Early this morning, the groups for the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil were selected. As always there was a mixture of ‘groups of death’ and ‘groups of life’. As a reminder, the top 2 teams from each group will progress to knockout rounds of the tournament. The groups for the 2014 World Cup Finals are as followed: Read More
Grab your paycheck!!! Find your loan shark!!! Snatch up your bookie because here we go!! Week 14 picks are here!! Read More
Rockies fans are conditioned to think every move the Rockies make is bad. It should not be surprising they expressed their displeasure about what the Rockies received in return after trading Dexter Fowler to the Astros yesterday afternoon. While it’s foolish to react before guys receive a chance to show what they can do, it’s hard to blame them for reacting negatively in this case. Read More
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Oh, Melo. Silly Melo. This is what Carmelo Anthony gets for being a distraction in his final year as a Nugget few years ago. His missed shot that could have sent the game to overtime was karma for orchestrating his departure to New York few years ago. Instead, the Nuggets and their fans celebrated an ugly 97-95 victory over the Knicks last night. Read More
Week thirteen picks are here! Nope, you are not getting Thursday’s games, after attending Wednesday nights Avalanche hockey game I returned home with a three day hangover and a food coma from Thanksgiving’s festivities. Besides, you should never ever bet on a Thursday game. EVER! Unless, of course I tell you otherwise. Read More
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The No. 1 ranked team in Division 2 basketball, the Metro State Roadrunners, continued to make history, becoming the only Division 2 team to ever win two or more games in the NIT Season Tip-Off with their wins over the Elon Phoenix on Monday and the Canisius Golden Griffins on Tuesday. Read More
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There are losses, and then there are huge losses. Last night’s Broncos’ 34-31 loss to the Patriots falls into the latter category after blowing a 24-0 lead at halftime. This was a meltdown of epic proportions. There’s no sugarcoating this. Read More
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The Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings were in a battle Saturday night at the Staples Center, as Colorado came away with the win in overtime, as Jamie McGinn would get credited with the game-winning goal, defeating the Kings 1-0. Read More
I know you’ve been waiting all week for it!! Today my degenerate gambler friends, (You know who you are), IT’S HERE!!! My week 12 picks. Read More
One of the biggest complaints about Thursday night games has come from players who say they don’t have adequate time to prepare for the upcoming game. As a viewer who tunes into these games, it is quite evident by the quality of play that both teams were impacted by the shortened week. Read More
Kenneth Faried has been the subject of trade rumors since the season started. There were talks about him being traded to the Knicks for Iman Shumpert, but the Nuggets said it’s not going to happen. It doesn’t mean Faried won’t be traded. If the right deal comes along, he’s gone. There are no untouchables on the Nuggets roster. Read More
The Colorado Avalanche came away victorious in overtime as forward Ryan O’Reilly put it in the net to give the Avs the 4-3 win over Phoenix Thursday night. Read More
Tom Brady’s wife, Rockies pick-up of LaTroy Hawkins, the Prince Fielder mega-trade, the purchase of a cheap Walmart coat, and Broncos-Patriots talk. The topics for tonight’s Wednesday musings. Read More
After dropping the first-round match-up in the 2013 National Invitational Tournament Season Tip-Off 66-63 to the Rhode Island Rams on Monday, the Metro State Roadrunners rebounded to take the West-Consolation game against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, 87-76, behind Mitch McCarron’s career high 34 points. Read More
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