By Mike Rifkin We’ve entered the dog days of summer and that means playoff races across Major League Baseball are getting more intense. The addition of the third wild card in both leagues have made more teams feel like they’re still in the race. The Toronto Blue Jays have dropped six in a row andContinue reading “Pressure Is Mounting”
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“Sticking” To It
By Mike Rifkin The bottom of the ninth inning of the Mets-Cubs game on Sunday was a roller coaster before it even started. Mets closer Edwin Diaz was ejected before throwing a pitch when the umpires determined his hands were too sticky. With the ejection Diaz is now suspended for 10 games barring an appeal.Continue reading ““Sticking” To It”
Confusion
By Mike Rifkin The Oilers won game six of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 to force a game seven on Monday night. People will look at the score and say the game wasn’t competitive, but it was and there was a turning point. Quickly after the Oilers took a 2-0 lead early in the secondContinue reading “Confusion “
Who Needs Experience
By Mike Rifkin On Thursday the Los Angeles Lakers coaching search ended with the hiring of JJ Redick. Redick played 15 seasons in the NBA for the Magic, Bucks, Clippers, 76ers, Pelicans, and Mavericks. Redick worked as an NBA analyst for ESPN the past couple of seasons. Why would a franchise like the Lakers whoContinue reading “Who Needs Experience”
The Don Of Columbus (Blue Jackets Statement Address)
By Mike Rifkin On May 28th the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Don Waddell to be their President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. Waddell takes over a Blue Jackets team that finished with a 27-43-12 record, the fourth worst record in the league. Waddell takes over for Jarmo Kekalainen. Kekalinen, had been the GM sinceContinue reading “The Don Of Columbus (Blue Jackets Statement Address)”
Good News, Bad News
By Mike Rifkin The good news for the Edmonton Oilers was they showed a pulse in the third period of game three of the Stanley Cup Final by scoring two goals, the bad news is they still lost 4-3 to the Panthers to trail the series 3-0. The Oilers three goals in game three wasContinue reading “Good News, Bad News”
HE RUNS THE SHOW
BY MIKE RIFKIN Yes it is June and football season is still a few months away, but Mandatory mini camps have begun this week. This is where the team meets for the last time before training camp and begins their grind to win a Super Bowl. Usually most players attend mini camp, now we haveContinue reading “HE RUNS THE SHOW”
Loyalty
By Mike Rifkin On Monday it was announced that UCONN coach Dan Hurley turned down an offer to be the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers reportedly offered Hurley a six year contract worth 70 million dollars. Had he taken the offer Hurley would’ve been one of the highest paid NBA coaches. Continue reading “Loyalty”
Winging It
By Mike Rifkin When the Rangers were eliminated by the Florida Panthers, one thing became crystal clear, they needed a top line right winger to play with Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. At his end of season press conference GM Chris Drury discussed looking at internal and external options to play the right side, soContinue reading “Winging It”
WHAT COMES NEXT: DALLAS STARS STATEMENT ADDRESS
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Dallas Stars were the best team in Western Conference and have a very bright future ahead of them. The Stars were ousted by the Oilers in the Western Conference Final in their second straight trip there. For Dallas having the top seed in the West was not a gift at allContinue reading “WHAT COMES NEXT: DALLAS STARS STATEMENT ADDRESS”
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