Mike Trout Still Underpaid After 12-year, $430 Million Extension w/Angels
Imagine signing the largest contract in professional sports history and yet the general consensus is that you’re still being underpaid? Welcome to the life of Mike Trout. Mike Trout is finalizing a 12-year, $430 million extension with the Los Angeles Angels, which would be the richest contract in professional sports, breaking the 13-year, $330 million […]
Pac-12 Football: Cal Golden Bears Looking Good After Spring Game
On a beautiful spring day in Berkley, California, the California Golden Bears open up the gates and welcome everyone to the Spring Game and showcase its talent. The Cal Golden Bears football team finished last season with a wining record of 7-6, giving them just their third winning season in nine years. Looking forward, the […]
Bridgewater Made the Right Move to Avoid Dolphins and Backup Brees
Miami Called and Bridgewater Refused to Answer In one of the more odd offseason stories, Teddy Bridgewater turned down a starting quarterback job to remain a backup. That’s right. Bridgewater met with the Miami Dolphins, a team that just traded away Ryan Tannehill to the Tennessee Titans, and walked away from their offer. The move […]
Kyler Murray, Baker Mayfield vs Media: Real Hate Against Oklahoma QBs
It’s not a surprise when Big 12 quarterbacks make headlines in NFL discussions, but for Oklahoma quarterbacks like Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield, there’s an NFL trend that’s becoming quite alarming. When former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield declared for the NFL Draft, he was met with heavy criticism. Some analysts were discussing the drama surrounding […]
NFL Free Agency: Owners, Not Players like Antonio Brown Started Disloyalty
NFL Free agency is in full swing. Former Pittsburgh Steelers players like Antonio Brown and Leveon Bell get a bad rap from fans. They are called greedy, selfish, and disloyal for trying to maximize their income in a short term job. Working men and women change jobs at the drop of a hat for a […]
The AAF is Outpacing the NFL in Female and Black Coaches
In a recent article on collegiate sports coaching, Kassandra Ramsey alerted us to the declining rate of female coaches in Division One basketball. Men substantially overshadow women in coaching. Unfortunately, it is much worse in professional sports. Additionally, head coaching positions are majority white-male dominated. In the NFL, this lack of divergence from the mean […]
Julian Edelman and the PED-Era of Football
Julian Edelman at the Top of His Game It’s nearly a month after the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory over the Los Angeles Rams and the NFL Combine began today. But Julian Edelman still remains in sports discussions. Whether they are discussing his omission from the NFL Combine or his beard trimmings being auctioned […]
AAF: Growth and Financial Sustainability are Being Propelled by Data and Analytics
A week into its inaugural season, the AAF received multi-million dollar investment to stay afloat, but that shouldn’t be a cause for concern, especially as ratings continue to rise The Alliance of American Football (or the AAF) received a $250 million investment from the majority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Tom Dundon earlier last week, […]
Oscars 2020: Way-Too-Early Predictions
When one door closes, another one opens. The 2019 Oscars closes the door on the films of 2018. The Oscars are so polarizing in the fact that every award will leave someone happy or disappointed. However, I hope you followed some of my gambling advice and threw some money down on Olivia Colman to win […]
NFL Needs to Be More Like the NBA to Survive the Future
There are times it seems like the NFL and NBA do not live in the same universe. Despite all the negative press, the NFL now generates $14-billion per year in revenue. The NBA, which is viewed more favorably, will finally cross $8-billion mark this season. Still, NBA players generate by far the most endorsement money […]