Category Archives: Sports
Lakers/Nuggets post-mortem: I told you so, sorta
About last night. Here’s what I predicted. Here’s what happened. A few brief comments and then we’ll put it to bed. First, the officials did indeed arrive in a clown car and, as expected, they spent a great deal of time hosing the guys in blue shirts down with seltzer. In the end, though, their performance probably wasn’t much worse
Read moreLakers/Nuggets Game 7 preview: call your bookie because the #fix is in
Tonight, the Los Angeles Lakers will square off with the visiting Denver Nuggets in a first-round playoff Game 7 that promises to be crackling with intensity. I’m a big fan of my hometown Nugs and I expect them to bring their A games. I also expect them to lose, no matter what, because however well prepared they are, however brilliant
Read moreDear NFLPA: why do you only represent the interests of the thugs?
In case you haven’t been following the New Orleans Saints bounty program story, here’s a quick summary: The team, under the direction of key members of the coaching staff, operated a bounty program that rewarded players for hits that injured opponents. In some cases, specific players were targeted, such as then-Viking QB Brett Favre in the January 2010 NFC Championship
Read moreChelsea 2, Barcelona 2: one of the greatest games ever played in any sport?
Today is one of those days when I feel sorry for those who aren’t soccer fans. Seriously. Because what happened earlier this afternoon in the Champion’s League semifinal at Camp Nou in Barcelona was one of the most exciting things I have ever witnessed in any sport. And I don’t do hyperbole. I mean this literally. It was Miracle on
Read moreAnother heart attack on the pitch: RIP Piermario Morosini
A few weeks back Bolton Wanderers’ Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field during the team’s FA Cup quarterfinal match against Tottenham Hotspur. He was attended to by emergency staff on the pitch and eventually stretchered off and rushed to a hospital. Despite being “in effect, dead” for 78 minutes Muamba survived and is now recovering. Today, another elite footballer had
Read moreCastro and Miami’s Cuban community and what the hell was Ozzie Guillen thinking?
Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen recently lost his freakin’ mind. He told Time that I love Fidel Castro…I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that [SOB] is still there. Predictably, the world then stopped spinning on its axis. South Florida’s vocal Cuban exile community vowed to
Read moreWho should replace Hank Williams, Jr. on the Monday Night Football Intro? How about Mitt Romney, Man of the People®?
If you recall, Bocephus is out at MNF, thanks to a joke that ESPN deemed over the line. But somebody has to sing an annoying, poorly customized intro before each game, right? Who, though? I have an idea. Lately Mitt Romney, Man of the People® has been touring the country, connecting with the Common Man. He’s connected with Northern auto workers,
Read moreHoop star chooses Spring Break over national tournament – a decision with long-term career implications?
Wow. Here’s one I never imagined I’d see. King’s College women’s basketball team is traveling north this weekend to play in the NCAA Division III National Tournament Sweet 16 in Amherst, Mass. The Lady Monarchs’ leading scorer, however, opted instead to head south. Paige Carlin, a senior forward and the sixth man off the King’s bench, left for Cancun, Mexico
Read moreBREAKING: Joba Chamberlain paternity scandal
Oh, the horror….
Read moreIs Bill Belichick really a Hall of Famer?
I can’t tell you how many times this week, in listening to radio, watching TV or reading print “analyses” on the upcoming Super Bowl, I have heard “Bill Belichick” and “Hall of Fame” used in sequence. It’s been a lot. The working assumption is that the Patriots’ head coach, who has been to four Super Bowls and won three of
Read moreHeroes, villains, victims and pawns: looking back at the Joe Paterno legacy
Joe Paterno is dead. Lots has been written and more will be added to the pile in the coming days and weeks. So let me add my two cents while the thoughts are fresh in my mind. Had the last few months not happened we’d now be anointing JoePa for sainthood. As you’ve been told so many times before, and are
Read moreMuhammad Ali turns 70: Happy Birthday, Champ
“I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong… No Viet Cong ever called me nigger.”
Read moreSome final thoughts on this year’s BCS debacle and a possible solution to all our problems
In case you missed it, the University of Alabama defeated LSU last night, winning the BCS national championship best-of-two series by a 1-1 margin. Congrats to the Tide. Yep, the BS BCS fails again. Which it always does. But not everyone hates it. I mean, all the corrupt people who profit from it love the system. But there are regular fans
Read moreThe most pointless ritual in sports
It goes like this: Reporter asks question that he/she knows will not get an answer. Player/coach doesn’t answer question. Reporter pretends that player/coach answered question, thanks player/coach, kicks it back to the guys in the studio/booth. Can we just stop with the charade already? Just now, on the Giants/Falcons halftime show, they cut to John Lynch in Denver, where he
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