Beyond the Arc by Ben Fiore Yesterday, the sports world was shocked by the news that yet ANOTHER NBA star would be joining the budding Brooklyn Nets squad. This time it came by way of Blake Griffin. He is a 6-time all star, dunk contest champion, and one of the most versatile players in theContinueContinue reading “Why This “Superteam” Could Backfire on the Nets”
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Jake Paul Announces Next Fight
Yes, this is real. As some of you may know, Jake Paul is a YouTuber who begs and thirsts for attention by being arguably the most annoying person on the internet. If that is his main goal and how he wants to get attention, then he has it because holy shit does this guy suck.ContinueContinue reading “Jake Paul Announces Next Fight”
How the NBA Missed the Mark This year
Beyond the Arc by Ben Fiore As we all know, this past NBA season and the upcoming one are very different. The cause of this is none other than that pesky COVID-19. The Coronavirus sparked a postponement of last season, forced a bubble atmosphere, and pushed the end date into when the following season shouldContinueContinue reading “How the NBA Missed the Mark This year”
Russell Westbrook Wants Out of Houston
Beyond the Arc by Ben Fiore I’m not going to say we saw this coming… but we saw this coming. When the Oklahoma City Thunder began trade talks back in 2018-2019 concerning Russell Westbrook, the Houston Rockets were not initially even in the conversation. There were talks around a lot of Eastern Conference power housesContinueContinue reading “Russell Westbrook Wants Out of Houston”
What To Remember On Veteran’s Day
Happy Veteran’s Day everyone. Today is a day that means a lot to so many Americans. Not only the vets themselves, but their families, friends, and support systems around them. Certain holidays’ actual values often get lost in translation, so I wanted to express what to keep in mind on this one specifically. As someContinueContinue reading “What To Remember On Veteran’s Day”
How the Election Should REALLY Be Decided
These are very trying times here in America. Our country divided once again in hopes of eventually uniting us back together. Voting is a great privilege for Americans to have. Although I know the voting construct makes some people uneasy due to true uncertainty of the validity of vote counts and not trusting that theContinueContinue reading “How the Election Should REALLY Be Decided”
WATCH OUT TFTB LEAGUE, BENNY’s ON A HOT STREAK
EEEEEEEVERYBODY was on my ass about being 0-4. I couldn’t help it, I was suffering from injuries And now look at me, BACK TO BACK WINS AGAINST THE GREGS BABYYYYYY. First was Malek last week, now check out this vs Mac. See that win streak of two? You can expect that to only go upContinueContinue reading “WATCH OUT TFTB LEAGUE, BENNY’s ON A HOT STREAK”
You Guessed It, Conor McGregor Is Back
*sarcastic gasp* I can’t believe it, Conor is fighting in the UFC again! Surprise surprise. Back in June when McGregor announced his retirement for the third time, I wrote an article entitled 5 Things That Will Last Longer Than Conor McGregor’s Retirement. Sure, it’s been a few months. Overall though, my anticipation was correct seeingContinueContinue reading “You Guessed It, Conor McGregor Is Back”
The Answer to “Is Leonard Fournette a Valuable Fantasy RB?”
About 2 weeks ago, I had written a blog about how Leonard Fournette is so hard to figure out as a fantasy acquisition because he can either be so great or so flat out bad. With his inconsistency, I had asked the question if he was valuable to a fantasy team. Well ladies and gents,ContinueContinue reading “The Answer to “Is Leonard Fournette a Valuable Fantasy RB?””
Dan Orlovsky Claims 2008 (0-16) Lions Would Defeat 2020 Jets
Dan Orlovsky and I have some history together. You might remember this if you read a blog I wrote a few months back about our twitter beef over him having no right to criticize quarterbacks who are better than him. That has since settled down, but he has given us reason to pay attention toContinueContinue reading “Dan Orlovsky Claims 2008 (0-16) Lions Would Defeat 2020 Jets”
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