CINCINNATI -- As someone who loves basketball, I am looking forward to the NBA Playoffs. It's two months of high-level basketball, and the days off in between games offer a small version of a Super Bowl flavor. The Play-In Tournament is in its third season, and I think it has been good for the NBA.… Continue reading NBA Play-in Tournament Preview: Looking into the six games that will determine the final two seeds in both conferences for the NBA Playoffs
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
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
Frankie’s Top 12 Super Bowls of all-time
CINCINNATI -- Super Bowl week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. The coverage is intense. The game is analyzed from every conceivable angle. Celebrities come from all over the world to watch a game viewed by over 100 million people. There have many great Super Bowls in history, even though every Super… Continue reading Frankie’s Top 12 Super Bowls of all-time
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
Let me be Frank and Cut to the Chase 