How Corsi Ratings Help Win Your NHL Bets Hockeyology by Knowing more about analytics in hockey, especially Corsi Ratings, will help you consistently win more of your NHL bets. *Sponsored* - March 23, 2017March 29, 20170 Analytics aren’t new to hockey but the debate over their importance still rages on, even though the quantitative evidence is front and center for everyone to see. The Toronto Maple Leafs, long resistant to the analytics wave, embraced it once Brendan Shanahan took over as team president and this season
NBA TEAM NICKNAMES, A SHORT HISTORY Hoopsology by Russ_Cohen - March 23, 20170 With the end of the National Basketball Association season fast approaching and the endless play-off season on the horizon, how some of the teams got their names is always a fascinating topic. Read on and learn more. Back in the day, as some are apt to say, I was interviewing and
Concussion Prevention is Important in All Sports Uncategorized by Russ_Cohen - March 23, 2017March 23, 20170 Concussion prevention used to be simply taking a player out of a game, when there was some head trauma, in hopes it didn’t get any worse and possibly a second one didn’t occur. Many times, that same player would get put back into a game. Name the sport, name the
The Catcher Position is Standing Between the Mets and a Championship Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - March 20, 20170 The New York Mets are deep. They have the most pitching depth in baseball. They have a deep outfield and a few solid utility players. Most would say they have a team with championship potential. I’d agree if they only had a solid catcher. In 1969, they had Jerry Grote. He
Mayweather vs. McGregor – – A Media Driven Event Wrestleology by Russ_Cohen - March 19, 2017March 19, 20170 Floyd Mayweather is a great boxer. That’s right he’s a boxer. Boxers are the best in the world at their craft. Most other athletes who think they can box get beaten in the ring. Sometimes destroyed when they face top talent. Ali-vs. Inoki – I was thrilled when this “mixed martial
Opening Day at Yankee Stadium: 1927 Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - March 15, 20170 Another spring, another season, another baseball opening day. One of the most memorable of openings days at the “House That Ruth Built” took place in 1927 when the old Yankee Stadium was just four years old. Owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert was very upbeat about prospects for baseball in 1927 but was muted
Alexz Johnson — From B.C. To Brooklyn – 2014 Flashback Music & Concerts by Russ_Cohen - March 14, 2017March 14, 20170 Alexz Johnson is a singer who has just released her first EP called “Heart”. It’s a project funded by a PledgeMusic campaign, this wasn’t her first choice because he has been signed by big labels but this is clearly her best choice since she raised $50,000 so far and a
Mike Richter Still Has a Huge Following Reviews by Russ_Cohen - March 13, 2017March 13, 20170 Yonkers, NY - - Last evening Mike Richter attended a Rangers viewing party at the Empire City Casino in Yonkers. He was signing autographs for free and did that with a smile for around 2 hours. He took pictures with fans and talked about the 1994 Stanley Cup season that
The Memory of Joe Frazier is Alive and Well Reviews by Russ_Cohen - March 12, 20170 Philadelphia - - The memory of Smokin’ Joe Frazier is alive and well thanks to Weatta Frazier Collins, the rest of the Frazier family and their foundation. On www.thelegacyexists.com they have a mantra that I heard more than a few times on this night, “Within you there is a fighter”,
Doreen Taylor Remembers Joe Frazier Reviews by Russ_Cohen - March 9, 2017March 9, 20170 Philadelphia - - Doreen Taylor had a video release event at the beautiful Main Line Art Center in Philadelphia on the same day of the fabled, “Fight of the Century” that took place between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971. Frazier won that fight with a 15-round unanimous
