Here’s How Big Of A Deal Kyrie’s Demands Should Be To LeBron

Photo Credit: USA Today Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving recently made headlines for requesting a trade so that he no longer will have to share the rock with LeBron James. LeBron honestly shouldn’t care about this whatsoever, and it’s not just because he stated that he would not intervene in the trade talks. It may be because he’ll likely leave Cleveland for the second time following next … Continue reading Here’s How Big Of A Deal Kyrie’s Demands Should Be To LeBron

Derek Carr Takes Jab at NFL Referees

Photo Credit: Raiders Central Anyone who knows anything about or follows Oakland Raiders’ Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr knows that off of the football field, he is one of the most genuinely great men that the NFL has to offer. But when it comes to talking to the media, he takes no prisoners and speaks his mind, especially when it comes to talking about his … Continue reading Derek Carr Takes Jab at NFL Referees

It’s Time To Stop Defending Ezekiel Elliott

Photo Credit: The Comeback Everyone knows that there are people out there in this cruel world that make up stories about celebrities abusing them so they can collect an unearned paycheck. So when Dallas Cowboys’ star running back Ezekiel Elliott was accused of domestic assault last summer, many people, myself included, didn’t simply go along with the narrative that his accuser presented because of the … Continue reading It’s Time To Stop Defending Ezekiel Elliott

July 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (68-31)  Houston Astros (65-33)  Washington Nationals (59-38)  Colorado Rockies (58-42), +2  New York Yankees (51-46), +2  Chicago Cubs (51-46), +2  Cleveland Indians (51-45), +5  Arizona Diamondbacks (56-42), +1  Boston Red Sox (55-45), -4  Kansas City Royals (50-47), +7  Texas Rangers (48-50), +3  Milwaukee Brewers (53-48), -8  Seattle Mariners (49-51), -2  Los Angeles Angels (49-51), … Continue reading July 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (68-31)  Houston Astros (65-33)  Washington Nationals (59-38)  Colorado Rockies (58-42)  Arizona Diamondbacks (56-42)  Boston Red Sox (55-45)  Chicago Cubs (51-46), +4  New York Yankees (51-46), +1  Cleveland Indians (51-45), +1  Kansas City Royals (50-47), +4  Milwaukee Brewers (53-48), -4  Tampa Bay Rays (51-48), -4  Minnesota Twins (49-48), +2  Pittsburgh Pirates (49-50), +3  Seattle Mariners … Continue reading July 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

McGregor prevails in Instagram beef with Draymond Green

Photo Credit: USA Today’s FTW The stakes are high for Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather with their much hyped-up fight coming at the end of next month. So when Golden State Warriors’ All-Star power forward and Defensive Player of the Year award winner Draymond Green tried to call out McGregor on Instagram for rocking a #23 Warriors jersey, the number Green wears, McGregor showed no … Continue reading McGregor prevails in Instagram beef with Draymond Green

Comments of NBA Greats About Warriors are Damaging the League

Photo Credit: Business Insider With how great the Golden State Warriors have been over the course of the past three seasons, they have drawn a lot of attention from NBA all-time greats. While the praise for the team is generally high, the snide comments from some of those all-time greats about whether or not this Warriors team would stand a chance “back in the day” … Continue reading Comments of NBA Greats About Warriors are Damaging the League

LeBron James-Michael Jordan Debate is Overrated

Photo Credit: ibero 90.0 The never-ending debate as to who the greatest NBA player of all-time is often features two players: LeBron James and Michael Jordan. The fact that these two players are the only two that are consistently included in this debate is why the debate is overrated, and quite frankly, pointless. There are plenty of all-time greats that have been better than both … Continue reading LeBron James-Michael Jordan Debate is Overrated

Changes to MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: MLB From now until further notice, the only MLB Power Rankings & Trends that will be posted on SportsPress will be those from the recently introduced formula that factors in win percentage, win percentage over the course of the past 10 games, current streak and run differential. These will be posted via a link to a spreadsheet. They may not be updated every … Continue reading Changes to MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Kevin Durant has taken away LeBron James’ crown

Photo Credit: Yahoo Sports It has been over a month since Golden State Warriors’ star small forward Kevin Durant got the ultimate revenge on those who turned on him for jumping ship to the stacked Warriors team from the Oklahoma City Thunder just over a year ago. But he didn’t just get revenge. He also got the crown, the King’s crown, that had eluded him … Continue reading Kevin Durant has taken away LeBron James’ crown

July 17th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (64-29)  Houston Astros (62-30)  Washington Nationals (55-36)  Milwaukee Brewers (52-42)  Boston Red Sox (52-41), +1  Colorado Rockies (53-41), +5  New York Yankees (47-43), +1  Chicago Cubs (46-45), +4  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-39), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (49-44), -5  Seattle Mariners (46-47), +2  Cleveland Indians (47-43), -2  Atlanta Braves (45-45), +2  Texas Rangers (45-46), -5  Pittsburgh … Continue reading July 17th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 17th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (64-29)  Houston Astros (62-30)  Washington Nationals (55-36)  Colorado Rockies (53-41), +3  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-39), -1  Boston Red Sox (52-41)  Milwaukee Brewers (52-42), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (49-44)  New York Yankees (47-43)  Cleveland Indians (47-43)  Chicago Cubs (46-45), +2  Seattle Mariners (46-47), +2  Atlanta Braves (45-45), +2  Kansas City Royals (45-45), +3  Minnesota Twins (46-45), … Continue reading July 17th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 16th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (63-29)  Houston Astros (61-30)  Washington Nationals (54-36)  Milwaukee Brewers (52-41)  Tampa Bay Rays (49-43), +2  Boston Red Sox (51-40), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-38), -1  New York Yankees (46-42), +2  Texas Rangers (45-45), +2  Cleveland Indians (47-42), -2  Colorado Rockies (52-41), -2  Chicago Cubs (45-45), +1  Seattle Mariners (45-47), +2  St. Louis Cardinals (44-46)  Atlanta … Continue reading July 16th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 16th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (63-29)  Houston Astros (61-30)  Washington Nationals (54-36)  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-38)  Milwaukee Brewers (52-41)  Boston Red Sox (51-40)  Colorado Rockies (52-41)  Tampa Bay Rays (49-43), +1  New York Yankees (46-42), +1  Cleveland Indians (47-42), -2  Minnesota Twins (46-44)  Texas Rangers (45-45)  Chicago Cubs (45-45)  Seattle Mariners (45-47), +1  Atlanta Braves (44-45), +1  St. Louis Cardinals … Continue reading July 16th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 15th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (62-29)   Houston Astros (61-29)  Washington Nationals (53-36)  Milwaukee Brewers (51-41)  Boston Red Sox (51-39), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-37), -1  Tampa Bay Rays (48-43), +2  Cleveland Indians (47-41), -1  Colorado Rockies (52-40), -1  New York Yankees (45-42)  Texas Rangers (44-45), +2  Pittsburgh Pirates (43-47), +3  Chicago Cubs (44-45), +4  St. Louis Cardinals (43-46), -3  Seattle … Continue reading July 15th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 15th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (62-29)  Houston Astros (61-29)  Washington Nationals (53-36)  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-37)  Milwaukee Brewers (51-41), +1  Boston Red Sox (51-39), +1  Colorado Rockies (52-40), -2  Cleveland Indians (47-41)  Tampa Bay Rays (48-43), +1  New York Yankees (45-42), -1  Minnesota Twins (45-44)  Texas Rangers (44-45), +3  Chicago Cubs (44-45), +3  Kansas City Royals (44-44), -2  Seattle Mariners … Continue reading July 15th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

The unluckiest player in the NBA

Photo Credit: Mavs Moneyball In the offseason between the 2015-2016 NBA season and this past NBA season, small forward Kevin Durant jumping ship from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the 73-win Golden State Warriors dominated NBA news. What made far fewer news stories was what happened to Warriors’ small forward Harrison Barnes, who needed to leave to make the Durant move possible. What happened next … Continue reading The unluckiest player in the NBA

2017 Home Run Derby Results

Photo Credit: Yahoo Sports (featured image), ESPN (team logos) Here are the results for the 2017 Home Run Derby. The rules for this year’s Home Run Derby were the same as last year’s.   ROUND 1 No. 1 seed  Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins, vs. No. 8 seed  Gary Sanchez, New York Yankees Prediction:  Gary Sanchez, 17,  Giancarlo Stanton, 16   No. 4 seed  Mike Moustakas, Kansas City Royals, vs. No. 5 seed  Miguel … Continue reading 2017 Home Run Derby Results

MLB Power Rankings (Formula) Heading into the All-Star Break

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (61-29)  Houston Astros (60-29)  Washington Nationals (52-36)  Milwaukee Brewers (50-41)  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-36)  Boston Red Sox (50-39)  Cleveland Indians (47-40)  Colorado Rockies (52-39)  Tampa Bay Rays (47-43)  New York Yankees (45-41)  St. Louis Cardinals (43-45)  Miami Marlins (41-46)  Texas Rangers (43-45)  Kansas City Royals (44-43)  Pittsburgh Pirates (42-47)  Seattle Mariners (43-47)  Chicago Cubs (43-45) … Continue reading MLB Power Rankings (Formula) Heading into the All-Star Break

MLB Power Rankings Heading into the All-Star Break

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (61-29)  Houston Astros (60-29)  Washington Nationals (52-36)  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-36)  Colorado Rockies (52-39)  Milwaukee Brewers (50-41)  Boston Red Sox (50-39)  Cleveland Indians (47-40)  New York Yankees (45-41)  Tampa Bay Rays (47-43)  Minnesota Twins (45-43)  Kansas City Royals (44-43)  St. Louis Cardinals (43-45)  Los Angeles Angels (45-47)  Texas Rangers (43-45)  Chicago Cubs (43-45)  Seattle Mariners … Continue reading MLB Power Rankings Heading into the All-Star Break

NFL’s top running back is not who you think

Photo Credit: The Inscriber Magazine The NFL season is now under two months away from kicking off, and millions of people around the world will participate in fantasy football. While running backs like Dallas Cowboys’ star Ezekiel Elliott, Pittsburgh Steelers’ star LeVeon Bell and Arizona Cardinals’ star David Johnson will likely be the first three running backs off of most draft boards, put fantasy football … Continue reading NFL’s top running back is not who you think

July 10th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (61-29)  Houston Astros (60-29)  Washington Nationals (52-36), +2  Milwaukee Brewers (50-41), +3  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-36), +1  Boston Red Sox (50-39), -2  Cleveland Indians (47-40), -4  Colorado Rockies (52-39), +1  Tampa Bay Rays (47-43), +1  New York Yankees (45-41), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (43-45), +1  Miami Marlins (41-46), +3  Texas Rangers (43-45), -2  Kansas City … Continue reading July 10th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 10th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (61-29)  Houston Astros (60-29)  Washington Nationals (52-36), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-36), -1  Colorado Rockies (52-39), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (50-41), +2  Boston Red Sox (50-39), -2  Cleveland Indians (47-40), -1  New York Yankees (45-41)  Tampa Bay Rays (47-43)  Minnesota Twins (45-43)  Kansas City Royals (44-43)  St. Louis Cardinals (43-45), +2  Los Angeles Angels (45-47), +4 … Continue reading July 10th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 9th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (60-29)  Houston Astros (59-29)  Cleveland Indians (47-39), +4  Boston Red Sox (50-38), +2  Washington Nationals (51-36), -2  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-35), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (49-41), -2  New York Yankees (45-40), +1  Colorado Rockies (51-39), -1  Tampa Bay Rays (46-43), +2  Texas Rangers (43-44)  St. Louis Cardinals (42-45), +3  Kansas City Royals (44-42), -3  Chicago Cubs … Continue reading July 9th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 9th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (60-29)  Houston Astros (59-29)  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-35)  Washington Nationals (51-36)  Boston Red Sox (50-38)  Colorado Rockies (51-39)  Cleveland Indians (47-39)  Milwaukee Brewers (49-41)  New York Yankees (45-40), +1  Tampa Bay Rays (46-43), +3  Minnesota Twins (45-42), -2  Kansas City Royals (44-42), -1  Texas Rangers (43-44), +1  Chicago Cubs (43-44), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (42-45), … Continue reading July 9th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 8th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (59-29)  Houston Astros (59-28)  Washington Nationals (51-35)  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-34), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (49-40), -1  Boston Red Sox (50-37)  Cleveland Indians (46-39)  Colorado Rockies (51-38), +3  New York Yankees (44-40), -1  Kansas City Royals (44-41), -1  Texas Rangers (42-44), +5  Tampa Bay Rays (45-43), -2  Chicago Cubs (43-43), +2  Minnesota Twins (45-41), -1  St. … Continue reading July 8th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 8th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (59-29)  Houston Astros (59-28)  Arizona Diamondbacks (53-34)  Washington Nationals (51-35)  Boston Red Sox (50-37)  Colorado Rockies (51-38)  Cleveland Indians (46-39)  Milwaukee Brewers (49-40)  Minnesota Twins (45-41), +3  New York Yankees (44-40), -1  Kansas City Royals (44-41), -1  Chicago Cubs (43-43), +1  Tampa Bay Rays (45-43), -2  Texas Rangers (42-44), +1  Seattle Mariners (42-46), +6 … Continue reading July 8th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 7th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (58-29), +1  Houston Astros (58-28), -1  Washington Nationals (50-35)  Milwaukee Brewers (48-40), +2  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-34), -1  Boston Red Sox (49-37), -1  Cleveland Indians (45-39), +3  New York Yankees (44-39), -1  Kansas City Royals (44-40), -1  Tampa Bay Rays (45-42), +2  Colorado Rockies (50-38), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (41-44), +1  Minnesota Twins (44-41), +4 … Continue reading July 7th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 7th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (58-29), +1  Houston Astros (58-28), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-34)  Washington Nationals (50-35)  Boston Red Sox (49-37)  Colorado Rockies (50-38)  Cleveland Indians (45-39)  Milwaukee Brewers (48-40)  New York Yankees (44-39)  Kansas City Royals (44-40)  Tampa Bay Rays (45-42), +1  Minnesota Twins (44-41), +1  Chicago Cubs (42-43), -2  Los Angeles Angels (44-45)  Texas Rangers (41-44)  St. … Continue reading July 7th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 6th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (58-27)  Los Angeles Dodgers (57-29)  Washington Nationals (50-34), +2  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-33)  Boston Red Sox (49-36), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (47-40), +1  New York Yankees (44-39), -1  Kansas City Royals (44-40), +1  Colorado Rockies (50-37), +2  Cleveland Indians (44-39), -2  Chicago Cubs (42-42), +2  Tampa Bay Rays (44-42), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (40-44), -1  Los Angeles Angels … Continue reading July 6th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 6th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (58-27)  Los Angeles Dodgers (57-29)  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-33)  Washington Nationals (50-34)  Boston Red Sox (49-36)  Colorado Rockies (50-37)  Cleveland Indians (44-39)  Milwaukee Brewers (47-40), +1  New York Yankees (44-39), -1  Kansas City Royals (44-40), +1  Chicago Cubs (42-42), +2  Tampa Bay Rays (44-42), -2  Minnesota Twins (43-41), -1  Los Angeles Angels (44-45), +2  Texas Rangers (41-44), … Continue reading July 6th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 5th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (57-27)  Los Angeles Dodgers (56-29)  Boston Red Sox (49-35), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-32), -1  Washington Nationals (50-34)  New York Yankees (44-38)  Milwaukee Brewers (46-40), +1  Cleveland Indians (44-38), -1  Kansas City Royals (43-40), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (44-41), +3  Colorado Rockies (49-37), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (40-43), -2  Chicago Cubs (41-42), +1  Minnesota Twins (43-40), +6 … Continue reading July 5th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 5th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (57-27)  Los Angeles Dodgers (56-29)  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-32)  Washington Nationals (50-34)  Boston Red Sox (49-35)  Colorado Rockies (49-37)  Cleveland Indians (44-38)  New York Yankees (44-38)  Milwaukee Brewers (46-40)  Tampa Bay Rays (44-41)  Kansas City Royals (43-40)  Minnesota Twins (43-40)  Chicago Cubs (41-42)  St. Louis Cardinals (40-43)  Atlanta Braves (40-42)  Los Angeles Angels (43-45)  Baltimore Orioles (40-43) … Continue reading July 5th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 4th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (56-27)  Los Angeles Dodgers (55-29)  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-31)  Boston Red Sox (48-35)  Washington Nationals (49-34)  New York Yankees (44-37), +1  Cleveland Indians (44-37), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (45-40)  Colorado Rockies (49-36), +5  St. Louis Cardinals (40-42), +5  Atlanta Braves (40-41), -2  Kansas City Royals (42-40), -1  Tampa Bay Rays (43-41), -3  Chicago Cubs (41-41), -2  Texas Rangers … Continue reading July 4th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 4th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (56-27)  Los Angeles Dodgers (55-29)  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-31)  Washington Nationals (49-34)  Boston Red Sox (48-35)  Colorado Rockies (49-36)  Cleveland Indians (44-37)  New York Yankees (44-37)  Milwaukee Brewers (45-40)  Tampa Bay Rays (43-41)  Kansas City Royals (42-40), +1  Minnesota Twins (42-40), +1  Chicago Cubs (41-41), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (40-42), +4  Atlanta Braves (40-41)  Los Angeles Angels … Continue reading July 4th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 3rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (56-27), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (55-29), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-31)  Boston Red Sox (47-35)  Washington Nationals (48-34), +1  Cleveland Indians (44-37), +1  New York Yankees (43-37), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (44-40)  Atlanta Braves (40-41), +6  Tampa Bay Rays (43-41), -1  Kansas City Royals (41-40), +5  Chicago Cubs (41-41), +7  Seattle Mariners (41-42), +4  Colorado Rockies (48-36)  St. … Continue reading July 3rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 3rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (56-27), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (55-29), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (52-31)  Washington Nationals (48-34)  Boston Red Sox (47-35)  Colorado Rockies (48-36)  Cleveland Indians (44-37)  New York Yankees (43-37)  Milwaukee Brewers (44-40)  Tampa Bay Rays (43-41)  Chicago Cubs (41-41), +1  Kansas City Royals (41-40), +2  Minnesota Twins (41-40), -2  Los Angeles Angels (43-43), -1  Atlanta Braves (40-41), +1 … Continue reading July 3rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

July 2nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (55-28)  Houston Astros (55-27)  Arizona Diamondbacks (51-31)  Boston Red Sox (46-35), +2  New York Yankees (43-36), -1  Washington Nationals (47-34), -1  Cleveland Indians (43-37)  Milwaukee Brewers (44-39), +1  Tampa Bay Rays (43-40), +1  St. Louis Cardinals (39-41), +1  Los Angeles Angels (43-42), +6  New York Mets (38-42), +2  Texas Rangers (40-41), +5  Colorado Rockies … Continue reading July 2nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 2nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (55-28)  Houston Astros (55-27)  Arizona Diamondbacks (51-31)  Washington Nationals (47-34)  Boston Red Sox (46-35), +1  Colorado Rockies (48-35), -1  Cleveland Indians (43-37), +1  New York Yankees (43-36), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (44-39)  Tampa Bay Rays (43-40)  Minnesota Twins (41-39), +1  Chicago Cubs (40-41), -1  Los Angeles Angels (43-42), +2  Kansas City Royals (40-40), -1  St. … Continue reading July 2nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

The MLB playoff format is extremely stupid

Photo Credit: Pirates Breakdown In the 2015 MLB season, the teams with the top 3 records in the MLB happened to be in the same division, the National League Central. Broken down, that means that the 2nd best team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, in the entire MLB didn’t even win their division, and it means that the 3rd best team in baseball, the Chicago Cubs, were smack … Continue reading The MLB playoff format is extremely stupid

July 1st MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (54-28), +1  Houston Astros (54-27), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-31)  New York Yankees (43-35), +1  Washington Nationals (47-33), -1  Boston Red Sox (45-35), +1  Cleveland Indians (42-36), -1  Colorado Rockies (48-34), +8  Milwaukee Brewers (43-39)  Tampa Bay Rays (42-40), +2  St. Louis Cardinals (38-41)  Seattle Mariners (40-41), +6  Kansas City Royals (39-39), +4  New York … Continue reading July 1st MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

July 1st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (54-28), +1  Houston Astros (54-27), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-31)  Washington Nationals (47-33)  Colorado Rockies (48-34)  Boston Red Sox (45-35)  New York Yankees (43-35), +1  Cleveland Indians (42-36), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (43-39), +2  Tampa Bay Rays (42-40), +4  Chicago Cubs (40-40), -2  Minnesota Twins (40-38), -2  Kansas City Royals (39-39), +3  Baltimore Orioles (39-40), -2 … Continue reading July 1st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Three under-the-radar teams that could challenge the Golden State Warriors

Photo Credit: SB Nation Now that the Golden State Warriors did what everyone expected them to do and walked away with the 2017 NBA championship, their second in three seasons, the odds were released for each team to win next year’s title. And wouldn’t you know it? The Warriors have a better chance to win the championship next season than every other team in the … Continue reading Three under-the-radar teams that could challenge the Golden State Warriors

June 30th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (54-26)  Los Angeles Dodgers (53-28)  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-30)  Washington Nationals (47-32)  New York Yankees (42-35)  Cleveland Indians (42-36)  Boston Red Sox (44-35)  Chicago Cubs (40-39), +4  Milwaukee Brewers (42-39), +5  Los Angeles Angels (42-41), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (37-41), +6  Tampa Bay Rays (41-40), -3  Texas Rangers (39-40), -3  Minnesota Twins (40-37), -3  Pittsburgh Pirates (37-42), … Continue reading June 30th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

June 30th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (54-26)  Los Angeles Dodgers (53-28)  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-30)  Washington Nationals (47-32)  Colorado Rockies (47-34)  Boston Red Sox (44-35), +1  Cleveland Indians (42-36), +1  New York Yankees (42-35), -2  Chicago Cubs (40-39), +1  Minnesota Twins (40-37), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (42-39), +3  Baltimore Orioles (39-39), +4  Los Angeles Angels (42-41), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (41-40), -2  Texas Rangers … Continue reading June 30th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 29th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (53-26), +2  Los Angeles Dodgers (52-28), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-29), -1  Washington Nationals (47-31)  New York Yankees (42-34), +1  Cleveland Indians (41-36), +2  Boston Red Sox (43-35), -2  Los Angeles Angels (42-40), +4  Tampa Bay Rays (41-39), -2  Texas Rangers (39-39), -1  Minnesota Twins (40-36), +8  Chicago Cubs (39-39), -2  Kansas City Royals (38-38), +5  Milwaukee … Continue reading June 29th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

June 29th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (53-26), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (52-28), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-29)  Washington Nationals (47-31)  Colorado Rockies (47-34)  New York Yankees (42-34), +1  Boston Red Sox (43-35), -1  Cleveland Indians (41-36)  Minnesota Twins (40-36), +3  Chicago Cubs (39-39), -1  Los Angeles Angels (42-40), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (41-39), -2  Texas Rangers (39-39), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (41-39), -1  Kansas … Continue reading June 29th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Top 10 NBA players to follow on social media this summer

Photo Credit: SLAM Online The NBA Finals are over and the NBA Draft is over now as well, which means the only way you will get to see your favorite NBA players for the next four months is on social media. Who are the top 10 NBA players that you should be following on various social media platforms this summer? 10. New York Knicks No, … Continue reading Top 10 NBA players to follow on social media this summer

June 28th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (52-27)  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-28), +1  Houston Astros (52-26), -1  Washington Nationals (46-31)  Boston Red Sox (43-34), +2  New York Yankees (41-34), -1  Tampa Bay Rays (41-38), +5  Cleveland Indians (40-36), -2  Texas Rangers (39-38), +4  Chicago Cubs (39-38), -1  Atlanta Braves (37-39), +7  Los Angeles Angels (41-40), -4  Colorado Rockies (47-33), -3  Milwaukee Brewers … Continue reading June 28th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

June 28th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (52-27), +1  Houston Astros (52-26), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (50-28)  Washington Nationals (46-31)  Colorado Rockies (47-33)  Boston Red Sox (43-34)  New York Yankees (41-34)  Cleveland Indians (40-36)  Chicago Cubs (39-38)  Tampa Bay Rays (41-38), +3  Texas Rangers (39-38), +3  Minnesota Twins (39-36), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (41-38), -2  Los Angeles Angels (41-40), -2  Baltimore Orioles (38-38), … Continue reading June 28th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 27th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (51-27)  Houston Astros (52-25)  Arizona Diamondbacks (49-28)  Washington Nationals (45-31)  New York Yankees (41-33), +2  Cleveland Indians (40-35), +2  Boston Red Sox (42-34), +4  Los Angeles Angels (41-39), +4  Chicago Cubs (39-37), +1  Colorado Rockies (47-32), -5  Milwaukee Brewers (41-37), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (40-38), +2  Texas Rangers (38-38), -7  Seattle Mariners (39-39), +1 … Continue reading June 27th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

June 27th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (52-25)  Los Angeles Dodgers (51-27)  Arizona Diamondbacks (49-28)  Washington Nationals (45-31)  Colorado Rockies (47-32)  Boston Red Sox (42-34)  New York Yankees (41-33)  Cleveland Indians (40-35), +1  Chicago Cubs (39-37), +2  Minnesota Twins (39-35), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (41-37), -1  Los Angeles Angels (41-39), +1  Tampa Bay Rays (40-38), +1  Texas Rangers (38-38), -2  Kansas City Royals (37-37) … Continue reading June 27th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Another superteam could be brewing in the NBA

Photo Credit: Business Insider Los Angeles Clippers’ point guard Chris Paul and power forward Blake Griffin have notified the team that they will opt out of their contracts and not pick up their player options, thus becoming free agents on Saturday, July 1st. While the Clippers themselves never got past the second round of the NBA playoffs with these two players, the impact of these two players becoming free … Continue reading Another superteam could be brewing in the NBA

June 26th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (51-26)  Houston Astros (52-25)  Arizona Diamondbacks (48-28)  Washington Nationals (45-30)  Colorado Rockies (47-31)  Texas Rangers (38-37), +6  New York Yankees (40-33)  Cleveland Indians (39-35), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (41-37), +8  Chicago Cubs (38-37), -1  Boston Red Sox (41-34), -3  Los Angeles Angels (40-39), +3  Minnesota Twins (39-34), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (40-38), -1  Seattle Mariners … Continue reading June 26th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

June 26th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (52-25)  Los Angeles Dodgers (51-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (48-28)  Washington Nationals (45-30)  Colorado Rockies (47-31)  Boston Red Sox (41-34)  New York Yankees (40-33)  Minnesota Twins (39-34), +2  Cleveland Indians (39-35), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (41-37), +2  Chicago Cubs (38-37), -2  Texas Rangers (38-37), +3  Los Angeles Angels (40-39), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (40-38), -3  Kansas City Royals (37-37), … Continue reading June 26th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 25th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Los Angeles Dodgers (50-26)  Houston Astros (51-25)  Arizona Diamondbacks (47-28)  Washington Nationals (45-29)  Colorado Rockies (47-30)  Cleveland Indians (39-34)  New York Yankees (40-32), +1  Boston Red Sox (41-33), -1  Chicago Cubs (38-36), +4  Kansas City Royals (37-36), +1  Atlanta Braves (36-38), +3  Texas Rangers (37-37), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (40-37), -4  Seattle Mariners (39-38), -4  Los Angeles … Continue reading June 25th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

June 25th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (51-25)  Los Angeles Dodgers (50-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (47-28)  Washington Nationals (45-29), +1  Colorado Rockies (47-30), -1  Boston Red Sox (41-33)  New York Yankees (40-32)  Cleveland Indians (39-34)  Chicago Cubs (38-36), +3  Minnesota Twins (38-34), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (40-37), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (40-37), -2  Kansas City Royals (37-36), +1  Seattle Mariners (39-38), -3  Texas Rangers (37-37) … Continue reading June 25th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Lonzo to the Lakers is a touch of death to LaVar haters

Photo Credit: FanSided Unlike usual, much of the pre-draft broadcast on ESPN was not spent focusing on the NBA draft itself. In fact, it really wasn’t focused on any of the draft’s players in particular either. Instead, it was focused on the father of one particular player. LaVar Ball, Lonzo Ball’s father, has actually been in the spotlight for some time, and this year’s NBA … Continue reading Lonzo to the Lakers is a touch of death to LaVar haters

June 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

Photo Credit: TV Week (featured image), ESPN (team logos) In addition to the usual everyday power rankings & trends, these power rankings & trends are making their debut. Unlike the other power rankings & trends, which are based mostly on the eye test, these are based solely on a mathematical formula that factors in overall winning percentage, winning percentage over the past 10 games, run differential … Continue reading June 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends (Formula)

June 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (50-25)  Los Angeles Dodgers (49-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (46-28)  Colorado Rockies (47-29)  Washington Nationals (44-29)  Boston Red Sox (41-32), +1  New York Yankees (40-31), +1  Cleveland Indians (39-33), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (40-36), +2  Milwaukee Brewers (40-36), -1  Seattle Mariners (39-37), +1  Chicago Cubs (37-36), -2  Minnesota Twins (37-34), +2  Kansas City Royals (36-36), +2  Texas Rangers … Continue reading June 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

The most meaningless event in the NBA season is over

Photo Credit: Sporting News Now more than ever, there is one event during the NBA season that stands out not above but below the rest. No, it’s not the 82-game regular season, which has produced a similar-looking playoff field over the past three seasons, which has in turn produced the same Eastern and Western Conference champion over the past three seasons. Instead, it’s the NBA … Continue reading The most meaningless event in the NBA season is over

June 23rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (50-24)  Los Angeles Dodgers (48-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (46-27)  Colorado Rockies (47-28)  Washington Nationals (43-29)  Cleveland Indians (39-32), +1  Boston Red Sox (40-32), +1  New York Yankees (39-31), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (40-35), +1  Chicago Cubs (37-35), +2  Tampa Bay Rays (39-36), -2  Seattle Mariners (38-37), +1  Texas Rangers (36-36), +4  Los Angeles Angels (38-38), +4  Minnesota Twins … Continue reading June 23rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Offseason Top 10 NBA Player Power Rankings

Photo Credit: USA Today (featured image), NBA (team logos) Yet another NBA season has come to a close, and the offseason is officially upon us. As we really get going into the offseason with the NBA Draft, trades and other acquisitions, here is a list of power rankings of the top 10 players currently playing in the NBA. 10.  Draymond Green, Power Forward, Golden State … Continue reading Offseason Top 10 NBA Player Power Rankings

June 22nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (49-24)  Los Angeles Dodgers (47-26), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (45-27), +1  Colorado Rockies (47-27), -2  Washington Nationals (43-29)  New York Yankees (39-30), +1  Cleveland Indians (38-32), +1  Boston Red Sox (40-32), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (39-36), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (39-35), +1  Minnesota Twins (36-33), +4  Chicago Cubs (36-35), -3  Seattle Mariners (37-37), +3  Kansas City Royals (35-36), … Continue reading June 22nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

MLB Divisional Power Rankings: Summer edition

Photo Credit: Orange County Register Having one great team can boost how good an MLB division is even if the division itself isn’t that great from top to bottom. With just eight teams in the MLB currently sitting at more than three games above .500, it was not easy to decide which divisions are currently the best from top to bottom. These rankings are based … Continue reading MLB Divisional Power Rankings: Summer edition

June 21st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (48-24)  Colorado Rockies (47-26)  Los Angeles Dodgers (46-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (44-27)  Washington Nationals (43-28)  Boston Red Sox (40-31), +2  New York Yankees (38-30), -1  Cleveland Indians (37-32), -1  Chicago Cubs (36-34)  Tampa Bay Rays (38-36), +3  Milwaukee Brewers (38-35), -1  Baltimore Orioles (35-35), +2  Texas Rangers (35-35), +2  Los Angeles Angels (37-37), +2  Minnesota Twins (35-33), … Continue reading June 21st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 20th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (47-24), +1  Colorado Rockies (46-26), -1  Los Angeles Dodgers (45-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (44-26)  Washington Nationals (42-28)  New York Yankees (38-29), +1  Cleveland Indians (37-31), +1  Boston Red Sox (39-31), -2  Chicago Cubs (35-34), +2  Milwaukee Brewers (38-34), -1  Kansas City Royals (34-35), +3  Toronto Blue Jays (34-35), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (37-36), -3  Baltimore Orioles (34-35), … Continue reading June 20th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 19th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: WallpaperSafari (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Colorado Rockies (46-26), +1  Houston Astros (46-24), -1  Los Angeles Dodgers (44-26), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (44-26), +1  Washington Nationals (42-27), -2  Boston Red Sox (39-30)  New York Yankees (38-29)  Cleveland Indians (36-31)  Milwaukee Brewers (38-33)  Tampa Bay Rays (37-35), +1  Chicago Cubs (34-34), +3  Baltimore Orioles (34-34), +3  Texas Rangers (34-34), -3  Kansas City Royals (33-35), +2  Toronto … Continue reading June 19th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 18th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (46-23)  Colorado Rockies (45-26)  Washington Nationals (42-26)  Los Angeles Dodgers (43-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (43-26)  Boston Red Sox (38-30)  New York Yankees (38-28)  Cleveland Indians (35-31), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (37-33), -1  Texas Rangers (34-33), +2  Tampa Bay Rays (36-35), +4  Los Angeles Angels (36-36), +4  Minnesota Twins (34-32), -3  Chicago Cubs (33-34), -3  Baltimore Orioles (33-34), +4 … Continue reading June 18th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 17th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (45-23)  Colorado Rockies (44-26)  Washington Nationals (41-26)  Los Angeles Dodgers (42-26)  Arizona Diamondbacks (42-26)  Boston Red Sox (38-29), +1  New York Yankees (38-27), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (37-32)  Cleveland Indians (33-31), +1  Minnesota Twins (34-30), -1  Chicago Cubs (33-33), +1  Texas Rangers (33-33), +1  Kansas City Royals (32-34), +5  Detroit Tigers (32-34), +5  Tampa Bay Rays (35-35) … Continue reading June 17th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 16th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (45-22)  Colorado Rockies (43-26), +1  Washington Nationals (40-26), +3  Los Angeles Dodgers (41-26), -2  Arizona Diamondbacks (41-26), -1  New York Yankees (38-26), -1  Boston Red Sox (37-29)  Milwaukee Brewers (36-32)  Minnesota Twins (34-29)  Cleveland Indians (32-31), +6  Toronto Blue Jays (32-33), +1  Chicago Cubs (32-33), +3  Texas Rangers (32-33), +4  Los Angeles Angels (35-35), -4  Tampa … Continue reading June 16th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 15th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (45-22)  Los Angeles Dodgers (41-25)  Colorado Rockies (42-26), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (41-26), +1  New York Yankees (38-25), -2  Washington Nationals (39-26)  Boston Red Sox (37-28)  Milwaukee Brewers (35-32), +5  Minnesota Twins (33-29), -1  Los Angeles Angels (35-34), +4  Tampa Bay Rays (35-33), -2  Toronto Blue Jays (32-33), +3  Seattle Mariners (33-34), +3  Baltimore Orioles (32-32), +3 … Continue reading June 15th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 14th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (44-22)  Los Angeles Dodgers (40-25), +2  New York Yankees (38-24), -1  Colorado Rockies (41-26), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (40-26)  Washington Nationals (39-25)  Boston Red Sox (36-28)  Minnesota Twins (33-28)  Tampa Bay Rays (35-32), +1  Chicago Cubs (32-32), +2  Cleveland Indians (31-30), -2  Texas Rangers (32-32), +2  Milwaukee Brewers (34-32), -2  Los Angeles Angels (34-34), +3  Toronto Blue … Continue reading June 14th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

NBA Finals proves the NBA needs to leave superteams alone

Photo Credit: Sports Illustrated In a recent article, I touched on whether or not the Golden State Warriors sweeping their way through the NBA playoffs, including the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, would prompt changes to the NBA in regard to which teams players can sign with to create superteams. But because the Cavaliers won Game 4 by a score of 137-116 in addition playing close in … Continue reading NBA Finals proves the NBA needs to leave superteams alone

Final 2016-2017 Season NBA Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: NBA (featured image), ESPN (team logos) NOTE: This list includes each team’s regular season record and postseason record.  Golden State Warriors (67-15, 16-1)  Cleveland Cavaliers (51-31, 13-5), +6  San Antonio Spurs (61-21, 8-8), -1  Houston Rockets (55-27, 6-5), -1  Boston Celtics (53-29, 9-9), -1  Washington Wizards (49-33, 7-6), +3  Utah Jazz (51-31, 4-7)  Toronto Raptors (51-31, 4-6), -2  Los Angeles Clippers (51-31, 3-4), -4 … Continue reading Final 2016-2017 Season NBA Power Rankings & Trends

June 13th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (44-21)  New York Yankees (38-23), +1  Colorado Rockies (41-25), -1  Los Angeles Dodgers (39-25)  Arizona Diamondbacks (39-26), +1  Washington Nationals (38-25), -1  Boston Red Sox (35-28)  Minnesota Twins (32-28)  Cleveland Indians (31-29)  Tampa Bay Rays (34-32), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (33-31), +1  Chicago Cubs (31-32), -2  Toronto Blue Jays (31-32)  Texas Rangers (31-32), +3  Seattle Mariners (32-33), … Continue reading June 13th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Final 2016-2017 Season NHL Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: NHL (featured image), ESPN (29 team logos), Sports Illustrated (Maple Leafs logo) NOTE: This list includes each team’s regular season record, regular season points, and postseason record.  Pittsburgh Penguins (50-21-11, 111 points, 16-9), +7  Washington Capitals (55-19-8, 118 points, 7-6), -1  Ottawa Senators (44-28-10, 98 points, 11-8), +14  Nashville Predators (41-29-12, 94 points, 14-8), +15  Anaheim Ducks (46-23-13, 105 points, 10-7), -2  Edmonton Oilers (47-26-9, … Continue reading Final 2016-2017 Season NHL Power Rankings & Trends

June 12th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (44-20)  Colorado Rockies (41-24)  New York Yankees (37-23)  Los Angeles Dodgers (39-25), +1  Washington Nationals (38-24), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (39-26)  Boston Red Sox (34-28)  Minnesota Twins (32-27)  Cleveland Indians (31-29)  Chicago Cubs (31-31), +6  Tampa Bay Rays (34-32), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (33-31), -2  Toronto Blue Jays (31-32)  Baltimore Orioles (31-30), -3  Los Angeles Angels (33-33)  St. … Continue reading June 12th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 11th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (44-19)  Colorado Rockies (41-23)  New York Yankees (36-23), +1  Washington Nationals (38-23), -1  Los Angeles Dodgers (38-25)  Arizona Diamondbacks (38-26)  Boston Red Sox (34-27)  Minnesota Twins (32-26)  Cleveland Indians (30-29)  Milwaukee Brewers (33-30)  Baltimore Orioles (31-29)  Tampa Bay Rays (33-32), +1  Toronto Blue Jays (30-32), +3  Seattle Mariners (31-32), -2  Los Angeles Angels (32-33), -1  Chicago … Continue reading June 11th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Five things that make the NBA predictable that have nothing to do with Kevin Durant

Photo Credit: SB Nation Predictable. Boring. Unwatchable. All of those negative things and more are terms that people have used to describe the NBA this past season, and all of those claims have enough evidence to back them up with since this year’s NBA did, in fact, turn out how most if not all people predicted it would. But while many people will be quick … Continue reading Five things that make the NBA predictable that have nothing to do with Kevin Durant

June 10th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (43-19)  Colorado Rockies (40-23), +1  Washington Nationals (38-22), -1  New York Yankees (35-23), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (37-25), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (37-26), -2  Boston Red Sox (33-27), +1  Minnesota Twins (31-26), +1  Cleveland Indians (30-28), +2  Milwaukee Brewers (33-29), +2  Baltimore Orioles (31-28), -4  Seattle Mariners (31-31), +5  Tampa Bay Rays (32-31), +1  Los Angeles Angels … Continue reading June 10th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Could this year’s NBA Draft drastically change the league?

Photo Credit: VICE Sports The NBA Draft is coming up in under two weeks now. But in reality, does the draft actually mean anything? Will anything happen in the NBA Draft from a pick standpoint that will change the league in a drastic way? With how dominant the Golden State Warriors are and due to the fact that they have met the Cleveland Cavaliers in … Continue reading Could this year’s NBA Draft drastically change the league?

June 9th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (43-18)  Washington Nationals (38-21)  Colorado Rockies (39-23)  Arizona Diamondbacks (37-25)  New York Yankees (34-23)  Los Angeles Dodgers (36-25)  Baltimore Orioles (31-27)  Boston Red Sox (32-27)  Minnesota Twins (30-26), +5  Chicago Cubs (30-29), -1  Cleveland Indians (29-28), +2  Milwaukee Brewers (32-29), -2  Toronto Blue Jays (29-31), +2  Tampa Bay Rays (31-31), +2  Los Angeles Angels (31-32), +2 … Continue reading June 9th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 8th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (42-18)  Washington Nationals (37-21)  Colorado Rockies (38-23)  Arizona Diamondbacks (36-25)  New York Yankees (33-23)  Los Angeles Dodgers (36-25)  Baltimore Orioles (31-26), +2  Boston Red Sox (32-26), -1  Chicago Cubs (30-28), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (32-28)  Seattle Mariners (30-30), +2  Detroit Tigers (29-29), +3  Cleveland Indians (29-28), -2  Minnesota Twins (29-26), -2  Toronto Blue Jays (29-31), +2  Tampa … Continue reading June 8th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 7th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (42-17)  Washington Nationals (37-20)  Colorado Rockies (37-23)  Arizona Diamondbacks (35-25), +2  New York Yankees (32-23), -1  Los Angeles Dodgers (35-25), -1  Boston Red Sox (32-25)  Chicago Cubs (30-27)  Baltimore Orioles (30-26), +3  Milwaukee Brewers (31-28), +1  Cleveland Indians (29-27), -1  Minnesota Twins (29-25), -3  Seattle Mariners (29-30), +1  Los Angeles Angels (30-31), +2  Detroit Tigers (28-29), … Continue reading June 7th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Top 5 NCAA football and basketball team combinations

Photo Credit: The Boston Globe Some schools have elite teams at one sport, but subpar teams at others. Here are the schools that had the top 5 combinations of football and basketball teams this past season. All team records mentioned in this article are from ESPN for football and ESPN for basketball. A list like this brings forth the question for schools and fans: would you rather be solid … Continue reading Top 5 NCAA football and basketball team combinations

June 6th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (42-16)  Washington Nationals (36-20)  Colorado Rockies (36-23)  New York Yankees (32-22), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (35-24), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (34-25)  Boston Red Sox (31-25)  Chicago Cubs (29-27), +2  Minnesota Twins (29-24), -1  Cleveland Indians (29-26), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (30-28)  Baltimore Orioles (29-26)  Detroit Tigers (28-28)  Seattle Mariners (28-30), +1  Toronto Blue Jays (28-30), -1  Los Angeles … Continue reading June 6th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Would a perfect Warriors playoffs prompt changes to the NBA?

Photo Credit: SB Nation Over the past three seasons during which the NBA Finals matchup has been the same each season, with the Golden State having home court advantage out of the Western Conference against the Eastern Conference’s Cleveland Cavaliers, people have complained about a boring and predictable NBA. I recently touched on this subject with one key point to back up my argument that despite that … Continue reading Would a perfect Warriors playoffs prompt changes to the NBA?

June 5th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (41-16)  Washington Nationals (35-20)  Colorado Rockies (36-23), +2  Los Angeles Dodgers (35-23), -1  New York Yankees (32-22), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (34-25)  Boston Red Sox (31-25)  Minnesota Twins (29-24), +1  Cleveland Indians (29-26), +1  Chicago Cubs (28-27), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (30-27), +1  Baltimore Orioles (29-26), -4  Detroit Tigers (28-28)  Toronto Blue Jays (28-29)  Seattle Mariners (28-30), +3 … Continue reading June 5th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 4th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (40-16)  Washington Nationals (34-20)  Los Angeles Dodgers (35-22)  New York Yankees (32-21), +1  Colorado Rockies (35-23), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (34-24), -2  Boston Red Sox (30-25), +3  Baltimore Orioles (29-25), -1  Minnesota Twins (28-24), -1  Cleveland Indians (28-26), -1  Chicago Cubs (27-27), +2  Milwaukee Brewers (29-27), -1  Detroit Tigers (27-28), +3  Toronto Blue Jays (27-29), -2  St. … Continue reading June 4th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 3rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (39-16)  Washington Nationals (34-19)  Los Angeles Dodgers (34-22), +3  Arizona Diamondbacks (34-23), -1  New York Yankees (31-21), -1  Colorado Rockies (34-23), -1  Baltimore Orioles (29-24)  Minnesota Twins (28-23), +3  Cleveland Indians (28-25), -1  Boston Red Sox (29-25), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (29-26), -1  Toronto Blue Jays (27-28), +2  Chicago Cubs (26-27), +4  St. Louis Cardinals (26-26), -2 … Continue reading June 3rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 2nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (38-16)  Washington Nationals (33-19)  Arizona Diamondbacks (34-22), +1  New York Yankees (31-20), +1  Colorado Rockies (34-22), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (33-22), -3  Baltimore Orioles (28-24), +1  Cleveland Indians (28-24), +1  Boston Red Sox (29-24), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (29-25), +1  Minnesota Twins (27-23), +1  St. Louis Cardinals (26-25), +3  Tampa Bay Rays (29-27), -3  Toronto Blue Jays … Continue reading June 2nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

June 1st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (38-16)  Washington Nationals (33-19), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (33-21), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (33-22), +2  New York Yankees (30-20), -1  Colorado Rockies (33-22), -1  Boston Red Sox (29-23), +1  Baltimore Orioles (27-24), +1  Cleveland Indians (27-24), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (29-27), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (28-25), +1  Minnesota Twins (26-23), -2  Toronto Blue Jays (26-27)  Los Angeles Angels … Continue reading June 1st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Early 2017 MLB Playoff Predictions

Photo Credit: Wikipedia (featured image), ESPN (team logos)   2017 MLB Playoff Predictions   NATIONAL LEAGUE  Washington Nationals, NL East Champion  Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West Champion  Chicago Cubs, NL Central Champion  Colorado Rockies, NL West (Wild Card #1)  Arizona Diamondbacks, NL West (Wild Card #2)     National League Wild Card Game  #5 Arizona Diamondbacks @  #4 Colorado Rockies  Series:  Rockies win, 1-0 (best of 1 series)   … Continue reading Early 2017 MLB Playoff Predictions

May 31st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (37-16)  Los Angeles Dodgers (33-20)  Washington Nationals (32-19)  New York Yankees (30-19), +1  Colorado Rockies (33-21), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (32-22)  Cleveland Indians (27-23)  Boston Red Sox (28-23), +1  Baltimore Orioles (26-24), -1  Minnesota Twins (26-22)  Tampa Bay Rays (28-27)  Milwaukee Brewers (27-25)  Toronto Blue Jays (25-27), +3  Texas Rangers (26-27), +4  Los Angeles Angels (27-28), +4 … Continue reading May 31st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 30th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (36-16)  Los Angeles Dodgers (32-20), +2  Washington Nationals (31-19), +2  Colorado Rockies (33-20), -2  New York Yankees (29-19), -2  Arizona Diamondbacks (31-22)  Cleveland Indians (26-23), +2  Baltimore Orioles (26-23), +5  Boston Red Sox (27-23), -2  Minnesota Twins (26-21), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (28-26), +3  Milwaukee Brewers (27-24), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (24-24), -2  Chicago Cubs (25-25), … Continue reading May 30th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 29th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (35-16)  Colorado Rockies (33-19), +1  New York Yankees (29-18), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (31-20), +1  Washington Nationals (30-19), -3  Arizona Diamondbacks (31-21)  Boston Red Sox (27-22)  Minnesota Twins (26-20)  Cleveland Indians (25-23), +3  Milwaukee Brewers (27-23), +3  St. Louis Cardinals (24-23), -2  Chicago Cubs (25-24), -2  Baltimore Orioles (25-23), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (27-26), +1  Texas … Continue reading May 29th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 28th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (34-16)  Washington Nationals (30-18), +1  Colorado Rockies (32-19), -1  New York Yankees (28-18), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (30-20), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (31-20), -2  Boston Red Sox (27-21)  Minnesota Twins (26-19)  St. Louis Cardinals (24-22), +3  Chicago Cubs (25-23), -1  Baltimore Orioles (25-22), -1  Cleveland Indians (24-23), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (26-23)  Los Angeles Angels (26-26), +1  Tampa … Continue reading May 28th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 27th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (33-16)  Colorado Rockies (32-18)  Washington Nationals (29-18)  Arizona Diamondbacks (31-19), +1  New York Yankees (27-18), -1  Los Angeles Dodgers (29-20), +1  Boston Red Sox (26-21), +2  Minnesota Twins (25-19), -2  Chicago Cubs (25-22), -1  Baltimore Orioles (25-21)  Cleveland Indians (24-22)  St. Louis Cardinals (23-22)  Milwaukee Brewers (25-23)  Tampa Bay Rays (26-25)  Los Angeles Angels (25-26)  Texas … Continue reading May 27th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 26th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (32-16), +1  Colorado Rockies (31-18), -1  Washington Nationals (28-18)  New York Yankees (27-17)  Arizona Diamondbacks (30-19)  Minnesota Twins (25-18)  Los Angeles Dodgers (28-20)  Chicago Cubs (25-21), +1  Boston Red Sox (25-21), +1  Baltimore Orioles (25-20), +1  Cleveland Indians (24-21), +1  St. Louis Cardinals (23-21), -4  Milwaukee Brewers (25-22)  Tampa Bay Rays (25-25), +3  Los Angeles Angels … Continue reading May 26th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 25th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: WallpaperSafari (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Colorado Rockies (31-17), +1  Houston Astros (31-16), -1  Washington Nationals (28-17)  New York Yankees (27-17)  Arizona Diamondbacks (29-19), +1  Minnesota Twins (25-18), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (27-20), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (23-20), +2  Chicago Cubs (24-21), +3  Boston Red Sox (24-21), +3  Baltimore Orioles (25-20), -3  Cleveland Indians (24-21), -3  Milwaukee Brewers (25-21), -2  Los Angeles Angels (25-24) … Continue reading May 25th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Kyle Lowry looks destined to play for the…

Photo Credit: Raptors Rapture With the Toronto Raptors having just been swept out of the NBA playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers, point guard Kyle Lowry, 31, made it known that he will be opting out of his contract to become a free agent this summer. What does this mean for his future in the NBA? Shortly after the announcement, Lowry made his free agency goal quite clear. “A … Continue reading Kyle Lowry looks destined to play for the…

Should the College Football Playoff expand to 8 teams?

Photo Credit: Breitbart A topic of discussion every year is whether the College Football Playoff should remain in its current format, which features four teams, or move to a larger format, perhaps featuring eight teams. Should the change be made? Here are the pros and cons of changing the current CFP format to feature eight teams as opposed to four. Pros Every season it seems … Continue reading Should the College Football Playoff expand to 8 teams?

Early College Football Playoff outlook: Which teams have the best chance?

Photo Credit: Los Angeles Times With just over three months to go until the start of college football season, it’s time to look at and try to dissect which teams have the best chance at slotting into one of the four College Football Playoff spots for the 2017 season. The records shown are the records each team had last season. Teams are not listed in any … Continue reading Early College Football Playoff outlook: Which teams have the best chance?

How likely is 16-0 for the Warriors?

Photo Credit: SB Nation No team in NBA history has ever won the NBA championship after going through the entire NBA playoffs without losing a single playoff game. But the Golden State Warriors enter this season’s NBA Finals matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 12-0 playoff recordhaving swept the Portland Trail Blazers, the Utah Jazz, and the San Antonio Spurs up to this point in time. … Continue reading How likely is 16-0 for the Warriors?

May 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (31-15)  Colorado Rockies (30-17)  Washington Nationals (27-17), +1  New York Yankees (26-17), -1  Los Angeles Dodgers (27-19)  Arizona Diamondbacks (28-19)  Minnesota Twins (24-18), +4  Baltimore Orioles (25-19), -1  Cleveland Indians (24-20), +1  St. Louis Cardinals (22-20), -2  Milwaukee Brewers (25-20), -2  Chicago Cubs (23-21)  Boston Red Sox (23-21), +1  Los Angeles Angels (25-23), +1  Texas Rangers (24-22), … Continue reading May 24th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

The NBA is boring, you say?

Photo Credit: The Mercury News For the third consecutive season, the Golden State Warriors of the Western Conference will match up against the Cleveland Cavaliers of the Eastern Conference to decide who the NBA champion will be. But fans across the world complained all season long about how boring the NBA was and how predictable the outcome would be. Here’s why, despite the fact that … Continue reading The NBA is boring, you say?

Will any upperclassmen go Top 10 in the NBA Draft?

Photo Credit: The Seattle Times The 2017 NBA Draft is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 22, 2017, making it less that one month away. With the draft order set thanks to the recent draft lottery, which player will each team in the top 10 select and why? Will any teams in the top 10 take a player who is NOT a freshman? 1. Boston Celtics … Continue reading Will any upperclassmen go Top 10 in the NBA Draft?

May 23rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (30-15)  Colorado Rockies (29-17)  New York Yankees (26-16)  Washington Nationals (26-17)  Los Angeles Dodgers (26-19), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (27-19), +3  Baltimore Orioles (25-18), -2  St. Louis Cardinals (22-19)  Milwaukee Brewers (25-19), +1  Cleveland Indians (23-20), -3  Minnesota Twins (23-18), +3  Chicago Cubs (22-21), -1  Texas Rangers (24-21), -1  Boston Red Sox (22-21), -1  Los Angeles Angels (24-23) … Continue reading May 23rd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 22nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (29-15)  Colorado Rockies (28-17), +1  New York Yankees (25-16), +1  Washington Nationals (26-17), +1  Baltimore Orioles (25-17), -3  Los Angeles Dodgers (26-19), +1  Cleveland Indians (23-19), +2  St. Louis Cardinals (22-19), +2  Arizona Diamondbacks (26-19), -3  Milwaukee Brewers (25-19), -2  Chicago Cubs (22-20), +1  Texas Rangers (24-21), +1  Boston Red Sox (22-21), +3  Minnesota Twins (22-18), -3 … Continue reading May 22nd MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 21st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (29-14)  Baltimore Orioles (25-16), +3  Colorado Rockies (27-17), -1  New York Yankees (24-16), -1  Washington Nationals (25-17), -1  Arizona Diamondbacks (26-18), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (25-19), -1  Milwaukee Brewers (25-18)  Cleveland Indians (22-19)  St. Louis Cardinals (21-19)  Minnesota Twins (21-17), +1  Chicago Cubs (21-20), +1  Texas Rangers (23-21), -2  Tampa Bay Rays (23-22), +1  Detroit Tigers (21-20), … Continue reading May 21st MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 20th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (29-13)  Colorado Rockies (27-16), +2  New York Yankees (24-15), -1  Washington Nationals (25-16), -1  Baltimore Orioles (24-16)  Los Angeles Dodgers (25-18)  Arizona Diamondbacks (25-18), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (25-18), +1  Cleveland Indians (21-19), +2  St. Louis Cardinals (21-18), -3  Texas Rangers (23-20), +2  Minnesota Twins (21-17), +3  Chicago Cubs (21-20), -3  Boston Red Sox (21-20), -2  Tampa Bay … Continue reading May 20th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 19th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (29-12)  New York Yankees (24-14)  Washington Nationals (25-15)  Colorado Rockies (26-16)  Baltimore Orioles (23-16)  Los Angeles Dodgers (24-18), +1  St. Louis Cardinals (21-17), +1  Arizona Diamondbacks (24-18), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (24-18), +1  Chicago Cubs (21-19), +1  Cleveland Indians (20-19), +1  Boston Red Sox (21-19), -6  Texas Rangers (22-20), +1  Detroit Tigers (20-19), +2  Minnesota Twins (20-17), -2 … Continue reading May 19th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

May 18th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

Photo Credit: ClipartFest (featured image), ESPN (team logos)  Houston Astros (29-12)  New York Yankees (24-13), +1  Washington Nationals (25-14), -1  Colorado Rockies (25-15)  Baltimore Orioles (23-15)  Boston Red Sox (21-18), +1  Los Angeles Dodgers (23-18), +2  St. Louis Cardinals (21-17), -2  Arizona Diamondbacks (24-18), +1  Milwaukee Brewers (23-18), +1  Chicago Cubs (20-19), +1  Cleveland Indians (20-19), -4  Minnesota Twins (19-16)  Texas Rangers (21-20)  Los Angeles Angels (22-21) … Continue reading May 18th MLB Power Rankings & Trends

2017 NBA Draft Lottery Results

Photo Credit: NBA (featured image), ESPN (team logos)    Brooklyn Nets (20-62) — pick belongs to  Boston Celtics (53-29)  Los Angeles Lakers (26-56)  Sacramento Kings (32-50) — pick belongs to  Philadelphia 76ers (28-54)  Phoenix Suns (24-58)  Philadelphia 76ers (28-54) — pick belongs to  Sacramento Kings (32-50)  Orlando Magic (29-53)  Minnesota Timberwolves (31-51)  New York Knicks (31-51)  Dallas Mavericks (33-49)  New Orleans Pelicans (34-48) — pick belongs to  Sacramento Kings (32-50) … Continue reading 2017 NBA Draft Lottery Results

Which Team Will Suffer Most from NBA Draft Declarations?

Photo Credit: The Slipper Still Fits As usual, changes from year to year in college basketball are inevitable. Seniors graduate, high school seniors begin their college careers, and many underclassmen declare for the NBA draft. Which team will suffer the most this upcoming season as a result of NBA draft declarations in particular? Teams like Kentucky and Duke lose a lot of underclassmen each year, but … Continue reading Which Team Will Suffer Most from NBA Draft Declarations?