On the evening of August 5th, 2024, news broke on X that the San Francisco 49ers have the framework of a trade in place for wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to be traded to either the New England Patriots or the Cleveland Browns. Reports of the Pittsburgh Steelers being in the mix for Aiyuk dominated most… read more

“Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.” (Tom Landry) Head coaches in the NFL are renowned for their reluctance to offer public clues about their overall strategic plans. Perhaps the slogan most closely accepted by the coaching fraternity is… read more

The Beard. Anyone who has watched the Steelers for longer than the last 10 seconds knows exactly what that moniker means, and who it stands for. Six foot Five inches and 290 pounds of human teddy bear, except when stalking running backs on the football field. It’s not often that a late round draft pick… read more

Continuing my 2 part series on major league baseball midseason awards and turning my attention to the National League. You can read part 1 here. The National League has what I believe to be some candidates that are a lock, and I will not have any disagreement (or not much). You can’t look at some… read more

One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in a baseball game happened on July 5. With no disrespect intended, this is not about Joey Loperfido’s juggling home run robbery, nor does it concern anything that occurred during the Diamondbacks-Padres dogfight, and none of the seven home runs the Pirates hit against the Cardinals have… read more

On Sunday December 8th, 2024, the Cleveland Browns travel to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. This late season AFC North matchup is expected to have playoff and division implications. Fans of both teams can expect a cold and cloudy afternoon that is typical of a Browns Steelers game. Traveling to the Steel… read more

In today’s NFL the toughest division is arguably the AFC North. The division consists of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Cleveland Browns. All four teams last season had winning records with the Ravens, Steelers, and the Browns making the playoffs. What few people know today is the influence that the Cleveland… read more

Over the last 5-10 years when thinking about the face of Major League Baseball, I think of Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Altuve and a few others. While most of those men are still relevant to the sport, I believe that the torch has been passed to the next generation of talent. A… read more

On Thursday night on November 21st ,2024, the Cleveland Browns will host their division rival Pittsburgh Steelers for the Browns first Prime-Time game of the 2024 season. Last season the Browns split the season series 1-1. Each team won their respective home games. The Steelers are an interesting opponent for the Browns. The reason being… read more

Every year around Christmas time, someone in my family inevitably gifts me a themed calendar to hang on my wall. A reminder to myself of how I’m getting older by the day, not that I really need it. My hairline is doing a much better job of reminding me of the slow drudge of time,… read more