“It’s a painful lesson. A guy like Jereme Richmond, who is obviously not getting good advice, he’s probably walking around in a daze. He probably didn’t expect to be in this situation. But whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. It humbles you. There’s nothing wrong with being humbled. You can stay angry or get […]

When the Detroit Tigers dealt Curtis Granderson to the Yankees in a three-team trade for Austin Jackson and Phil Coke in 2009, the fact that they also picked up Max Scherzer from the Diamondbacks often gets overlooked. At the time of the trade, Scherzer was coming off of his first full season as an MLB starter with a 4.12 ERA and […]

They say you can always go home again. For Brad Banks, the state of Iowa is not home — he’s a Florida native — but it was where his biggest on-field success has come. Banks had a standout senior season at the University of Iowa and now is back in the state with the Iowa Barnstormers of the […]

Of all the positions within the front office of a professional hockey team, the general manager receives the most credit for a successful season, but the praise doesn’t come without the risk of bearing the majority of criticism when things end poorly. While all GMs are bound to make at least a few critical mistakes during their […]

It’s every young hockey player’s dream to one day have their name called at the NHL Entry Draft, but when you find out you’ve been selected to the same team as one of your best friends and junior teammates, it makes the experience that much more surreal. Recently, Niagara IceDogs forwards Ryan Strome and Mitchell Theoret had a chance to experience […]

The New England Patriots haven’t won a Super Bowl since 2005, and last made a Super Bowl appearance in 2008. Few NFL organizations would call that a drought, but it’s the longest the Pats have gone without a Super Bowl trip since the 1990s. When teams hit skids such as these, it’s tempting to examine their drafting […]

For the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the United States united the single-greatest basketball team to ever take the court. Jordan. Bird. Magic. This ridiculous assemblage of unrivaled basketball ability destroyed the international competition by an average of 43.8 points per game. Players on opposing teams took time out of their lay-up drills to stand in reverence, […]