The new year is here and to begin Earth’s annual journey around the sun, here are 25 things I want to occur in sports during 2025.
Let’s make it ‘Reid Roundup’ style. I’d like to see…The Kansas City Chiefs win an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid. If it occurs the GOAT talk at quarterback and head coach has a pair of new candidates…Luther Burden III surprisingly drafted by the Dallas Cowboys after the team deals either Micah Parsons or Trevon Diggs to land a higher selection…St. Louisan Kyren Williams lead the L.A. Rams to a deep run on the NFC playoffs with an epic performance at running back…Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams, who played at Cardinal Ritter, show out in the playoffs…Running back Jeremiyah Love, STL native, and coach Marcus Freeman lead the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the first 12-team College Football Playoff title…Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator who has a pending racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, get a second chance as a head coach after he was stabbed in the back in Miami…Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn get a NFL head coaching position, possibly Dallas Jerry Jones, because he is quite deserving…Former Colorado stars Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders avoid being drafted by the New York Jets or New York Giants respectively in the 2025 NFL Draft and especially avoid Aaron Rodgers wherever he is playing next season…The return of an HBCU college football game to St. Louis, featuring Tennessee State University with star receiver Karate Brenson, who played at CBC, and coach Eddie George against the Delaware State Hornets and new coach DeSean Jackson…Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum win the 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player award, and a second consecutive NBA Finals title…Should Boston not win, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors win the crown with the help of Jimmy Butler and/or Joel Embiid, who join GSW in trade deadline deals with the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers…A Jayson Tatum-led group secure a WNBA franchise for St. Louis, which would be called the St. Louis Spirit…Big-time SLU backer and NBA fan Richard Chaifetz partner with local billionaire David Steward to seriously look at bringing an NBA franchise to St. Louis…Local son Bradley Beal, who had missed 10 of the first 31 games for the Phoenix Suns, to remain healthy the remainder of the season…Beal and Tatum lobbying NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to schedule a preseason game in St. Louis between the Celtics and Suns…Coach Dennis Gates and his Missouri Tigers receive a NCAA Tournament bid and post a win or two; only to lose to KU in a rematch game following the whooping my Jayhawks took at the Tigers’ claws in December…USC’s JuJu Watkins lead the Trojans to a NCAA Women’s Tournament Final Four and a stellar WNBA rookie season that reminds fans the game is bigger than Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese…The St. Louis Blues, who feature twin players of color Mathieu Joseph and Pierre-Olivier Joseph, scratch and claw their way into the NHL playoffs…Jordan Walker hit .250 with 20 home runs and 85 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals starting right fielder during the upcoming season… Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn avoid a ‘sophomore slump’ and be selected for the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta…Outfielder Victor Scott III have a solid spring training and make the Cardinals’ Opening Day roster…Cardinals pitching prospect Tink Hence advance to Triple-A Memphis from Double-A Springfield and then to St. Louis where he pitches well during the second half of the season…San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt, who the Cardinals fired two years ago, lead his team past the vaunted L.A. Dodgers and into the World Series…Me at the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. on July 27 to witness the respective enshrinements of Dave Parker and the late Dick Allen…Black pitching ace CC Sabathia secure 75% of ballots on Jan. 21 and earn induction into Baseball Hall of Fame, and the same for former Philadelphia Phillies star Jimmy Rollins… A Happy New Year to all!