On March 20, 2024, the 2024 MLB season would have kicked off with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea. Opening Day in North America was slated to occur on March 28. For baseball fans, another 162 game season is on its way and the storylines are intriguing to say the least. Here are five that I will personally be keeping an eye on. ...
The NFL offseason just got underway and the player movement has been surprising. Star players seem to be changing teams daily and as the NFL world turns towards the Draft in late April, we can expect even bigger fireworks. Here are some of the most interesting and shocking offseason stories. Legends Retire Every offseason, the NFL bids farewell to historically great players. Defensive...
From 16–18 February, the NBA descended upon Indianapolis, Indiana for the 73rd NBA All-Star Weekend. While the NBA has provided fans with iconic moments during the All-Star festivities, the past few iterations have been underwhelming at best. While the Three-Point Contest has been fantastic and the Skills Competition and Rising Stars Challenge enjoyable, the two marquee events—the Dunk Contest...
The social media sphere was shaken this week by the incendiary comments unleashed by ESPN NBA contributor JJ Redick against perennial choking Bucks coach Doc Rivers and the general NBA fandom. JJ first angrily called out Rivers for never taking accountability for his failures. This stemmed from Rivers’ comments during the All-Star Break regarding how he had told Kawhi Leonard that trading Shai...
The defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs went into M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland as an underdog on a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon. In order to reach his fourth Super Bowl in six years of starting at quarterback for the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes would have to beat the soon-to-be MVP Lamar Jackson and the number-one rated Baltimore Ravens defence in the NFL. Tensions were...
On 30 December 2023, while getting ready to eat lunch, Raptors fans like myself were treated to a “Woj Bomb.” The Toronto Raptors had traded OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a 2024 second round pick from the Detroit Pistons. In my opinion, the OG trade has confirmed specific assumptions about the Raptors front office...
If you didn’t know, Shohei Ohtani was available this MLB offseason as an unrestricted free agent. The former Los Angeles Angel was predicted to switch LA allegiances and join the Dodgers. Backed by one of the largest payrolls in MLB history and superstars aplenty, Ohtani joining the Dodgers made the most sense for both sides. The Dodgers would unleash Ohtani along with perennial MVP candidates...
There was no surprise who the number one overall pick would be for the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is a nineteen year-old French NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs. Standing at seven-feet-four-inches with an eight-foot wingspan, Wemby was touted as a potential all-time great player years before he was eligible for the NBA Draft. He dominated the French league and flashed elite offensive...
As the 2023–2024 NBA season begins, fellow basketball fans will be excited to see how all the offseason drama cumulates onto the court. For a fanbase that craves petty online drama and debates on X, this upcoming season should present more fuel to the fire. Here are five storylines to consider for this season. Freak Time Former Portland Blazers superstar Damien Lillard was supposed to be a...
Over the past few weeks, the Italian FA have been busy dealing with the fallout of a betting scandal. As many as ten players could be suspended for betting on matches while being active players for their teams. These players range from emerging young stars like Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Fagioli, to veterans like Stephen El Shaarawy. El Shaarawy has denied the allegations, while Fagioli was...
For full disclosure, I am writing this article during the third quarter of the prime time New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys game on 10 September 2023. At the end of the third quarter, the score is 33–0 in favor of the Cowboys. Daniel Jones, the newly minted $160 million Giants quarterback is on the verge of facing permanent injury due to the combination of a dominant Cowboy pass rush and an...
The English Premier League (EPL) is in full swing and the twenty teams are set to decide a champion for the 2023–2024 season. Yes, it will probably be Manchester City, but the EPL will still offer intrigue, excitement, and controversy. The storylines will be plentiful, but here are five to keep your eyes on. Ninety-Nine Problems But A Billion Ain’t One The EPL has been flushed with money this...
I love watching professional football/soccer. Personally, the beautiful game evokes tremendous levels of emotional passion, desire, excitement, anger, and despair. It is truly one of the greatest forms of entertainment that the world has to offer. When life is hard, people often turn to activities that comfort them. For many around the globe, that activity is enjoying soccer matches. However...
Usually, the NBA trade deadline is horrible. The NBA has perfected the use of social media to create tremendous levels of hype that consistently lets fans down. However, this year’s deadline brought huge fireworks that have completely shifted the balance of the league. In my opinion, here are the five most important moves. Kevin Durant to the desert KD was eviscerated by NBA fans for joining the...
It is no longer the “Barclays Premier League” but the memories remain. The season has just reached the midway point, and the title and top four contenders are shaping up. However, do not forget the relegation battle, as some really significant clubs could be dropping out of the Premier League. Here are five developing storylines for the remainder of this 2022–2023 season. The Gunners Are...
When we were in elementary school, our naiveté had us thinking that our Toronto Raptors were great. The likes of Joey Graham, TJ Ford, Morris Peterson, Jamario Moon, and Rasho Nesterovic were the Raptors of my childhood. We believed that Jose Calderon was an elite point guard and that Shawn Marion would change our fortunes. I never thought we could actually be on the top of the basketball world...
“Lionel Messi has shaken hands with paradise.” – Peter Drury From 20 November to 18 December 2022, the world celebrated its most cherished and adored game. Thirty-two teams battled it out for the chance to hoist the World Cup, and it may have been the greatest World Cup tournament that has been played. Without further ado, here are my six final thoughts regarding the twenty-second FIFA World Cup...
FIFA is a disgrace. I hope Gianni Infantino is forever smeared for the comments he made when defending the tournament this past week. I also hope that Sepp Blatter never has the opportunity to do anything relevant in the world ever again. Qatar should not be hosting this tournament. Unfortunately, it is. If you will not watch because your values and morals prohibit you to do so, then you are a...
We are entering the halfway point of the 2022-2023 National Football League (NFL) season. Fortunately for some, and unfortunately for others, we have enough evidence to indicate how the rest of the season will go for most teams. Occasionally a slow starter may catch headwinds, ultimately shocking the rest of the league at the end, but generally speaking, this is rare. Without further ado, here...
Historically, Manchester City has been an irrelevant club in English football. Overshadowed by their neighbours—Manchester United—City was known for choking in big moments and never winning trophies. In 2022, they have completely transformed into the best footballing side in the world. Since the Abu Dhabi United Group purchased the team in 2008, City have won six out of fourteen league titles...
The Toronto Blue Jays were agonizingly close to making the postseason in 2021. They were one game away from a wild card spot and were unfortunately eliminated on the last day of the regular season. Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr was emphatic that 2022 would be “the movie” and that fans should be excited about the team. The Jays may have lost American League Cy-Young winning...
Football is back and I could not be more excited. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl last season, but 2021-2022 will probably be remembered for the Super Bowl halftime performance rather than any game. Here’s what I am keeping watch over this year. AFC West Arms Race My Denver Broncos are finally relevant again. The Broncos traded for star...
Rob Manfred is the Tenth Commissioner of Baseball, specifically Major League Baseball (MLB). He was appointed in 2015, well into the MLB’s continual popularity decline. The MLB’s audience is the oldest of the four major North American sports leagues, with the average age well over fifty. Although MLB revenues have increased nearly thirty per cent – from $8.2 billion in 2015 to over $10.7 billion...
For once, the NBA trade deadline was explosive. The teams that were rumoured to be heavily linked to trades actually traded players. The Twitter-sphere received a heavyweight showdown between Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski, the two greatest NBA transaction reporters of all-time. The general consensus has Woj as top-dog because of his “Woj-Bombs,” but in an upset, Shams broke eleven trades...
Note: This article was written before the 2022 NBA All-Star Reserve Picks Were Announced First off, congratulations to Golden State Warriors Forward, Andrew Wiggins for making his very first All-Star team. The Thornhill native was controversially voted in through the fan vote along with the rest of the starters. As a front court player, he joins the Western Conference Starters––Stephen Curry and...