By: Youeal Abera On Sunday, February 3, the New England Patriots won the 53rd SuperBowl. Consequently, the win against the Los Angeles Rams provided legendary football player Tom Brady with his sixth SuperBowl win. Adhering to the typical post-SuperBowl celebrations, Patriot fans celebrated their teams’ big win by cheering in bars and taking to social media to brag. However, the very second that Tom Brady became the football player with the most SuperBowl rings, an interesting debate instantly erupted online. This furious debate sought the answer to a supposedly imperative question: if Tom Brady has six SuperBowl rings and Michael…
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By: Youeal Abera In the world of sports, some athletes become widely recognized and celebrated for things far greater than the game. Colin Kaepernick, former NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, is a prime embodiment of this truth. While…
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Last Week: 10-6 Season: 104-71-2 The Kansas City-Denver game was fantastic last Sunday night and lived up to its prime-time billing. Both teams demonstrated that they are playoff contenders. The Jets and Panthers almost pulled off big time upsets last…
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Last Week: 9–5–1 Season: 60–46–1 Byes: Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York Giants, Pittsburgh, San Francisco Another solid winning record last week. My apologies for picking the Bears over the Packers; that almost never happens in the Aaron Rodgers era.…
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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will have a lot of explaining to do. His decision to throw the ball on second down on the one yard line, with 20 seconds to go, will go down as one of the worst play…
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It is evident to anyone who watches the game that the heart of the NHL’s player conduct apparatus is ridiculous. Crimes are punished strictly on the basis of outcome rather than intent, creating spacious grays that players often find themselves…
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Anyone living around here who follows the NFL should remember last year’s glorious Super Bowl, when the Seattle Seahawks crushed the Denver Broncos 43-8. It was rather hilarious hearing viewers (or should I say reading their online comments) complain about…
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