The Mavericks have looked a little more sluggish this season than I care to admit. Could it just be the amount of games in a short time because of scheduling because the pandemic? Possibly. It is cause of concern? Not yet. The Mavericks hosted Atlanta earlier, where they would narrowly win down the stretch. Doncic... Continue Reading →
Welp, there goes three straight overtime games versus sub .500 teams. I had half of the correct score. Just wrong about the OT part, and the Thunder decided to cover so I apologize if you lost money. I thought the Lakers would come out swinging, but it was OKC that packed a punch early. Before... Continue Reading →
On this day in 1971, Bill White became the first African American baseball announcer for a major league baseball team. White had a playing career with the Giants, Phillies and the Cardinals as a 1st baseman. White helped the Cardinals win the World Series over the Yankees in 1964, and he was a five time... Continue Reading →
If you're like me, then you love Lacrosse. It's the creator's game baby. I don't see how some call it a dead sport, because it's extremely action packed, and you can see crazy things happen. Lacrosse at the professional level doesn't get talked about enough, and I wish they had better marketing. So many people... Continue Reading →
After blowing an 11-point lead against the Lakers on Monday night, the Thunder are gonna have another shot at the defending champs. The Thunder's top scorer (22.6 pts per game) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) is out tonight with a sore knee. Bad news for OKC is Gilgeous-Alexander also leads the Thunder in assists at 6.5 a... Continue Reading →
On this day in 1895, William "WG" Morgan created the game of volleyball in Holyoke, Massachusetts at a YMCA. Morgan claims that the at-the-time recently created game of basketball inspired volleyball. Originally, volleyball was called mintonette, a combination of basketball, tennis, baseball and handball. The game of mintonette initially went for nine innings like baseball,... Continue Reading →
It feels weird to think about a world without the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). But there was a time when people thought exactly the opposite. John McCain actually called the idea of the UFC "human cockfighting" and swore it would never be legalized in the United States. He did his best to try and stop... Continue Reading →
Back-to-back overtime games for LA, and back-to-back wins for LA. This time it was over the OKC Thunder. While the Thunder were leading late in the game, the Lakers rallied to pull ahead with a few key buckets from the King and Dennis Schröder. The Lakers had a chance to win the game in a... Continue Reading →
On this day in 1960, Bill Russell became the first ever NBA player to get 50 rebounds in a game with 51. It broke the NBA record of 49 rebounds (also owned by Russell). Bill Russell ended the game with 23 points, 51 rebounds and 5 assists and led the Celtics in a 124-100 stomping... Continue Reading →
I mean really what do I know? All week I was too prideful to admit the pass rush of Tampa Bay would control the tempo of Kansas City. Foul on me. Two fouls on me. I knew I should've gone with the team that wasn't the favorite. What was I thinking? Congrats to Tampa Bay... Continue Reading →
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