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Category: SPORTS

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Mount Rushmore: The Little Things About Baseball

June 20, 2018

America’s Pastime has a lot of charm. There are old, quirky ballparks and rain delay antics.
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Mr. Rushmore Week 2018: Pro Wrestling Feuds

June 19, 2018

Professional wrestling is built on feuds. It’s the lifeblood of an industry whose entire premise is built on Good Guy (the babyface) vs. Bad Guy (the heel).
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Mt. Rushmore: Wyoming Cowboys

June 19, 2018

Several miles north of the Colorado state line sits the small town of Laramie. In this town, a university offers the only public four-year education in the state, as well as the only D1 athletics program. Thanks to some of the former Cowboys listed below (and others who are not), the University of Wyoming is […]
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The Playoff Experiment: Final Week

June 13, 2018

The start of the NBA Finals marks the ending of my playoff fan experiment.
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These Cubs Are Finally Who We Thought They Were

June 13, 2018

The Cubs are finally who we thought they were. It took some time but things are finally starting to gel.
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NBA Finals: Part IV – Final Scene

June 11, 2018

If you’ve been hiding under a rock, maybe you didn’t know that the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors made the 2018 NBA Finals for the fourth year in a row. Golden State swept Cleveland, but there’s more to this series than just the Warriors being the dominant team. Factors years in the making […]
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The Playoff Experiment: Week Seven

May 29, 2018

The Eastern Conference Finals headed to Cleveland this week with the Boston Celtics holding a 2-0 series lead. But would those same Celtics show up on the road?
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Standing Ove-tion: Alexander Ovechkin Tries to Avoid Being the Dan Marino of Hockey

May 25, 2018

Ovechkin trying to avoid being a Hall of Famer without a title, like Dan Marino
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Could Matt Nagy Sneak The Bears Into the Playoffs in Year One?

May 22, 2018

The Bears were one of the laughing stocks of the NFL in 2017. Coaching was terrible, injuries decimated the team, and they just didn’t have a play maker outside of Jordan Howard and the potential of Mitchell Trubisky. Since Matt Nagy was hired in Chicago, the Bears are a team that has done a lot […]
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SmackDown Live to Fox: A Quick Analysis

May 21, 2018

Earlier today, it was announced that Fox had reached an agreement to buy the rights to WWE’s SmackDown Live. Essentially, this proves two of my main points that I’ve been harping on for the last couple of months: 1) WWE is a goldmine in terms of TV rights. 2) Live TV is king. This move […]
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