From epic matches down under to one of the longest games in NBA history, here are my five stories from this past weekend. 1) Roger Federer Takes Australian Open Final Over Rafael Nadal: The two greatest male tennis players of all-time played a match for the ages to close out the…
Welcome back to 5Hundred, where I give my opinions on five stories of the past few days in 100 words. Today brings a mix of historic performances, a disappointing return, and well, the worst flop ever. 1. Serena Defeats Venus, Wins 23rd Major: Serena Williams won her Open-era record 23rd Major…
Welcome to 5Hundred, the new series where I take five recent news stories and give my thoughts in 100 words. If all goes well, I’m planning to release new editions on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Let’s jump right into things with a rematch eight years in the making. 1) Serena…
Russell Westbrook is having a ridiculous year. The only player to average a triple-double in NBA history is Oscar Robertson, who accomplished the feat in the 1961-62 season. However, now past this season’s midway point, Westbrook is averaging 30.6 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 10.4 assists per game, and has already…
Super Bowl LI is quickly approaching, but a day before the big game, the NFL will first hand out its many awards at the NFL Honors ceremony. The most prestigious award of the night will go to the league’s MVP in the culmination of the most competitive race in recent memory….
The 6th Annual NFL Honors will take place on February 4th and among the awards will be the announcement of the NFL’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). There’s only one problem: we can’t seem to agree on who that should be. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan seems to be the favorite, but with no…
Here’s this week’s episode of the Top Level Sports Podcast, where Michael and I give our predictions for the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Hope you like it!
We’ve all heard the argument a million times: eSports aren’t “real sports.” The sedentary act of playing video games, regardless of the strategic component involved, is incomparable to the physical activity of traditional sports. You can read my thoughts on the definition of a sport here, although honestly, the question of sport-hood is…
Here’s the wild card weekend episode of the Top Level Sports podcast. This week, I’m once again joined by Michael Lyon, and together we make our predictions for this week’s games, name our NFL MVP for the season, and look ahead to which teams could be playing in the Super…
32 began, and 12 remain. After 17 weeks of play, the NFL’s regular season has come to an end, meaning this will be the last edition of my power rankings. It’s been a long road but an enjoyable one and the series will return in September for the 2017 season. In…