Sox rocking Central, not East
The powerful lineup, solid-if-not-spectacular rotation and patchwork bullpen is getting it done for the Sox and their new manager. Does this sound like a surprise? Maybe not if we were talking…
UCLA head coach Ben Howland discusses touted recruiting class
DraftAmerica recently spoke with UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland about the upcoming season and his highly-touted recruiting class which features four talented players in Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson, Tony Parker, and Jordan Adams. DA: What…
Winning a championship? Just a thing that happens
I love reading articles on teams well before a season begins, talking about whether they have done enough to finally get to the Super Bowl or the World Series or what have you. Pundits and…
Musings on Baseball: Rain aids Yanks/Sox, Cards still get no love
Rainout May Aid Yankees and Red Sox After two emotionally draining games – more specifically, Saturday’s epic comeback by the Yankees and epic meltdown by the Red Sox – Sunday’s rainout may have been the…
Heineman brothers star in Pac 12
Pacific Palisades brothers Tyler and Scott Heineman have been competitive as long as their parents can remember. But last week at UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Stadium, that competition reached new, Division I heights. Playing against each…
Commish Outdoes Himself: Payton’s Suspension Excessive; Where Was Belichick’s?
At least today is a day where I do not feel alone. I am joined now by tens, even hundreds of thousands of loyal Saints fans in my abhorrence…
Six Things I Miss About the Paul Tagliabue-run NFL
If you’ve read enough on here throughout the years, you know Roger Goodell is one of my least-favorite people on the planet. Paul Tagliabue is a saint, if only by comparison. Ever since Goodell’s reign…
New York Giants: The St. Louis Cardinals of football
I saw a Facebook post yesterday that had a picture of Eli Manning paying homage to the well-known Dos Equis ad for The Most Interesting Man in the World. As the commercial’s star says “I…
Super Bowl XLVI: History Repeats Itself
Line: Patriots by 2½ This isn’t a movie I wanted to watch again, but it’s the Super Bowl, so we give it our due diligence as American citizens. The Patriots and Giants…
Writing has been on the wall all year for Patriots; destiny begs in Indy
Even from the moment you realized the Super Bowl was being played in Indianapolis, you had to know that the Patriots would be in the mix. Then, the lockout…