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Wheeler down but Phils rolling
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 16/09/2025
» Last MLB season, the Philadelphia Phillies jumped off to an extremely fast start to build up a huge lead in the National League East race. In the second half, they faltered badly and barely hung on to win their division.
Red Sox v the 'Mookie Curse'
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 28/05/2025
» For 84 years the Boston Red Sox and their fans had formerly suffered through "The Curse of the Bambino."
Rugged play on rise in playoffs
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 07/05/2025
» The old saying "basketball is a contact sport, football is a collision sport" sure doesn't apply to the NBA these days.
Dodgers take throne: New 'Evil Empire' outspends all
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 07/03/2025
» In the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the free-spending New York Yankees ruled MLB, winning numerous World Series, then-Boston Red Sox president Larry Lucchino hung the tag "Evil Empire" on the Yanks.
Dark horses' dreams dashed?
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 09/01/2025
» The NFL postseason is a horse of a different colour compared to the MLB playoffs.
How MLB's playoff circus killed the thrill of the chase!
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 10/09/2024
» The old-fashioned MLB "pennant race" is now but a glorious thing of the past.
Can money guarantee success?
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 05/07/2023
» Is it really possible for a Major League Baseball team to BUY a championship winner by acquiring super-expensive free agents?
Plenty of choices for Panthers?
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 21/04/2023
» Now that the Carolina Panthers have traded up for the top pick in this month's NFL draft (April 27-29), it's almost 100 percent certain that their choice will be a quarterback.
Buck and Baker are up to their old tricks
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 30/09/2022
» Of current New York Mets manager Buck Showalter it's been said: "He's the best manager never to win a World Series."
Will it be a QB-dominated league again?
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 28/07/2022
» NFL training camps have opened, the off-season is officially over.