Author: Eric Fischer

With NFL Training Camp underway and preseason games just days away, on paper every team still has a chance to hoist the Lombardi trophy in February.  While in reality, most teams will know its fate by about Week 3 or 4, there is always excitement for this time of year. Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens have been in football purgatory since its championship in 2013. Not necessarily bad enough to get top draft picks, but not in legitimate position to contend for a title on a regular basis. The 2017 season ended with a 9-7 second place finish in…

With NFL Training Camp underway and preseason games just days away, on paper every team still has a chance to hoist the Lombardi trophy in February.  While in reality, most teams will know its fate by about Week 3 or 4, there is always excitement for this time of year. Here is why the fanbase of each AFC East team should be excited. Buffalo Bills Bills Mafia, you did it. You reached the playoffs and proceeded to not mess it up too bad in the offseason. Buffalo finally may have a franchise quarterback in Josh Allen, without having to…

Justify became the second horse in four years to win the Triple Crown after winning at Belmont on Saturday. First and foremost, I do not want take away from the accomplishment of being 6-0-0 on the track.  It’s incredible.  Here’s my issue, I’m not sure about the rest of you, maybe I’m in the minority, but Saturday didn’t draw me in.  I had no intention of watching it.  I would have been quite alright looking down at my phone, seeing the four notifications from the different apps on my phone and going on with my day.  Looking at social media,…

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers in in the first round.  That we know.  Anyone who watched the series knew Indiana was the overall better team.  However, once again we as basketball fans/sports fans got to admire the greatness that is LeBron James.  Watching LeBron take over this series, specifically Game 7, is why I love sports.  In every single game of that series, LeBron was the only Cavalier to score over 20 points.  Not only did he clear 20 in every single game, he put up 40+ in three games, totaling 241 points, 71 rebounds, and 54 assists…

Not long ago, we learned that Conor McGregor went on a rampage in the Barclays Center.  Since then, Conor has been arrested, and the details have been trickling in. What We Know Conor McGregor stormed the Barclays Center with his entourage at the tail end of the UFC 223 Media Day press conference.  McGregor and crew then began to attack the bus carrying fighters Khabib Nurmagomedov, Michael Chiesa, and Ray Borg.  A hand dolley was thrown at the bus, shattering the glass on the windows, injuring all three fighters, which led to them all being declared unfit to fight.  It…

19-Straight Conference titles.   You hear a number like this and a few programs come to mind.  Was it UCLA under John Wooden? Not quite, they slipped up in 1966.  Was it UConn under Geno? They’ve gotten close (‘94-’12).  Kansas has one of the longest active streaks, but not even they live up to what this school has done.  That school? The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix Women’s basketball team.  The mid-major has the second-longest streak of winning seasons, 40, in all of women’s college basketball, only trailing Tennessee. What makes Green Bay so good? From an analyst point of…

The Wisconsin Badgers are 12-0 and playing for the Big Ten Championship this Saturday.  This much we do know.  The Badgers, currently 3rd in the AP and Coaches’ Poll, have been doubted all year. This is partially due to their schedule, and partially due to not blowing out opponents in “easy” games.  Yes, the offense had struggled to find an identity earlier this season. However, that is gone, and it is time to put that to rest.  It is time to believe in the Wisconsin Badgers. Defense For the last three years, the Badgers have had one of the powerhouse…

Friday, the NCAA announced that they would not be enforcing any sanctions against the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill or the North Carolina Tar Heels in the academic fraud investigation. Where it gets interesting is in the statement released by the panel doing the investigation. “While student-athletes likely benefited from the so-called ‘paper courses’ offered by North Carolina, the information available in the record did not establish that the courses were solely created, offered and maintained as an orchestrated effort to benefit student-athletes.” In a separate article I previously wrote, I pointed out my opinion of the hypocrisy of the…

Tonight begins the National League Championship, and as I correctly predicted, the Chicago Cubs will be facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the Dodgers were able to sweep the Diamondbacks, the Cubs had to grind out the best-of-5 series, with Game 5 going to the wire. Before we look at the NLCS, let’s take a look back at the NLDS. Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers Game 1 ARI 5- LAD 9 Game 2 ARI 5- LAD 8 Game 3 LAD 3- ARI 1. By no means was this a clean sweep, as the Dodgers gave up 11 runs across the three games,…

Tonight the NLDS begins, a day after the ALDS. Two days ago, the National League playoffs started with a bang in a high-scoring Wild Card game that saw the Diamondbacks outlast NL West foe Rockies. The Diamondbacks will face the Dodgers in the best-of-five set, with a chance to go to the NLCS. The other matchup? The Washington Nationals hosting the defending World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. Here’s what you need to know about both series. Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers The Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted the Rockies for the chance to play Los Angeles. The Dodgers come in as baseball’s winningest team…