Halftime Headlines

Over the course of the past few years, VAR , or video assistant referee technology has left many football/soccer fans torn over whether technology truly has a place in the game. This VAR technology was originally created to reduce human error when making decisions regarding fouls and penalties. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that VAR technology is causing more harm than good throughout the sport. As a result, VAR has changed the natural flow, emotion and overall experience of the average soccer match, which are core components of this historical sport. All soccer fans and players have had an experience with a bad referee at one point or another. Whether it be a late or questionable offside call, a game-altering red card, or a penalty decision that changes the momentum of the game, these errors have haunted the sport since its creation. One notorious instance of these pre-VAR problems occurred during the 1986 World Cup match between Argentina and England . Diego Maradon...

 Over this past weekend, the Washington Commanders took on the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for the iconic DMV Battle of the Beltways . Many fans were anticipating this game due to the emergence of potential rookie of the year Jayden Daniels over the past couple weeks. There were even talks of potentially flexing the game to the primetime spot so fans could witness the first showdown between JD5 and Lamar Jackson , two dynamic rushing quarterbacks who have made waves throughout the league. The game did not disappoint with the Baltimore Ravens just barely getting the edge over the Commanders in a one-score victory. Zay Flowers had a career game, reaching 132 receiving yards through 9 catches. Both offenses displayed why these two teams are in the discussion for potentially reaching the super bowl this year. The Ravens offense had 484 total offensive yards with the Commanders having 305.  The Ravens completely shut down the Commander's 2nd best rush...

 Welcome back to Halftime Headlines. This week I wanted to touch on how history was made Monday night between the Washington Commanders and the Cincinnati Bengals . In my last blog post, I wrote about how the Commanders were the biggest losers of the week because of how Jayden Daniels ' strong debut performance was overshadowed by the massive mistakes made on the defensive side of the ball. This week I have decided to write regarding the same topic - however on a much more positive note.  Daniels made history on Monday by overtaking Dak Prescott for the rookie passing completion percentage record with an impressive 91.3% which compares to Dak's 88.9%. The Commanders offense as a whole has been making huge strides the past couple weeks, with the team not having punted or given up a single turnover in the past two games. They have scored on every single drive with the exception of taking a kneel at the end of the half or the game. Interestingly enough, the Bengals also did no...

Hey everyone, My name is Mason Gough. I'm a communications student with a marketing minor at Salisbury University. I'm starting this blog as a part of a sports communications class I'm currently taking with Dr. Burns. I've always been super interested in sports and played soccer growing up ever since I was old enough to kick a ball. However, I've been a fan of all sports and got my first taste of the sports communication/marketing world when I had the opportunity to intern for the Delmarva Shorebirds, a triple-A farm team for the Baltimore Orioles. I plan on updating this blog throughout the semester with current and relevant topics that are happening throughout the sports world. Hope you follow along! Winners and losers from NFL week 1: Every week during the NFL season, I want to go over some of the biggest winners and losers from the previous week and discuss some things that a few teams did really well and also did really not well. Baltimore Ravens: Winners Despi...