I don’t know if I like them, hate them, or really don’t have an extreme opinion about them. I do know that “retirement tours” are taking over the sports world. … Continue Reading Retirement tours are the new norm for athletes
2015 will go down in the books as one of the craziest in sports history. Between incredible games, insane plays, and nonstop nonsense on and off the field/court/ice/mat/whatever, the year … Continue Reading Pick-Six: Top sports moments of 2015
On New Year’s Day, the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens will partake in an event that is slowly becoming an honored tradition. The 2016 Winter Classic will feature two Original … Continue Reading Bruins / Canadiens Prepare For Winter Classic
If you asked me four weeks into the season if the Seahawks would have a receiver racking up stats comparable to Jerry Rice, Cris Carter, or Calvin Johnson, I would’ve … Continue Reading Doug Baldwin is stepping up for the Seahawks
In acquiring two-time All-Star David Lee from the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors, the Boston Celtics didn’t light off the fireworks they wanted, but they at least believed they … Continue Reading Boston Celtics Make All-Star PF David Lee Available
With the holiday season in full swing, the time has come for the usual Christmas Day NBA games. The tradition goes all the way back to 1947, and some of … Continue Reading Pick-Six: Top NBA Christmas Day games
I am going to give you until the end of this article to find reasons why Patrick Kane shouldn’t be considered one of the best players in the National Hockey … Continue Reading Blackhawks Don’t Need a Crutch, They Have a Kane
With the release of the highly hyped Rocky “sequel” Creed, I figured it’d make sense to make my second Pick-Six column about the top six sports movies of all-time. I … Continue Reading Pick-Six: Top sports movies of all time
I don’t know what has gotten into this year’s Seahawks, but whatever they’re doing is working. A couple of weeks ago, Seattle looked like a dead team with their “celebrity” … Continue Reading Get ready for the usual Seahawks playoff run
Bruins fans, I’m not sure if you realize this yet, but this team is in a playoff race. The past few weeks have been filled with much better hockey not … Continue Reading Bruins Exceeding Early Expectations
It may seem like a simple, well-known fact, but streaks are vital to sports’ success, and I think this year has increased the importance of the streak so much. … Continue Reading Sports are becoming dependent on streaks
To any Patriots fans giving up on this season after Sunday’s loss to the Eagles: CALM DOWN. The last two Sunday’s have created havoc on my Twitter feed, and a … Continue Reading Message to panicking Patriots fans
With the start of this blog will come a whole bunch of random ideas that pop into our heads. This was my first. Every week, I’m going to be doing … Continue Reading Pick-Six: Top #24’s in baseball history
Welcome to our new sports blog, The Swing of Things. Co-founded by David Austin Bumpus and Hannah Miller, this site’s goal is to deliver the best content possible to inform … Continue Reading Welcome to The Swing of Things
