The best day of the year is almost here. After a turbulent offseason, Opening Day 2021 is just hours away. Nearly all 30 teams will host fans in some capacity, a breath of fresh air after empty ballparks personified 2020. Some teams, such as the Chicago Cubs, took a step back this winter and retooled. […]
Amid a season full of uncertainty, something that won’t change is the annual buzz surrounding the NHL Trade Deadline. Love it or hate it, deadline day is one of the most polarizing days of the NHL season, and the right (or wrong) moves can have a significant impact. Just look at what the Tampa Bay […]
MLB Predictions written by Jonathan Papp and Connor Smith. The MLB is (almost) back. After a lengthy offseason, Opening Day is just around the corner. Following last year’s pandemic-abbreviated season, the MLB is set to start on time in 2021. Nearly every team will host fans at some capacity, too, after they were shut out […]
The year was 2011. Barack Obama was in the White House, and social media was still on the rise. That was also the last year the Buffalo Sabres made the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Since then, the Sabres have endured eight straight losing seasons — soon to be nine this spring. Buffalo has also undergone six head […]
Just more than a year ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Days later, life changed as we knew it. A chain reaction of live events — from March Madness to the NBA season — were abruptly canceled. Months later, professional sports finally began returning, but not in the way we knew them […]
Coming off of last season’s monster breakout, this offseason’s moves beg the question: Are the San Diego Padres baseball’s most powerful team?
With just more than 10 minutes remaining in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 7-2 blowout of the Detroit Red Wings Feb. 28, Patrick Kane fired a snipe past Detroit goaltender Thomas Greiss. But it wasn’t just any goal — it was the 400th of Kane’s career, as he became the 100th player in NHL history to reach the […]
Although frozen temperatures and snow persist throughout the country, Spring Training is just days away as MLB teams open their 2021 campaigns. With games beginning Feb. 28, what better way than to get a glimpse of the upcoming season with some early MLB Power Rankings? While the Los Angeles Dodgers look primed to win their […]
Although the NHL’s temporary divisional realignment has created some compelling new rivalries, one matchup it has robbed from fans is the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Edmonton Oilers. Each time these two teams meet, the real showdown is Sidney Crosby vs. Connor McDavid at center — two of the game’s most talented players. A 10-year difference between draft […]
Like ice hockey in Minnesota, football in Texas and wrestling in Iowa, basketball is ingrained throughout the Hoosier State. While the 1986 classic “Hoosiers” might not represent every Indiana high school basketball team, the film portrays just how much Hoosiers love their sport. From Lafayette to Bloomington to Evansville, basketball is in Indiana’s DNA. That’s […]