Month: June 2023
How many teams make the NFL playoffs?
Only a handful of teams qualify for the NFL playoffs each postseason, so getting in is a big deal. With the NFL only having recently expanded its postseason offering, let’s take a look at how many teams make the playoffs each season. For now, there are 32 teams in the league, all of which are […]
NWSL Bay Area expansion team: Colors, branding, and team name
Soon to be the 14th club in the NWSL, the San Francisco Bay Area announced themselves as the Bay Football Club along with dropping their team colors and logo. Before the 2023 NWSL started, league commissioner Jessica Berman announced they would be expanding to add two more teams for the 2024 season. It was announced […]
Knicks 2023 offseason primer: Targets, outgoing free agents, trades, draft needs and more
The New York Knicks made a surprising run to the Eastern Conference semifinals. How will they look to build on their success in the offseason? Expectations were low for the New York Knicks entering the 2022-23 campaign. After a disastrous flop a year prior, many viewed the Knicks’ run to the 4-seed in the Eastern […]
Braves vs. Diamondbacks prediction and odds for Friday, June 2
It looked like the Atlanta Braves were the juggernaut in the National League, but after losing four of their last six games they are a half game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the best record in the NL. Nobody expected this kind of start for the Diamondbacks, but they’ve just won five games in a […]
Portland Trail Blazers: 3 perfect combinations for their pair of 1st-round picks
The Portland Trail Blazers own two first-round picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, but are looking to build a contender around Damian Lillard. Which prospects make the most sense? There isn’t a more interesting team in the 2023 NBA Draft than the Portland Trail Blazers, who jumped up to No. 3 on lottery night. The […]
Masataka Yoshida has been every bit the superstar the Red Sox have hoped for
Masataka Yoshida has been absolutely raking and the Red Sox outfielder has not disappointed at all in his first MLB season. The Japanese-born outfielder Masataka Yoshida, dubbed “Macho Man” by the Red Sox and “The Japanese Barry Bonds” by former Japanese teammates, has brought every ounce of greatness he had in Japan into MLB. He […]
Why don’t the Chicago Bulls have a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft?
The Chicago Bulls missed the NBA Playoffs and finished 19th in the standings this season but won’t make a single pick in the NBA Draft. Here’s why: Nothing really went the Bulls’ way this season. Lonzo Ball’s knee injury held him out for the entire season and the trio of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and […]
Football Recruiting Rankings: Top 10 quarterback recruits in the class of 2024
USA TODAY High School Sports is kicking off the summer rush toward the 2023 high school football season with articles that look at the top 10 prospects at each position in the 2024 recruiting cycle.
Eagles Rumors: Philly saved from monumental mistake at QB
The Eagles reportedly were all-in on bringing Russell Wilson to Philadelphia but the now-Broncos quarterback rejected the move. In an alternate universe, Russell Wilson is the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. Apparently, that reality very nearly happened as the Eagles were close to landing the former Seahawks quarterback before he went to the Broncos instead. […]