Super Bowl LIV

The matchup in this years Super Bowl features two teams that haven’t won the Lombardi trophy in quite some time. The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t won a Super Bowl in 50 years. Not since Super Bowl IV and the famed “65 Toss Power Trap” play call of their Hall of Fame coach then Hank Stram. The San Francisco 49ers haven’t won a Super Bowl in 25 years. That was in Super Bowl XXIX, which also happened to be in Miami, where Steve Young threw for a record 6 touchdown passes. Both of them in the 2019 season have been among the most consistent teams. The Chiefs will be looking to win their second title, while the 49ers will be looking to win their sixth. Continue reading →

Kobe Bryant 1978-2020

The photo above is one of many I took on February 2,2016. It was the first Lakers game I had ever attended at Staples Center. I was with my younger brother who had also never been to a Lakers game in his entire life. We were fortunate enough to get tickets to this game thanks to our oldest brother who purchased them for us. This was during Kobe Bryant’s last year playing in the NBA. It was one of the last sporting events I would attend in person while still living in Southern California at the time. Kobe scored 38 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists and in typical Kobe fashion willed his team to victory down the stretch. The Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-115. Continue reading →

NFC and AFC Championship Game Recaps

50 Years Later

Yes, I did predict the Kansas City Chiefs to be in the Super Bowl before the start of the season. I didn’t have them winning, but they are there. After their Week 10 matchup against the Tennessee Titans this season I said, “The Kansas City Chiefs will never win a Super Bowl with a defense they currently have right now.” Continue reading →

Unprecedented Fallout For Baseball

Full disclosure, I love baseball and pretty much everything about it. The sights, sounds, smells. All of it. I’d love to teach the next generations how to play America’s past time and I’m becoming more intrigued about that possibility with each passing day. Continue reading →

Recap of the Divisional Playoffs

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: Richard Sherman #25 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with teammates after intercepting a pass by Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings in the third quarter of the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game at Levi’s Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Defense Is Their Calling Card

There has been an ongoing theme with the San Francisco 49ers this season and that has been their dominant defense. Continue reading →