Please allow me to go back a few years to the middle school days and pull out the line, “If you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?” This is exactly how I feel about the relationship between ESPN and LeBron James and Stephen Curry. I was on Twitter while watching the NBA playoffs Friday night, and I was getting sick from all the mush that was flowing from ESPN to James and [...]

If you don’t know by now – how could you not – I’m a huge Washington Wizards fan. But, I’ve sadly become accustomed to having to find another team to cheer for come playoff time ever since Gilbert Arenas’ hibachi got a little too hot and he decided to take the term ‘Suns out, guns out’ a little too far. Since the start of the playoffs, I’ve been rooting non-stop for the Oklahoma City Thunder [...]

At the end of the 2012 MLB regular season, the Giants celebrated its second championship in three years. I watched ESPN the next morning, and it did not take long to think about what was to come. Could the Giants repeat? Can Miguel Cabrera keep up his triple-crown numbers? Was the Orioles’ 2012 season a fluke? Along with the Giants, Tigers, Yankees, Reds, Nationals and Rangers, the offseason gave us fans a couple more teams [...]

This year’s Hart trophy for the most valuable player is a no-brainer. All bias aside, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin is the clear winner. For one of the first times since being elected captain, Ovechkin has stepped up into his leadership role. Ovechkin’s statistics show that he’s deserving of the reward. He scored 21.9 percent of the team’s regular season goals with 32, and added 24 assists to boot. Of those 32 goals, 16 came on the [...]

Playoff is by far the most exciting kind of hockey. Really, there’s no more coveted trophy than the Stanley Cup. It takes 16 wins to be named the best team in the league and in such a physically demanding sport, only the strongest of the strong deserve the honor. Starting with the Eastern Conference, here’s a breakdown of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: No. 1 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 8 New [...]

If you are reading this, you probably are aware that the Washington Wizards suck. If you didn’t know: where have you been for the past three years? At this point in the year, the only news that Wizards fans are worried about is who the team will be drafting with its top 10 pick in the NBA Draft in June. I sincerely hope it is not ex-Maryland center Alex Len, but I digress. The Wizards [...]

The draft is here and unlike previous years, there’s still no indication of what will happen. That  doesn’t, however prevent mock drafts from being made, so here is a prediction of what will happen Thursday night. Note: Trades are not included in this because there’s simply no way of knowing which teams are considering trading up or down and who that team’s trade partner will be. 1. Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan [...]

This year’s NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year race is one of the most compelling MVP races in recent memory. You have the reigning MVP LeBron James coming off his most efficient season since entering the league. Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Kobe Bryant are in the mix as usual, and then you have a new, defensive-minded Carmelo Anthony. When I think about who the MVP should be, I take a look at not [...]

It’s amazing to think that baseball fans may have seen two future hall of famers come up to the big league last season. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper are two future stars that have the ability to be the best in baseball for years to come. Trout was a first round pick by the Angels in 2009 and came up to the Majors last year for his first [...]

I wrote on Feb. 7 that the Washington Capitals wouldn’t be successful this season. As a Caps fan, I’ve never been so happy to be proven wrong. So what changed? Well, for starters, Adam Oates’ system finally started clicking.  The players believed in the system, learned the system, and locked it down. Another key factor is the power of Braden Holtby. The young goaltender is easily the best goalie Washington has had in a long [...]