Bracket Breakdown (2/26/15) PODCAST ON YOUTUBE!
This is my new college basketball podcast where I go over an updated version of my latest Bracketology! Please like, comment, and subscribe to my new channel if you enjoy! Connor
February 2015
Top Level Sports on Youtube! And Google+!
Hello, everyone. This is just a quick update to let everyone know that Top Level Sports now has an official Youtube channel and Google+ page. The Youtube channel will now be used for the Top Level Podcast and other future videos, and the Google+ page will share every…
Connoracketology Week 16 (Feb. 24)
*This edition of Connoracketology seeds team based on games played through Feb. 23 For my full explanation of the bracket and the bubble, be sure to check out my podcast, which will be released tomorrow. For now, here’s the bracket. Bold teams are division leaders, italicized teams are in…
Vacating Wins and Titles is Wrong
In 2014, the Jackie Robinson West Little League in Chicago won the U.S. Championship. Oh wait, no they didn’t. It was Mountain West Little League from Las Vegas. In fact, the Jackie Robinson West Little League didn’t win any games. They lost six times by a score of…
Slow Down the Hype Train 2: Teams
So a week ago I was talking about how quite frequently sports fans tend to exaggerate and blow things way out of proportion, especially in calling players the “best” and comparing them to the greatest players of all-time, usually when the comparison is inappropriate. In case you missed it, here…
Connoracketology Week 15 (2/17/15)
*This edition of Connoracketology uses games played through Feb. 16, 2015 to determine its rankings. The last eight days have been unreal. The bubble has completely blown open, and at this point there are dozens of teams that could end up in the last few…
NBA All-Star Weekend Reactions
Last night’s NBA All-Star Game saw the West defeat the East 163-158, and concluded the annual All-Star weekend. Now that the festivities are over, and the NBA’s second half is about to begin, I thought I’d share my reflections on all the events, including my favorite, least favorite,…
Slow Down the Hype Train: A Problem with Sports Fans part 1: Players
This is the first in a two part series criticizing how sports fans as a whole seem to overhype the best players and teams, comparing them to the all-time greats and having a tendency to use the word “best” more often than it is deserved. This part will…
Introducing: Connoracketology (Week 14)
This version of Connoracketology uses games played through Feb. 8, 2015 Welcome to Connoracketology, where I attempt to predict the 68-team field for March Madness if the season ended today. This weekly series will be replacing my weekly NFL picks series, and will come out every Monday, coinciding…
CP Newspaper: Basketball team in close race for playoff spot
This is an article I wrote for the College Park school newspaper about the school’s varsity basketball team. Now past the halfway point of district play, the varsity boys basketball team finds itself in the midst of a fight to secure one of District 16-6A’s four playoff spots. While the…