Photo by Hope Patti WRPR Ramapo Radio was gracious enough to contact several professionals within sports media to partake in their Media & Sports Panel on Thursday, April 19th in Friends Hall. The panel was designed to enlighten communications majors about the journey of handling jobs and situations within the […]
Author: James Scalia
Giants’ season hangs in the balance over draft picks
Photo courtesy of @NFL, Instagram January 8, 2017 was a sad day for New York Giants fans as they watched the team get pummelled 38-13 against the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. Yet, there was a sense of optimism heading into their 2017 season. […]
Patriots trade wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams
Photo courtesy of @BrandinCooks, Twitter The New England Patriots seem to find a new formula to winning every season. Their off-seasons are often filled with many transactions through free agency and trading with other teams. Last season they landed New Orleans Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks for their 32nd overall […]
Giants hope to resolve deal with Odell Beckham Jr.
Photo courtesy of ABC Television, Flickr Odell Beckham Jr. has been in the limelight for most of his young career. After having a stellar rookie season, Beckham proved he wasn’t a one-shot wonder as he put up 13 touchdown receptions in 15 games in 2015. In 2016, he single-handedly took […]
Shaquem Griffin creates plenty of buzz in the NFL Draft
Photo courtesy of @Shaquemgriffin, Twitter March always marks the first month without football since summer, but the NFL Combine offers some closure as college athletes preparing for the draft get to test their skills out. This ranges from how fast you can run a 40-yard dash, to your vertical jump […]
Three teams poised to stake their claim in postseason
Photo courtesy of San Francisco 49ers, Twitter It seems that in the NFL offseason, every football fan and analyst is searching for the next surprise playoff team. This past season, there were seven new teams to make the postseason as the playoffs looked much more different compared to the 2016 […]
Cousins is lined up to be a top pick in the open market
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia Kirk Cousins will be quite the hot commodity during this year’s NFL free agency. It’s not often that a young Pro Bowl quarterback with no injury concerns hits the open market. Many squads are constantly looking for their next franchise quarterback, and to be […]
Players are financially disadvantaged by franchise tag
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia The NFL’s franchise tag has become a common buffer for long-term contracts throughout the league. Each team is designated one tag per year for the option to use on a player. It’s also important to remember that when the tag is placed on a […]
Analytical breakdown of how the birds beat the pats
Photo courtesy of Quintin 3265, Wikipedia If you like offense, then watching Super Bowl 52 on Feb. 4 would have been in the best interest of you. The game was a shootout from start to finish between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots in a fight for the […]
U.S. goes for gold in 2018 Winter Olympics
Photo courtesy of Digital Spy, Flickr The 2018 Winter Olympics is currently taking place in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, where a long list of competitions are set to take the big stage including figure skating, snowboarding, bobsleigh and ski jumping just to name a few. This is the twenty-third official […]