As Drake famously said in the song “Big Rings” with Future, “I’ve got a really big league, and they need a few more teams.” Okay, fine. Those aren’t the real … Continue Reading Big League: Evaluating the NFL’s possible expansion options in the UK, Canada and Mexico
Another week, another episode closer to the end of “Ballers” as the show quickly makes its way through its fifth and final season. The show has caught some flack in … Continue Reading ‘Ballers’ Season 5, Episode 4 synopsis/review: ‘Best shot is to shoot straight’
The sport of mixed martial arts often gets a lot of flack from first-time fans for the brutality they see during a bloody bout, or insults from fighters looking to … Continue Reading ‘$50,000 fireworks show’: UFC’s Randy Costa letting fights do the talking as he looks to honor fallen friend’s legacy
War has been a common theme when it comes to Spencer Strasmore on “Ballers.” Whether it’s been against Brett Anderson, his former financial advisor, the higher-ups in the NFL, or … Continue Reading ‘Ballers’ Season 5, Episode 3 synopsis/review: ‘Failure is key’
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A star wide receiver heads to the Raiders midway through his career, but eventually wants out of Oakland. The Patriots then swoop in … Continue Reading Is Antonio Brown the next Randy Moss? Former Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi doesn’t agree as he and Moss react to Brown’s new deal
Sure, the Antonio Brown drama with the Raiders was entertaining to watch. However, the biggest takeaway from all of the madness that went down in the week leading up to … Continue Reading Business is Boomin’: Comparing the 2019 Patriots after Antonio Brown signing to Tom Brady’s best offenses
When you think of the new era of quarterbacks in the NFL, who do you think of? Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes surely comes to mind immediately, but what about a … Continue Reading “He’s a franchise quarterback”: Could Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky be the one to shock the NFL in 2019?
The time has finally come: “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders” is officially over. This season has seen a lot of ups and downs, between the relentless repetition … Continue Reading ‘Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders’ Episode 5 synopsis/review: Don’t cry because the season’s over, smile because it happened
With the NFL inching celebrating its 100th season, football fans are feeling all sorts of nostalgia as the league celebrates a century’s worth of historic games, legendary players and numerous … Continue Reading New England Patriots All-Time Draft: Team reporters, NFL writers take their pick of historic Pats players
Enjoy what you can, “Ballers” fans, because you’ve got less than a season left of HBO’s star-studded football drama before the cast says their final goodbyes in a few months. … Continue Reading ‘Ballers’ Season 5, Episode 2 synopsis/review: Backstabbing changes course of one storyline as shooting adds wrinkle to another
You can compare him to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s character Spencer Strasmore in the HBO series “Ballers,” or you could compare him to his former teammate Michael Strahan, who’s clearing … Continue Reading ‘Pave the way for the game’: Former NFL DB Jason Bell making moves in media, finance as he spreads football across UK
An 80-yard football field is usually one of those things that you’d ask Jon Gruden about jokingly just to hear what wild things would come out of his mouth about … Continue Reading ‘Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders’ Episode 4 synopsis/review: While the field may fall short, Jon Gruden doesn’t
They were “the three best friends that anyone could have,” but sometimes, members of a wolf pack need to branch off and find other wolves to hang out with. That’s … Continue Reading The Patriots Wolf Pack: Evaluating Tom Brady, Jacoby Brissett and Jimmy Garoppolo as they look to take over the NFL in 2019
Just like NFL fans can get set for the start of the regular season around the end of August each year, football fans can count on “Ballers” to be back … Continue Reading ‘Ballers’ Season 5, Episode 1 synopsis/review: Have no fear, season premiere dives right into the water with big, bold moves
As the Patriots prepare for their third game of the preseason against the Panthers Thursday night, the Laconia Daily Sun reported that safety Patrick Chung was indicted on a possession … Continue Reading Patriots safety Patrick Chung indicted on possession of cocaine charge
Not many people can say they’ve been working with the New England Patriots longer than the Kraft family. Not Bill Belichick or Tom Brady. None of the team’s coaches, and … Continue Reading ‘Voice of God’: John Rooke prepares for 28th season as Patriots PA announcer while son Austin lands play-by-play job with Providence Bruins
