Beyond the Arc by Ben Fiore Last night, Kevin Durant showed a lot of heart, grit and integrity. He had a preexisting Achilles injury which sidelined him for the first four games of the NBA finals. He tried to return last night, re-triggered the injury, and left game 5 in the 2nd quarter. AsContinue reading "A Message to NBA Fans: They’re Still Humans"
I Sat Down and Watched Premier League Lacrosse
I'M BACK F**KERS. After a few well-deserved weeks off (if I do say so myself) following my collegiate graduation, I've returned to the real world. It was fun while it lasted, but it's time to get back to what I do best: write out my mediocre takes for the Thoughts From The Bench readers. ThisContinue reading "I Sat Down and Watched Premier League Lacrosse"
Why We Need To Tell Our Friends That They Are Our Second Family
Beyond the Heart by Ben Fiore As you may know, today is "National Best Friends Day". Usually "holidays" like this are dumb to me. But this year really got me thinking. With how much of an epidemic mental illness is nowadays and depression, it never hurts to tell people what they're worth. So ifContinue reading "Why We Need To Tell Our Friends That They Are Our Second Family"
Updated MLB #DrePredictions (1/3rd of the way)
So with us being a little over the way through the baseball season and the rest of the MLB FAs off the board in Dallas Keuchel/Craig Kimbrel (finally), it’s time to update the predictions. Of course the originals will never be right but I will stick to the originals for final judgement. I would beContinue reading "Updated MLB #DrePredictions (1/3rd of the way)"
Your New Favorite Wrestler
He is my favorite wrestler and let's face it, he is everyone's new favorite wrestler. The salt of the earth Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Now you Marks may know him as the smart mouthed young talent in All Elite Wrestling. But that's not the whole story. In 2018 few people in the world of professional wrestlingContinue reading "Your New Favorite Wrestler"
The 3 Curses Kawhi Could Break By Winning the 2019 Finals
Beyond the Arc by Ben Fiore All the hype is around Kawhi Leonard for this Raptors season and especially after this amazing playoffs and finals run he’s made. Which is clearly well deserved. What people aren’t looking at closely enough are 3 stigmas really, but I’m gonna call them curses. BROKEN CURSE 1: KYLE LOWRY’SContinue reading "The 3 Curses Kawhi Could Break By Winning the 2019 Finals"
Blues in 6
Tonight is the fifth game of the NHL Stanley Cup Final. Both combatants are tied at two games a piece. To this point we have had a fairly even series. With both teams holding a blowout victory and two close games. Which would already make game five a pinnacle moment in the series, but itContinue reading "Blues in 6"
Couch Side Seating
If you haven't checked out Benny Bucket's recent article about this type of stuff "potentially" coming to light, please do that first. I'm not saying were psychic, but we're pretty dope. Last night, Kyle Lowry jumped into the court side seating to try and save a lose ball, only to be shoved and said "vulgarContinue reading "Couch Side Seating"
The Importance of Jon Moxley vs Juice Robinson
The Relationship with New Japan. AEW’s newest signing began his tour of the indies in New Japan on Tuesday. The result was Moxley defeating Juice Robinson for the United State Title. This was the first AEW character to appear in New Japan. We understand that there is an agreement in place between the two companiesContinue reading "The Importance of Jon Moxley vs Juice Robinson"
A New Challenger Approaches
The people have spoken and the Commissioner has made it so. Anastasia Lanz is joining The Wrestling League. Anastasia Lanz Anastasia was one of the original Thoughts From The Bench wrestling bloggers. She would recap NXT for the YouTube Channel. Her love for wrestling is based in Attitude Era. For years during the Royal RumbleContinue reading "A New Challenger Approaches"