Much has been said about the Erling Haaland transfer to Manchester City, with people firmly planted in one of two camps. One camp says because he's at his best in open space, Haaland will struggle for a City squad that operates against packed in low blocks because of their possession-dominant style. The other camp says Haaland is a transcendent...
The 2021-2022 NBA season was a turbulent one for the Los Angeles Lakers, to put it lightly. A team with championship aspirations heading into the year, Los Angeles ended up being the league's most underachieving team, missing the playoffs as the Western Conference's 11-seed. While the fit and age of the roster was iffy from the start, perhaps the...
A goalkeeper has only ever won the Ballon d'Or once, and honestly, I'm not sure it counts in my book. That goalkeeper was Lev Yashin in 1963, who played during a period when Russia was still called the Soviet Union. Yashin's games were barely ever broadcasted to the world, and he only ever played in Russia for Dynamo Moscow because...
If you haven't seen Victor Wembanyama highlights yet, then you either live under a rock or are not on NBA Twitter. Such has been the rise of the French-18-year-old teenager, who many experts label the best prospect since LeBron James. Those viral highlights include Wembanyama using his 7'9" wingspan to devour shots out of thin air, galloping down...
The Oklahoma City Thunder won the draft. This was the first year in my Thunder fandom where I was nervous about the draft. This was going to be the make-or-break it for the rebuild. For Thunder fans in the last ten years, the draft meant drafting raw athletic long-term projects with later picks. Players like Josh Huestis, Terrance Ferguson, and...
This past season's title race was as open as it has been in a long time. There were 4-5 teams with a legitimate shot at winning the NBA championship, and barring an impossible trade of a top-tier superstar (Jokic, Giannis, Luka) to turn the tides for a franchise, next year will be just as competitive. Where do the Los Angeles...
Well, we are in the middle of June during a World Cup year, but unfortunately, we have no games to watch because of FIFA's decision to give the tournament to Qatar. But, with all 32 teams decided, there is plenty of time to make predictions for the tournament that will now be played this November. Since losing to the Czech...
Jamal Musiala is one of the best youth prospects in soccer, but it does not always feel that way. Behind the many stars of Bayern Munich, the 19 year old has taken a back seat since his breakthrough a couple of seasons ago. Well, I am here to say, with the imminent exit of Robert Lewandowski and other changes...
Lost in the disarray of the Sun's embarrassing loss in game 7 against the Dallas Mavericks was the fact that DeAndre Ayton got benched in the second half. When asked to explain the decision after the game, Head Coach Monty Williams told reporters, "it's Internal," Is this the dramatic climax to the drama that started after last year's finals...
With the 4th pick of the 2nd round, the struggling New York Jets selected running back Breece Hall out of Iowa State. The soon to be 21 years old unanimous college All-American was the first running back selected in the draft, and I believe he has the talent to lead the NFL in rushing as a rookie.
