By Mike Rifkin Kansas def (16) Texas Southern – 83-56 Auburn def (15) Jacksonville St. – 80-61 Wisconsin def (14) Colgate – 67-60 Providence def (13) South Dakota St. 66-57 (12) Richmond def (5) Iowa 67-63 (11) Iowa St. def LSU :59-54 (10) Miami def (7) USC : 68-66 (9) Creighton def (8) San DiegoContinue reading “NCAA Tournament Midwest Region RD 1 Recap/RD2 Preview”
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NCAA Tournament South RD 1 Recap/RD 2 Preview
By: Mike Rifkin South recap Arizona def (16) Wright St : 87-70 Villanova def (15) Delaware: 80-60 Tennessee def (14) Longwood : 88-56 Illinois def (13) Chattanooga : 54-53 Houston def (12) UAB : 82-68 (11) Michigan def (6) Colorado St. : 75-63 (7) Ohio State def (10) Loyola Chicago : 54 – 41 (8)Continue reading “NCAA Tournament South RD 1 Recap/RD 2 Preview”
What Can The Browns Do For Baker?
By : Mike Rifkin The Cleveland Browns were one of the massive disappointments in the NFL in 2021. In 2020 the Browns lost in the AFC Divisional Round and people thought better times were ahead. Instead in 2021 the Browns went 8-9 and finished in third place in the AFC North. One of the majorContinue reading “What Can The Browns Do For Baker?”
NCAA Tournament: MidWest Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The NCAA tournament begins today here is a preview for the Mid West region Top Seeds Kansas Auburn Wisconsin Providence Iowa Key first round matchup (8) San Diego St. Vs (9) Creighton: 8 vs 9 always brings a lot of intrigue. SDSU allows the fewest points per game at 57.7 points perContinue reading “NCAA Tournament: MidWest Preview “
NCAA Tournament : South Preview
By Mike Rifkin Top Seeds Arizona Villanova Tennessee Illinois Houston Best 1st round matchup (7) Ohio State vs (10) Loyola Chicago. Ohio State was upset as a 2 seed last year by Oral Roberts. Loyola Chicago is a defensively sound team that will not be afraid of the big stage. I really like the RamblersContinue reading “NCAA Tournament : South Preview”
Are The Toronto Blue Jays the AL East Favorites?
By: Mike Rifkin The Toronto Blue Jays finished 2021 with a 91-71 record. That record led them to fourth place in the AL East and missed the Wild Card by one game. That has been motivation for the Jays who have been very active since the baseball lockout ended. On Wednesday morning the Toronto BlueContinue reading “Are The Toronto Blue Jays the AL East Favorites?”
Saints Season In Review/Offseason to do list
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 New Orleans Saints finished the 2021 season with a record of 9-8 and just missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016. After the season head coach Sean Payton stepped down, Payton went 152-89 in 16 seasons as the head coach and did win a Super Bowl. Sean PaytonContinue reading “Saints Season In Review/Offseason to do list”
Young AFC Quarterbacks Winning In Free Agency
By: Mike Rifkin The NFL’s tampering period is not even two days in but the biggest winners are the young quarterbacks in the AFC, as they have seen their teams spend money to help surround them with talent. Let’s start with the reigning AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals who had one massive need and that wasContinue reading “Young AFC Quarterbacks Winning In Free Agency”
Chargers Season In Review/Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Los Angeles Chargers had an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with a win or tie vs the rival Raiders in the final week of the regular season. Thanks to a dubious mistake by first year coach Brandon Staley the Chargers lost the game and missed out on the playoffsContinue reading “Chargers Season In Review/Offseason Preview”
Browns Season In Review/ Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Cleveland Browns were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL. After going 11-5 in 2020 and being competitive with the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round of the playoffs the Browns took a step back by going 8-9 and missing the playoffs. In 2020 Baker Mayfield hadContinue reading “Browns Season In Review/ Offseason Preview”
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