by Trevor Freeman
Chicken Wings. Cinderellas. Yuengling. Bracket Busters. Nachos. Harold Arcenaux. Budweiser. Sweet 16. Jalapeno Poppers. Bryce Drew. Chicken Fingers. Elite Eight. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Bo Kimble. Mozzarella Sticks. $20 a bracket, winner take all. Jack Daniels. Final Four. Do you feel it? Is it in your blood yet? Is your body ready for the monthlong binge that is the greatest sporting event on the planet? Are you ready for the Madness?
Differing opinions. What else would you expect in March? Some believe that the Kansas State Wildcats have already punched their ticket to “The Dance”, while others (so-called experts) believe otherwise. Whether it is the NIT or the NCAA Tournament, K-State fans have a reason to smile. Finally.
After the fall of the K-State basketball program and the emergence of the football team, things have switched back to the way they originally were. The Wildcat football team showed glimpses of their old self under highly-touted freshman quarterback Josh Freeman, who led the team to the Texas Bowl where they were promptly blasted by “America’s Team”- Rutgers, but the program doesn’t seem promising under Ron Prince. As things turned to the hardwood though, and as excitement blossomed on the Manhattan campus with the arrival of the Bob Huggins regime, this team has done what no one saw coming.
In theory, the All Star game in any sport is designed to showcase the best of each league and at the same time, entertain the fans with the skills of each professional athlete. Really? If that is so, please let me know when that happens.
I wonder about my favorite team, wonder where they are going. On one hand, they told me they wanted to get younger, save some money by developing their own players. Since Theo Epstein took over in 2002, he wanted to replenish the minor league system through the draft, have a constant influx of players to the major league roster. It might appear as though they have, I mean they are ranked in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook as the 9th best minor league system in the major leagues. But from their recent moves, I know better.
By Trevor Freeman
So I finish up my weekly podcasts yesterday and I’m settling in to watch a little Wright State versus Butler. Because there was a berth into the NCAA Tournament at stake, I decided to honor the moment with a Yuengling. The conversation in my head where I convinced myself that this game was worth drinking for is a different story for a better time. I boot up my e-mail and in it I find this gem from my friend LeAndre…..
If there’s anything American sports teams are good at, it’s spending money. With the rising salary cap, the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys – as well as many others like the 49ers and Seahawks – have all been pretty good at forking out the riches. Hey, even the Lions tried to better themselves in the off-season via free agency.
One of the biggest teams in the NFL has not made a move in the off-season, and that is Pittsburgh Steelers.
Nashville and Buffalo once again traded the top spot, while the top ten remained unchanged as far as the teams go. Meanwhile, Edmonton and Montreal are dropping like rocks. Where did your team finish this week?
With many fantasy baseball drafts just around the corner, it’s time to start breaking down each position. Here’s part one of my two-part preview, in which I give you my top hitters at each position:
Look around you at sporting event and you might be surprised at what you see. Yes, there is that hot guy in the stands and he has his shirt off, but what the hell is all over his chest? And more importantly, why did he just spill beer all over you and not even offer to help clean you up?
by Trevor Freeman
I am writing this article because every March I plug Hank Gathers’ name into the Yahoo search engine to see what articles come up. And every time I open up an old article, I cannot believe it has really been seventeen years since arguably the biggest tragedy in the history of college sports spawned one of its most remarkable stories.