E3 2019: The Good, The Bad, The Nonexistent

Hey all, Marty here. This past week has been a week that most nerds, myself obviously included, have been waiting for since the same time last year. The big video game/technology conference that game makers and companies spend countless hours preparing for, so they can prove to the consumers that they will definitely want toContinueContinue reading “E3 2019: The Good, The Bad, The Nonexistent”

Why You Can’t Take ANYTHING Away from the Raptors 1st Ever NBA Title

Beyond the Arc by Ben Fiore First and foremost, congratulations to Toronto and the entire country of Canada. After 25 years, the Raptors finally won their first NBA title in the history of the sport.  This means so much to the whole country and EVERY player on that team deserves it. So DON’T YOU DAREContinueContinue reading “Why You Can’t Take ANYTHING Away from the Raptors 1st Ever NBA Title”

Game Seven – The Best Words in Sports

Tonight is what every kid has dreamed of. A chance to be a hero. Every 6am practice, every bag skate, every time you missed the school dance because you had a game. All the money, time, and nights spent icing your body. Every blocked shot, hit, and goal. It all comes down to this. AContinueContinue reading “Game Seven – The Best Words in Sports”

A Message to NBA Fans: They’re Still Humans

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. AsContinueContinue 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. ThisContinueContinue 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 ifContinueContinue 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 beContinueContinue reading “Updated MLB #DrePredictions (1/3rd of the way)”