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Bears Mock Draft 1.0

WONC — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:06:45 +0000

by Andy Jachim Following a hectic week of free agency and trades across the NFL, it’s time to settle in and fully prepare for the draft. This full-steam-ahead mentality excites every single fanbase. Regardless of the current situation their franchise might be in, it’s hard not to get excited about [...]

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Bruner’s Beat: Joel Embiid and the NBA’s 65-Game Rule

WONC — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:10:34 +0000

by Evan Bruner Reigning MVP Joel Embiid finds himself in a precarious position. He’s averaging 35.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. In a career that has been filled with incredible performances and top-to-bottom seasons, this campaign is perhaps his best work of all. Yet, Embiid is now a long [...]

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Bruner’s Beat: Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen Isn’t A Rivalry…Yet

WONC — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:45:14 +0000

by Evan Bruner As the Kansas City Chiefs dispatched the Buffalo Bills 27-24 in the Divisional Round, the scene looked all too familiar. Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City walked out of the stadium smiling and celebrating while the Bills players were quiet, even shocked, entering the locker room. The latest [...]

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Bruner’s Beat: The Chicago Bears’ Justin Fields Situation

WONC — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:58:21 +0000

The Chicago Bears once again find themselves facing a franchise-altering decision. For the second straight season, the team holds the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Last year, the team opted to trade back from the position to acquire additional assets, including wide receiver D.J. Moore and the eventual top [...]

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Bruner’s Beat: Adam Silver and the NBA’s Inaugural In-season Tournament

WONC — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 11:32:15 +0000

by Evan Bruner There may not be a more thankless profession than commissioner of a professional sports league. Between fans, players, and owners, it’s impossible to please everyone. As a result, commissioners are almost treated as politicians, posited as the culprit of every problem, the punchline of every joke. No [...]

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Bruner’s Beat: Does Firing Frank Reich Fix the Panthers?

WONC — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:03:06 +0000

by Evan Bruner The short-lived Frank Reich era In Carolina came to an end last Monday following a disastrous 1-10 start. For Panthers fans, these 11 games have felt like an eternity, but in reality, it’s the earliest head coach firing in nearly 50 years. For reference, Urban Meyer got [...]

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What the Taylor Hall and Corey Perry Absences Mean for the Hawks

WONC — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:09:27 +0000

by Andy Jachim The Hawks’ recent struggles (with the exception of a super exciting OT win against the Leafs last Friday) have come with some sour news from a pair of veterans in the forward group. Taylor Hall is expected to undergo surgery on his right ACL and will miss [...]

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Bruner’s Beat: The Los Angeles Chargers Are a Modern Day Tragedy

WONC — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:10:47 +0000

by Evan Bruner The Los Angeles Chargers fell to the Detroit Lions in a 41-38 thriller Sunday afternoon. The hotly-contested game featured two of the league’s premier offenses and culminated in a made field goal as time expired to give the Lions the win. To the average fan, the game [...]

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Hiring of Counsell Should Be a Sign of Big Things To Come for Cubs

WONC — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:11:18 +0000

by Andy Jachim Holy. Cow. It’s been half a week since this earth-shattering news, yet it still doesn’t feel real. Craig Counsell is set to manage OUR Chicago Cubs for the next five seasons, at the very least. What a job done here by Jed, Carter, and the rest of [...]

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Bruner’s Beat: Francis Ngannou Bet on Himself and Won Big

WONC — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:10:40 +0000

by Evan Bruner “Bet on yourself” has become a common phrase in 21st-century athletics. In a time when athletes in both team and individual sports act more as their own entities than pawns bound to their respective teams or organizations, it’s become increasingly common to challenge the status quo [...]

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