Sunday Playoffs!
I don’t know of any Ravens, Pats, or Falcons fans around here, so we can all agree on “Go Niners!”, right? Observations: The Seahawks need to do something about that slow start. They can’t always make up for it… Continue Reading
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Selling!
I’d read that the Baseball Hall of Fame voting results will be announced today at noon EST (that is, half an hour ago as I write this), so we turned on the car radio at 9 AM on the way… Continue Reading
Oligopolies!
The NFL has had a few one-team dynasties (Browns in the 50s, Steelers in the 70s, 49ers in the 80s), but the striking thing is how conferences can become dominated by just a few teams for significant periods, for instance: NFC Champions… Continue Reading
A Historic Night
“I am a man in every sense of the word,” he told me. “I am a professional. I want to be treated with respect. Being gay has nothing to do with the kind of boxer I am.” Win or lose,… Continue Reading
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME (COLLEGE) FOOTBALL?!?!?!
The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision season kicks off tonight! I’ve never been a big college football fan. Growing up in the shadows of East Coast cities, college football isn’t much of a “thing” here. Not the way it is elsewhere.… Continue Reading
First!
Today, for the first time, an American competitor won a gold medal in Judo. The video is not great, NBC hasn’t put up the full match on the website, yet. Congrats, Kayla Harrison. You have gone where no American has… Continue Reading
“I AM THE LAW!”
Today, the NFL heard the appeal of players suspended as a result of the New Orleans Saints’ “bounty” program. A primary criticism levied against the NFL throughout this ordeal (and even predating it) was that appeals are heard by the… Continue Reading
Twelve!
In the National Basketball Association, you are allowed to have twelve players on the active roster. There are five guys on the court at any given time, so you have typically have a team that has 2 centers*, 2 power… Continue Reading