Sunday came in like a beautiful day and rode out like a storm. Two sports lives lost: one a golfing legend and one a promising up-and-comer. Arnold Palmer passed away at age 87, and was one of the sports’ greatest ambassadors, winner of 7 Majors and 62 PGA Tour events, a fierce competitor to the …
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Well, here we go again with a NASCAR playoff schedule upcoming. I’ve already explained the rules in previous years (here and here), so let’s jump right into the drivers seat. 16 Drivers. 10 Races. 4 Rounds. 1 Champion. The first round of 16 starts this Sunday in Chicagoland and Stewart-Haas Racing will have three of their …
When you look at the end of July, it seemed like fun baseball in New York City was almost out the door. The Mets were being plagued with injuries, and the Yankees were in a “sell mode” sending off their best hitter and their star closer(s). But then August happened. The Mets found a way …
Strangely, this post is exactly the same as September 2 of last year. I will be doing a FanDuel league, if I can get enough people to join. This year they have made it easier, and we have “A League of Our Own”, which you can join right here: https://www.fanduel.com/leagues/9683/invites/b38588a16382bc389fb196f23f32539ee89b6c67?cnl=la If you haven’t signed up …
Monday is the official kickoff to the 2016 US Open, the 4th and Final Tennis Major of the year, held annually right here in NYC. Tennis play begins this week with the qualifying rounds. Tens of players are trying to get into the remaining slots and while many of them may never have their names …
Watching the Olympics is a classic example of people making America proud. From Katie Ledecky breaking her old world record in the 800M and winning by 11 seconds to Michael Phelps’ Olympic record of Gold Medals. I focus on swimming specifically, because it was Maya Dirado that led me to this post. In her first, …
If you haven’t opened up the Google App on your phone in a few days (or the Google Now page for us Android users) and clicked the logo, you don’t know what you’re missing. Google has launched the Google Olympics, with good old fruits and vegetables as the contestants. You can also download it at …
The Rio 2016 Olympics officially kick off tomorrow, but we all know that yesterday was the real beginning, as the women’s soccer competition got under way, with the men starting today. With a little help from Sports Illustrated, here is a list of the thing you should try to keep an eye on each day of …
It’s expensive to go to a game, especially in New York. You overpay for the tickets. You either stay cheap and cram yourself into a subway car or overpay for parking. You overpay for food. You overpay for drinks. And then you have Atlanta, with the Falcons and soon to be United FC. They dropped …
Yesterday I went to MCU Park in Coney Island for a Single-A game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Hudson Valley Renegades. While the stadium is quite small, compared to major league parks, we got seats as close as we could to the field, and had a great unobstructed view of the game. The game …
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