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MLB Lockdown could join these miserable chapters in sports history

February 25, 2022 mohmad free

The threat has been issued. The MLB has set a deadline for Monday to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement; A league spokesperson stated that opening day (March 31) will be postponed if no agreement is reached by then. Regular season matches will be canceled and will not be rescheduled. Although the MLB and the players’ union finally showed a slight sense of urgency to end the shutdown by meeting daily this week, the two sides are still far from agreeing on multiple fronts. I see no reason to…

Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving, NBA players to watch in the second half

February 24, 2022 mohmad free

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. The NBA slate resumes Thursday night for the Nets and after one night for the Knicks with both home teams among the intriguing storylines for Hoops fans to watch over the extended run of the regular season. Individually, many of the big-name players have a lot at stake over the coming months as well, whether it has to do with the success of their teams or in terms of their personal future. With…

Global DH likely to end 50 years of debate

February 23, 2022 mohmad free

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. Rob Manfred has shrugged it off, ending decades of shouting at what counts as a shrug. During a February 10 news conference, the Major League Baseball commissioner went point by point in updating the league’s position and players in talks to end the shutdown. After a minute and a half of publicity meant to show how much MLB was being sacrificed — agreeing to a draft lottery to help curb decline, and higher…

What NBA team can get LeBron James and Bronny James in 2024?

February 22, 2022 mohmad free

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. The family reunion is generally not planned more than two years ahead of schedule, but LeBron James made sure to send out “save the date” cards to all 30 NBA teams over the weekend. If four-time player of the year and four-time champion is really serious about his plan to team up with his son Bruni once young James becomes eligible to enlist in 2024 – and there’s no reason to believe he’s…

Goodbye to the Olympic Games that caught everyone cold

February 21, 2022 mohmad free

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. Of course, Olympians will remember these games completely differently. There will be no star signs in Erin Jackson’s mind when the first-ever black woman to win the women’s 500m speed skating race looks at her gold medal. When 76-year-old Lindsey Jacobless and Nick Baumgartner look at the evidence that the oldest duo to compete in mixed team skiing is back home, they’ll have no stopping. .

At least the Knicks are developing their kids this season. oh wait…

February 18, 2022 mohmad free

For many years, the Knicks have been fighting for Kevin Durant. Whether it was the Warriors star who hit free agency, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James or Kawhi Leonard, they’ve both tried and failed to get the biggest piece of the puzzle since Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire landed. There are only a few superstars who can lift teams to the next level, and every organization desperately needs it. The Knicks not selling themselves well enough or stumbling on a luck project may be frustrating for fans, but it’s understandable, too.…

Why the Knicks Nets still fail to be the rivalry they should be

February 16, 2022 mohmad free

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. The Knicks and Nets are meeting tonight at Madison Square Garden for the first time since they played an erotic relationship nearly three months ago. It could have happened last season. The rivalry between Burundi has emerged on ever stronger grounds. The Nets are back as the best team with the most talented team in the NBA. Back to a young core and an outstanding coach, the Knicks recently emerged from the supplement…

What the Giants can take away from the Rams-Bengals Super Bowl 2022

February 15, 2022 mohmad free

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. The NFL has always been a parody league, but the Rams’ unorthodox scheme for ultimate success still doesn’t seem like the right path for the Jets and Giants to return to competitive status — let alone reach the championship level. Both local football franchises felt years away from getting close to competing teams throughout the post-NFL season, including several teams (Bills, Chiefs, etc.) that didn’t make it to the Super Bowl. But as…

Super Bowl 2022: Why Ramez won

February 14, 2022 mohmad free

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. Super teams in the NFL do not work. The 2011 Eagles, with a free-agent fortune that includes Nnamdi Asomugha, Jason Papen and Dominic Rodgers-Cromarty – a quarterback supporting team that Vince Young calls “the dream team” – has become a cautionary tale. This is not how you build your team. You invest in draft choices. You can select the young midfielder who grows with the team. You lose a lot for a few…

Kevin Durant, Nets meets Steve Curry, and Warriors at a perfect time

November 16, 2021 mohmad free

How Steph Curry and the Warriors got back on top and set up some new Nets drama

Register here To get beyond the back page delivered to your inbox every morning of the week. The showdown of the young NBA season arrives in Brooklyn tonight, complete with star power, lost star power and potential looks toward the NBA Finals. Nets and Warriors will tell you that it’s too early to look that far. Kevin Durant will tell you he doesn’t want to look back either, although he will have to when Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are on the opponent’s bench. Back in the summer…