Category: Sports Columns

To the MLB: change the unwritten rules

Apr 26, 2017 | Sports, Sports Columns |

Youth, More Youth and Joey Votto: A 2017 Reds Prev...

Feb 28, 2017 | Men's, Sports, Sports Columns |

NFL free agency grades

by Emily Simanskis | Mar 28, 2017 | Sports, Sports Columns

The free agency period in the NFL kicked off with the start of the league year a couple weeks ago on March 9. It was the usual flurry of activity for the first 48 hours and things have since settled down. While teams continue to...

Seven sneaky sleepers to save your bracket

by Emily Simanskis | Mar 14, 2017 | Sports, Sports Columns

Let me start this article off with full disclosure: March Madness is by most accounts, a full-on crapshoot. Successful brackets have been picked based upon mascots, color schemes, amount of syllables and occasionally have...

NFL Combine winners and losers

by Emily Simanskis | Mar 13, 2017 | Men's, Sports, Sports Columns

This past weekend the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine took place in Indianapolis. Three-hundred and thirty prospects accepted the invite to undergo extensive medical testing and hours of interviews featuring legendarily stupid...

2017 NFL Scouting Combine: A Preview

by Emily Simanskis | Feb 28, 2017 | Men's, Sports, Sports Columns

This week the NFL descends on Indianopolis, IN for what has been dubbed the “Underwear Olympics.” Athletes will run through a gauntlet of events including the 40-yard dash, bench press, broad jump, 20-yard shuttle,...

All aboard The Bandwagon

by James Steinbauer | Feb 14, 2017 | Sports, Sports Columns

It’s a dynamic world that we live in. So many things come and go that we often forget what even happened. When it is the main frame, however, everyone wants to claim a part of it to themselves. We call this, “hopping on the...

3 Keys: How the New England Patriots WON Super Bowl LI

by Alyssa Melendez | Feb 7, 2017 | Sports, Sports Columns

The New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 on Sunday in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history. Despite being three-point favorites going into the game, the Patriots’ victory was anything but assured when...

3 Keys: How the Atlanta Falcons LOST Super Bowl LI

by James Steinbauer | Feb 7, 2017 | Sports, Sports Columns

Thank you, Super Bowl LI. In the midst of one of the least competitive NFL Playoffs in recent history, the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons combined to deliver a historic ending to the 2016-17 football season. According...

Super Bowl Ads: Winners, Losers and Everything In-between

by James Steinbauer | Feb 7, 2017 | Sports, Sports Columns

Coming in at about $5 Million for one 30-second spot, the Super Bowl provides a platform to large businesses to showcase their advertising talent. Businesses look to draw huge crowds to their sites and stores through small ads...