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This is Dan Riley for Sportstalk on Powertalk Internet Radio, the Wor;d in Your Hands.. According to CBSSports.com, Vince McMahon, the head of WWE wrestling, is indeed bringing back the XFL in 2020. We all know the weaknesses the original league had as far as its business model: a connection with pro wrestling that hurt its image, low quality of play, and terrible gimmicks. Honestly, I have no clu...

This is Daniel Riley for sportstalk on Powertalk Internet Radio. In 2 weeks, the patriots will play in what feels like their 100th Super Bowl-and its a sign competitive balance is a Problem. Point blank, the Patriots have become the New York Yankees of the NFL-and its irrelevant if Patriots fans hate the comparison. We live in an age where "Any Given Sunday" is just a mantra giving false hope to t...

This is Daniel Riley for Sportstalk on PWRNetwork, the World in your hands. The passing of Keith Jackson is a massive loss to the Sportscasting industry that can't be replaced. He called Bowl Games, Rivalry games, and even a few NFL games during his illustrious broadcasting career. When Jackson called a game, you knew that game was the most important that Saturday; that was the aura Jackson posses...

This is Dan Riley for Sportstalk on Powertalk Internet Radio. Once again, the real world hasinterrupted any hope of the distractions athletics provide. More imprtantly, we've fed our paranoia and fears of being killed. The demented sadist who shot up a church in Texas is a stark reminder the Congress in the United States is clueless as to how to stop mass killings. The Democrats kid us that censor...

THis is Daniel Riley for Sportstalk on Powertalk Internet Radio. Last weeks' embarrassing loss leaves the Oakland Raiders with nothing to look forward to as far as their time left in Oakland is concerned, and enraged fans have every right to refuse to go to games from now on. The Raiders fail to understand signing 30-year olds to fix a team doesn't cut it anymore-and there's deminishing returns wi...

With the Wolverines' one win away from Bowl eligibility, everyone around the program is acting like the sky is falling. One is left to wonder how guys who played for Northwestern feel about this. THe Wolverines' penalties are fixable mistakes, and the team isn't anywhere close to the embarrassment it was during the Brady Hoke and Rich Rodriguez Eras. Still, we hear its time to hit the Panic Button...

Last Sunday. the Detroit Lions and Green bay Packers saw their pass protection sink into the gutter, with the consequence of Lions- their starting quarterbacks. Rodgers is gone for the season; and it's unknown how long Matt Stafford will be gone. Suddenly, it's as much a "rebuilding year" for the Lions and Packers as it has been for the Giants. Optimism in Green Bay and Detroit has been replaced w...

Mitchell Trubisky was drafted by the Bears with their first pick this past April for a reason-his great potential and talent. That doesn't mean he'll end this year going to the Pro Bowl-rookie QBs rarely do. Mitchell has a playbook far more complex than the one he studied at North Carolina, and far faster, more complex defenses. It's not that Mitchell will never lead the Bears deep into the playof...

This is Dan Riley for Sportstalk on Powertalk Internet Radio. Week 3's Lions-Falcons game was a reminder the NFL's rulebook is too complex. Though that's the least of the League's problems, it's been that way for decades. it's never good when pickup games among friends are easier to follow than the NFL: the league throws in ridiculous rules and expects no controversy regarding its refs and ruleboo...

Last weekend was an embarrassment for the Big Ten Conference; one team got blown out by the lowly Duke Blue Devils, Eastern Michigan beat a Big Ten Team, and the Wolverines unconvincing victory is cause for concern. The Big Ten COnference's style of play is to blame. Teams rarely focus on pass defense, and instead worry about stopping the run. With the return of run-oriented offenses still a ways...

Last weekend was an embarrassment for the Big Ten Conference; one team got blown out by the lowly Duke Blue Devils, Eastern Michigan beat a Big Ten Team, and the Wolverines unconvincing victory is cause for concern. The Big Ten COnference's style of play is to blame. Teams rarely focus on pass defense, and instead worry about stopping the run. With the return of run-oriented offenses still a ways...

Georgia Tech's Overtime loss opening weekend should be an eye opener: they kept a game close running the Option, an offense we don't see in College football nowadays. That could start a trend: defenses are replacing linebackers with smaller defensive backs with no ability to make an open field tackle, and defenses are more of an "attacking" style in NCAA and NFL football nowadays. The option is th...

I'm surprised at the heinous KKK rally in Charlottesville, though I shouldn't. Both parties have allowed mistrust between the races to continue while only pretending to accomplish something. The Republicans ignore acts of bigotry, the Democrats take everything as an insult. Both parties share the blame for fractious race relations in the US, and CAN'T be trusted to fix the problem!

Don't expect another appearance for Clemson and Alabama football in this year's National Championship.

If there's just one thing the NFL has missed that pro baseball understands, its that developing rookies is key to truly making a team better. No joke: the NFL needs rookies to participate in a "rough touch football League" where there's real blocking and runners can only be pushed to the ground, and real NFL caliber playbooks are used.

For the good of the game, Roger Goodell needs to enforce a strict policy prohibiting teams' first string players from even dressing for preseason games. After all, the Tom Brady's and Julio Jones's of the league have nothing to prove to their coaches.

For whatever reason, be it the tragic loss of Mike Illitch, false pride, or effort, the Detroit Tigers' season has been a disaster, and its time for their fanbase to give up on the season.

Don't be so sure the Atlanta Falcons have a return to the Super Bowl in their future.

It's not common at all to see an athlete play an entire career for one team. When it does, its a novelty to behold. THis comes to mind after NBA Star Paul Pierce signed a 1-day contract to sign with the team that originally signed him: the Boston Celtics. DOing away with free agency is a foolish idea indeed, but when an athlete cannot play their entire pro career in one town, its just heartbreakin...

What movies that are in the movies during Oscar Season

Dan's show is on the NBA. The NBA System, Free Agency Killing the Sport What do you think about that?????

The fate of NHL'S future on Vegas shoulders

Stanley Cup led to Growth for NHL. This opportunity fell into the NHL's lap; its time for it to take advantage of it!

Dan discusses Spelling Bees that show sad State of Education

Dan discusses Tiger Woods fall from grace and the extensive news coverage is just unbelievable