Clyde E. Dawkins
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I'm a big sports fan, especially hockey, and I've been a fan of villainesses since I was eight! My favorite shows are The Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.
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Stanley Cup Final Game Two: Bombardment!
Since around 5-10 minutes after Andre Burakovsky his OT goal in Game One, I had my thoughts and concerns about Game Two. As a Colorado Avalanche fan, I was wary. This is the Tampa Bay Lightning, the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champions. They are going to want to bounce back from that defeat, and Andrei Vasilevskiy will look to get some semblance of payback. I figured that the Avalanche would be in for a hell of a challenge in Game Two.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
The Sad Golden Rule in Music: White Can, BIPOC Can't
When I go out on walks, I tend to think about things, and it often leads me to a central point. One Friday afternoon, I was looking forward to AEW's Rampage program, and thinking about how I wasn't thrilled with Sammy Guevara, as I was still not over his horrendously misogynistic comments about Sasha Banks a year prior. This led me to think about Cam Newton's sexist comments about hard-working women, and as they entered my mind, I went, "See, this perpetuates the racist belief that Black men disrespect women, and it's why they say the same lie about rap music." Once I had that in my head, I came to a realization: there are quite a few racial double standards in the world of music.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Beat
Finals Game Six: Steph's Recognition Finally Comes
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Golden State Warriors won Game Six of the 2022 NBA Finals by a score of 103-90, clinching the franchise's seventh NBA Championship overall, their fifth since moving to California's Bay Area, and their fourth in the last eight years. The Warriors became the first team to win (at least) four championships in an eight-year span since the legendary Chicago Bulls teams of the 1990s, and regarding this year, it was a return to the top after a brief period away from playoff prominence following their loss in the 2019 Finals to the Toronto Raptors.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Stanley Cup Final Game One: Working Overtime
7,676 days. That's how long it had been since the Colorado Avalanche last played in the Stanley Cup Final. That's how long Avalanche fans had been waiting to see their beloved team play for the hardest prize to win in pro sports: the Stanley Cup. In this go-around, the Avalanche had to go toe-to-toe with the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning. For the Avs, they're looking to win their third Stanley Cup overall. For the Lightning, they're looking to win their third straight Stanley Cup--something no team has done in four decades.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Iris Quarrie (Final Move)
I watched Final Move during the summer of 2020, and this was quite a thriller. The film began with a brief glimpse to the past, with the scene centering on Thomas Page, who was known as the "Chess Piece Killer." Page's victims were all the same: people who were tried for crimes but avoided conviction due to a technicality. We later see a woman named Sarah Underhill being contacted by a mysterious caller who reminded her that she murdered children, with Sarah boasting that she was found innocent. This was followed by a hooded figure breaking in through Sarah's door, attacking Sarah, and electrocuting her to death with a taser before leaving a chess piece.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Finals Game Five: No Curry Threes, No Problem
A 2-2 series after four games in a best-of-seven makes Game Five immensely important. It turns the series into a best-of-three, with home-court advantage returning to the team who hosted Games One and Two. The winner of Game Five moves one win away from clinching the series, and it is immensely important in a championship series, as the stakes are much higher. This is the scenario that the 2022 NBA Finals faced, as the Golden State Warriors evened the championship series at 2-2 with their Game Four win, and they returned home to play the pivotal Game Five against the Boston Celtics.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
2022 Stanley Cup Final Preview
Well, hockey fans, we finally made it. It's been a gritty, rough, and spectacular season of hockey, but after six months of regular season action, and three thrilling playoff rounds, we are down to the final two teams left standing in the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup Final is the ultimate ending to a thrilling sport; the culmination of a season of blood, sweat, and tears. Each of the teams involved enter the Summer Classic needing only four wins to capture the ultimate prize, the greatest in all of professional sports: the Stanley Cup. It's hard to win the Stanley Cup, and it's every bit as hard to get to the Final, but these two teams managed to battle their way to this pivotal point. They are as follows:
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 1 Recap: Back to Normal
It's that time again! The Canadian Football League is back in season, and for the first time in three years, it's a full season! The 2020 season ended up being entirely canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic being at its earliest and worst stage, and the 2021 season was a condensed year--with 14 games played in 16 weeks. In any event, the last two seasons ended in the same way: the Winnipeg Blue Bombers hoisting the Grey Cup, with both victories coming against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Bombers look to win their third straight Grey Cup, and become the first team to win three in a row since the then-named Edmonton Eskimos won five straight (66th-70th) from 1979-1983.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Out of Gas and Out of Tricks
It is amazing how far the New York Rangers have come in just a short time. The 2020 bubble was very disappointing for the Rangers; they were part of the expanded playoffs that year, but not only were they defeated in the Qualifying Round, they were the only team to be swept in the best-of-five series. However, there was a silver lining. Losing the Qualifying Round allowed them to join the other seven eliminated teams in the lottery for the #1 pick, which the Rangers ended up winning to draft Alexis Lafreniere.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Finals Game Four: Steph Takes Over
The Golden State Warriors ended Game Three with the biggest bit of uncertainty hanging over their heads: the availability of Stephen Curry. Curry suffered an apparent injury during Game Three, which actually left the Warriors facing the possibility of playing Game Four without their star player. However, the news came in on the day of the game that Curry would be playing; no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing a Hat Trick of Villainesses from "Bad Influence"
Tubi continues to come through with their Lifetime-esque movies with one of their latest ones, Bad Influence, which centered on Lily Miller and her widowed mother, Joan Miller, starting a new life in a new town. In the case of Lily, it includes a new school, where she suddenly makes friends with a group of students led by Violet Lawrence, and also consisting of fellow students Derek, Ava, and Peter. As Lily would quickly learn, Violet's group was connected by their fanaticism of Zenith, a book series whose message (according to Violet) stated that she and the others could do anything they wanted without repercussions or doubt.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Finals Game Three: Boston Baked Dominance
There is some turmoil in Boston sports lately as the NBA Finals heads to that very city. The Boston Red Sox, who fell two wins short of the American League pennant last season, are off to a rough start--but they are in a playoff position. The Boston Bruins could see their vaunted Perfection Line implode, as Patrice Bergeron could end up retiring, and David Pastrnak isn't happy with the team's GM. In spite of all of that, Boston does have one big positive to look forward to: their first NBA Finals game in 12 years. The Celtics split the first two games against the Golden State Warriors in the Bay Area; now, the Finals is a best-of-five and Boston has the home court.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
