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A Little Too ‘Melo

As of December 9th, 2014, the New York Knicks were 4-19, amid a nine-game losing streak in a season that would include five losing streaks of seven games or more, on the way to a 17-65 record—good for dead last in the Eastern Conference and the second-worst record in the NBA. Embed from Getty Images… Continue reading A Little Too ‘Melo

The Underrated Brilliance of David de Gea

David de Gea’s Manchester United currently occupy third place in the Barclay’s Premier League, with only one point separating them from current leaders and cross-town rivals, Manchester City. After a hard-fought tie with second-place Leicester City this past weekend (thanks to the incendiary Jamie Vardy, who’s running BPL defenders ragged this season), I took a… Continue reading The Underrated Brilliance of David de Gea

One and Done: The NBA Should Change Rules

In 1963, Reggie Harding became the first NBA draftee to have never played collegiate ball; in the NBA’s formative years, a four-year collegiate career (and, by association, a degree) was required to be drafted into the NBA—but the rules were changed in 1971, allowing high schoolers to forgo college ball, provided they could prove financial… Continue reading One and Done: The NBA Should Change Rules

Reconsider the Kool-Aid: The Nepotistic History of Rex Ryan

Rex Ryan’s career regular season record as an NFL head coach sits at a less-than-mediocre 51-55.[1] Given the amount of credit—not to mention his $5.5 million-per-year salary [2]—and attention he’s given by NFL analysts, that should be surprising. If you listened to the Bills-Patriots game on Monday Night Football, you’d have thought Ryan’s Bills were the ’85 Bears,… Continue reading Reconsider the Kool-Aid: The Nepotistic History of Rex Ryan

A Little Too 'Melo