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Poor Saints fans, another bitter end to a promising season, at least the fans living in New Orleans can drown their sorrows in shrimp Po' Boys, gumbo and other delicious Cajun and/or Creole dishes....

The Courageous Divisional round picks turned out better than the Wildcard picks, going 3-1 straight-up and, again, 2-2 against the spread. But that one loss in the straight-up record is a heavy loss....

It was an ugly Wildcard weekend for my most courageous picks. The Chargers saved me from going 0-4 on the weekend and the Seahawks improbably helped me go .500 on my against the spread picks. No time...

I know the NFL playoffs are here but how awesome is it the Raiders hired Mike Mayock? I thought there was no possible way the Raiders could be more of an entertaining dumpster fire, but Mark Davis...

11 is nearly done and why not send it off on a positive note with things I liked from the year. The things I liked in '18 are in no particular order and don't just involve sports. Here we go....

By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor We're days away from closing the book on the year that was 2018. It was another good sports year but rather than regurgitate all the highlights of the sports world (That...

After this Sunday the NFL regular season will be down to its final two weeks. Playoff spots are still up for grabs in both conferences and the way this season has gone, we're in for a wild finish....

It's safe to say everyone is caught up on Kareem Hunt fiasco. The news broke about Hunt last Friday while I was writing last week's column, and I thought about scrapping that column to write about...

College football bowl season is right around the corner and ESPN has been airing their bowl season ads with Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" playing over the top college...

It's important to enjoy the little things in life, whether that's the crazy stories coming out of Florida (and I'm not talking about the recount, I'm talking about all the weird things done by insane...

During my fall sports postseason break, I was tempted to write about Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden. I was patient though because let's be honest, this is Jon Gruden and he's going to, at minimum, s...

Thursday the NBA announced its new plan to bolster the NBA G-League by offering elite high school players (AKA the one-and-done players) $125K to play one season in the G-League before entering the...

I've never done predictions for the NBA, I'm not sure why either, but now is the time to correct this wrong. Just like with my spot on, perfect, no need to go check, NFL predictions. These NBA...

A quarter of the 2018-19 NFL season is in the books and the league has to be celebrating. Ratings are up. (Even though when they were down and the NFL was "doomed," they still dominated the top 10...

There are plenty of debates burning in the world of sports and while they can be exhausting at times, overall they're fun debates. That's why sports TV is littered with talking head shows going over...

On the surface, it might seem like the 2018 Chicago Cubs and the Predator movie franchise don't have a lot in common but believe me they do. I just made the connection this week, so don't feel bad if...

The overreactions to NFL Week 1 are amazing and quite honestly, one of the more underrated parts of the NFL calendar. Everything that happens in Week 1 isn't completely useless, there are useful...

The NFL season kicksoff tonight and it's time to reveal my playoff picks for this season. Let's get to it! Each team's over/under win total is in parentheses next to their team name as well as each...

I had to expand the “Most courageous 2018-19 NFL season predictions” to a four-parter. You’re welcome. This week is the almost playoff teams, the teams that are going to be on the outside looki...

Before we get to Part II of the "Most courageous 2018-19 NFL season predictions" a few thoughts on Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. Meyer is an official member of the Pitino Club. Named after college bas...

The most courageous 2018-19 NFL season predictions: The Bums By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor The NFL season is right around the corner and it is time to release the most courageous predictions for the 2018...

Uggghhh ... is anyone else getting exhausted by these Trump tweets? It's the same thing every year or the same insults thrown at people he doesn't like. Last week he took a shot at LeBron and the...

Remember in grade school when one of the biggest insults you could lob at someone was calling them a tattletale? Calling someone a tattletale during recess was the equivalent of challenging another...

It was bound to happen, a day was going to come when I read a story and my inner curmudgeon would be unleashed like that of a rage-fueled Norse god, leading me to write my first "get off my lawn" or...