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…
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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…
Stunning similarities between 2007, 2011 Giants
If it feels like you are watching NFL reruns this January, you are not alone. The Patriots and Giants are meeting in the Super Bowl (stop me if you’ve…
Championship Game picks; A Harbaugh Bowl looming?
We’ve reached the Final Four and perhaps more refreshingly, two of the league’s three offensive sideshows have been put to rest. The Saints and Packers and their circus-like attack will be home watching three teams…
You can usually count on one roadie on Championship Sunday — Usually
When you have made it this far in the season, you are less concerned with homefield advantage and more concerned with momentum and capitalizing on the opportunity at hand. …
City of Indianapolis has ties to NFL’s final four teams
The city of Indianapolis is no stranger to the Final Four. They have hosted the prestigious NCAA basketball event six times, most recently in 2010. But this year’s NFL Final Four represents a plethora of…
NFC East, AFC West up for grabs in season’s final week
Hard to believe a season that almost never was is almost over. While most of the playoff spots have been locked up there is still some drama remaining, including the NFC East showdown between Dallas…
A look at MLB’s most underrated and overrated pitchers
It’s always tricky to examine “overrated” and “underrated”, but I will give it a try. Here is a list of the five most underrated and overrated starting pitchers in baseball, as based on public perception…