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5 storylines of the second half in MLB Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers      Cabrera has been the in the spotlight since he was a 19 year old World Series hero for the Marlins.  He is now in his 11th year, 6th with the Tigers, and is putting historic numbers that haven’t been since Babe Ruth.  Miggy’s first half stat line currently sits at .360/30/95, those are stats that every big league player would love to have for a full year.  We are watching the greatest hitter of this generation put up numbers that are impossible to fathom.  Can he Continue reading Second Half MLB Outlook→

The United States of College Football 25 San Jose St 24 Oregon St 23 Northwestern22 Oklahoma 21 Northern Illinois 20 Wisconsin 19 Oklahoma St 18 Nebraska  17 Texas 16 Michigan 15 TCU     The Horned Frogs are one of my favorite teams of the 2013-2014 season.  Casey Paschall is one of my favorite collegiate players.  He is extremely underrated and was raved about in Almost Varsity’s college football preview last year.  After some off-field issues, Paschall was dismissed from the team and could not finish out the season.  He is back this year and will turn some heads across the country. Continue reading Almost Varsity Sports’ Preseason Top 25→

(From left to right): Mike Piazza, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds       The Baseball Writers Association of America announced Wednesday that for the first time since 1996, no players will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown this summer.  This was considered to be one of the most highly anticipated Hall of Fame classes in sports history.  Everyone has had an opinion on the fates of Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds since they left the game after the 2007 season.  Despite the hype, names like Biggio, Bagwell, Piazza, Clemens, Bonds and Schilling were missing from at least 25% Continue reading Hall of Fame Voting→

(12/27) UPDATE: We Are minus 3 units overall so far.Bad weather in Washington, D.C. spells a low scoring affair for the military bowl. Almost varsity changes pick to bowling green +7.  2 units on that. Then duke has gone upto a+10 spread!  Take that with a change of 3.5 to 4 units at +10.  All the original picks have shown us to go against our adage of “don’t bet a team losing the coach”. The adage has shown to be correct. Teams losing the head coaches are getting creamed ats. Most are even losing outright (another reason we are changing San Jose Continue reading 2012-2013 Bowl Predictions→

Blood may be shed like this Yusef Kelly kick to the head during rivalry week This is the week in college football where record is irrelevant to many teams.  Look at Auburn this year:  3-8 overall and winless in the SEC.  In the eyes of many Auburn fans, the mediocrity of this season will be erased with a huge upset win over Alabama this week.  The Iron Bowl isn’t the only big rivalry game with BCS implications for one, or both, teams involved. We’ll do game by game for rivalry week.  #1 Notre Dame goes on the road to the Continue reading Rivalry Week 13 Preview→