Welcome to my baby and brain child, First Down Sportanista! Now I know you're probably scratching your head a bit at the name, but it is a play on words because a fashionista is someone devoted to all things fashion and since I am a girl completely devoted to sports, it just seemed to work. … Continue reading First Things First
Wednesday Round-Up: Tom Brady hasn’t confirmed to play 2018, Aaron Rodgers in the Dark in Green Bay, & LeBron has ‘checked out’ on the Cavs
It's another edition of Headline round-up catching you up on some of the interesting headlines floating around the inter-webs today. In today's edition we're covering some interesting football news and the obligatory LeBron James coverage in the midst of the NBA Playoffs. Let's start things off with the Tom Brady news of the day. I … Continue reading Wednesday Round-Up: Tom Brady hasn’t confirmed to play 2018, Aaron Rodgers in the Dark in Green Bay, & LeBron has ‘checked out’ on the Cavs
Odds on the Golden Knights Winning the Stanley Cup
Back in January I wrote a post about the National Hockey League's expansion team the Las Vegas Golden Knights and how they are the real deal (not just because of the Real Deal James Neal). The Knights continued to surprise skeptics like me by winning their division and being up 3-0 over the Los Angeles … Continue reading Odds on the Golden Knights Winning the Stanley Cup
The Maple Leafs Playoff Ticket Problem
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a playoff ticket problem, so unless someone wants to shell out big bucks for most likely a single ticket on the resale market they'll be watching the game from their couch. While this is a common problem that teams face when they young talent that has excited their perpetually disappointed … Continue reading The Maple Leafs Playoff Ticket Problem
Hockey Comes Together
On Friday a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos, a junior hockey team, collided with a semi truck on a rural road and 15 people lost their lives including the team's head coach and team captain. When the news of the devastating accident broke the hockey world proved that its a small connected world that supports … Continue reading Hockey Comes Together
The Wild NFL Roster Moves (Thus Far)
It's been a wild few days for NFL fans huh? I would love to say that the craziest thing that's happened was Richard Sherman being released from the Seattle Seahawks and signing with the San Francisco 49ers, but really that was just the beginning. Before the news was officially announced the Seattle Seahawks traded Michael … Continue reading The Wild NFL Roster Moves (Thus Far)
Washington Redskins Honoring 1987 Replacement Players
Late Wednesday the Washington Redskins announced that they would be honoring the 1987 replacement players with Super Bowl rings. In an article on the Redskins website the team worked closely with John Dorsey the director of the ESPN 30 for 30 "The Year of the Scab" and some of the replacement players to make these … Continue reading Washington Redskins Honoring 1987 Replacement Players
Wednesday Headline Roundup: Sherman leaving the Seahawks, Bulls get warning from NBA, & Calipari calls for end of ‘One & Done’
Since there were quite a few different headlines making their way across sports news today, I want to try a new type of post where we take a look at the top headlines in a roundup sort of way. This way if this post is all you read for the day, you'll at least have … Continue reading Wednesday Headline Roundup: Sherman leaving the Seahawks, Bulls get warning from NBA, & Calipari calls for end of ‘One & Done’
