Month: January 2021
Scarborough Downs and the death rattles of a sport
After 70 years of racing, Scarborough Downs has closed, pushing an esoteric sport closer to the brink threatening the economic and civic vitality of another small community. In June of 1980, over 9,000 people crowded into a relatively small racetrack in Southern Maine to watch the horses and get an autograph from Lou Ferrigno. Forty […]
NCAA basketball takeaways: Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament lives on the line
Kentucky’s last stand and a look at the Pac-12 highlight college hoops this week. We are less than two months away from Selection Sunday and the college basketball picture leading into March Madness is about to get wild. Let’s take a look at the stories that college hoops fans should be keeping an eye on […]
2021 FanSided Baseball Mock Hall of Fame: Our experts pitched a shutout
Experts from FanSided’s MLB sites put their collective wisdom together this month, and their consensus was clear: no one on the 2021 ballot belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame. This outcome probably isn’t unexpected. The IBWAA recently announced the same, and results at Ryan Thibodaux’s Baseball Hall of Fame tracker show the BBWAA is […]
Why have Premier League clubs become so patient with their managers?
In years past, Premier League managers have been shuffled in and out at absurd rates. Why have clubs been so patient this season? The managerial merry go round is a staple feature of the Premier League. Seven Premier League managers were sacked in each of the last two seasons and there were a staggering 15 […]
Sibley, Buttler help England to sweep Sri Lanka Tests 2-0
Galle: Dom Sibley and Jos Buttler anchored a run chase after a jittery start as England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets Monday in the second Test to sweep the series 2-0.
Spin tandem leads England to Sri Lanka sweep
England has secured a second consecutive series sweep in Sri Lanka after flipping the second Test match with a phenomenal morning of spin bowling.
Series whitewash will take Pakistan to fifth in Test Rankings
Karachi: The home side Pakistan will move to the No.5 spot in ICC Test Rankings if they are able to clean sweep South Africa in the upcoming two-match Test series.