With the rise in popularity in E-sports, the approach taken to be successful for competitive gamers and teams alike has begun to take on a different look. Esports athletes have commonly been viewed as energy drinking, chip eating, sedentary gamers. But, whether or not the junk food part’s true, the
A new piece of legislation is being introduced to Congress by Senators Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal called the College Athletes Bill of Rights. The bill, which has miles to go before being made a law, allows student athletes to accept money for their names, images, and likeness – or
Another week, two more giant, megawatt NBA contract extensions. It’s like deja vu. Last week, Paul George, this week…Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert. Antetokounmpo signed a five-year, $228 million dollar super max contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks. A supermax contract is one that is worth up to 35% of
NFL players don’t care about your fantasy teams. And the question is, should they? Sure, some players also have fantasy teams, but they are only allowed to do it for fun, basically. This weekend, Josh Jacobs, running back for the Raiders, posted on Instagram that he was out for Sunday,
Major League Baseball is getting closer to announcing the full contraction plan for minor league teams… and the unavoidable truth is whole communities will be devastated. The contraction is reducing the minor league system (MiLB) from 160 teams down to 120, which leaves only four affiliations: AAA, AA, High A
After a strong start to the season, Kyler Murray’s quarterback performance for the Arizona Cardinals has been a bit of a belly flop. His quarterback rating has plummeted, he’s turned the ball over, and he’s just not playing like he means it. When something goes wrong in a game, he
What has happened to boxing? It was recently announced that an exhibition event between Floyd Mayweather and YouTube fame seeker Logan Paul will take place on February 20th. That is not Boxing, it’s a spectacle. Boxing is no longer the sport of highly trained athletes that possess finesse and determination
With the search for a head coach in Detroit going on after Matt Patricia was fired, some vocal Michigan legislators are encouraging principal owner and chairwoman Sheila Ford Hamp to hire Robert Saleh, the defensive coordinator for the 49ers. So, why are they so sure? Saleh is a defensive mastermind
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which were postponed this summer with the rapid spread of Covid around the world, are slated to begin in July of 2021. How has the postponement hurt or helped Japan? What about the athletes and training and qualifying? Hosting the Olympics is a massive financial
LeBron James just signed an $85 million, 2-year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, taking him through 2023. Speculation is that he did it so he can possibly play with his son, Bronny, when his contract is up and Bronny could be eligible for the draft. They would be the
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