NBA, NBA Playoffs, Sports

NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND PREVIEW: Looking at the eight First Round matchups, ranking the eight matchups based on interest and intrigue

CINCINNATI -- Ten years ago, there were five Game 7s in the First Round of the NBA Playoffs. Spoiler alert: I think there could be that many Game 7s this season in the First Round. What's interesting about the 2014 NBA Playoffs is that they were the last Playoffs before the Warriors dynasty. It was… Continue reading NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND PREVIEW: Looking at the eight First Round matchups, ranking the eight matchups based on interest and intrigue

Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Sports

FRANKIE’S WEEKEND ROUND-UP: Reds rally to win opening series vs. Nationals

CINCINNATI -- I really like this Reds team. They are the kind of team that makes me, as a Reds fan, wakes up every day excited to watch this team play a baseball game. Because I know what I'm going to get is a team that's exciting, talented, a team that fights, claws and rallies,… Continue reading FRANKIE’S WEEKEND ROUND-UP: Reds rally to win opening series vs. Nationals

March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Sports

Ranking the eight Sweet 16 matchups based on excitement and intrigue

CINCINNATI -- For anyone who felt that the first two rounds of this year's NCAA Tournament were boring, fear not. What makes the NCAA Tournament great is elite matchups in the second weekend and the potential for great matchups in the Final Four and National Championship. Upsets are fun in the first round. But when… Continue reading Ranking the eight Sweet 16 matchups based on excitement and intrigue

AFC North, AFC West, Conference Championship, NFC North, NFC West, NFL, NFL Playoffs, Sports

Conference Championship Preview

AFC Championship: 3. Kansas City Chiefs (13-6, AFC West Champions) @ 1. Baltimore Ravens (14-4, AFC North Champions) - 3 p.m. on CBS (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn?, Jay Feeley)Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Devin McCourty, Jason McCourty, Ross TuckerOf all the great quarterback rivalries in the AFC, we have yet to see… Continue reading Conference Championship Preview

Monday Night Football, NFL, Saturday Showdown, Sports, Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football

NFL Week 15 Prime Time/No. 1 Network Game Previews

Thursday Night Football: Los Angeles Chargers (5-8) @ Las Vegas Raiders (5-8) - 8:15 p.m. on Amazon Prime Video (Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung)Radio: Westwood One (Kevin Kugler, Tony Boselli)I really wish this rivalry had one game where both teams are really good and playing for something meaningful. They played two such games in… Continue reading NFL Week 15 Prime Time/No. 1 Network Game Previews