Let’s skip the pleasantries and dive right into Monday’s Raw recap from Long Island, New York on “Superstar Shakeup” night: ♦ John Cena’s music hits, but it’s the Miz and Maryse playing dressup who come out. They’re interrupted by Intercontinental champion Dean Ambrose and after some bantering hits Miz with Dirty Deeds. That’s three new … Read More
Opening Day in the Bronx Monday provided fans with the finest scenario of what this team is capable of. Rocked one week earlier by the same Tampa Rays team, Michael Pineda was majestic on the hill for the Yanks. He retired the first 20 batters he saw and the offense supported him handsomely in a … Read More
Veteran quarterback T.J. Yates once spent three seasons in Houston with current offensive coordinator Rick Dennison. The two will be reunited. The team announced the signing of Yates and according to multiple reports the deal is for one year. Yates (29) was with the Miami last year. Prior to that, the former fifth-round pick in … Read More
It’s hardly realistic to appraise a player’s fantasy value after just one week and six games, but it’s enough for at least a small sample size. Here’s a look at how the New York Yankees are doing fantasy-wise early on. Rankings are from Yahoo and based on six offensive categories (runs, home runs, RBI, steals, … Read More
Believe it or not, the Police had but one single that reached the top of the American Billboard charts, and “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” wasn’t it. It did hit number-one (along with four other songs) in the UK, proving England is way cooler than the States. Hell, forget England—this song even chart-topped … Read More
When it comes to missing the playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres are geniuses. After being absent from postseason play six consecutive seasons and running, fans are far more accustomed to rooting for the draft lottery success than any playoff series. For fans forever embroiled in tanking saw losing to both the Panthers and Lightning over the … Read More
The Buffalo Sabres ended their season Sunday with a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Lightning at the Amalie Arena. I’d sneak in more insight but honestly I probably didn’t watch eight minutes of game action, thanks to the combination of a thrilling Masters final round and overall sentiment of being appalled with this team’s performance … Read More
♦After blowing leads the previous two games, the New York Yankees finally gave Baltimore a taste of their own medicine. A solo home run by Aaron Judge erased Baltimore’s one run lead in the eighth inning, and walks and good baserunning led to a Bombers four-spot up in the ninth to defeat Baltimore, 7-3 and … Read More
To no avail in 1984, a then 13-year old Patrick Moran frantically tried to score a girlfriend named Sherrie for the sole purpose of singing Steve Perry’s “Oh Sherrie” to her. Some 32 years later my buddy Tony hit the Sherrie jackpot, tho he insists on the Frankie Valli “Sherry Baby” reference instead—whatta waste. For … Read More
The Buffalo Sabres wrap up the regular season Sunday in Tampa Bay… Thank God. You can spin it anyway you want but the Sabres went through the motions in Miami Saturday and got exactly what they deserved, a 3-0 shutout loss to the Florida Panthers. If you’re a fan of the never-ending tank the result’s … Read More
