Sports & Leisure
Whenever a huge athletic competition commences, I usually keep close tabs on how the favorites are faring, but I always have a soft spot in my heart for underdogs and unheralded participants. Minus a medal…
Due to the riveting displays of athleticism that its constituents annually offer to the nation, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament leads many…
Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the Golden State Warriors have been making their fans feel mighty warm and fuzzy, as, ahead of tomorrow’s home matchup versus the Los Angeles Lakers, the ballers have registered a combined 305 regular season and playoff victories and have brought two National Basketball Association titles to the Bay…
Among the four major professional sports, the National Basketball Association definitely registers as the flashiest league, as some of the world’s greatest showmen engage in pulse-pounding action for their riveted fan bases. Clutch shots, awe-inspiring passes, huge blocks and monstrous dunks have made many teams consistently admirable draws, with the last element of that quartet…
The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing back the golf cart formerly used to bring pitchers to the mound, and using it as a promotional product.
This time of year always serves as the stretch when my sports enthusiasm becomes as difficult to contain as the Golden State Warriors’ offense. With the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments nearly upon…
Due to the amazing season engineered by the Houston Astros, culiminating in the first World Series title in franchise history, it was easy in 2017 to overlook the Texas Rangers, who, with a 78-84 record, finished 23 games behind their fellow Lone Star State occupant in American League West Division play. The latter squad would…
The results were pretty interesting, as the marketing team found that 3,000 unique users accessed the content out of the 17,000 bobbleheads that were distributed. They also found that the vast majority of these users did so after the game when they got home, which shows that this type of experience can expand the team’s reach far beyond the confines of their stadium...
Though the usual suspects have attained placement in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball rankings, most observers would likely stray from christening any club as the overwhelming favorite to cut down the nets come April 2. Yes, next weekend’s slate of major conference championships will somewhat thin the herd, but anyone could pull…
Part of what proves so addictive about sports is the opportunity to watch heated rivals display their disdain for each other. No matter the pastime, observers expect for bitter combatants to give 100 percent to their goal of downing their despised foes, and they often come away from the duels having seen masterpieces. Owing to…