If your parents are anything like mine, they tend to feel a little lost when they touch down in NYC to visit their daughter, who’s flown very far from home. Hailing in from Texas, they are used plenty of elbow room, a slower pace, and not nearly as many car horns. Often, these visits from your tourist parents ... <a title="7 Things to Do with Your Parents in NYC" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/7-things-to-do-with-your-parents-in-nyc/" aria-label="Read more about 7 Things to Do with Your Parents in NYC">Read more</a>

Last season, Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt terrorized opposing quarterbacks to the tune of 20.5 sacks. His impact on the field was so great for Houston that Watt was named the recipient of both the Bert Bell Award and 2014 AP Defensive Player of the Year honors. Apparently ruling the roost in one sport wasn’t ... <a title="J.J. Watt Has Mad Hockey Skills" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/j-j-watt-has-mad-hockey-skills/" aria-label="Read more about J.J. Watt Has Mad Hockey Skills">Read more</a>

After releasing their latest album, Last of Our Kind, The Darkness have announced a set of 16 tour dates for this fall. Starting in The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on October 1st, and end only a month later in Boston on November 1st. Date Event Oct 10TBD The Darknesshttp://www.tickpick.com/buy-the-darkness-tickets-shrine-expo-center-10-10-15-TBD/2593218/Shrine Expo Center - Los Angeles, ... <a title="The Darkness Announce 2015 Fall Tour Dates" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/darkness-tour/" aria-label="Read more about The Darkness Announce 2015 Fall Tour Dates">Read more</a>

The Golden State Warriors won the 2015 NBA Championship on the back of star point-man and league MVP Stephen Curry. While Curry’s game is multi-faceted and the guard contributed to the Warriors’ success in a myriad of ways, his best and most prominent skill has to be his shooting ability. More specifically, his ability to ... <a title="Stephen Curry’s Pregnant Wife Has NBA Three-Point Range" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/stephen-currys-pregnant-wife-has-nba-three-point-range/" aria-label="Read more about Stephen Curry’s Pregnant Wife Has NBA Three-Point Range">Read more</a>

Following his collegiate career with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Marcus Smart was lauded for his tenacious defense and ability to get to the basket. As for his shooting, well... let’s just say that a sweet jumper was never part of Smart’s arsenal. With that said, it probably came as no surprise to Boston Celtics fans ... <a title="Boston Celtics Guard Marcus Smart Sinks Crazy Shot" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/boston-celtics-guard-marcus-smart-sinks-crazy-shot/" aria-label="Read more about Boston Celtics Guard Marcus Smart Sinks Crazy Shot">Read more</a>

The 2014 NBA Draft looked to be one for the ages. With potential superstars like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Joel Embid at the top of the draft, many labeled the class of prospects the best to enter the NBA since 2003’s offering of LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Time will ... <a title="Adidas Recreates Andrew Wiggins’ NBA Draft Night Duds" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/adidas-recreates-andrew-wiggins-nba-draft-night-duds/" aria-label="Read more about Adidas Recreates Andrew Wiggins’ NBA Draft Night Duds">Read more</a>

UPDATE: Nickelback postpones tour dates, Kroeger undergoing surgery Due to lead singer and guitarists Chad Kroeger’s unspecified health issues, Nickelback will once again be postponing their 2015 ‘No Fixed Address’ Tour. This comes after a series of postponement around ‘scheduling conflicts’ and other issues. The word on the street is that the band will make ... <a title="Nickelback postpones ‘No Fixed Address’ Tour Dates | 2015 Nickelback Tour Dates" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/nickelback-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Nickelback postpones ‘No Fixed Address’ Tour Dates | 2015 Nickelback Tour Dates">Read more</a>

With all of the tourists, humidity, packed subway cars, and sweaty pits, it can be difficult to feel “romantic” during summers in NYC. But there are some perks to living in this sweltering fishbowl during these long, summer days. When else can you pick from over 50 outdoor movie viewings to attend with your significant other? ... <a title="7 Summer Date Ideas in NYC" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/7-summer-date-ideas-in-nyc/" aria-label="Read more about 7 Summer Date Ideas in NYC">Read more</a>

Will Lizzie McGuire Hillary Duff tour in 2015? It’s been twelve years since fans last got to see the pop star perform live on her 2007-2008 Dignity Tour, and now with her new album out and selling well, Duffers (Hilariats? HiDuffies? Whatever fans of Hilary Duff call themselves . . .) are itching to see ... <a title="2015 Hilary Duff Tour | Will Hilary Duff Tour in 2015?" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/hilary-duff-tour/" aria-label="Read more about 2015 Hilary Duff Tour | Will Hilary Duff Tour in 2015?">Read more</a>

On April 15th 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when the Brooklyn Dodgers started the former Kansas City Monarchs star at first base. It was undoubtedly a milestone moment; not only in the history of baseball, but the annals of American sport. Now, a French teen is looking to break ... <a title="French Teen Melissa Mayeux First Female Major Leaguer?" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/french-teen-melissa-mayeux-first-female-major-leaguer/" aria-label="Read more about French Teen Melissa Mayeux First Female Major Leaguer?">Read more</a>

Every generation of NBA basketball has its stars. Players that are named to All-Star teams, capture championship gold and grab the headlines. To put it simply, players are just better than the rest. However, some go beyond stardom in their impact on the basketball court. This rare breed’s effect on the hardwood is so significant, ... <a title="The Top Five Most Unguardable Players in NBA History" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/the-top-five-most-unguardable-players-in-nba-history/" aria-label="Read more about The Top Five Most Unguardable Players in NBA History">Read more</a>

Recently on the TickPick blog, we posed a burning question for basketball fans. Who is better-Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks or Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers? It’s an intriguing showdown for hoops enthusiasts to consider and the kind of debate that rages on a perpetual basis among the sporting masses. TMZ ... <a title="John Wall Sounds Off on Bieber vs. Obama One-on-One Game" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/john-wall-sounds-off-on-bieber-vs-obama-one-on-one-game/" aria-label="Read more about John Wall Sounds Off on Bieber vs. Obama One-on-One Game">Read more</a>

The NFL channel on YouTube recently posted a series of video confessionals from highly-touted rookie quarterbacks. The subjects of the videos: Jameis Winston of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Marcus Mariota of the Tennessee Titans. Needless to say, one of these things is not like the other. Winston, the former Florida State signal caller and ... <a title="Jamies Winston, Marcus Mariota Offer Contrasting Confessionals" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jamies-winston-marcus-mariota-offer-contrasting-confessionals/" aria-label="Read more about Jamies Winston, Marcus Mariota Offer Contrasting Confessionals">Read more</a>

There are no ifs ands or buts about it-the Philadelphia Phillies are bad. At 23-47, not much has gone right for manager Ryne Sandberg and his team during the 2015 MLB season. In fact, things have grown so dire for the former National League powerhouse that even Mother Nature has begun to rebel against the ... <a title="Renegade Squirrel Goes Kamikaze On Philadelphia Phillies" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/renegade-squirrel-goes-kamikaze-on-philadelphia-phillies/" aria-label="Read more about Renegade Squirrel Goes Kamikaze On Philadelphia Phillies">Read more</a>