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”
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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”
Eagles Season In Review/ Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The Philadelphia Eagles finished the 2021 regular season with a 9-8 record, good for second place in the NFC East and wound up with a wild card. In the Wild Card round the Eagles lost to the Buccaneers 31-15. After going 4-11-1 in 2020 the Eagles fired Super Bowl winning coach DougContinue reading “Eagles Season In Review/ Offseason Preview”
Bears Season In Review/ Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The 2021 Chicago Bears finished the season with a 6-11 record, which was third in the NFC North. After the season the Bears fired GM Ryan Pace and Head Coach Matt Nagy. Pace who had been the Bears GM since 2015 and the team had a 48-65 record, including 0-2 in theContinue reading “Bears Season In Review/ Offseason Preview”
End Of An Era: Seattle Seahawks Offseason Preview
By: Mike Rifkin The Seattle Seahawks finished the 2021 regular season with a 7-10 record, last in the NFC West. Seahawks fans will not forget the date March 8th, 2022. They won’t forget the day because it truly is the end of an era for the Seahawks as they traded quarterback Russell Wilson to theContinue reading “End Of An Era: Seattle Seahawks Offseason Preview”
Rob-bing Us Of Baseball
By: Mike Rifkin On Tuesday it was announced that Major League Baseball and the Players Association could not come to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. With that, Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced that the first two series of the 2022 season are canceled. There is only one individual to blame for this messContinue reading “Rob-bing Us Of Baseball”
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