I still find it hard to believe I’ve made it this far. Two years ago, I took a gamble by creating toplevelsports.blogspot.com, a small blog designed to share my opinions on the world of sports. The blog was more of a challenge to myself, to see if I could consistently…
This year’s NBA Playoffs have been a tale of two conferences. The Cleveland Cavaliers faced little resistance in the East on the way to LeBron James’ sixth consecutive NBA Finals appearance. Tyronn Lue became the first head coach to win his first 10 playoff games, and in doing so, his team swept both…
On Thursday, the Major League Soccer Players Union released their bi-annual list of all MLS player salaries, and contained within the PDF which can be found here is some pretty jaw-dropping information. Now, considering the MLS is still a relatively young major sports league, currently in its 21st season, and the difficulty in getting…
Jason Day, the #1 golfer in the world, just went wire-to-wire and recorded his seventh PGA Tour victory in the last year, a streak reminiscent of Tiger Woods in his prime. However, this week’s The Players Championship received so little media coverage that I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t…
The NBA Playoffs are supposed to be the pinnacle of all the NBA has to offer- fast, competitive, high-quality basketball. For the most part, the playoffs are just that, and have been great to watch this season. However, the NBA’s replay system, in an attempt to take some of the pressure…
5000-1. It’s a staggering figure, and one that’s seemingly been repeated endlessly over the past weeks and months by every major sports media outlet, and for good reason. Frequent readers of mine will know that I strongly dislike hyperbole in sports, and feel that all too often we jump the…
Just over two minutes into Duke’s second round matchup against Yale, Makai Mason, Yale’s point guard and the hero of Yale’s opening round victory against Baylor, was driving when he abruptly fell hard to the ground. The cause of the fall? Mason had been tripped by Grayson Allen, the latest…
*Data current prior to 2016 tournament College basketball is a very weird thing. During the regular season, most Americans don’t pay much, if any attention to the sport. However, once March hits, everyone suddenly turns into an expert. Every wannabe pundit scours the internet, learning every team’s resume to impress…
March Madness is one of the most exciting sports events of the year. In fact, the first Thursday and Friday of the tournament are my favorite days of the sports year. With an estimated 40 million Americans filling out their brackets annually, it’s almost inevitable that you will have the…
Welcome to the Top Level Sports bracket challenge! Here’s your chance to prove yourself as an expert March Madness prognosticator by joining the official Top Level Sports tourney pool on Yahoo. Here is the link: Join the Bracket Challenge! There is one important thing to note, however. I have decided this year…