Month: March 2021

Justin Fields is a virtual lock to be a top-10, if not top-5, pick in April’s draft and he showed his athleticism with a blazing 40-yard dash at Ohio State’s pro day. Once Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are spoken for with the first two picks in next month’s draft, the draft will start with […]

Mike Soroka is coming off a torn Achilles in 2020 and the starting hurler looked outstanding in his first showing of the spring.  Entering the 2021 campaign, Atlanta Braves fans are ready to see what starter Mike Soroka will be able to do. The hurler’s 2020 ended in heartbreaking fashion, as he suffered a torn […]

Justin Fields put on an absolute show at his Pro Day and one throw, in particular, will leave people speechless of how amazing he is.  As you might have been able to guess, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is the talk around NFL circles on Tuesday after he put on a show at the Ohio […]

Australian world No.1 Ash Barty has reached the semi-finals of the Miami Open with a three-set win over Aryna Sabalenka.

In an exclusive for Wide World of Sports, THE NRL ECONOMIST reveals the new colour scheme of the Redcliffe Dolphins and identifies the leading bid for the NRL's 17th licence. 

In our second 2021 NBA Mock Draft, the Chicago Bulls jump the lottery to land the No. 1 pick and land the star of their dreams. We finally have a date for the 2021 NBA Draft — July 29 — but that’s is still a long way off. Meanwhile, we’ve had a chance to get […]

The NFL has approved a new schedule of 18 weeks, and the Steelers got absolutely screwed.  We spent all of last year adjusting to new normals, and the NFL is keeping that streak going. While extremely far less serious than a global pandemic — and in comparison a small potatoes change — we’re all going […]

On Tuesday, the NFL officially adopted a 17-game regular season for the 2021 campaign and beyond. Here are the 16 games they added to the docket. It’s here. After going 43 years of playing 16 regular-season games per team, the NFL is expanding. On Tuesday, what had been rumored since the signing of the latest […]