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Lovin’ the PWHL
The inaugural season for professional women’s hockey is well underway and I, like many North American sports enthusiasts, have cottoned on to the excitement of the games and the fanfare. Most of the women playing are relatively well-known through previous media exposure during Olympic games, World Championships and Rivalry matches between Canada and the United States. Yesterday, March 8, being International Women’s Day, I decided that I would pay tribute to the women of the world in my own little sports-minded way, and watch a PWHL game between the teams from Toronto and Montreal. Casually observing the new teams since the start of the season, I had suspected that the Women’s league was somehow different from the NHL and other men’s hockey leagues around the world. Sometimes these differences don’t show up during the Olympic games or World Championships because of the media focus on winning gold medals and the like. However, during a regular season hockey game, be it a men’s game or a women’s game, one gets a chance to really notice what the respective games are all about. I would therefore like to weigh in on what have formerly been suspicions but now are being seen as true differences between men’s and women’s professional hockey.
By John Oliver Smith5 months ago in Unbalanced
A Spirit That Fears Nothing
There are many sound reasons to repudiate professional sport in general and NHL hockey in particular. After all, the game has been as utterly defiled by cynical, avaricious late-stage capitalism as every other aspect of contemporary existence. The ordinary fan is incessantly encouraged by marketers and advertisers to gamble, guzzle alcoholic beverages and devour kilograms of fast food, which is a bald oxymoron if you contemplate it for a moment. Salaries are stratospherically inflated, as are ticket prices, and what passes for discourse generated by the participants in, and commentators upon, the game is so full of cliches and verbal false limbs that Orwell’s ghost will never stop screaming.
By D. J. Reddall6 months ago in Unbalanced
The History of the Adams Division
I've followed the NHL in some form for 30 years, but I'm still learning about the league I enjoy watching. A long time ago, I did learn about the old divisions: Adams, Patrick, Norris, and Smythe. These divisions predated the geographical ones that we've known for the last 30 years, and the rivalries were immensely intense during that period. This will be the first of four stories focusing on those classic divisions, and I'll start geographically, even though the names had nothing to do with location. First off, the Adams Division.
By Clyde E. Dawkins7 months ago in Unbalanced
A Look Ahead to Week 18 of the 2023 NFL Season
Week 17 kicks off tonight, but I want to take a look ahead to Week 18, the final week of the regular season. We all love the final week, don't we? We've really loved it since they changed the final week's schedule back in 2010. The final week always completes the league's playoff puzzle, it's do or die for a lot of teams looking to get in and even clinch divisions. However, a lot of games lacked a lot of drama, and even saw teams not give their all when they know that they can't move up in the standings. So in 2010, the NFL decided to make all of the final week's games divisional, because regardless of where a team is in the standings, that team wants to give their all to defeat a division rival.
By Clyde E. Dawkins7 months ago in Unbalanced
63 Strikes, You're Out!
They did it, folks. They finally did it. The Los Angeles Chargers actually fired Brandon Staley as their head coach, with the firing coming after the Chargers suffered a very embarrassing loss on national television. The Chargers were on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders, and it was a game that saw the Raiders absolutely pour it on. 63 points. Nine touchdowns--seven of them by the offense. The 63 points fell just 10 short of the long-standing record set by the Chicago Bears, who scored 73 points in the 1940 NFL Championship Game over Washington. However, the Raiders' 63 points are the most in team history, and marked the second time this season that a team scored 60+ points--the Miami Dolphins scored 70 points in Week 3.
By Clyde E. Dawkins7 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 9 Recap: Nine Months
January 2, 2023. We all remember that Monday evening. The Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals faced each other in what was the final Monday night game of the season. Regarding the game and the storyline, it was two teams jockeying for position in the AFC, as they were both in position to possibly take the AFC's #1 seed. This was an important game for both teams, but before the 1st quarter ended, there was suddenly something much, much more important than the game of football.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Unbalanced
Fantasy Football is BACK!
Despite being English, I have found myself becoming more and more enamoured with the sport that the Americans call “football”. Watching American Football in the UK used to be a most difficult proposition, aside from the Superbowl the only way to watch any action was a highlights show at 1am on a Wednesday morning. During the nineties and early 2000’s I was school aged, but after that coverage started to improve. In recent years Sky Sports have added the Thursday and Monday night games, as well as three Sunday matches. Even then, the absolutely baffling decision to host games only on nights when most people have work confuse me no end. But as my interest has grown, I’ve put additional effort into trying to keep up with the games when I can. My wife has since joined me in this interest, but unlike me she is a reasonable person, who goes to bed at a sensible time rather than staying up into the night watching foreign sports and typing up nonsense for strangers to read (4th wall break! Hi, thanks for reading).
By Luke Foster11 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 1 Recap: A New York Minute
The NFL is back, and this fan was ever so eager for the season to start. My reasons were simple. One, I had a good feeling about Fantasy Football this year, and two, I'm a Yankees fan who wants to forget about this disaster of a season. With every new NFL season comes new storylines and new questions, and one of the biggest new storylines of the debuting 2023 NFL season had to be Aaron Rodgers making his New York Jets debut on Monday Night Football.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 months ago in Unbalanced
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It's Time for All of WWE's "Big Four" Events to be Two-Night Shows
Earlier this year, we received the following announcement from WWE: not only would SummerSlam 2026 emanate from US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, but it would be a two-night event. SummerSlam's 2026 event will take place on August 1 & 2, 2026, and as of now, it stands as the first SummerSlam to span two nights.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout 21 hours ago in Unbalanced
"Paris Olympics 2024: Uncover the Thrilling Surprises and Unforgettable Moments Awaiting You!"
Hey there, sports fans! Are you ready for the biggest sporting event of the decade? The Paris Olympics 2024 is just around the corner, promising a spectacular blend of tradition, innovation, and excitement. Let's dive into everything you need to know about this grand event!
By David Snama day ago in Unbalanced
Discover the Benefits of Tailored One-on-One Virtual Basketball Training. AI-Generated.
The world of sports training has transformed dramatically in recent years, with virtual training emerging as a major changer. The development of digital platforms has made it easier than ever to receive high-quality coaching from the comfort of your own home. Among these advancements, tailored one-on-one virtual basketball training stands out as an effective tool for sportsmen wishing to improve their game.
By Hooper Fikoa day ago in Unbalanced
Sachin Tendulkar misses out on 2 BIG Players in his Playing XI
Sachin Tendulkar, born on April 24, 1973, in Mumbai, India, is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. He attended Sharadashram Vidyamandir High School, where his cricket talent was first recognized, and was trained by coach Ramakant Achrekar. Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan on November 15, 1989, at the age of 16, and his ODI debut followed on December 18, 1989. Over his illustrious career, he set numerous records, including the most runs scored in both Test and ODI cricket, with 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches and 18,426 runs in 463 ODIs.
By Cricket Trackera day ago in Unbalanced
The Power of Jordan Love (NFC North Preview)
Ah, the NFC North. What an absolutely beautiful and chaotic disaster! I absolutely love the NFC North, and no, it's not just because I'm a Packers fan. The division is rich with history--at least six decades of rivalries. In addition, all of the teams are in cold weather cities, though two of them play in domes. The NFC North is basically the original NFC Central (before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were placed in the old Central in 1978 until 2001), and as I said, it's an absolutely beautiful and chaotic disaster.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 days ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 7 Recap: Tiger-Cat Strut
It has not been easy to be a Toronto Argonauts fan in 2024. We had to start the season dealing with the fact that our QB, Chad Kelly, is out of his damned mind. So Cameron Dukes took the helm, and it's been...decent. We've had our ups and downs, but we are coming off a big up: handing the Montréal Alouettes their first loss of the season. Spectacular! The Argos were in Hamilton for the first meeting of the season against the Tiger-Cats, a big rivalry game. Now, even though the TiCats entered the week with no wins, there's no such thing as an easy win in the Canadian Football League. Plus, it's a rivalry game. Even so, I figured the Argos would be up to the challenge.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 days ago in Unbalanced
Top Somers Quotes for 2023-2024
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or send tip via venmo at @Rich-Monetti Top Photos for 2023/24 Somers Girls Soccer vs Vestal - The subregional game chilled all to the bone, and Tiana Righetti had no problem admitting how cold the game was. Of course, everything is relative and Adrianna Cooke's go ahead goal with 4:44 remaining proved the point. “After that, everything warmed up,” Righetti assured, and it was off to the final four.
By Rich Monetti3 days ago in Unbalanced
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