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Throughout the 20 years David Ortiz has been in MLB , he’s managed to propel the Boston Red Sox to 3 World Series Championships, played in 10 All-Star games, and been one of the best players to ever step on the field at Fenway Park. Even if 2016 is his last season, that doesn’t mean he’s too old to perform …
As the Chicago Cubs continue to steamroll the 2016 season, currently 14 games up on the second place St. Louis Cardinals in their division, there’s one proponent that stands out for them; pitching. Out of the top 10 pitchers based on ERA in the MLB, 3 of them are Cubs. Kyle Hendricks, Jake Arrieta, and Jon Lester all sit below …
The 2016 Rio Olympics commenced this week and already Michael Phelps has another few gold medals to add to his already large collection. Thus far he’s taken gold in the 200 m butterfly, 4×100 m freestyle and the 4×200 m freestyle, making that 21 Olympic golds for the 31 year old Maryland native. Currently Phelps is the gold medal leader …
The Mets and Cubs played Wednesday, making that the last meeting between the two clubs in the 2016 regular season. During the game both teams came out sporting retro jerseys, specifically their 1980’s variants. The one that the Mets were donning was the one they had on during the 1986 World Series, which they eventually went on to win through …
On this day in 1972 Robert Irsay bought what becomes the Indianapolis Colts for $19M. In today’s money that would be worth about $110M, which would only be able to buy him about 6% of the current team. Today, unlike in 1972, teams are valued in the billions as opposed to tens of millions. The Dallas Cowboys, the team with …
On Sunday, July 10th, Petco Park will be home to the start of Major League Baseball’s All-Star weekend. This weekend includes the Home Run Derby on July 11th and culminates with the All-Star Game on the 12th. The managers this year consist of Ned Yost, The Royals skipper managing the AL, and the Mets coach Terry Collins running the NL. …
This past Monday was quite a historic day in terms of soccer upsets on a national stage. A team with a country population of just over 320,000, one who has never won, let alone qualified for a true international competition accomplished the unthinkable. Iceland was able to defeat England, a team consisting of a majority of English Premier League players, …
The Rivalry. Over the years the years there’s always one thing that stays consistent in the MLB; the rivalry between the New York Yankees and The Boston Red Sox. Games between The Red Sox and Yankees never seem to lack a layer of underlying intensity, regardless how either team is performing during any particular season. 2016 thus far has been …
For the 3rd time in UEFA European League series history France gets the opportunity to host the Championship series. Similar to the World Cup, this tournament takes place every fourth year, last taking place in 2012 when Spain was victorious over Italy 4-0. Last Friday marked the beginning of the 2016 UEFA installment; this with a match between the host …
In honor of the NBA finals currently taking place between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, let’s take a look at some past Championship team totals. Out of the current 30 active NBA teams, 13 have never won an NBA Championship, with 7 of those 13 never even making it to a final. In regards to the two …
