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NFL Week 5 Picks Against the Spread
NFL Week 5 As I write this (Sunday morning, October 7), the Giants are basically done after looking like crap at home against the Saints in week 4. Eli looked like crap again and it will probably be another long year for the NYG.
By Aaron Tobin-Hess8 years ago in Unbalanced
Top Five Failed Franchises
What happens when a team isn’t making it in the Majors? They get sent in for a makeover and go from aging failures to vibrant expansion teams. Franchises that find themselves down and out often have to give their product a makeover by relocating, renaming and rebranding.
By Auckland Martens8 years ago in Unbalanced
Jimmie Johnson's Move Highlights NASCAR's Playoff Problem
It's been almost a week since seven-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson wheel-hopped going into the final two turns of the last lap at the inaugural Roval race at Charlotte, causing Johnson a spot in the next round of the playoffs. With so much drama to comprehend, it's taken most of the NASCAR community days to digest everything that happened.
By Kevin Van Pelt8 years ago in Unbalanced
UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor—Full Preview
What a great time to begin this blog! This weekend we will see the biggest fight in UFC, and possibly MMA history, as "The Notorious" Conor McGregor faces Khabib Nurmagomedov for the Russian's Lightweight Championship. Before this, there is a full card with Tony Ferguson and Anthony Pettis as the co-main event, and both men are ready to jump in should Khabib or Conor not be able to fight. While these lightweight battles are undoubtedly the focus of the weekend, there is a strong undercard on deck as the buzz intensifies for the main event.
By Steven8 years ago in Unbalanced
NFL Predictions: Week 5
As we move into week five, teams are now thinking about ways in which to change their approach, especially those that have so far failed to have much success. But before we get to that, let’s have a quick look at my predictions from last week.
By Alex Kemp8 years ago in Unbalanced
Author Recalls Mt Vernon’s 1959 High School Championship Baseball Team and Season
Without a cloud in the sky, a spring day always begs for baseball. In one similar pristine moment for a Mt Vernon graduate of the late 50s, the High School Sectional Championship is on the line. The normal butterflies apply, and the players understand the magnitude of the game. It's safe to assume that the school and the city are equally as excited. Or not...
By Rich Monetti8 years ago in Unbalanced
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, Part 6 of 6 (Finally!!)
The last part of the day's action saw the players doing smaller passing plays—which were in an areas of about two meters square on the ice—which made them extremely hard to shoot. So rather than showing off a bunch of blurry Jets zipping around like my cat after she's had too much cake (yes my cat gets sugar high, she's weird...), I figured getting the shots of them zooming around doing laps was a little bit easier for me to handle. It could even be seen as a teachable moment for anyone else who may be interested in doing action photography, no matter the sport, so strap in, because a lot of camera nerdy-talk is coming up!
By Marjorie Roden8 years ago in Unbalanced
Best Football Cleats to Buy
If you’re looking for the best football cleats for the upcoming football season, there are many different factors you should take into consideration as a football player. Of course, you’re going to want a comfortable fit that will keep you feeling good all season long. Also, you’ll want decent ankle support, so you can move quickly on your feet. The cleats on this list are some of the best on the market by the best brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour. Each football player has different needs, and these cleats provide all the features for every playing style and every player. Check them out below to find which one is best for you.
By Morgan E. Westling8 years ago in Unbalanced
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, Part 5
Picking right where I left off with the last photo story, the one-on-one battles in the training camp continue. As usual, all of the very blurry shots have been left out, as have the ones where people walked in front of me and literally blocked my shots! Above is a shot of Dustin Byfuglien (red jersey) chasing after the speedy Marko Dano (sapphire jersey).
By Marjorie Roden8 years ago in Unbalanced
A Picture Can Be Worth a Thousand Words, Part 4
Just as a quick editorial note, please don't expect all of the 1000+ rough shots I took that day to be posted. Although I was a tad surprised I had taken that many, once the dust settled, going through them and picking out the ones that weren't blurry or blocked by a passer-by proved to be a rather long process. In fact it was a bit of a task but even between my film work the last few days, I took an hour or so nightly to sift through the shots and figure out which ones I wanted to publish in my Unbalanced/Vocal feed. That being said, I picked out in this particular chapter of the Fan Fest/Training Camp photos several of the shots that were successful in showing the motion and speed at which the players were going. Also, I had to make sure they weren't blurry, which does happen, no matter how amazing a camera one may have. As a habit, I never use auto focus, all photos I take are manually focused. Above are Jack Roslovic and Dustin Byfulglien in one of the two-on-two cycling exercises which assistant coach Charlie Huddy put the players through on that half of the ice.
By Marjorie Roden8 years ago in Unbalanced
