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Lovin’ the PWHL
The inaugural season for professional women’s hockey is well underway and I, like many North American sports enthusiasts, have cottoned on to the excitement of the games and the fanfare. Most of the women playing are relatively well-known through previous media exposure during Olympic games, World Championships and Rivalry matches between Canada and the United States. Yesterday, March 8, being International Women’s Day, I decided that I would pay tribute to the women of the world in my own little sports-minded way, and watch a PWHL game between the teams from Toronto and Montreal. Casually observing the new teams since the start of the season, I had suspected that the Women’s league was somehow different from the NHL and other men’s hockey leagues around the world. Sometimes these differences don’t show up during the Olympic games or World Championships because of the media focus on winning gold medals and the like. However, during a regular season hockey game, be it a men’s game or a women’s game, one gets a chance to really notice what the respective games are all about. I would therefore like to weigh in on what have formerly been suspicions but now are being seen as true differences between men’s and women’s professional hockey.
John Oliver SmithPublished 2 months ago in UnbalancedA Spirit That Fears Nothing
There are many sound reasons to repudiate professional sport in general and NHL hockey in particular. After all, the game has been as utterly defiled by cynical, avaricious late-stage capitalism as every other aspect of contemporary existence. The ordinary fan is incessantly encouraged by marketers and advertisers to gamble, guzzle alcoholic beverages and devour kilograms of fast food, which is a bald oxymoron if you contemplate it for a moment. Salaries are stratospherically inflated, as are ticket prices, and what passes for discourse generated by the participants in, and commentators upon, the game is so full of cliches and verbal false limbs that Orwell’s ghost will never stop screaming.
D. J. ReddallPublished 4 months ago in UnbalancedThe History of the Adams Division
I've followed the NHL in some form for 30 years, but I'm still learning about the league I enjoy watching. A long time ago, I did learn about the old divisions: Adams, Patrick, Norris, and Smythe. These divisions predated the geographical ones that we've known for the last 30 years, and the rivalries were immensely intense during that period. This will be the first of four stories focusing on those classic divisions, and I'll start geographically, even though the names had nothing to do with location. First off, the Adams Division.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 4 months ago in UnbalancedA Look Ahead to Week 18 of the 2023 NFL Season
Week 17 kicks off tonight, but I want to take a look ahead to Week 18, the final week of the regular season. We all love the final week, don't we? We've really loved it since they changed the final week's schedule back in 2010. The final week always completes the league's playoff puzzle, it's do or die for a lot of teams looking to get in and even clinch divisions. However, a lot of games lacked a lot of drama, and even saw teams not give their all when they know that they can't move up in the standings. So in 2010, the NFL decided to make all of the final week's games divisional, because regardless of where a team is in the standings, that team wants to give their all to defeat a division rival.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 5 months ago in Unbalanced63 Strikes, You're Out!
They did it, folks. They finally did it. The Los Angeles Chargers actually fired Brandon Staley as their head coach, with the firing coming after the Chargers suffered a very embarrassing loss on national television. The Chargers were on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders, and it was a game that saw the Raiders absolutely pour it on. 63 points. Nine touchdowns--seven of them by the offense. The 63 points fell just 10 short of the long-standing record set by the Chicago Bears, who scored 73 points in the 1940 NFL Championship Game over Washington. However, the Raiders' 63 points are the most in team history, and marked the second time this season that a team scored 60+ points--the Miami Dolphins scored 70 points in Week 3.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 5 months ago in UnbalancedNFL Week 9 Recap: Nine Months
January 2, 2023. We all remember that Monday evening. The Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals faced each other in what was the final Monday night game of the season. Regarding the game and the storyline, it was two teams jockeying for position in the AFC, as they were both in position to possibly take the AFC's #1 seed. This was an important game for both teams, but before the 1st quarter ended, there was suddenly something much, much more important than the game of football.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 6 months ago in UnbalancedFantasy Football is BACK!
Despite being English, I have found myself becoming more and more enamoured with the sport that the Americans call “football”. Watching American Football in the UK used to be a most difficult proposition, aside from the Superbowl the only way to watch any action was a highlights show at 1am on a Wednesday morning. During the nineties and early 2000’s I was school aged, but after that coverage started to improve. In recent years Sky Sports have added the Thursday and Monday night games, as well as three Sunday matches. Even then, the absolutely baffling decision to host games only on nights when most people have work confuse me no end. But as my interest has grown, I’ve put additional effort into trying to keep up with the games when I can. My wife has since joined me in this interest, but unlike me she is a reasonable person, who goes to bed at a sensible time rather than staying up into the night watching foreign sports and typing up nonsense for strangers to read (4th wall break! Hi, thanks for reading).
Luke FosterPublished 8 months ago in UnbalancedNFL Week 1 Recap: A New York Minute
The NFL is back, and this fan was ever so eager for the season to start. My reasons were simple. One, I had a good feeling about Fantasy Football this year, and two, I'm a Yankees fan who wants to forget about this disaster of a season. With every new NFL season comes new storylines and new questions, and one of the biggest new storylines of the debuting 2023 NFL season had to be Aaron Rodgers making his New York Jets debut on Monday Night Football.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 8 months ago in Unbalanced
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Where to Watch the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat in 2024
Catching the Heat: Where to Watch the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat in 2024 Basketball fans, get ready for another sizzling NBA season! The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have always been a matchup to watch, and 2024 promises to be no different. Whether you're a die-hard Beantown supporter or bleed Miami orange, here's your ultimate guide to catching all the action between these two Eastern Conference powerhouses.
Anthony MoriyamPublished about 2 hours ago in UnbalancedHow to Watch Boston Bruins 2024
How to Watch Boston Bruins in 2024 Chasing the Cup: Your Guide to Watching the Boston Bruins in 2024 The roar of the crowd crescendos, a slap shot explodes off the boards, and the iconic black and gold jerseys blur across the ice. For Boston Bruins fans, the NHL season is a symphony of adrenaline-pumping action. But with the ever-evolving landscape of television broadcasts, figuring out where to catch Patrice Bergeron and the boys battle it out can feel like navigating a blizzard blindfolded. Fear not, fellow Bruins devotee! This guide will illuminate the channels and streaming services where you can witness the Boston Bruins chase Lord Stanley's Cup in the 2024 season.
Anthony MoriyamPublished about 2 hours ago in UnbalancedWatching the Boston Bruins in 2024
Chasing the Stanley Cup: Your Guide to Watching the Boston Bruins in 2024 The roar of the crowd, the flash of a slapshot, the iconic black and gold streaking across the ice – for Boston Bruins fans, the NHL season is a thrilling rollercoaster ride. But with the ever-evolving world of television broadcasts, figuring out where to catch Patrice Bergeron and the boys can feel like navigating a blizzard blindfolded. Fear not, fellow Bruins devotee! This guide will illuminate the channels where you can witness the Boston Bruins battle it out for Lord Stanley's Cup in the 2024 season.
Anthony MoriyamPublished about 2 hours ago in UnbalancedWhat Channel are the Boston Bruins on Tonight
What Channel are the Boston Bruins on Tonight Calling All Bruins Fans: Tuning in to the 2024 Season The ice is scraped, the Zamboni roars, and the iconic black and gold jerseys are poised for another season of glory. For Boston Bruins fans, the NHL season is a symphony of slap shots, dazzling saves, and the electrifying energy of playoff chases. But with the ever-changing broadcast landscape, figuring out where to catch Patrice Bergeron and the boys can feel like navigating a blizzard blindfolded. Fear not, fellow Bruins devotee! This guide will illuminate the channels where you can witness the Boston Bruins battle it out on the ice in the 2024 season.
Anthony MoriyamPublished about 2 hours ago in UnbalancedWhat Channels is the Celtics game on tonight in 2024
What Channels is the Celtics game on tonight in 2024 Ah, basketball season! The heart-pounding dunks, the nail-biting buzzer beaters, the iconic green jerseys weaving their magic across the court – for Boston Celtics fans, it's a symphony that can't be missed. But with the NBA landscape ever-changing, figuring out where to catch the action can feel like navigating a cable maze blindfolded. Fear not, fellow Celtics devotee! This guide will illuminate the channels where you can witness the Boston Celtics dominate the court in the 2024 season.
Anthony MoriyamPublished about 2 hours ago in UnbalancedWhat Channel is Finding the Celtics in the 2024 NBA Season
What Channel is Finding the Celtics in the 2024 NBA Season Ah, basketball season. The squeak of sneakers, the roar of the crowd, the heart-stopping buzzer beater – it's a symphony for fans. But with the NBA landscape constantly evolving, figuring out where to catch your favorite team, the Boston Celtics, can feel like navigating a cable maze in the dark. Fear not, fellow Celtics die-hard, because this guide will illuminate the channels where you can witness the grit and grace of the green machine in the 2024 season.
Anthony MoriyamPublished about 2 hours ago in UnbalancedOtabor gets Javelin Gold
If you saw the top eight finishers of the javelin throw at the Big Ten Championships and someone told you to guess the person who was the winner without watching the competition, you probably wouldn't pick Rhema Otabor.
Winners OnlyPublished about 5 hours ago in UnbalancedSomers Softball Falls 7-3 to Ardsley
On Tuesday April 16, Somers faced Ardsley, and despite the 7-3 score, the Tusker home game showcased two very good pitching performances. Unfortunately, three unearned runs in the third inflated the pitching line, and Somers was on the short end.
Rich MonettiPublished about 7 hours ago in Unbalanced
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