For a team that is a part of England's "top six" clubs, Tottenham receives constant banter about their relatively empty trophy case. Compared to the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Chelsea, Tottenham is not close to the level of silverware that the other clubs own. Tottenham's last trophy was the League Cup in...
Last night, the Boston Celtics lost to the Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat. During the game, I was talking to a friend who happens to be a Miami Heat fan and, I was sure the Celtics, locked in a crucial battle for the 3-seed, would take advantage of the absence of Jimmy Butler and secure a much-needed victory but I...
Boban begins to feel something in his stomach. The banging on the door gets louder and louder. All the players except Boban, begin to grab different objects in the locker room as weapons. Doncic grabs a chair. Kristaps Porzingis grabs a baseball bat but asks the bat for consent before grabbing it. Jalen Brunson grabs a burner (ayyye) and...
2020 has been a year of strange and unfortunate events, and the sports world has been a part of that. When things first shut down in March, we gave a perspective on why shutting down all sports was the correct call at the time. Here we are four months later with lessons learned and the immediate future of NCAA sports in the balance....
The Philadelphia 76ers haven't exactly been the most stable team in recent years. Despite sporting some of the most impressive rosters in the league the past couple of seasons, the team has been unable to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals. Doubts over head coach Brett Brown's long-term fit with the team have been a thing for years, and...
We made it baby! After 5-months of hiatus and a week of scrimmages, the NBA is officially back. In impressive manner, Adam silver and the league have figured out a way to resume play with minimal risk. Is the bubble system perfect? No, but the NBA has reported zero new cases for the last few days. While we shouldn't forget that the ...
The Dallas Mavericks sit patiently by their respective lockers in the American Airline Center and try to collect their thoughts, taking Luka Doncic's suggestion that they all take a step back. The silence lasts for minutes. Players like Tim Hardaway Jr channel their resentment, while JJ Barea ponders in Spanish. Other players, like Kristaps...
The Los Angeles Clippers seem to be the general favorites to win the championship in this Covid-19 affected season. They have by far the deepest roster in the league and a superstar in Kawhi Leonard coming off a championship in 2019, making it the second time he has received Finals MVP. Not to mention a coaching staff in Doc...
The year is 2006, and it is April 18th. It is a Tuesday night, and 76 thousand people are packed in a sold-out San Siro Arena in Milan, Italy as AC Milan take on Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League Semi-Final. There is hope and expectation in the air. This Milan team is formidable. A Champions...
The NBA playoffs usually produce a few young stars, with the spotlight that comes from the increased pressure really pushing some players to ascend to new levels of play. Last year, Pascal Siakam became a shocking number two option on an NBA championship team. This year, it's going to be Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder who...