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GARBAGE

BY MIKE RIFKIN One thing about the NBA and Stanley Cup Playoffs that separated them from MLB and NFL was at least in the first round you’d get to listen to your local broadcast do the games. Well, the NBA decided against that. The NBA playoffs begin on Saturday and they just released the scheduleContinue reading “GARBAGE”

OFFENSIVE TO WATCH

BY MIKE RIFKIN For the second consecutive day, and for the third time in four games the Mets were shutout. They lost 4-0 to the LA Dodgers. If you look at the Dodgers’ pitching staff you could understand if Ohtani or Yamamoto, the two pitchers the Mets will face over the next two games shutContinue reading “OFFENSIVE TO WATCH”

Swallowing Pride

BY Mike Rifkin For the first time in a decade the Toronto Maple Leafs will miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the failure of a season the Leafs have had there are always consequences, and those have already begun. Monday night the Leafs fired GM Brad Treliving, who was with the team just shy ofContinue reading “Swallowing Pride”

ROLL OF THE DICE

BY MIKE RIFKIN One thing about the Vegas Golden Knights since they’ve come into the NHL, they’re not afraid of the big move. On Sunday, they made another massive move, firing head coach Bruce Cassidy and replaced him with John Tortorella. Here’s the thing there are EIGHT games left in the season and the GoldenContinue reading “ROLL OF THE DICE”

DRU IT UP : A GUIDE FOR THE 2026 RANGERS OFFSEASON

BY MIKE RIFKIN With the Rangers 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, the Rangers will miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season. We can look at a lot of reasons that the Blueshirts will miss the playoffs again, but the focus now shifts towards the 2026-27 season. While James Dolan canContinue reading “DRU IT UP : A GUIDE FOR THE 2026 RANGERS OFFSEASON”

2026 MLB PREDICTIONS

BY MIKE RIFKIN The weather is nicer and snow is gone, which means spring is upon us. Which means the 2026 Baseball season is here. Here are my predictions for the upcoming season. AL DIVISION WINNERS EAST : RED SOX : The additions of Sonny Gray and Ranger Suarez give the Red Sox a greatContinue reading “2026 MLB PREDICTIONS”

EMBARASSMENT

BY MIKE RIFKIN Monday night should have been a night of celebration at Madison Square Garden, instead it turned into a nightmare, something that has happened far too often. The Rangers lost 2-1 to the Ottawa Senators but that’s not the story. The story was the Rangers were held to NINE shots on goal, tyingContinue reading “EMBARASSMENT “

TEARDOWN

BY MIKE RIFKIN Jalen Waddle passed his physical with the Denver Broncos, making the trade official with the Miami Dolphins. So, the trade is Denver acquires Waddle and a fourth round pick (111 overall ) for a first round pick (30), third round pick (90) and a fourth round pick (130) all picks are inContinue reading “TEARDOWN”

BE-LAF

BY MIKE RIFKIN It’s been a horrendous season for the New York Rangers, who will miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season. But something good has come over since the Olympic break and that has been the play of former first overall pick Alexis Lafreniere. Lafreniere, who is a lightning rod for Ranger fansContinue reading “BE-LAF”

MVP CANDIDATES

BY MIKE RIFKIN Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are the two best players in Baseball. Every year since 2020 at least one of them has captured MVP, including the last two years where they each won their respective league MVP. For Ohtani it was his third consecutive MVP (2023 with LAA), Judge will be lookingContinue reading “MVP CANDIDATES”