A Layman’s Guide to the NFL Draft
In honor of the NFL Draft taking place this week in Pittsburgh, this week’s Touchdown Tuesday is all about it! The NFL Draft didn’t start as a spectacle. It started as a solution. Back in 1936, the league needed a way to keep teams competitive. The best college players were all signing with the same […]
The Rise of MMA
At first, it didn’t look like a sport. No weight classes.No real structure.Just a question hanging in the air: What actually works in a fight? Most people remember early MMA as chaos. The early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the 90s felt raw — almost uncomfortable. Different styles thrown together with barely any rules. Boxer […]
Handball – Chaos on the Court
It looks like chaos. Bodies flying.Ball moving too fast to track.Goals happening every thirty seconds. You’ve probably flipped past it during the Olympics and thought: “What is this?” Most people think of handball as that game you played in gym class. Smacking a ball against a wall.Quick reflexes.Simple rules. Or maybe you’ve caught a glimpse of it […]
What’s in a (Nick)Name? MLB Edition
In honor of Major League Baseball’s Opening Day this week, we’ll be diving into the history and naming of each of the teams. Why Do Baseball Teams Have Nicknames? Baseball is where nicknames really took off. In the early days, teams didn’t officially brand themselves the way they do now. Newspapers and fans started assigning […]
Are You Ready For Some Madness?!?
There’s a moment every March that feels identical. You’re staring at a bracket.Half confident. Half guessing.Trying to convince yourself this year will be different. It never is. And that’s the point. What March Madness Actually Is At its core, March Madness is the NCAA Division I basketball tournament. 68 teams.Single elimination.Lose once, you’re done. · No series. […]