Sport Thoughts

The final day of the 2023 MLB regular season is one week away from today. The defending champion Houston Astros are at risk of missing the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2016. They enter Monday just half a game ahead of the Settle Mariners for the final Wild Card spot, with 6 games left to play. The Astros will conclude their regular season with three games against the Seattle Mariners and three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Mariners will try to jump the Astros in the Wild Card standings, while the Diamondbacks will try to clinch the second National League Wild Card during the final series. The Houston Astros are coming off a poor 2-5 homestand, losing two of three games to the Baltimore Orioles and three straight losses to the Kansas City Royals. The Seattle Mariners will play the Texas Rangers for three final games after the Houston Astros Series. The Mariners were recently swept by the Texas Rangers, entering their final series against Houston. This week’s three...

The 2023 MLB Season is down to the final 6 weeks. Several divisions have been determined including the American League Central, National League East and National League West divisions. The American League West Division has become a 3-team race. The third place Seattle Mariners are in the midst of a 7 game winning streak and the first place Texas Rangers are spiraling a 5 game losing streak. The defending champion Houston Astros sit just half a game ahead of the Seattle Mariners. All three teams have elite starting pitching but health has played a huge factor in their recent successes. The Astros are currently missing former all-star first baseman Jose Abreu, while the Texas Rangers are missing all-star Third baseman Josh Jung and ace starting pitcher Natan Eovaldi. The Seattle Mariners are healthy and playing their best baseball throughout this month of August. The Mariners also have the easiest remaining schedule in comparson to the Astros and Rangers. The Rangers have several veteran...

NBA free agency began nearly one week ago. Many of the big name free agents are offically off the boards. Several NBA teams spent millions of dollars. Some organizations spending far more than others. The Houston Rockets were a team who exceeded their spendings in comparison to previous seasons. The Rockets are one of the worst and youngest NBA teams dating back to 2021. They were expected to take the next step in their rebuilding process. It was believed that the Rockets would persue and bring back former franchise star James Harden. Harden would instead opt into his final year of his 76ers contract and request a trade to another team. With James Harden off the board, the Houston Rockets would pivot to other nba players. The Rockets would sign guards Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks. VanVleet would sign a 3 year contract worth 130 million dollars and Brooks would sign a 4 year contract worth 80 million dollars. Both players were coming off of down seasons. The Rockets players age range...