By Mark Halpern Well, round one is in the books, and we had it all in the first round. We had an upset, we had unbelievable close games, we had wins, and we had blowouts. Overall, I went .500 on my picks. Let’s look at the winners and who they will be playing inContinue reading “MARCH MADNESS WEST REGION RND 1 RECAP”
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WEST REGION ROUND 1
DAY 2 By Mark Halpern So yesterday was an exhilarating round one, and today could be even more explosive. Powerhouse Gonzaga gave us all a little scare initially but ended up doing what they do in the end and win by 21 GO ZAGS! Games start at 1:45 pm Est, and we have someContinue reading “WEST REGION ROUND 1“
MARCH MADNESS WEST REGION PREVIEW
GAMES KICK OFF AT 1:45pm By Mark Halpern Let the Madness begin. Starting today at 1:45 pm est the West Region kickoffs, it’s part of the tourney. The West Region has some real potential to be the region that wins the tournament, with Gonzaga favored almost 3-1 to win. #8 Boise State vs. #9Memphis.Continue reading “MARCH MADNESS WEST REGION PREVIEW“
NEWS OUT OF METS TRAINING CAMP
By Mark Halpern The season hasn’t begun yet, and the Mets are filling the headlines by making trades, signing new free agents to the team, Steve Cohen not caring that he has a luxury tax built in for him. However, yesterday one of the Mets premiere players had a brush with death. Mets All-Star firstContinue reading “NEWS OUT OF METS TRAINING CAMP”
MLB TEAM SONGS
By Mark Halpern During football season I did a post about NFL Teams and what their team song represents them before the season. Well, this is the Baseball version. National League East New York Mets: Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes Atlanta Braves: We are the Champions by Queen Washington Nationals: The Cheap SeatsContinue reading “MLB TEAM SONGS”
TIGER WOODS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
By Mark Halpern TIGER WOODS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION What does Tiger Woods have in common with Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, and Bobby Jones? He was inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame last Wednesday night before the Players Championship, which is currently going on. Tiger Woods is one of the bestContinue reading “TIGER WOODS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION“
BASEBALL IS BACK
METS UPDATE By Mark Halpern Well, Baseball is back, and things are already heating up in New York. After a long 99 day lockout due to the CBA not being done. Both sides finally agreed, and Baseball resumed operations last Thursday. We here at The Sports Insanity Network are thrilled. Now that that’s outContinue reading “BASEBALL IS BACK“
DALLAS TRIMS THE FAT
CUT COOP LOOSE By Mark Halpern With the new season on the brink of starting, many top players from around the league have been cut/released due to the salary cap. At the start of the new season, Dallas was over the cap limit by 20 million. That doesn’t seem like a lot for a footballContinue reading “DALLAS TRIMS THE FAT“
Rick Zolzer The Voice of the Hudson Valley Renegades
By Mark Halpern & Lawrence Lang Rick Zolzer The Voice of the Hudson Valley Renegades Of the Hudson Valley Renegades By Mark Halpern & Lawrence Lang A few weeks ago, Lawrence “Patch-man” Lang and I (Mark “Old Ops Guy” Halpern) wrote an article regarding the sale of the Single-A Baseball Club the Hudson Valley RenegadesContinue reading “Rick Zolzer The Voice of the Hudson Valley Renegades“
The Detroit Lions Season Review
Why Bother By Mark Halpern Before the Lion’s season even began, they were making the headlines. The Lions decided to trade their long-time starting Quarterback to the La Rams. Matt Stafford had thrown for over 40000 yards as a Lion and led them in every quarterback category. The Lions decided they wanted to get aContinue reading “The Detroit Lions Season Review“