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The NFL: How Fantasy Football Has Changed My Sundays

When it comes to Major League Baseball, I have always been and will always be an Atlanta Braves fan. When you talk NBA, I’m a Utah Jazz fan through and through–despite the “sands of the hourglass” drama that is Carlos Boozer...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about 16 days ago 72 reads 0 comments
Delaware State: One Day, Two Losses, a Whole Lot of Cash

Having been in football locker rooms after a devastating loss, I can understand the frustrations and disappointments that come from suffering defeat...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 month ago 158 reads 0 comments
Dear Baseball, Please Let October Last All Year Long

I generally have a huge distaste for the month of October. It’s typically the beginning of Jack Frost’s six month reign over my life. It includes grown adults dressing up as anything from Harry Potter to Michelangelo’s David...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 month ago 20 reads 2 comments
Utah Jazz Find Needed Solace at Home

There’s no place like home. Dorothy said it three times to return home from the land of Oz, and the Utah Jazz say it every time they return home to EnergySolutions Arena, where they ...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 184 reads 7 comments
Andrei Kirilenko: There's a New Sixth Man In Town

The lights go down at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah as the public address announcer introduces the starting lineup for the Utah Jazz...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 249 reads 13 comments
Jazz-Nuggets: Key Observations

Utah's 98-94 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets spurred several thoughts in my mind during and following the game...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 112 reads 10 comments
Kyle's Week Two "What The...?" Awards

Another weekend, and another opportunity for sports fans to scratch their heads and say, “What the…?” Welcome to Kyle’s Week Two “What the…?” Awards...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 124 reads 2 comments
Rays-Phillies: Five Lessons Learned so Far

The 2008 World Series has lived up to its billing thus far. The Phillies squeaked out a 3-2 Game One victory, while the Rays held on for a 4-2 win in Game Two. October has continued to prove that it is a month to be reckoned with in the baseball world...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 123 reads 2 comments
Atlanta Braves: A Letter to the Community

Dear Atlanta Braves Community Members, Allow me to introduce myself. I am a mourning Braves fan. I have watched the team since 1990. I was on a Braves Little League team and from there I fell in love with the team...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 471 reads 4 comments
Kyle's Week One "What The...?" Awards

It seems as though every weekend I find myself going to bed on Sunday night with thoughts of “What the…?” in my mind with regards to different sporting events I witnessed...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 123 reads 2 comments
Rays-Red Sox: Real Reality Television

Reality television has become so popular in recent years that television stations are forced to begin moving to that genre of viewing options. Donald Trump has hired and fired countless contestants...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 164 reads 3 comments
BYU: Viva Las Vegas

BYU fans—make sure to thank the Cougars. For the fourth straight year you only have to make a five-hour drive to the lights of Las Vegas for another rousing opportunity to play a fourth-place Pac-10 team...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 229 reads 8 comments
Tampa Bay Rays: An October To Remember

After watching the Rays completely handle the Red Sox again in Game Four, all I could say was “wow.” We all knew the Rays were good, but did anyone know that they were this good? ...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 286 reads 0 comments
Red Sox-Rays: What I've Learned So Far

As I watched the 11 inning, five hour and 27 minute, back-and-forth affair between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox in Game Two of the ALCS, I learned quite a bit about both squads. Here's what I've come to conclude...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 672 reads 18 comments
Nothing Like Looking Ahead: A 2009 Atlanta Braves Preview

I used to spend my Octobers watching the Atlanta Braves play in the playoffs. I used to be six inches away from the television with every John Smoltz pitch, every Chipper Jones long ball and every Bobby Cox nickname call from the dugout...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 606 reads 4 comments
To B(CS) or Not to B(CS): That Is the Question

It seems as though every August we college football fans are forced to listen to the relentless hyping and talking up of the next BCS buster...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 349 reads 2 comments
Five Reasons Why the Tampa Bay Rays Deserve a World Series Championship

Finally...At long and blessed last...It's about time...Take that skeptics. These phrases, along with many others, are almost certainly the most common words being spoken in Tampa Bay, FL this ...

Written by Kyle Flanagan about about 1 year ago 1,969 reads 59 comments

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Kyle Flanagan Article Archive

The NFL: How Fantasy Football Has Changed My Sundays

Delaware State: One Day, Two Losses, a Whole Lot of Cash

Dear Baseball, Please Let October Last All Year Long

Utah Jazz Find Needed Solace at Home

Andrei Kirilenko: There's a New Sixth Man In Town

Jazz-Nuggets: Key Observations

Kyle's Week Two "What The...?" Awards

Rays-Phillies: Five Lessons Learned so Far

Atlanta Braves: A Letter to the Community

Kyle's Week One "What The...?" Awards

Rays-Red Sox: Real Reality Television

BYU: Viva Las Vegas

Tampa Bay Rays: An October To Remember

Red Sox-Rays: What I've Learned So Far

Nothing Like Looking Ahead: A 2009 Atlanta Braves Preview

To B(CS) or Not to B(CS): That Is the Question

Five Reasons Why the Tampa Bay Rays Deserve a World Series Championship

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