Well, finally the other shoe dropped on Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon: The NFL has suspended him for a full calendar year. Gordon issued a statement apologizing to his teammates, coaches, organization […]
The questions that arise from the Josh Gordon suspension
Getting Respect on the Streets: The Anatomy of a Good Wrestling DVD Release
I own 71 wrestling DVDs. Of those, 42 are WWE releases and 28 are TNA releases. I own zero Ring of Honor DVDs, but I do own the singular Wrestling Society X […]
Orbiting Cleveland: Is the Indians’ 2014 season a precursor of future positives?
There’s no way to sugarcoat the 2014 season for the Cleveland Indians. It’s gone sour. And that taste doesn’t seem like it’s leaving our mouths anytime soon. One of the most difficult […]
Trend Spotting: The Cavaliers’ starting five, spacing and more shot charts
The inevitable has finally occurred; Kevin Love is headed to Cleveland for a package centered around No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins with the addition of an upside gamble in Anthony Bennett […]
Boyhood: The First Great Film of 2014
Late in “Boyhood”, Ellar Coltrane’s teenage Mason is looking for purpose when he asks his father, played by Ethan Hawke, “What’s the point, of anything? Everything?” Hawke’s character, Mason Sr., can only […]
The Universe – Entry Six: The SummerSlam Series, Subsection Four: SummerSlam 2014
Here we are, folks. A month’s worth of recollection and introspection to lead us to this point. It’s been quite the journey through the past. Some of it has been good, some […]
The Precarious Futures of Carrasco, Chisenhall
One of the more intriguing subplots created by the lack of offseason moves was the opportunity that afforded for several unproven players to show — once and for all — whether they […]
Getting Respect on the Streets: Summer Slam quick quts
WWE staged a solid Summer Slam Sunday night. The company’s annual summer classic has no gimmick (like Royal Rumble or Survivor Series), so instead it has to rely on putting on a […]
Catching up with TNA Wrestling’s Ethan Carter III
His name is Michael Hutter, but you know him as Ethan Carter III. That’s the role that the Willoughby, Ohio native plays each week in front of more than a million viewers […]
Orbiting Cleveland: Shawn Marion is a nice coup for the Cavaliers
LeBron James is just one man. But his pull and influence becomes more impressive each day. On Sunday, it was announced that Shawn Marion has agreed to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. […]
Robin Williams, The Sad Clown
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve developed a habit where I need to watch TV in bed before going to sleep each night. I don’t always last too long, but […]
The Universe – Entry Six: The SummerSlam Series, Subsection Three: SummerSlam 2005
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Brian Andrews, and I have just survived something terrible. I have not once, not twice, but thrice watched SummerSlam 2005. I feel sorry for myself, and […]
Yedlin: Next big thing or the next small Brek? Why Tottenham is the wrong move
He was the bad shot that went in. When Jurgen Klinsmann selected DeAndre Yedlin to be part of the World Cup squad, the move was widely criticized. Yedlin had shown flashes at […]
Getting Respect on the Streets: Nu Metil 4 Lyfe
More than a decade after it was popular, professional wrestling continues to have a minor obsession with nu metal. At its height, the genre was popular, but got next to no critical […]
Orbiting Cleveland: It’s Manziel or bust for the Browns
That didn’t take long. We heard the whispers during the week. Then we watched the performance Saturday night. Now, what many of us believed to be one day inevitable, is a reality. […]
The Sunday Drive with Corey Kluber meeting Chuck Norris
Kluber. A solitary name, fronted by a solitary pitcher. He’s the iceman. He’s a man with few emotions. He came from nowhere, and now leads a rotation. He might be the best […]
The Pro Wrestling Future 21–The 21 wrestlers that will lead us into the next generation
The future of professional wrestling. How many times have you heard that uttered. It can manifest itself in many ways. Sometimes it’s based on bloodlines, as it was in November of 1984, […]
“Guardians of the Galaxy” and the Summer Film Industry
In the summer of 1975, a little-known director named Steven Spielberg released a film called “Jaws” that created the template for the modern blockbuster. Two summers later his buddy George Lucas premiered […]
Takeaways from the pending Kevin Love acquisition
Consider this fact for a moment. Last year, on October 30, the Cleveland Cavaliers opened the 2013-14 season with a starting lineup of Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters, “The Immortal” Earl Clark, Tristan […]
The Universe – Entry Six: The SummerSlam Series, Subsection Two: SummerSlam 1994
We are T-minus ten days away from SummerSlam! This year’s show is shaping up to be something special; not just Lesnar vs. Cena, not just Swagger vs. Rusev, but: Ladies and gentlemen, […]
Everyone Hates Cleveland 