The Bulls and Hawks have been destined to face each other since Jan. 15. That’s when these teams first fell into the 9/10 spots in the East. Amazingly, neither team has shifted in position since then. One of the Bulls and Hawks will be eliminated on April 17 in what I am dubbing the Trae-In […]
NHL playoff picture: Updated standings, bracket, matchups & key dates for 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
The weather is getting warmer, and that means the action on the ice is heating up as well. The NHL regular season is in its final stretch, with the start of the playoffs coming in April. While the postseason picture is beginning to take shape for the top contenders, there are a plethora of teams […]
March Madness history: Worst matchups, losing teams and declined bids
Back in the mid-1950s, there was no such thing as “Selection Sunday” when it came time for the NCAA to reveal that season’s men’s basketball tournament participants. Or at least no one called it that. The games weren’t on national television, and publications weren’t allocating huge swaths of space to print the tournament bracket and […]
Man United vs Man City history head to head: All-time records, matchups, FA Cup showdowns
The Manchester derby has taken on a new dimension in the past two decades with Manchester City challenging Manchester United’s Premier League era dominance. Their face-off in the FA Cup final on June 3 was a momentous occasion, their first meeting in such a fixture, and it ended in a 2-1 win for Pep Guardiola’s […]
NFL playoff bracket 2024: Divisional playoff matchups, schedule for AFC & NFC
The opening round of the 2024 NFL playoffs is nearly over, with the divisional round right around the corner. Super Wild Card Weekend delivered a number of blowout victories to begin the postseason. On Saturday, C.J. Stroud led the Texans to a dominant win over the Browns before Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs handled the […]