Akiva Wienerkur is a long suffering Mets and Jets fan, who has written for Deadspin, and been a researcher for both Football Night in America and for NBC's Olympics coverage. He has a comedy podcast (Rob And Akiva Need A Podcast), an NFL podcast (32 Fans), and a television podcast (New Girl, Old Guy).
In a year full of offspring of former baseball stars making their own names in the league, San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. might be the first one to breakthrough to superstar level. As a rookie last season, Tatis played just...
Perhaps no sport has more hallowed, beloved single-season records than Major League Baseball. Baseball is clearly a team sport, but the opportunities for individuals to reach immortal status in the game’s legacy by achieving certain rare s...
With one of the more “memorable” seasons in league history winding down, the quest to crown the 2020 NBA Champion is officially underway with the NBA Playoffs finally tipping off. As we tune in on the action, here is a...
The NBA’s eight seeding games concluded on Friday, and the format has to be considered a resounding success so far. First and foremost, since teams entered the bubble, there have been no positive COVID-19 tests, so clearly, the closed c...
A week ago, the Phoenix Suns and star Devin Booker got attention for something they had nothing to do with. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, always known for speaking his mind, was a guest on TNT’s NBA coverage on August 7. T...
The Los Angeles Lakers have two of the five best players in the NBA. What they have beyond that is up for debate, though. The Lakers wrapped up the best record in the Western Conference this week, and the team definitely has strengths....
The NBA and NHL have, cautiously, had successful re-launches of their seasons using a “bubble” model that contains players and essential personnel in confined areas to limit exposure to COVID-19. Major League Baseball started its season wit...
In a normal Major League Baseball season, a couple of weeks of action is far too small a sample size to make any definitive conclusions about the season. But this year, with the season shortened to 60 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
The 8-game restarted NBA regular season is approximately halfway over, but there is still a lot of uncertainty over what the first-round matchups in the NBA Playoffs will look like. That doesn’t mean we can’t look at some potential ones and...
James Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Kawhi Leonard have all played exceptionally well as the NBA is about halfway through its restarted regular season games. But that’s no surprise – stars will be stars, aft...