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Culture of Hoops
NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top MVP Candidates
Image courtesy of Erik Drost/Flickr. The NBA's 2017-18 season presents a range of expected and fascinating MVP candidates. There will be the annual names thrown into the mix, however, for the sake of enjoyment, a...
NBA
NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Top 50 Players, Toughest Cuts
Image Courtesy of Philadelphia 76ers/Facebook 2017 was supposed to be the year that I allowed myself to take a break before I started grinding from October through June. 2017 was supposed to be the first...
NBA
NBA Season Preview 2017-18: Central Division
Image Courtesy of Cleveland Cavaliers/Facebook Notable newcomers While the Milwaukee Bucks stood pat and brought back almost every contributor from a Playoff team last season, the rest of the division was reconfigured over the summer....
NFL
Sonny Talks Sports Podcast: NFL Week 5 Picks
Image Courtesy of Philadelphia Eagles/Facebook On this edition of the Sonny Talks Sports Podcast, Sonny and his weekly NFL picks co-host Paul Clark make their picks for the Week 5 NFL games, and touch on...
Movies
'Blade Runner 2049' is Impressive
Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros) Once in a while humanity is hard to define because sometimes we act like we’re not a part of it. Blade Runner 2049 takes us back to the grim, dark...
Television
Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.3: A Dark Knight: They Who Hide Behind Masks
This week's Gotham season 4 hit it out of the park. Myrtle Jenkins (guest star Ilana Becker) is my new favorite one-episode character. In all my speculation about who would unfreeze Ed, I never imagined...
Movies
SDIFF 2017 Opening Night is a Hit
SDIFF Opening Night (Photo by Mike Bitanga) The 2017 San Diego International Film Festival rolled out the red carpet on opening night with the crowd-pleasing film, Marshall . The film is about a young Thurgood...
NBA
Can the Los Angeles Clippers survive the loss of Chris Paul?
Image courtesy of Mike Bitanga/ Hardwood&Hollywood. For the past six seasons, Chris Paul has been the engine that kept the Los Angeles Clippers train moving, the initiator of Lob City highlights, and arguably the team's...
NBA
"Stick To Sports": The Death Rattle of Common Sense
Image: Kathy Willens/Associated Press. Common sense – noun 1. sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence. The bough breaks and a martinet referred to as common...
Podcasts
Sonny Talks Sports Podcast: NFL Week 4 Picks
Image Courtesy of Pittsburgh Steelers/Facebook On the latest episode of Sonny Talks Sports, Sonny is joined by Paul Clark to pick the Week 4 NFL Games. In addition, the duo discusses the following topics, and...
