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U.S. Olympic dominance is women’s work
By MIKE HERNDON “If I were asked,” Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America, “to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply: To the superiority of their women.”… Read More ›
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Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024: Schadenfreude is undefeated
By MIKE HERNDON Being a Detroit Red Wings fan used to mean you always had a team to pull for in the Stanley Cup playoffs. For 25 years, from 1990-91 to 2015-16, the Wings made the playoffs every year. They… Read More ›
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One last 2024 NFL draft mock (we promise)
By MIKE HERNDON The 2024 NFL draft is almost here, and because I can’t leave well enough alone, I decided to do one more revised mock draft. While I’ve typically avoided trying to predict trades, this has the feel of… Read More ›
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All about the QBs: the 2024 SportsChasers NFL mock draft
By MIKE HERNDON Another draft, another year with all the attention focused squarely on the quarterbacks. Perhaps the reason so many teams need them is because so many of them keep getting it wrong. Take the Bears, who again hold… Read More ›
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Prepare for a Swifty Super Bowl (and a dynasty)
By MIKE HERNDON I hate to tell y’all, but I think Kansas City’s about to win this thing again. I hate to say it because they won it last year. I hate to say it because we’d just finally gotten… Read More ›
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Joyless Murderball is finally over (and we’ll miss it)
By MIKE HERNDON OK, so now I guess you can say the dynasty is over. For years, many blowhard so-called sports analysts have been proclaiming the Alabama dynasty is “dead” pretty much anytime the Crimson Tide lost a game. And… Read More ›
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The championship may pass Nick Saban by this year, but the game hasn’t
By MIKE HERNDON The college football national championship is Monday night and for the first time since the very first year of the playoff, an SEC team will not be in it. That’s made some people deliriously happy (has anyone… Read More ›
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Trophy hunting: Championship week starts and sits
By MIKE HERNDON It’s championship week! If you’ve made it this far, congratulations – let’s get you that trophy. If you’re playing in a consolation round, let’s finish strong. This may not need to be said, but there’s no tomorrow…. Read More ›
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Start your studs? You might want to think twice about these
By MIKE HERNDON Start your studs, they say. This time of year, if you’re still alive in the fantasy postseason, is no time to overthink your lineup. Like anything else, however, even good advice has its limits. There are some… Read More ›
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Navigating injuries & bad weather in the fantasy playoffs: Week 15 starts & sits
By MIKE HERNDON The playoffs are here. Hopefully your rosters are set and you weren’t counting on Justin Herbert to lead you to the promised land, as he is the latest in a lengthy list of quarterbacks lost for the… Read More ›
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