The Max”
Taking Center Stage
By: Mark Halpern Steve Cohen has done more in his first two years as the New York Mets owner than the Wilpons ever did. He has said, “He won’t back down from spending money if it brings Championships to this club.” what is that, you may ask? Well, bringing talent to this team and recognizingContinue reading “Taking Center Stage”
Need More
By: Mike Rifkin Despite losing in game two, the Knicks will return to Madison Square Garden tied 1-1 in their first-round series with the Cavaliers. Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle, who missed the last couple of weeks with a sprained ankle, have done their part. Brunson is averaging 23.5 points, four assists, and 3.5 rebounds.Continue reading “Need More “
Heavyweight Battles
By: Mike Rifkin It’s April and early in the Baseball season, but the schedule makers gave us a great week of Baseball. Three series stand out above the rest this week. In the American League, the Blue Jays travel to Houston to play the defending World Series Champs, Houston Astros, in what could be anContinue reading “Heavyweight Battles “
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: WESTERN CONFERENCE
By: Mike Rifkin Central Division Prediction: Avs in five (2) Stars vs. (3) Wild: These two teams split their four regular-season meetings. Roope Hintz led the way for the Stars by having four goals and seven points in the four meetings. Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, both of whom had bounce-back seasons combined for fiveContinue reading “STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: WESTERN CONFERENCE “