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My Thoughts on a Possible 18-Game NFL Regular Season
The 2024 NFL Draft kicked off on Thursday, April 25, 2024, with the opening round, and during the coverage of the Draft, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was interviewed. The interview saw something I had seen coming for a few years now: Goodell mentioned the possibility of the NFL's regular season increasing from 17 games to 18 games.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout 8 hours ago in Unbalanced
Harsh Reality
It was a Tuesday, and Regina Paxton-Price suddenly woke up in a cold sweat. This wasn't new for Regina, as this had been happening for 18 months, and every day, she spent a minute reflecting on her torment. Only Regina knew the exact cause of her anguish. It was a recurring theme that centered on something very close and personal to her: the murder of her wife.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 days ago in Fiction
2024 Division Semifinals Preview
It's here, folks! It's finally here! The 2023-24 NHL regular season is over and done with, and after six months and 1,312 games played, it's now time for the greatest championship chase in all of sports. Winning the Stanley Cup is absolutely difficult. Hell, just getting to the Final is a rough journey. Yet, for the 44th year, it will be sixteen teams fighting their way to capture the greatest trophy in sports: the Stanley Cup. Four of these 16 teams have never won it all, and one of those four hasn't even been to the Final. In addition, four of the 16 team teams in this year's playoffs are Canadian, meaning that there's a 25% chance that the three decades long Cup drought in that country will come to an end,
By Clyde E. Dawkins7 days ago in Unbalanced
- Top Story - April 2024
Diabolical DealingTop Story - April 2024
Charlene Lind found herself at the home of her therapist, Dr. Alexandra Vech, who she had been seeing for a week. What was supposed to be a session ended up becoming a desperate plea of help from Charlene as she was suddenly losing consciousness. She was cognizant enough to know that she had only a minute left until she would be out like a light.
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 days ago in Fiction
Avalanche Game 82 Recap: We Are Ready!
When the 2023-24 NHL season began, one thing I wanted to do was write a game-by-game recap of the Colorado Avalanche's campaign. I was inspired by the "fan reaction" vids I've seen on YouTube, mainly Steve Dangle's "LFR" (standing for Leafs Fan Reaction) vids, which I had been watching for about five years, and really enjoyed during the pandemic-affected seasons. I wanted to do the same, and decided to use Vocal to spread my Avalanche fandom. I have really enjoyed writing these recaps, and I loved that I could bring a humorous spin to these stories. I do my best to be objective, but there are times where I have to put the Avalanche glasses on.
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 days ago in Unbalanced
Houston, You Have a Problem...and No One Feels Sorry for You
As the old saying goes, "Whenever the Houston Astros suck, an angel gets their wings." We all had so much fun watching the Astros get swept in their season opening series against the New York Yankees, didn't we? I know I was enjoying it. I have immense schadenfreude when it comes to the team who has basically been baseball's equivalent of the Brady/Belichick Patriots. However, with that celebration came a reality: it's only the first four games. The Astros had 158 of these things left. It would be a matter of time before we'd be hideously annoyed by them again. They did pitch a no-hitter right after the Yankees punched them in the mouth, so that appeared to be the start of the whole "Oh no, not again" Astros returning.
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 days ago in Unbalanced
As Days Go By: A Look at "Family Matters"
Does anybody remember ABC's "TGIF" lineup? I do, fondly. I watched a lot of ABC as a kid; the network had some great lineups, but the main night for me regarding the "Alphabet Network" was, of course, Fridays. Back in the 1990s, ABC struck gold continously with their "TGIF" lineup, and over the years of my childhood, I enjoyed shows such as Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Step by Step, Boy Meets World, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. However, the top show for me on Fridays, was--without question--Family Matters.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 days ago in Geeks
Capitals Win Four-Way Battle for Final Playoff Spot
There's nothing like a nice crowded playoff logjam very, very late in the season. I've seen quite a few of them in the NFL, and it was so nice of the NHL to provide one for this season. The Eastern Conference had a very interesting four team cluster in the Wild Card race, and the teams involved were the Washington Capitals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Detroit Red Wings. They were all tight together, and they swapped the 2nd Wild Card position quite a bit. One day it would be the Wings in that position, another day it would be the Penguins, and the reason why the Flyers ended up in the Wild Card picture is because they fizzled in the last week or so.
By Clyde E. Dawkins10 days ago in Unbalanced
Islanders Return to Playoffs, but Need to Solve Overtime Woes
This has been quite the interesting season for the New York Islanders. They struggled badly for the most part--to the point where they actually fired Lane Lambert as their head coach just weeks before All-Star Break. The Isles later shocked us with one hell of a coaching hire: Patrick Roy. Yes, you read that right. The GOAT of goaltenders decided to give this NHL head coaching thing another go-around and replaced Lambert as the Isles' head coach. This reunites him with goaltender Semyon Varlamov, as Roy coached Varly for three seasons with the Colorado Avalanche.
By Clyde E. Dawkins11 days ago in Unbalanced
Avalanche Game 81 Recap: All or Nothing
Game #80 is in the past. On to Game #81. With a first round matchup with the Winnipeg Jets now official, the Colorado Avalanche now had to go for home ice in that series. Entering this game, the Avs needed to win out and the Jets needed to lose one point in the standings. For Game #81, it was our last road game of the regular season, and it was a trip to Sin City against the defending Cup Champions, the Vegas Golden Knights. And regarding goaltending, Alexandar Georgiev was in the net against Adin Hill. So far, it was already much better than Game #80. The Avs were actually shooting the puck, which seemed to be a novel concept in recent games.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 days ago in Unbalanced