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Familiar foes all set to top charts again
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 17/08/2025
» For all the things wrong about NCAA football nowadays -- Name and Image Licensing (which enables colleges to legally pay players), the transfer portal (creating player free agency) mega conferences, etc -- the governing body of American college ball finally got something right:
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."
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.
Big men: Scoring centres are still the NBA's secret sauce
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 22/11/2024
» The more things change in the NBA -- in-season tournament, ever-changing all star game format, etc -- the more things stay the same.
Prolific hitter Alonso, Bader and manager Mendoza hold the key to Mets' success
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 17/03/2024
» The New York Mets were one of the biggest disappointments of the 2023 Major League baseball season. Predicted by many to contend in the National League East race and beyond, they finished fourth of five clubs in their division.
Don't blame McCarthy, Boys paid the price for lethargy
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 19/01/2024
» The Super wildcard round of the NFL's postseason play-offs provided a media pundit's dream scenario.
QB chaos adds spice to draft
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 23/04/2021
» You can call the upcoming NFL draft "Quarterback Chaos".
Thrifty Padres, Blue Jays go against the grain
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 18/02/2021
» With the ongoing Covid-19 crisis affecting attendance and cash flow, MLB ballclubs have tightened their belts even more this off-season.
MLB clubs embrace financial sanity
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 16/02/2020
» Judging by the free agent signing activity this MLB off-season, it looks like the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are the last of the big league big spenders.
Number of unsigned top guns tells worrying tale
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 24/02/2019
» Collusion? Or are MLB owners just coming to their senses regarding free agency spending?