September 2020

Franchise Sports

Covid cap may close New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl window

The Covid-19 pandemic has been the bane of life in 2020, with even the simplest of life’s pleasures being unceremoniously upended as the world has scrambled to limit its spread. As one such pleasure, sport has taken a big hit this year. In the name of public health and safety, competitions have been postponed and cancelled, crowds were expunged and replaced by canned noises over a PA system or television set, and a lot of revenue was lost for professional sports.

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Two different routes the Oklahoma City Thunder could take this offseason

After pushing James Harden and the Houston Rockets to seven games, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally saw their surprisingly great season come to an end. They had no business entering the playoffs, let alone pushing a championship-aspiring Rockets squad to the brink of elimination.

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Arizona Cardinals set to make the “worst to first” leap

Arizona sensationally acquired All-Pro wideout DeAndre Hopkins to give second year quarterback Kyler Murray a premier receiver. While the team bolstered the other side of the ball drafting Isaiah Simmons and signing former Buffalo Bills breakout star Jordan Phillips to a Chandler Jones-led defensive front. This could enable the Cardinals to follow the NFL’s “worst to first” theme from recent years.

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Five things we learned from the MLB trade deadline

The MLB trade deadline was one of the busiest in recent years. Teams were moving pieces constantly. While the uncertainty over finances made some front offices more cautious, it was certainly eventful with teams either pushing for a postseason berth or quickly retooling to bolster the farm.

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What moves should the Dallas Mavericks make this offseason?

But there’s no point to dwell on that disappointment as the Mavericks front office faces a pivotal offseason that could catapult them to elite contention in the Western Conference. It’s obvious that they need to build around Doncic and Porzingis, and they could do that by boosting their performance on the defensive end of the floor.

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