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Despite the uncertainty that surrounds the world of sports, the cancellation of the preseason, and key players opting to stay at home for health and safety reasons, the NFL is set to begin its 2020-21 season on schedule on Thursday, September 10. Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will attempt to defend their Super Bowl victory, kicking off the […]
As I celebrated the New Year in New York City, I had no idea I would be exposed to a completely different city on the opposite side of the country just three weeks later. I found myself in Portland, Oregon: a unique city that blends the active Pacific Northwestern lifestyle with interesting people, art, businesses, and forms of expression. My […]
Do you remember searching the internet for any sliver of information on an upcoming game? Watching trailers over and over, dissecting every piece of information available? How about simply counting down the days to a game’s release, daydreaming of eventually playing out? The typical waiting game was cut out almost completely for the release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars on […]
The 2020 NFL Season is underway, with plenty of storylines already beginning to unfold. Week 2 brings some exciting quarterback duels, like Lamar Jackson vs. Deshaun Watson, and Cam Newton vs. Russell Wilson. Philip Rivers, Teddy Bridgewater, Tom Brady, and Joe Burrow will all be searching for their first win with their new team in Week 2. NFL Week 2 […]
Week 1 of the 2020 NFL Season has come and gone, and in reality, we still don’t know much about how the league’s 32 teams stack up against each other. Were wins by the Washington Football Team, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Arizona Cardinals flukes, or a sign of good things to come? Are Cam Newton’s New England Patriots a good team, […]
For the first time since 2004, Eli Manning didn’t start the season as the New York Giants starting quarterback. 23-year-old quarterback Daniel Jones, selected sixth overall out of Duke in the 2019 NFL Draft, will begin his sophomore season as the Giants Week 1 starter. In 12 starts last season, Jones finished with a 3-9 record, 3,027 passing yards, 24 […]
For the first time since 1999, Tom Brady was not a part of the New England Patriots organization on an NFL Sunday. The six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback begins the next chapter in his illustrious career in 2020, taking over as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback. September 13, 2020 also marks the next era of Patriots franchise history, with Cam […]
Summer is winding down, Labor Day has come and passed, and the National Football League is set to begin their season on time despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Other sports leagues had to drastically alter their schedules to accommodate for the unique circumstances, but besides cancelling the preseason and most stadiums playing without fans, the NFL’s season will go on […]
Mount Beacon, located along the Hudson River about 90 minutes north of the city, offers one of my favorite hikes in the Hudson Valley. It’s not the longest, highest, nor most difficult mountain to scale in the area, but the beautiful views and interesting scenery make for a lovely day for hikers of all ages and abilities. Note: This is […]
After a week-long hiatus due to the Miami Marlins COVID-19 outbreak, the Philadelphia Phillies returned to action on Monday with a four-game series against the New York Yankees. There were twists and turns on and off the field, but the Phillies managed to take two of four games from one of the best teams in the American League. Game 1: […]
The Philadelphia Phillies will finally begin their second series of the 2020 Major League Baseball season on Monday night, squaring off against the New York Yankees, one week later than expected. The Phillies-Yankees series was originally postponed due to the Miami Marlins COVID-19 outbreak, occurring the same weekend they played against the Phillies in Philadelphia. The Phillies schedule was further […]
The National Basketball Association resumed its regular season with a TNT Thursday Night Doubleheader on July 30. The opening game featured the Utah Jazz, the very team that sparked the NBA’s initial need to shut down, and the New Orleans Pelicans, who started their journey to claw their way into the playoffs with Zion Wiliamson. The second game featured the […]
With the number of players within the Miami Marlins organization testing positive for COVID-19 rising to 15, Major League Baseball has temporarily sidelined the seasons of the Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies hosted the Marlins for a three-game weekend series, in which Miami took the field Sunday afternoon fully aware of the coronavirus spreading within their clubhouse. The remainder […]
The Philadelphia Phillies began their 60-game 2020 Major League Baseball season on July 24 in Citizens Bank Park, hosting the Miami Marlins, their NL East rivals. While the Phillies had some bright spots in this three-game series, they ultimately dropped two of three games. Miami terrorized Philadelphia’s pitching staff, tagging them for 11 runs in the series finale. While much […]
After over three months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philadelphia Phillies will begin their 2020 campaign on Friday night against their NL East rival, the Miami Marlins, in Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies announced the opening lineup for their 132nd season on their Twitter account. Our 2020 #OpeningDay lineup. #RingTheBell 📺: @NBCSPhilly 📻: @SportsRadioWIP 📱💻: https://t.co/kvwlhW7OF0 // […]
London-born, Maryland-based musician IDK will be releasing “IDK and Friends 2” tonight, a companion soundtrack to Kevin Durant’s documentary “Basketball County”. The release will follow “IDK and Friends :)”, a collaborative mixtape the rapper self-released in November 2018. The follow-up is set to be just as, if not more, loaded than the first, with an expansive list of vocalists and […]
Playboi Carti fans awaiting the rapper’s long-anticipated second studio album, Whole Lotta Red, were treated to a surprise drop on Thursday afternoon. Carti released a new single “@ MEH” with an accompanying music video. @ meh ! out now !https://t.co/LTLvqrccVx — 💋🧛🏿♀️ (@playboicarti) April 16, 2020 The single shares the same cover art that the Atlanta rapper had posted on his […]
