Rich Rivera
Rich Rivera will turn heads claiming to be a "baseball historian" (jokingly, of course) but the Staten Island native certainly knows his stuff. Since opening up his first pack of 2003 Upper Deck Baseball cards, Rich has been in love with the game. He is an avid fan of the New York Yankees and considers Mariano Rivera (whose unfortunately a non-relative) his all-time favorite athlete. Rich is a graduate of St. John's University, earning his degree in Communication Arts with dreams of becoming an on-air broadcaster for MLB. Currently, Rich serves as the Show Day Coordinator for "CenterStage with Michael Kay" (where he's even made a few brief cameos) at YES Network. He can be heard on the It's Your Radio variety program, "Hit Talkers" every Tuesday night from 8PM to 10PM EST. Rich is also a professional wrestling enthusiast, a theater junkie, and enjoys his weekend mornings as a player-manager for his softball team. Follow Rich on Twitter and Instagram: @RichJRivera
2016 MLB All-Star Game Rosters Revealed
Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres, plays host of the 2016 All-Star Game in San Diego, California. It will be the very first All-Star Game at Petco Park. The game can be watched on FOX at 7:30 PM EST on July 12.
WWE Brand Extension 2016 Mock Draft
On the heels of last week’s blockbuster announcement, the WWE Universe is still buzzing over the imminent brand extension. Shane McMahon would confirm the rumors on this past Monday Night Raw stating, “there will be unique superstars from both Raw and SmackDown” setting the internet ablaze. Magazine and sports websites – among them Forbes, FOX Sports, and Inquisitr – posted “mock” drafts to both the delight and chagrin of wrestling fans. As Keeping It Real Sports joins the fray, we want to offer our predicted brand extension with a few twists.
WWE Smackdown To Air Live: Brand Extension Imminent
In a move that will put smiles on even the most critical faces of wrestling fans, the company has finally decided to ditch its weekly pre-taped ritual for live airings every Tuesday night. While stunning, it's a decision that the WWE Universe has clamored for in hopes that the program will no longer be labeled as the "B Show" to Monday Night Raw. Potentially, this will be the latest and greatest shakeup for SmackDown since moving to the USA Network earlier in the year.
High Five: Most Impactful Rookies In April
The 2016 Major League Baseball season is well-underway, and the fans have been given a glimpse of some of the top prospects in the game. Unfortunately for uber prospects like Corey Seager and Byron Buxton, the young season has not been so kind. Instead, the pleasant emergence of some surprising upstarts have captured the eyes of many in baseball. In this edition of High-Five, KIRS gives an outlook on the some of the game's newest faces