The Prelude to Madness

Good Morning This week is a sports fans dream, and it’s only Wednesday. Day 2 of NFL Free Agency brought another wave of deals. Champions League stories of glory are being written. The Players Championship tees off tomorrow. And finally, we’re on the doorstep of March Madness. Champ week is rolling, and the men’s major […]

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Free Agency Fireworks

Good Morning! The NFL’s official “tampering window” began yesterday at Noon ET. By 12:10 pm, Kirk Cousins was a Falcon. The floodgates opened. By 2:00 pm, Saquon Barkley was an Eagle and Josh Jacobs was a Packer. Brian Burns became a Giant before dinner. What took place for 12-plus hours yesterday was an explosion of […]

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The Perfect Scare

Welcome Back! What a week we have in store. NCAA conference tournaments, NFL free agency (breaking news this morning) and THE PLAYERS Championship bring an epic sports slate this week as we speed towards Selection Sunday and bracket-mania. If you know a sports fan who would love to keep up with all the excitement of […]

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Let’s Ride (The Roster Rollercoaster)Let’s Ride

Good Morning! Yesterday brought a batch of NFL offseason roster news and the penultimate AP Polls for college basketball (pre-tournament). Our Selection Sunday countdown continues. Stay tuned for details on our upcoming March Madness bracket pool. Selection Sunday: 12 Days Letter Rip! ______________________________________________________________________________________ NFL  \’Let\’s Ride…\’ The NFL Offseason Roster Rollercoaster Broncos Release QB Russell Wilson, […]

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Leap Day Point Chasers

Happy Leap Day! It\’s February 29th. A rare occurrence calls for rare storylines. Two superstar basketball players are setting the stage for a weekend of records we may never see fall. Let\’s leap… Letter Rip! ______________________________________________________________________________________ 40-for-40: It\’s Still LA-Bron\’s City LeBron James (34 Points) Hits Seven 3s to Fuel 21-Point Lakers Comeback Over Clippers […]

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Shot of the Year: Miracle Max

Good Morning! It’s a Midwest edition. Today’s spotlight is on Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago. One city has questions. Two cities have win streaks. Plus, it\’s the shot of the year in the NBA. Max Strus… your moment, sir. Letter Rip! Yesterday’s Poll: It was a 50-50 split yesterday regarding Underdogs vs. Breaking News preference. We’ll attempt […]

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Pre-Madness & Sportswriting’s King

Good Morning! We’ve got a fun edition for a slow Tuesday in February. The March Madness countdown is on (19 days to Selection Sunday), and R.J. Davis just dropped 42 in a historic night for #9 UNC. Plus, \’The Underdog\’ returns for a special tribute to Peter King at the bottom of today\’s edition. Letter Rip! […]

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Calming the Storm

Welcome Back! It was a busy sports weekend with too many stories to snap-shot in today’s edition — an NBA mini-brawl, NHL win streaks, the MLS return and more top-10 upsets in college hoops. We’ll cover a little bit of everything in short links near the bottom, but one weekend story keeps reverberating as we […]

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It’s In The Game

Happy Friday You made it, team. A massive weekend watch-list brings us one step closer to spring with basketball, hockey and soccer in bunches over the next 72 hours. Bracket season is coming fast. Today’s weekend primer is short and sweet with one main feature before a heavy dose of highlights. It’s college sports’ full-circle […]

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Fastest to 50 & The Bayou Buzzer-Beater

Good Morning I’m not a gambling man, and we don\’t do much sports betting in our newsletter. But if I was (and if we did), college basketball underdogs are printing money right now. Last night featured six ranked vs. unranked games, and the unranked squads went 4-2. Bracket season should be a treat (stay tuned). […]

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