King of the Mountain
by: Michael Shields With a meager 19 days until the NBA 2014 season tips off, it’s time for Across the Margin’s preview. And it begins…
Sports
F*ck You, Pay Me
by: Michael Shields Ultimately fed up with the incompetence of the NCAA, an argument is made to finally pay collegiate athletes…. Change, it seems, rarely…
The Inevitable
by: Michael Shields The NBA got the dream match-up it desired, and hoop fans were taken for the ride of their lives. NBA Finals 2013,…
Class
by Michael Shields He had to do Nothing. He chose to do Everything. Mariano Rivera’s farewell tour…. Legendary Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera is calling it…
NBA Midseason Report, 2013
by: Michael Shields With more than half of the NBA 2013 season behind us, we take a moment to check the pulse of the league……..
Two Peas, One Pod
By: Michael Shields We weigh in on two scandals, simultaneously in the National spotlight, that further decays our faith in humanity….. It isn’t often that…
When the Music’s Over
by: Michael Shields In one fell swoop we take a look at the commencement of the NBA season. the aging of a core group of…
Shark City’s Hollow Bite
by: Kevin Ventura A guest contributor weighs in on the NHL lockout and the effect it’s having on an avid West Coast fanbase…. Want to…
The Obvious
by: Michael Shields A love letter, of sorts, to the best player on the New York Yankees…. Sometimes pointing out the obvious is called for. …
“It’s about damn time”
by: Michael Shields As the NBA season comes to a close we take a look back at the Finals, examining what could have been….and then…
The Greatest Series That Never Was
by: Michael Shields Of course it wasn’t. Hopefully it isn’t even the best series of the 2012 playoffs. But hyperbole sells papers. It inflates neilsen…
Roses Ain’t Free
by: Tom Rau A die-hard Chicago Bulls fan searches for life after Derrick Rose. I’m not sure there has been another athlete in Chicago sports…