My non-scientific rankings of the top 5 college football teams. Just based on observation and instinct. Read More »
My non-scientific rankings of the top 5 college football teams. Just based on observation and instinct.
My quadrennial epidemic has returned with a vengeance Read More »
The Tiger Woodsless PGA provided plenty of drama. Read More »
The WNBA's Becky Hammon has come under fire for playing point guard for the Russian national team in the upcoming Bejing Olympics. Becky has had a ten year career in the WNBA playing for the New York Liberty and San Antonio Silver Stars. In the WNBA off-season she supplements her income playing for the CSKA team in Moscow, Russia. She has mostly flown under the radar until her controversial decision to play for the Russians in the Bejing games. Hammon has made it no secret that she has always wanted to play in the Olympics. When it became apparent she wouldn't make the 2008 US national team, she became a Russian citizen. Russian coach Igor Grudin, also a sports director for Hammon's club team, gave Hammon a slot on the roster when national team player Olga Arteshina quit the team. US coach Anne Donovan said of Hammon's decision, "If you play in this country, live in this country and you grow up in the heartland- and you put on a Russian uniform- you are n ... Read More »
The Pittsburgh Pirates lose again! Read More »
The Pittsburgh Pirates lose again!
It seems like every season Boston Red Sox slugger and resident malcontent ups the ante for bizarre behavior. What has transpired between Manny and the Sawks managment over the last two or so months has made the Brett Favre scenario in Green Bay seem commonplace. It's no secret that Manny was the darling of the previous regime. Former GM Dan Duquette signed Manny in 2000, and proceeded to coddle and baby the temperamental star. John W. Henry became the principal owner of the Red Sox in 2002 and cleaned house. Henry's front office of Larry Lucchino and whiz kid Theo Epstein aren't as enamored with Man Ram. They enabled him because he is such an elite MLB hitter, but everyone has their tipping point. Manny was always perceived by the public as a guy that marched to the tune of his own drummer, but privately was dedicated to his hitting, whi ... Read More »
It seems like every season Boston Red Sox slugger and resident malcontent ups the ante for bizarre behavior. What has transpired between Manny and the Sawks managment over the last two or so months has made the Brett Favre scenario in Green Bay seem commonplace. It's no secret that Manny was the darling of the previous regime. Former GM Dan Duquette signed Manny in 2000, and proceeded to coddle and baby the temperamental star. John W. Henry became the principal owner of the Red Sox in 2002 and cleaned house. Henry's front office of Larry Lucchino and whiz kid Theo Epstein aren't as enamored with Man Ram. They enabled him because he is such an elite MLB hitter, but everyone has their tipping point. Manny was always perceived by the public as a guy that marched to the tune of his own drummer, but privately was dedicated to his hitting, whi ...
Mike and the Mad Dog calling it quits after 19 years? Read More »