What Might a New XFL League Look Like?
In NFL | By Bryan Lienesch | On January 25 2018 07:41 PM
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Vince McMahon announced today in association with his new entertainment enterprise that the XFL – the last professional football league that tried to coexist with the NFL – is returning.
McMahon offered a few details on what ...
MLB Power Rankings – August 25 Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On August 25 2014 03:16 AM
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One week. That’s all that remains until the final month of the season. Rosters expand, teams that are out of it start playing prospect-filled lineups begging to be devoured and teams in the hunt look for ...
MLB Power Rankings – All-Star Break Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On July 14 2014 07:55 AM
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Once again, we are to the unofficial "halftime" of the MLB season. Everyone's played more than 81 games, yes, but none of them will have four days off like they do now. Well, unless you're an All-Star, ...
MLB Power Rankings – June 30 Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On June 30 2014 06:01 AM
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As we prepare to enter July, we are just about halfway through the 2014 season. Isn't that crazy?
This is around the point where we can no longer look at teams as simply "hot starts". Teams like ...
MLB Power Rankings: Belated Father’s Day Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On June 16 2014 01:14 AM
No, we didn't forget Father's Day. It's just that Dad's Day didn't quite sync up with GuysNation's schedule for new MLB Power Rankings. Yes, as an homage to fathers everywhere, we are remaining very much stuck in our ways. And ...
MLB Power Rankings – May 19th Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On May 19 2014 04:58 AM
RISERS AND FALLERS: This past weekend's series between the Red Sox and Tigers saw a clash of two teams headed in opposite directions. Photo courtesy Michael Dwyer
Sadly, I don't have any special title for today's edition of the Power ...
NFL Week 2: What We Learned
In NFL | By Bryan Lienesch | On September 17 2013 02:41 AM
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You know what MLB and NFL teams have in common these days? They both have about 14 games left. Where they're different is those baseball teams have played over 140 games and their football counterparts have ...
MLB Postseason Predictions
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On October 5 2012 01:28 AM
MISSOURI (CHAMPIONSHIP) LOVES COMPANY: Is a World Series repeat in store for the Cardinals? Photo courtesy Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images
Today not only marks the start of the 2012 MLB Playoffs, but a new era for pro baseball's entire playoff format. ...
My Apologies to the A’s
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On October 4 2012 12:39 AM
UNCAGE THE RAGE: The Balfour Rage in Oakland is not unlike a certain character with bottle nose glasses who ran out as the crowd sang "Wild Thing". Photo courtesy Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Dear Oakland,
I'm sorry. I was a jerk. From ...
Two Baseball Underdogs, Two Very Different Roads to Success
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On September 14 2012 01:59 AM
UN-PRIMARY COLORS: Their stand-out green/gold and black/orange uniforms aren't the only things that paint the Orioles and Athletics in very different lights. Photos courtesy Greg Fiume and Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
The 2012 baseball season will undoubtedly be remembered as ...