Sweet 16: Ripped From the Headlines

Sports PhotoJust like any other year, the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament create a ton of headlines to dive into for the rest of the event. Now, SC’s Jonathan Lowe takes his turn at answering the biggest questions remaining in the tournament brackets. Complete Story

03.13.25 Why I’m Rooting For Chalk in This Year’s NCAA Tournament By Ross Lancaster
02.27.25 Advancing From Below Sea Level By Jonathan Lowe
01.15.25 A Season Unlike Any Other By Jonathan Lowe

Does College Football Need So Much Hand-Wringing?

Sports PhotoAfter the blowout-heavy first round of the College Football Playoff, a lot of talk focused on what teams shouldn’t have been there and not the excellent teams remaining. SC’s Ross Lancaster looks at why this attitude is a bit silly. Complete Story

12.10.24 Why This Disdain For Re-Seeding? By Anthony Brancato
12.04.24 CFP: The Play is the Thing By Jonathan Lowe
11.22.24 Remembering Playoff-Era Teams Who Didn’t Get Their Shot By Ross Lancaster

Foul Territory: A Dash, Some Cash, and a Rash (of Injuries)

Sports PhotoIn this edition of Foul Territory, an Italian whacks the men’s 100-meter dash field, while the Lakers go “West” for the quest. The Colts go limp, and it’s Steph Curry from deep (into the Warriors’ pockets). Complete Story

2023 Masters Preview: Major Intrigue

Sports PhotoSC’s Ross Lancaster previews this week’s Masters, featuring 18 LIV Golf players facing a field of the PGA Tour’s best for the first time in 2023 and Scottie Scheffler aiming to become just the fourth back-to-back winner in tournament history. Complete Story

06.23.22 Is History Repeating With the PGA/LIV Split? By Ross Lancaster
12.23.21 Golf’s Top Players Get Their Wish By Marc James
03.15.21 2021 Masters Preview By Marc James

No More “March Sadness” in Baseball

Sports PhotoIt’s time for baseball to bite the bullet and return to the 154-game regular-season schedule. SC’s Anthony Brancato spells out the benefits to be derived from doing this. Complete Story

03.24.25 An Unthinkable Loss For Former Yankee OF By Jeff Kallman
03.17.25 Arm and Shoulder Issues This Spring By Jeff Kallman
03.11.25 Say it is So, Rob! By Anthony Brancato

Stock Up, Stock Down For 2024-25 NBA Season

Sports PhotoWith the 2024-25 NBA regular season at its de facto midpoint, SC’s Ross Lancaster looks at the biggest risers and fallers. Complete Story

10.25.24 Tiers of Contenders For the 2024-25 NBA Season By Ross Lancaster
07.05.24 Are Sixers Title Contenders With George? By Ross Lancaster
06.20.24 The Transition of the Seasons By Jonathan Lowe

Commanders Reverting to Type

Sports PhotoThe ghost of George Allen is back in the nation’s capital, as his old team is busy trading away draft picks so that they can “win now.” It didn’t work before, and SC’s Anthony Brancato says that it won’t now. Complete Story

03.04.25 Will NFL End its “War on Ties?” By Anthony Brancato
02.25.25 Myles Garrett Dominates NFL New Year By Anthony Brancato
02.18.25 The NFL Should “Go NBA” By Anthony Brancato

Analyzing the Lightning’s Dominance

Sports PhotoJust as you observe constellations to decipher secrets of the night sky, exploring the elements of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-game winning streak reveals an intriguing pattern of stars and stellar performance. Complete Story

04.16.24 The Pythagorean Hockey League By Anthony Brancato
03.05.24 NHL Should Scrap “Loser’s Point” By Anthony Brancato
04.04.23 NHL Needs Another Canadian Team By Anthony Brancato

NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Homestead

Sports PhotoKyle Larson capitalized on a late Alex Bowman error and made the pass for the lead to win the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead. Bowman held on for second, Bubba Wallace took third, and Chase Briscoe finished in fourth place. Complete Story

03.19.25 NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Las Vegas By Jeffrey Boswell
03.12.25 NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Phoenix By Jeffrey Boswell
03.05.25 NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Circuit of the Americas By Jeffrey Boswell

College Basketball Odds and Ends

Sports PhotoSC’s Kevin Beane points out the terrible decision last year by the NIT didn’t save them from the fate that was the justification of the terrible decision, gives us a blueprint for more cinderellas in the tournament, and give us a betting pick in the Slant Pattern! Complete Story

03.06.25 2025 ATP Indian Wells Preview By Kevin Beane
02.20.25 Hollywood Fight Nights Friday Card Preview By Kevin Beane
02.05.25 A Newbie Goes to a Wrasslin’ Show By Kevin Beane

Super Bowl 50 Aftermath

Sports PhotoSuper Bowl 50 is in the books, and SC’s Jeffrey Boswell takes a look back at Super Bowl Sunday’s contest. Is Peyton Manning done? What were the best commercials? And can Cam Newton recover from defeat better than he recovers a fumble? Complete Story

02.06.14 Sports Q&A: Super Bowl XLVIII Aftermath By Jeffrey Boswell
02.07.13 Sports Q&A: Super Bowl XLVII Edition By Jeffrey Boswell
05.11.12 Sports Q&A: The Truth Won’t Set You Free By Jeffrey Boswell

2023 Australian Open Men’s Preview

Sports PhotoWith the 2022-23 tennis season drawing to a close with the season-ending ATP Tour Finals, the likes of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will be looking to finish strongly heading towards the New Year. Here’s a preview of the Australian Open. Complete Story

05.20.22 French Open 2022 Preview & Draws By Marc James
04.15.22 Nadal’s Injury and His Chances at French Open By Martin Banks
08.27.21 2021 U.S. Open Tennis Preview By Marc James

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