2024 ESPYS

 The 2024 ESPYS takes place on Thursday at 8:00 pm . The event is being televised by ESPN and hosted by Serena Williams. The ESPYS is an award ceremony that regcognizes achievements by teams and individuals in the world of sports.This is the 32nd year that the ESPYS have beenheld.

It also hightlights philanthropy with the Jimmy V Foundation and the support to fight cancer.The award hifhlight individuals that have overcome obstacles in sports through determination.Some of the notable winners of the Jimmy V Award include Craig Sagar,Stuart Scott and Dick Vitale. The Jimmy V awards jas raised millions of dollar with all the money going to fight cancer. 

The catagories include Best Athlete Mens Sports and Best Athlete Female Sports. The nominees for the Men are Patrick Mahomes,Shohei Ohtani,Scottir Schefflerand Connor McDavid.The nominees for the Women are Caitlin Clark,Coco Gauff,Nelly Korda and A'ja Wilson.A catagory that is highly competitive is the  Best WNBA Player. The nominees are Naphessa Collier,Breanna Stewart,Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson. Click this ESPN Press Release and see all the categories.

While Serena has won 12 ESPYS herself,this will be her first time hosting the event. She is the fourth woman to host the ESPYS. I am looking forward to see her navigate the crowd in a star studded room. I aee her being  charming and engaging,Make sure you tune in! 

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Mid Season MVP: Wilson or Mahomes

Russell Wilson is having a phenomenal year. He leads the NFL in touchdowns and his team is 6 -1. He has  thrown for 2151 yards. He has never won the MVP award. 

Patrick Mahomes is also playing excellent, He has thrown for 2315 yards & 21 TDs. His team is 6 -1.  He won MVP in 2018.

Let's look at their stats  Mahomes is on the top line

CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	RTG
190	284	66.9	2,315	8.2	21	1	54	115.0

183

256

71.5

2,151

8.4

26

6

62

120.7

These two Super Bowl Champions have two of the top teams in football. They are being challenged by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

 I will initiate a Twitter poll that you can participate in. Pick the MVP by clicking here. Select the best team by clicking here.

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The NFL AFC East and West

I wanted to share my ranking of the AFC East and West with you. I will give you the winner of both divisions and each teams projected record in the 1st seven games. My ranking will include the teams I think they will lose to. It will give you the key match up that you can look forward to. The reason I lock in on the 1st seven games is that will give you a sample size of what type of team they are. You can analyze them against the spread and how they fare in over/under totals. How they play at home and on the road. This will give you data to use for the second half of the season. Good Luck!

                                                        AFC East

1).Patriots- 7-0 The key match up in this period is opening night against the Steelers.

2).Jets- 2-5 New York will lose to the Pats twice, Eagles, Dallas & Browns. The key match up is a Monday Night Football Game against the Browns.

3).Bills- 3-4 Buffalo loses to Jets, Giants, Eagles and Patriots. The game to mark on your calendar is the home opener against the Bengals.

4).Dolphins- 0-7 The game to circle on the schedule is against Washington. It is a home game and both team project as looking for their 1st win.


                                                      AFC West

1) Chiefs- 6-1 Kansas City will lose to Raiders. The key match up is week six against Houston. This could be a playoff preview.

2).Chargers- 6-1  Chargers loses to Texans. The game to anticipate is week six against the Steelers. This has the making of a shoot out and an over.

3).Raiders- 4-3  Oakland loses to Vikings, Packers and Texans. The match up to watch will be week five in London against the Bears and Khalil Mack.

4)Broncos - 2-5  Denver will lose to Raiders, Bears, Packers, Chargers and Chiefs. Game to circle is week four against Jacksonville. Both teams should be looking for their 1st win.