How to Be a Devils Fan In Nashville -- 2016-17 Edition
During the 1995 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as the Devils were advancing to a 1st title, there was a rumor that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was going to allow the Devils to be bought by a group trying to...
View ArticleEovaldi Released, Yanks Get Nothing For Him
In 2015, Nathan Eovaldi went 14-3 for the Yankees, leading the American League in winning percentage at .824.In 2016, he went 9-8 before getting hurt, and requiring Tommy John surgery that would likely...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Miami -- 2016-17 Edition
On December 6, the New York Knicks travel to Miami to take on the Heat. They will do so again on March 31, 2017. The Brooklyn Nets will visit on January 30.Before You Go. Miami is in Florida. It's...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Bob Short for Moving the Minneapolis Lakers to...
The 1953 NBA Champion Minneapolis Lakers.Left to right: Head coach John Kundla, Slater Martin,Frank Saul, Jim Holstein, Vern Mikkelsen, Lew Hitch, George Mikan,Jim Pollard, Bob Harrison, Whitey Skoog,...
View ArticleHow to Be a Devils Fan In Montréal -- 2016-17 Edition
Next Thursday night, the New Jersey Devils travel to the capital of the hockey world. Detroit may call itself Hockeytown, but the real hockeytown is Montréal, Québec, Canada.We, as Devils fans, owe the...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Sacramento -- 2016-17 Edition
The New York Knicks will play away to the Sacramento Kings next Friday. The Brooklyn Nets will do the same on March 1, 2017. In each case, it will be their 1st visit to the Kings' new arena, the Golden...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In San Antonio -- 2016-17 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets are visiting the San Antonio Spurs next Saturday night. The New York Knicks will visit on March 25, 2017. This will be the Spurs' 1st season in 20 years without Tim Duncan as an...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Football Fan In San Francisco -- 2016-17 Edition
Next Sunday, December 11, the New York Jets will travel to play away to one of the few NFL teams that are having a worse season than they are: The 1-10 San Francisco 49ers.Before You Go. The San...
View ArticleHow to Be a Devils Fan at Madison Square Garden -- 2016-17 Edition
December 23, 1992 -- at least 5 years later than I should have: I attended my 1st live National Hockey League game.I've been a New Jersey Devils fan from Day One, the day it was announced that the...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Houston -- 2016-17 Edition
Next Monday, December 12, the Brooklyn Nets visit the Houston Rockets. The New York Knicks visit on Saturday, December 31 -- New Year's Eve.Before You Go. Most Americans hear "bayou" and think...
View ArticleRashaan Salaam, 1974-2016
This "Year of Hell" won't quit. It just took a relatively young Heisman Trophy winner.Rashaan Iman Salaam was born on October 8, 1974 in San Diego. That was his birth name. It was his father, a running...
View ArticleTop 10 Worst Days In American History
December 7, 1941, 75 years ago: The U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is bombed by Japanese planes. The attack begins at 7:48 AM Hawaii time – 1:48 PM Eastern time. As President...
View ArticleChapman Signed: Worst-Case Scenario Avoided, But...
When Yankee general manager Brian Cashman stupidly ran his fire sale, trading away Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Carlos Beltran and Ivan Nova for the already-failed Adam Warren and a bunch of...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In the Bay Area -- 2016-17 Edition
The New York Knicks will have their work cut out for them next Thursday night, playing in Oakland against the Golden State Warriors, 2015 NBA Champions and back-to-back Western Conference Champions....
View ArticleHow to Be a Devils Fan In St. Louis -- 2016-17 Edition
Tonight, the Devils play the St. Louis Blues at the Prudential Center. Next Thursday night, the teams will play each other again, in St. Louis. Named for W.C. Handy's song "Saint Louis Blues," the...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Orlando -- 2016-17 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets visit the Orlando Magic this coming Friday, and again on April 7. The New York Knicks do so on March 1 and 6. Yes, you read that right: Twice in 6 days. Their home games vs. Orlando...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Denver -- 2016-17 Edition
The New York Knicks make their annual visit to the Denver Nuggets next Saturday. The Brooklyn Nets do so on February 24.The City of Denver, the State of Colorado, and indeed the entire Rocky Mountain...
View ArticleHow to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Philadelphia -- 2016-17 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets visit the Philadelphia 76ers a week from today, Sunday, December 18, and again on April 4. The New York Knicks will do so on January 11 and March 3.Along with the Boston Celtics, and...
View ArticleHow to Be a Devils Fan In Ottawa -- 2016-17 Edition
The good news for the people of Ottawa: They just won the Grey Cup!The bad news for them: It was their 1st league championship of any kind in 40 years, unless you want to count the 1995 Ottawa Lynx. Or...
View ArticleHow to Be a Giants Fan In Philadelphia -- 2016 Edition
On Thursday night, December 22, the New York Giants travel down to Philadelphia to play the Eagles in a big NFC East matchup.Eagle fans, given the choice between beating the Giants or the Dallas...
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