Commentary on Sports, Society, Dating and More
Well, it was a crazy Sunday with money flying around like the bulls running in Pamplona. Here is the recap. Eastern Conference Nets – Brooklyn ends up a huge winner with landing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant (even though he won’t play next season). Plus, they added aging big man, DeAndre Jordan. The Nets trade […]
The NBA is rivaling the NFL as being a year round league experience. It seems like a year ago that the Raptors won the title, but in reality, it was just 2 weeks ago. Now, the entire league is on the precipice of massive change. The free agent pool is very large with incredible talent […]
Man, the NBA is exciting right now. The amount of movement, trades and changes really makes the League interesting a full week after the NBA Finals. Trades Antonio Davis to Lakers: I wrote about this earlier this week, but new GM Rob Pelinka made a mistake costing the Lakers vital cap space. So, they need […]
Living in Chicago, one of the things to look forward to is the Crosstown Classic. I wrote last year about the history of this “rivalry,” which exists more in the minds of fans across this great city than the players. Here is the post: After seeing last night’s game, which the Sox won 3-1 in […]
The NBA may have crowned a champion last week – congrats Raptors, but the league doesn’t go to sleep. A huge trade hit this weekend, and the NBA Draft happens on Thursday night (originally listed incorrectly as Tuesday). Finally, free agency begins the start of July. Lots to discuss before the NFL dominates. Lakes-Pelicans Trade […]
The 3rd leg of the Golf Grand Slam starts tomorrow at legendary Pebble Beach. Here is all you need to know to watch and perhaps bet on the event. 119th US Open at Pebble Beach in Pebble Beach, CA – Thursday, June 13th – Sunday, June 16th TV Schedule: Thursday & Friday 6/13-6/14 – 9 […]
Sports brings up a ton of issues about life and how we deal with adversity. With last night’s NBA game, I thought I’d delve into this concept. Roots of Sport and The Warrior Mentality Many people liken major sports today to the old Gladiator games of ancient Rome where prisoners literally killed each other for […]
In May 2018, the Supreme Court allowed the states to decide if sports gambling would be legal. In just over 12 months, we now have 16 states where people can bet on sports or will in the next few months. Background If you check out my post from last year, you will get some background […]
We are finally here at the end of the NBA season. The NBA Playoffs are the best part of the season by far. Unlike the NFL where every game matters, the NBA regular season is really long. So, the playoffs pit the best teams against each other, and this year it appears the NBA got […]
To all my loyal readers and good friends that wait each week to read the fun adventures of Wegs on this blog, I’m officially taking a break from dating. Dating By Wegs It has been 8 months since I launched this portion of my blog with great success. I mean who doesn’t want to read […]