Adam Greene is a writer and photographer based out of East Tennessee. His work has appeared on Cracked.com, in USA Today, the Associated Press, the Chicago Cubs Vineline Magazine, AskMen.com and many other publications.
It’s the kind of moment that can define a young career. Chicago Cubs preseason No. 3 prospect Kyle Schwarber was behind the plate in the top of the sixth inning Monday night for the Double-A Tennessee Smokies when he took a shot to the head from the Chattanooga Lookouts’ Heiker Meneses. With two outs already […] More
Is this going to be Peyton Manning’s final season? The NFL’s broadcast partners seem to think so. According to ESPN’s John Clayton, the television networks are treating Peyton Manning’s 2015-16 NFL season as a “farewell tour,” similar to the one Derek Jeter enjoyed with the New York Yankees last season. Manning and the Denver Broncos will […] More
No team comes into the 2015 NFL Draft in better shape than the Jacksonville Jaguars. They took care of their coach and the quarterback situation last year and while they have needs all over the team, they can address them in any round. The Jaguars invested some high picks in wide receiver last year and […] More
What puts this start into perspective for the New York Mets is how rare it is for them. Last year, 19 games into the season, they were barely over .500 at 10-9 on their way to a 79-83 final record. In 2013, they were 10-9 and would finish 74-88. In 2012 they were 11-8 and […] More
For the first time in four years, the Washington Redskins actually have their full compliment of draft picks and they have to feel like a Michael Moore when he walks into the Golden Corral. The real issue for the Redskins is the problem that monster draft pick trade in 2012 was supposed to solve didn’t […] More
In what’s being called a “tentative agreement,” the Texas Rangers are working out a trade with the Los Angeles Angels to get trouble outfielder Josh Hamilton back. The only thing “tentative” about it is how much of Hamilton’s contract the Angels are willing to eat to be shed of him and they’re likely looking at […] More
No one is in worse shape heading into the 2014 NFL Draft than the Buffalo Bills. They’ve actually done a great plugging up some weaknesses, but with no first round pick thanks to a bad trade to nab Sammy Watkins last season, they’re out of the money round with most of the best prospects. Not […] More
Just a day after petitioning the court to get his domestic violence record expunged, Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy was handed a 10-game suspension from the NFL. Jerry Jones releases statement on Greg Hardy decision. Read here http://t.co/ssMMMU7Jb7 — Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) April 22, 2015 The move was all for show on the NFL’s […] More
It got lost in the excitement of the NFL hiring its first female official a couple of weeks ago, but something else happened that’s just as historic. Over the last two seasons, the NFL has fired 20 referees, the most in almost 13 years and there’s a chance they aren’t done yet. Is that enough? […] More
It turns out Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston may not be a shoplifter after all. On ESPN’s Draft Academy Winston told Michigan University head coach Jim Harbaugh that he was actually given the crab legs, along with other foods, from an employee at the store and couldn’t admit that because it would have been an […] More
Kyle Schwarber has all eyes on him as he begins his first Double-A baseball campaign with the Tennessee Smokies and with the swath Kris Bryant cut through the minor leagues last season, the bar is set pretty high. If that attention comes with any pressure, the 22-year-old catcher isn’t showing it. “I go around with […] More
A day after announcing the match-ups for each team, the NFL officially released its 2015 schedule Tuesday night with a marquee matchup leading the Week 1 action on Thursday night between Pittsburgh and New England. In all there will be four prime time games on opening week, with the NFL once again running a Monday Night […] More
