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NFL Week 6 Recap: Clash of the Titans
As a football fan, I do enjoy weeks that contain what I love to call, "a double main event." By this, I mean not one, but two marquee games taking place in the the same week of NFL action. Obviously, one of the main event games is played on the Sunday Night Football slot, but another usually airs in the late afternoon slot, either sharing regional coverage with one other game, or actually airing nationally. In the case of the big battle between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs, it was the latter.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in Unbalanced2022 League Championship Series Preview
October 18, 2022 will go down in history as the most unprecedented date in MLB history. For the first time ever, two postseason rounds overlapped, as less than an hour after Game Five of the American League Division Series ended, the League Championship Series kicked off. The League Championship Series (LCS) was introduced as a result of MLB splitting the American and National Leagues into two divisions, East and West, in 1969. Before then, the league standings determined the pennants, but with this format, the winners of the East and West Divisions in each league would face off in the LCS, which was introduced as a best-of-five series to determine who wins the pennant and advance to the World Series. The LCS served as MLB's very first playoff round, and it would be extended to a best-of-seven format in 1985. The LCS served as the opening round of the MLB postseason from 1969 until 1993.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedT206 History: Iconic 1909-1911 Baseball Card Set
The most famous and most valuable card from this, and indeed from almost all sports cards ever, is the legendary Honus Wagner card pictured above. But before we look closer at that one, let’s highlight a few things about the set as a whole.
Javad LuckeyPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWhat Went Wrong: Guardians Fall Short in Five-Game Thriller
This was one hell of a season for the Cleveland Guardians. 2022 was their first year under their new name, Guardians, but that was the only thing buzzing, as very few (if any) expected them to go anywhere. The Chicago White Sox were expected to repeat as champions of the American League Central, and those who didn't pick the White Sox had the Minnesota Twins taking the division, especially due to how Minnesota's offseason went for they. Yes, the Guardians nailed down Jose Ramirez, but there was nothing else that stood out. This team couldn't hit home runs, and they weren't too flashy compared to the East's New York Yankees and the West's Houston Astros.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedMid 90s Basketball Card Inserts Highly Sought by Collectors
In this article, we will be looking at a few of the most collectable and valuable inserts from the 1990s, the decade where sports cards were, in many ways, defined by unique looking inserts.
Javad LuckeyPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWB2K23: Purdue-Fort Wayne
Purdue-Fort Wayne went 9-21 last season. Believe it or not it was an improvement from a 1-22 season that the Mastodons had in 2020-21. Nine is the most number of wins that Fort Wayne has earned since 2014-15 when it finished 9-21 as well. Sylare Starks, a native of Fort Wayne, led her squad in scoring with a career best 11.7 points per game average. She shot 34.4 percent from three and 92 percent from the free-throw line. The 5-9 guard will be joined again by her backcourt mate Shayla Sellers, from Aurora, Ohio. Like Starks, Sellers is dangerous from long range and the charity stripe. She hit 36.2 percent of her threes while making 90.2 percent of her free-throws. She averaged 10.8 points per game which is the best of her three-year career. Another player to watch is Aubrey Stupp, who is a 5-11 guard that led Fort Wayne in rebounds at 5.3 boards per game. She collected 10 rebounds on two occasions. The first was in a 21-point, 10-rebound effort against Taylor University. The second was in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament against Robert Morris.
Winners OnlyPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWB2K23: Ohio University
The Ohio Bobcats hope to bounce back from a 15-15 season which ended in a first-round loss in the Women's National Invitational Tournament to South Dakota State. The Hale sisters are back in Athens, Ohio, looking for an opportunity to showcase their talents on the court. The sisters are guards from Cininnati. Kendall is a sophomore and Jasmine, a redshirt junior. Both have the ability to hit shots from long range. Much of the Ohio squad hasn't logged a lot of minutes on the floor but Caitlyn Kroll is a veteran who should be prominent on the defensive end. The 5-10 redshirt senior from Bridgeport, Ohio has collected 66 steals in 53 contests. She averaged 32.1 minutes per game in 2020-21 as she started in all of her 23 appearances. Another player with solid defense and experience is Madi Mace. The Parkersburg, West Virginia native had five games with three steals last season.
Winners OnlyPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWB2K23: Cleveland State
Cleveland State is back after a 21-9 season. It also went 12-6 in the Horizon League as well. Destiny Leo is a three-point threat who has canned 123 triples in her first two seasons as a Viking. At 5-10, from Cleveland suburb Willowick, Ohio, Leo made 29 starts last season and averaged 18.6 points per game. She shot an outstanding 90.6 percent from the free-throw line, going 125-138 from the charity stripe. Faith Burch is a redshirt-freshman who will debut after sitting out last season. On the high school level at Warren Harding, Burch, a 6-1 forward was an All-Ohio selection. She is a capable scorer and rebounder that should make a contribution to the Vikings success this season. Forward Amele Ngwafang is a 6-0 forward who was a presence on the boards and on defense last season. She led the team with 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game. Ngwafang blocked a season high five shots in a late season win over Detroit Mercy. Another player to watch is 6-4 center Aminata Ly who is back from an injury which caused her to miss the entire season. A native of Dakar Senegal, Ly has blocked 51 shots in 46 contests. In 2020-21 she shot a career best 54.5 percent from the field in her second collegiate season.
Winners OnlyPublished 2 years ago in Unbalanced