Week 6 NFL Sport Betting Predictions Mike’s Picks: Total Bankroll: $3,965 You can find my recap of the Week 5 results here. My record wasn’t great, but I was saved by some money line upsets. I love me some money line where I see some great value. I have noted here before that I am […]
Joel’s Rant: Daily Fantasy Football Sites
Let me preface this rant with the fact that I love to bet, wager, gamble or whatever you want to call it. I have never gone over the top in my gambling and wagered more than I could afford to lose, but there is a reason I moved to Las Vegas for several years in […]
Serena Williams: The Greatest of All Time?
feature image via Associated Press Next week during the U.S. Open, Serena Williams has a chance to complete a Grand Slam in tennis this year. This feat has only been accomplished three times before: Maureen Connolly Brinker in 1953 (who doesn’t remember that amazing year in women’s tennis?), Margaret Court in 1970 and Steffi Graf in […]
NFL OH NO Series – Geno Smith
feature image courtesy – USATSI What just happened in New York?!? Starting QB Geno Smith is out 6-10 weeks. I read that and think he got injured on some play in training camp or in the weight room or something football related. But, no. The Jets quarterback was sucker punched in his own locker room by […]
MLB Trade Deadline Winners & Losers
(feature image via: Peter Llewellyn/USA TODAY Sports) The non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone and the balance of power has certainly shifted, especially in the American League. We will see more moves before the end of August, but it is highly unlikely that any will be as big as what we saw last week. Some […]
MLB Trade Deadline Update
(Image Courtesy of Harry How/Getty Images) A couple of big trades went down since my preview article for the upcoming trade deadline when Johnny Cueto was sent to Kansas City and Troy Tulowitzki was surprisingly sent to Toronto. Those won’t be the last big name players to change uniforms this week, nor will it be the […]
MLB Trade Deadline Special
The first of the bigger names officially came off the market when the Astros acquired pitcher Scott Kazmir from the A’s this week. It was a classic trade deadline deal where the A’s knew Kazmir would not return to Oakland next season when he is a free agent, so they wanted to get something in […]
MLB Preview Revisited
(Image coutesy of Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) Here we are at the All Star Break, so this seems like a good time to take a look around the Majors to see who is doing better than expected, worse than expected and as expected. Before the season started, I wrote a series of in depth articles on […]
Truly Unbreakable Sports Records
(Feature Image via baltimoresun.com) This is to pay tribute to some of the most remarkable records ever achieved in sports. Not necessarily the best players or greatest moments, but the truly unbreakable sports records. DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting steak is incredible, but would you be that surprised if someone got 57? If someone scored 101 points in […]
Bay area sports are the Best
Why the Bay Area is the best place to be a fan right now Let me preface this article with a disclaimer: I’m a loyal fan of most of the teams in the Bay Area. My blood bleeds black and orange with the San Francisco Giants, I grew up watching Joe Montana and then Steve Young throw […]
Stanley Cup Finals Preview
Feature image via Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Well, now. That was quite a Conference Finals, wasn’t it? Even if you aren’t a hockey fan, seeing both series go a full seven games is pretty remarkable, especially compared to the NBA Conference Finals which took nine games total for both series. The Lightning came up with a historic […]
Conference Finals Preview
Feature Image via Bruce Bennett/Getty Images I’m starting to think I shouldn’t have moved away from Las Vegas with the way I’m picking hockey this year. 7 for 8 in the first round and 4 for 4 in the second round. Not too shabby picking skills on my part…just don’t look too closely at my March […]
An Ode to Overtime in Game 7
I don’t care who you are, if you like sports, you sit up a little straighter in your seat and pay a little closer attention to the game when an elimination game goes into sudden death. As if the “winner-takes-all” mentality wasn’t enough, let’s go ahead and add the pressure of overtime to the situation. […]
2nd Round…Fight!
Hey! Look at me! I got 7 out of 8 first round picks correct! Darn Canucks ruining my perfection. There was some great hockey in the first round with one sweep and two Game 7’s. No surprises out East as all No. 1 and No. 2 seeds advanced but the Wild, Wild West was a […]
First Round NHL Playoff Preview
Rejoice hockey fans; the real season is about to begin. The NHL playoffs: where no one is surprised if the President’s Trophy winner goes down in the first round, overtimes can go into tomorrow and broken ribs are officially listed as “upper body injuries.” It might be the most unpredictable playoffs in any sport, but […]