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Only four conferences can say they produced a Final Four team in 2018.  This is one of them.  But after losing a slew of graduating seniors, Loyola Chicago has put this conference firmly back up for grabs.  This is the most wide open I’ve seen the Valley in quite some time, so who will rise [...]

By Chris Molicki Last season, Northern Kentucky finished a dominant regular season run with a disappointing defeat to Cleveland St. in the Horizon League tournament. The Norse were the class of the conference and looked to do damage in the NCAA tournament, but that reality never materialized. This season, they remain the team to beat [...]

There’s nothing more exhilarating than filling out a bracket to choose which team you think is going to win a tournament. We do it every year during college basketball tournament time, we do it every four years when the FIFA World Cup rolls around and every few months we do it to support The Brunch [...]

One year ago, the Vegas Golden Knights didn’t have anyone on their roster. There wasn’t a coach. There was just one owner, Bill Foley, who was just looking to stay competitive through the season. Even NHL fans didn’t even want a team in Las Vegas. A 500-1 shot to win the Stanley Cup and a [...]

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal ban on sports gambling, giving states the opportunity to decide whether to legalize the vice that many Americans take part in either in Las Vegas or through third-party apps and websites off shore. The move has major implications for professional and college sports around the U.S., [...]

by Joe Caputo It’s had peaks, it’s had valleys, it’s had twists and turns, but so far through 2 rounds #BrunchMadness Part II has lived up to the hype.  Entering Wednesday, one thing was missing: a signature matchup that comes down to the wire, and in the final matchup of the day, that is exactly [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder bowed out of the playoffs last week after a loss to the Utah Jazz. Paul George, who nicknamed himself Playoff P, shot 40 percent from the field in series against the Jazz, averaging 24.7 points and a 14.6 PER. Solid numbers except he failed to show up in Game 6 when [...]

The New York Giants offensive line is a mess and it really showed during the 2017 season when the team couldn’t run the ball for the life of them. It’s tough enough when you have no name running backs carrying the ball — Orleans Darkwa, Wayne Gallman, Paul Perkins, etc — and you incompetent linemen [...]

The New York Giants will have the most intriguing quarterback battle through the offseason. It will be the race to be Eli Manning’s backup for the next two seasons. The two quarterbacks who will be showcased are unknown for most Giants fans and we may never see them play in the regular season until Manning [...]