The Play by Play Camp is in Session As of this week, all 32 NFL teams have officially started training camp, a sure sign that the 2018 season is only a handful of weeks away. Across the league, teams took to social media in order to keep fans up-to-date on their practices and extracurriculars. From... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play What an Open The Open, golf’s oldest major (and often referred to as the British Open in the US), concluded yesterday after four amazing rounds. Sunday’s leaderboard saw some of the biggest names in golf, including that of Tiger Woods who was certainly in the hunt moving into the final day.... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play The FIFA Finals The 2018 FIFA Final was a true David and Goliath story, although ending with the expected victor. France earned a spot in the match-up after beating Belgium 1-0 on a goal from Samuel Umtiti. Croatia joined the Frenchmen upon defeating England, becoming the first team in World Cup... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play And Then There Were Four The FIFA field, starting with 32, has narrowed to the final four teams: France, Belgium, England and Croatia. On Saturday, the French defeated Uruguay, who played without Cavani, one of its star forwards. While Hugo Lloris, France’s goalie, demonstrated excellence, particularly with one massive save late... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play The Mighty Have Fallen The Group Stage is over, the KnockOut Round has commenced, and there’ve been some unbelievable eliminations. Germany, the 2014 champion, didn’t even make it out of their group, finishing dead last after losing to South Korea in their third game. Then, we saw Argentina and Lionel Messi,... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play Soccer Stories With Week 2 in the books, we find ourselves two thirds of the way through the Group Stage and with plenty of exciting storylines. En route to its second game in Sochi, Saudi Arabia’s plane caught fire. No one was hurt and the plane managed to land safely. But... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play FIFA Fever The World Cup tournament offers not only entertaining games but also wonderful stories. Thirty two years ago, a man named Beto Granados had a ticket to watch his home team Mexico battle for a spot in the tournament's quarterfinals. As a diehard fan, he couldn't wait to cheer his... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play We. Are. The. Champions This week saw a handful of champions crowned. For starters, the Washington Capitals defeated the Las Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday night to win the Stanley Cup, the first championship for the franchise and for its captain Alexander Ovechkin. A clearly emotional victory, Ovechkin has barely... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play Traditions and Superstitions You may have noticed that at the conclusion of every Stanley Cup playoff series the two teams head to center ice for a handshake. This does not happen during the regular season or really in any other of the four US professional sports (you will see it in... Continue Reading →
The Play by Play No Kneeling in Football On Wednesday, NFL owners decided unanimously (with one abstention from the owner of the 49ers) on a new national anthem policy. It requires that all players and team personnel on the field stand during the singing of the anthem, with an option to remain in the locker... Continue Reading →
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