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”
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
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”
DISASTER
BY MIKE RIFKIN Monday night’s shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers put the Toronto Maple Leafs at 0-3-1 since the Olympic break. The Leafs sit seven points back of the second wild card position in the Eastern Conference, but every team in front of them outside of the Capitals actually have games in hand. But,Continue reading “DISASTER”
ANTHONY RICHARDSON LANDING SPOTS
BY MIKE RIFKIN The Colts selected Anthony Richardson with the fourth overall pick in 2023 out of Florida. Now, three years later the Colts have granted Richardson a chance to seek a trade. Richardson, who will turn 24 in May, was beaten out by Daniel Jones to be the Colts starting Quarterback last season. RichardsonContinue reading “ANTHONY RICHARDSON LANDING SPOTS”
SPRING CLEANING
By Mike Rifkin We are about two weeks away from teams being able to legally tamper with free agents. Entering last Monday the Miami Dolphins were about 16 million dollars over the cap, well they changed that on Monday and at the same time got younger. Last Monday the Dolphins released wide receiver Tyreek Hill,Continue reading “SPRING CLEANING”
MAXX CROSBY TRADE DESTINATIONS
BY MIKE RIFKIN According to NFL insider Jay Glazer Raiders star EDGE rusher Maxx Crosby is likely done with the team. With the Raiders reportedly set to hire Klint Kubiak as the coach and draft Indiana Quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Raiders are starting over again. In 15 games this past season Crosby had 10 sacks.Continue reading “MAXX CROSBY TRADE DESTINATIONS”
PATRIOT GAMES
BY MIKE RIFKIN This is a special week for the New England Patriots, as they appear in their first Super Bowl post Tom Brady. They could also celebrate a new hall of famer as former Kicker Adam Vinatieri is a finalist. Two names not making it to Canton in 2026 are former Coach Bill BelichickContinue reading “PATRIOT GAMES”
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