Author Archives: Deke

Just like that, the worlds greatest sporting event has come and gone. (@ me if you don’t believe me that it’s the greatest) It’s amazing to think that 3.5 years ago, the only thing I could think about was the worlds best teams meeting in Russia to see who adds another lucrative star to theirContinueContinue reading “World Cup Final – This Should be Good”

I would like to start this post off by saying I have trusted the Buss family and the LA Lakers front office with unwavering admiration up to this point, and the addition of LeBron James is just another positive step forward for a growing Lakers organization. For anyone who doesn’t have cell phone service, LeBronContinueContinue reading “The Lakers Add a Seasoned Veteran in Free Agency”

In sports, rivalries can bring a seemingly meaningless regular season game to a fever pitch. Steelers and Ravens, Penguins and Flyer, and for the Pirates well… In theory the Pittsburgh Pirates main rivals should be the Chicago Cubs, the two teams have played each other more times then any other two teams in MLB history!ContinueContinue reading “Don’t Call it a Rivalry – by Josh Elsass”

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s–Uv1YPixD–/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/zxkld340ou6gffsclct4.mp4 “I haven’t watched a game this season yet but they don’t know that. I should probably just Google “Baseball” and see what comes up. O Cubs are in Pittsburgh, let’s watch the highlights. What did Rizzo do now? *Clicks Play*……okay so he basically just took out the pitcher he’s going to get fined. Wait,ContinueContinue reading “That’s how you should slide home?”

Being a goalkeeper in a sport is the single hardest thing I have ever done with my life, despite the fact that I chose the position because it was “easier”. O, I don’t have to run and I can use my hands? Hell yeah, sign me up. I wasn’t aware of the mental stress andContinueContinue reading “A retired goalie’s perspective – Loris Karius”

Welp, it’s the day that soccer fans all across the world have been waiting for…The Champions League Final. One team in the final has been here many times, including winning it last year against Juventus. Their opponent is an unlikely hero in Liverpool who are riding the hot hand of Ballon d’Or candidate Mohamed Salah.ContinueContinue reading “Champions League Final – What to know”

UK Super Bowl? I love Shad Khan. If you aren’’t familiar with the best mustache in sports, Khan is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Pakistani-American billionaire and business tycoon also owns Fulham F.C., a team in England’s FLC. Khan has long been associated with the “American Dream”, formerly working for the company heContinueContinue reading “The 8 A.M. Lecture – A London Super Bowl”

The World Cup is the greatest sporting event in the world, and despite the “importance” of American sports, it shatters records world wide every four years. To the members of the United States, I understand your thought process. Soccer isn’t for everyone and that’s alright, mainly because I know half of you (me included) justContinueContinue reading “The 8 A.M. Lecture – Around the World in 50 Days”

The 8 A.M. Lecture – The End of the Superteams The term “Super Team” is too loosely tossed around, most iconically in the NBA. There have always been some variation of the Super Team , such as the Lakers in 2004 when Gary Peyton and Karl Malone both dawned purple and gold to see ifContinueContinue reading “The 8 A.M. Lecture – End of the Super Teams”

The NCAA is a complicated matter, one that pretty much no one understands. They run the same way a government entity would run, basically implying that College sports can’t sustain itself without a committee of older adults telling players what they can and can’t do. Almost all sports under the NCAA umbrella are strictly enforcedContinueContinue reading “The 8 A.M. Lecture – Lock in at One and Done”