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NFL: Top QBs who can affect the lines
Patrick Mahomes can have an effect a point spread to the tune of seven points if he were to miss a game.
NFL: It was a bad beat, get over it!
When the Los Angeles Rams ended Sunday’s game with a field goal, it carved into San Francisco’s lead and left the 49ers with a 7-point win, and sports bettors with a headache.
WHO RUN THE WORLD? GIRLS!
In what’s long been a male-dominated arena, professional sports have enjoyed record numbers in viewership for women athletes in 2023. From soccer, to tennis, to basketball, to combat sports, professional women athletes are now sharing a much-earned spotlight.
Is buying a half point worth it?
Since 2014, there have been 789 games where the point spread ranged between 2.5 and 3.5 per Stathead, giving bettors an opportunity to buy on or off of 3. But how many landed on 3?
NFL: Week 1 Best Bets
The NFL season gets underway Thursday with the Detroit Lions visiting the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs are 4 1/2-point favorites with a total of 53.
Smith, Stephenson embrace Christmas as first-time dads
Golden Knights wives Tasha Stephenson, l, and Melissa Smith hold their newborns, Ford and Isla, respectively, donning personalized baby tops as they watch their fathers, Chandler and Reilly, play recently at T-Mobile Arena.
Sheppard embraces culture shock in new role
It’s taken time, but former Virginia Tech star Aisha Sheppard has become used to her role with the Las Vegas Aces. It’s been Sheppard's maturation process that has been just as impressive as the jump shot that helped land her in the 23rd slot of the 2022 WNBA Draft.
L.A. sparked by a Rae of light
Rae Burrell always had a knack for finding competition growing up. From the basketball court to the soccer field, Burrell utilized all her skills to maximize her athletic ability whenever she got the chance. This past April she was selected 9th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA Draft.
Sam Thomas’ WNBA arrival came with a huge assist
Sam Thomas is in the WNBA on her own laurels, make no mistake about it. But she couldn't have asked for a better chauffeur to training camp than the person commonly referred to as the GOAT - legend Diana Taurasi.
Mother’s Day tributes to a trio of amazing mothers
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers in the world! This month I wanted to introduce you to three amazing women, on different levels. A professional athlete and full-time athlete, the mother of a professional athlete, and a former professional athlete with two little ones at home.
Mother’s Day extra special this year for Renee Robinson
On Thursday May 6, Drew Robinson stepped on to the field at Las Vegas Ballpark, defying the greatest of odds, and accomplished what some might deem a miracle. A little more than one year after surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a suicide attempt, it was the second-best Mother's Day gift Renee Robinson could have asked for.
WNBA’s top Sixth Woman is MVP Mom
Dearica Hamby's dedication toward her daughter, Amaya, is infectious and inspiring. She granted a private Zoom session a couple of months back, in preparation for this Mother's Day project, and it became candid, uplifting, straightforward, and nothing but smiles while talking about her lively little sidekick WNBA fans worldwide have fallen in love with when the two are splashed across social media.
Adia Barnes sets example for all women
Arizona basketball coach Adia Barnes is an inspiration to many young women, as a coach, mentor and mother of two. Adia shared some time with WGRamirez.com, and discussed the normalcy of juggling of being full-time collegiate basketball coach and full-time mother.
Coping with Loss…
This was a tough month to write about. Not because of the lack of subjects to explore, but rather because I wanted to do it right. For those who have lost a loved one, you know the grieving process can be difficult. This month, three stories, three different households, all of which has dealt with loss in their own ways.
Sometimes believing in something deeper, is coping
I pay tribute to my own grandfather, Andrew E. Anka, and explain how I was able to transition from my pain of losing him while I was 23, to coping by looking at the next chapter of my life.
Hawley family isn’t coping; they endure
Brooke Hawley was one of three teenagers killed when a drunk driver slammed into their stopped car at a stoplight. A fourth teen survived. Life as the Hawley family knew it - full of laughter, and vibrancy, and energy, and wildness, and love, and camping, and hunting, and trips to their cabin - ended abruptly. The Hawley's nightmare continues.
Fleury has found peace since father’s passing
When Marc-Andre Fleury and I spoke in late February, he admitted it took some time to get used to playing games and not having his father to call. It was a tradition he enjoyed following games, be it directly afterward or the next day. It was something he looked forward to, quite frankly, any day of the week. Those normal everyday conversations fathers and sons have, Fleury doesn't anymore.
Girls and Women in Sports: a discussion for every day
February 3 was National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Out of 365 days, with the hundreds of thousands of female athletes, that's all they get? Two days after we celebrated women across the country, I introduce to you four amazing women from Southern Nevada who are making an impact on young lives.
Lupo Masden: Saving lives, one at a time
Jody Lupo Masden and I met when she was in high school. I was covering a wide variety of community topics, and she was softball star at Bishop Gorman High School. Her parents, Joe and Sandy, are wonderful people I also became close with. Nearly 25 years later, Jody is an influential member of the Clark County Juvenile Probation Department, changing youths lives for the better, in some cases saving them. I spoke to Jody and her husband Aaron, also a juvenile probation officer, and how these kids are just as impactful as they are to them.
Knights duo Golden in their roles
Stormy Buonantony and Alyssa Girardi work for the Vegas Golden Knights, the former in front of the camera and the latter behind the scenes of the content so many adoring fans have come to enjoy. The dynamic duo recently started their own podcast championing and empowering the efforts of women who are blazing trails and who have made their marks in the hockey scene. While on a recent road trip, I had a chance to visit with these talented ladies via Zoom, as they shared their individual journeys and talked about life with the Golden Knights.
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