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Football, NFL

The Patriots Manage to Do it Again, This Time With Newton

So many people, including myself, have waited and hoped for the New England Patriots to fade into mediocrity as every team eventually does when their stars age and the game changes. That has yet to happen in the last two decades. Bill Belichick has not only kept his teams relevant and always in contention for a Super Bowl, he has revolutionized the game in multiple … Continue reading The Patriots Manage to Do it Again, This Time With Newton

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CFB, Football

How Will the College Football Season Play Out?

College football is important to millions of people, not only fanatics that may or may not have attended the schools but the schools themselves. The 12 games that make up a college football season make up huge percentages in revenue for practically all NCAA Division I universities and if they are forced to go without, could make for a difficult year. At all costs, universities … Continue reading How Will the College Football Season Play Out?

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Baseball, MLB

Will This Year’s MLB Records Hold Value?

Given the developments of the last few days, it seems likely that there will in fact be a MLB season, albeit truncated to around 70 games. From afar, 70 games sounds like a substantial number, nearly the entirety of the NBA and NHL seasons, however, for baseball that number is a drastic difference from the normal 162-game regular season. The game of baseball is as … Continue reading Will This Year’s MLB Records Hold Value?

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CFB, Football

2020 Ohio State Football Schedule and Beyond

Today, The Ohio State University announced that the football program added yet another high caliber opponent to its future slate of games, scheduling a home-and-home series with Alabama for the first time with a game in each 2027 and 2028. The Crimson Tide will travel to Ohio Stadium for the first time ever on September 18, 2027 and the Buckeyes will make the trip to … Continue reading 2020 Ohio State Football Schedule and Beyond

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Baseball, Book Review, MLB

The Rise of “Moneyball”

On June 17th, 2003 “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” was published and the baseball world was soon set on fire. The book, by Michael Lewis, chronicled the exceedingly poor Oakland Athletics and their unexpected success in the 2002 baseball season due to something called “sabermetrics” or in layman’s terms “moneyball.” Essentially the front office duo of Billy Beane (GM) and Paul DePodesta … Continue reading The Rise of “Moneyball”

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Baseball, MLB

The Summer of 1998 and its Effect on Baseball

The 1998 season began with a great deal of speculation of whether Roger Maris’ record of 61 home runs would be broken and 70 home runs later, Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire shattered it with Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa close behind at 66. The season prior, McGwire and Ken Griffey Jr. were locked in a race that ended just shy of the record as … Continue reading The Summer of 1998 and its Effect on Baseball

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We Can Try to “Be Water”

Bruce Lee was by all accounts a great person who did his best to appreciate all people and died far too young at the age of 34. “His philosophy was one of self-actualization. Don’t accept that you are this stereotype image that is cast upon you by others. Find what is worthwhile about yourself and express it.” Linda Lee Cadwell, Bruce Lee’s wife, relayed his philosophy in the ESPN 30 for 30, “Be Water,” and I believe that his thoughts on numerous things can be felt and enacted by Christians in our daily lives. Along with his life goal to break his stereotype, his main belief, “be water,” was an idea that he passed along to others and is one that is echoed in the Bible as a biblical call or roadmap for Christians. Continue reading We Can Try to “Be Water”

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Baseball, MLB

Why Does Baseball Still Embrace Alex Rodriguez?

Cheating in sports has always brought with it repercussions of different magnitudes depending on what level you are at. If you cheat at tag on the playground, you’ll be shunned for a couple minutes by your classmates but welcomed back into the fold by snacktime. If you cheat in professional sports you are given suspensions, bans and in the case of baseball generally shunned from … Continue reading Why Does Baseball Still Embrace Alex Rodriguez?

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