BY MIKE RIFKIN At Saturday Night Main Event CM Punk and Jey Uso will collide for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. Due to injury Seth Rollins had to relinquish the championship, and now Punk, who was the number one contender and Uso, who won a battle royal will fight for the belt. So how shouldContinue reading “HOW I WOULD BOOK : USO VS PUNK SNME”
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
BLOW IT UP
BY MIKE RIFKIN Two years ago the Miami Dolphins were the talk of the NFL world. They were a fun, creative offense that was scoring 70 points like it’s Madden. Two years later they’re an absolute dumpster fire of an organization that lost 31-6 to the Cleveland Browns and now sit at 1-6 on theContinue reading “BLOW IT UP “
TO SKUBAL OR NOT TO SKUBAL
BY MIKE RIFKIN Tarik Skubal is arguably the best pitcher in baseball, you don’t even need to look at the numbers just watch his game five performance against the Mariners in the ALDS. Skubal is probably about to win his second consecutive CY Young award after going 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA with 241 strikeoutsContinue reading “TO SKUBAL OR NOT TO SKUBAL”
Starting Where?
By : Mike Rifkin The New York Mets suffered another miserable collapse in 2025, just like they did in 2007 and 2008. David Stearns in his end of season press conference said two words a lot in that press conference, RUN PREVENTION. When talking about run prevention, you’re talking about pitching and defense. Defensively theContinue reading “Starting Where?”
WHAT NOW?
BY Mike Rifkin If you’re a hockey fan one of the best days of the year is July 1st. July 1st is the beginning of free agency. The 2026 free agent class was stacked. Kirill Kaprizov, Connor McDavid, and Jack Eichel were the headliners of the class. But, as we get the season going allContinue reading “WHAT NOW?”
2025-26 NHL PREDICTIONS
BY MIKE RIFKIN As we prepare for the NHL Season, here is how I see the season playing out. *PLAYOFF TEAMS ARE TOP THREE IN EACH DIVISION PLUS TWO WILDCARDS. DIVISION STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE METRO ATLANTIC EAST PLAYOFFS HURRICANES, DEVILS, RANGERS, LIGHTNING, PANTHERS, LEAFS. WC : SENS AND CAPS EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL : LIGHTNING DEFContinue reading “2025-26 NHL PREDICTIONS”
DONE
BY MIKE RIFKIN On Sunday the Dolphins squandered a 17 point lead against the lowly Carolina Panthers and lost 27-24. At 1-4 the Dolphins most likely will miss the playoffs for a second consecutive season, and that leaves a fork in the road for the organization. Chris Grier and the front office have two choicesContinue reading “DONE”
MET FOR LIFE
BY : MIKE RIFKIN The Mets lost to the Marlins on Sunday and their playoff hopes for this season went up in smoke. And while fans should expect changes to the roster, there is one change that most fans don’t want. Last Winter, Pete Alonso was on the market for a long time before signingContinue reading “MET FOR LIFE”
THE GREAT DEBATE : AL MVP
BY MIKE RIFKIN As we enter the final weekend of the MLB season, there is a lot to be determined including who is the American League MVP. There will be three finalists at the end, but everyone knows that this is a two horse race between Mariners Catcher Cal Raleigh and Yankees Outfielder Aaron Judge. Continue reading “THE GREAT DEBATE : AL MVP”
MEET THE MELTDOWN
BY MIKE RIFKIN Since April 5th the Mets held a playoff spot, on Sunday that evaporated. By virtue of the Mets losing to the Nationals and the Reds beating the Cubs, Cincinnati now controls the final wild card spot in the National League entering the final week of the season. If you had said theContinue reading “MEET THE MELTDOWN”
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