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Fantasy Football is BACK!. Top Story - September 2023.
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 Foster10 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL: Where Glory Meets Gaffes
Ladies and gentlemen, gather 'round, because we're about to embark on a touchdown-worthy journey into the heart-pounding, bone-crunching, and often hilariously unpredictable world of the National Football League (NFL). You might think the NFL is all about touchdowns, tackles, and tight spirals, but trust me; there's more to it than meets the eye. So, grab your popcorn, put on your favorite oversized jersey, and let's dive headfirst into the wild, wacky, and utterly wonderful world of the NFL.
By Gaurav Kirpalani10 months ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 1 Recap: A New York Minute. Top Story - September 2023.
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. Dawkins10 months ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 14 Recap: Win and In
The CFL is coming off a wild Labour Day Weekend of games, and it looked like Week 14 was set to duplicate the excitement we received a week prior. Similar to the previous week, there were clinching scenarios, but this time, two teams can get into this year's playoffs. One of the two teams: none other than the defending Grey Cup Champions, the Toronto Argonauts. The scenario was simple, win and in. That's it. It's always nice to have that scenario, isn't it?
By Clyde E. Dawkins10 months ago in Unbalanced
Portugal and Slovakia Face Off in Crucial European Championship Qualifier
The Portugal national football team and the Slovakia national football team will face off on September 8, 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match. The match will be played at Tehelné pole in Bratislava, Slovakia.
By Md.Nadeem Ansari10 months ago in Unbalanced
Argentina vs Ecuador
The air was electric in the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on that fateful Thursday night. The stadium, with its iconic circular architecture, seemed to reverberate with the passionate anticipation of the Argentine fans who had gathered to witness a crucial 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Ecuador. It was a match that had the potential to determine Argentina's fate in the tournament, and all eyes were on one man - Lionel Messi.
By Ashley Pushkin10 months ago in Unbalanced
Rugby World Cup
The 2023 Rugby World Cup had arrived, and the excitement in the rugby world was palpable. The tournament had already seen its fair share of thrilling matches, but none could compare to the anticipation surrounding the England vs. Argentina clash in the knockout stages. The two rugby powerhouses were set to face off in a quarterfinal match that promised to be a battle for the ages.
By Ashley Pushkin10 months ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 13 Recap: A Labour Day Weekend to Remember
I do enjoy the Labour Day Weekend games in the Canadian Football League, but this one was extra special, because both Labour Day Monday games actually aired on American television, on the CBS Sports Network. Before Week 13 kicked off on Saturday, the CFL announced its first clinching scenario: the Winnipeg Blue Bombers could get in with a win. Simple as that. Of course, this was the weekend of the rivalry matchups, and in the case of the Blue Bombers, they faced off against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on Sunday.
By Clyde E. Dawkins10 months ago in Unbalanced
Foxy Mama’s Come to Life in Victory over the Bees Knees of Somers
On Thursday July 27, the Westchester Female Flag Football League got together for another night of gridiron games, and the Foxy Mama’s were there again to represent for Katonah/Lewisboro. Proud in Purple, the contingent of Cross River area Moms faced the Bees Knees of Somers. But Whitney Hartmann was not charmed by her opponents for very long and set the tone on the second play from scrimmage.
By Rich Monetti10 months ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 12 Recap: 1,415 Days
It happened. It finally happened. The Edmonton Elks won a home game in the 2020s. Week 12 of the 2023 CFL season ended with the Edmonton Elks hosting the lowly Ottawa Redblacks, who entered the week in the bottom of the East Division. The Elks were coming off finally getting their first win of the season against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but that was in Hamilton. There was one thing they had to take care of still: winning a home game for the first time in this decade. They actually trailed after the first quarter, but the good news, it was only 1-0. The Elks found the end zone in the second quarter, and after that, they never looked back. Edmonton racked up the points while all Ottawa could muster was two field goals and a second rouge. The offense did wake up a bit late in the game, but it was too little, too late for the Redblacks.
By Clyde E. Dawkins10 months ago in Unbalanced
Neeraj Chopra Leaves a mark on the world: First Indian to Secure Gold at World Sports Titles. Content Warning.
In a fantastic victory for Indian sports, Neeraj Chopra prearranged history by holding onto the gold decoration in the men's lance toss occasion at the World Games Titles held in Budapest, Hungary. On the shining morning of August 28, Neeraj, affectionately alluded to as the 'brilliant kid of Indian games,' carved his name into the records of sports by turning into the very first Indian competitor to get a gold decoration at this lofty title.
By Sabuj Maity10 months ago in Unbalanced