Hockeytown vs. Hockey’s New Hope.
Old vs. Young.
Give it a name. It’s the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, and it begins tonight.
Detroit and Pittsburgh is an exciting matchup for all hockey fans. Most hockey fans, even the most casual, have heard of Sidney Crosby. Many are getting to know Evgeni Malkin, the other under-20 star of the [...]
The MLB season is long. It is the proverbial marathon. It lasts for six months, with games taking place every single day during that time. With Memorial Day weekend approaching, the season is almost two months old and it is likely that you have lost some of the enthusiasm you had on Opening Day.
That’s okay. [...]
I told you so.
You will learn to listen to me when I promote a big soccer match. Two days ago, I wrote a column called “What is the Champions League?” which promoted yesterday’s final between Chelsea and Manchester United. It was a classic match that went to Man U in penalty kicks.
Manchester United wins the [...]
The winter was spent talking about the Mitchell Report, Barry Bonds’ perjury charges, and Roger Clemens’ misremembering.
Thankfully, we now have something to celebrate.
Make that someone. The story of Jon Lester continues to astound us. The last eighteen months of his life have been a roller coaster ride to remember.
In 2006, his season was cut short [...]
On Wednesday afternoon, at 2:30 Eastern, the final of the UEFA Champions League will be televised on ESPN2. It is the most important sporting event you have never seen.
It features Manchester United and Chelsea. When those two teams meet, they will be making history.
The purpose of this column is to tell you what the Champions [...]
I grew up on a farm. Actually, I grew up in a town of about four hundred people but my father owns and operates a farm that my grandparents, his parents, live on. It is the ultimate rural setting. Nothing but black dirt and open farmland for as far as the eye can see. The land [...]
Emotions. Fans love them. In fact, they don’t watch sports without them. Athletes, however, try to avoid them.
It’s the ultimate paradox of sport.
This is a great time of year to watch sports. Basketball and hockey have reached the late stages of their playoffs. Golf’s major tournaments have begun and will continue throughout the summer. College baseball and [...]
I think the book is closed on Spygate, even though Arlen Specter now wants an independent counsel investigation. So, what have we learned? Who still looks bad?
Well, that last one is easy. Both the NFL and the Patriots have come out looking bad from this situation. The Patriots have become the villain of the league. [...]
The news has just come out from the Atlantic Coast. The ACC will not add a ninth conference game to their football schedule. Currently, they have eight, and they plan to keep it that way. The reason they rejected the ninth game? It would take away from their bowl bid opportunities.
This [...]
There were four noteworthy items that came out of the weekend in sports.
Golf showed us it is in a transition phase right now. Forget the fact that Sergio won. He’s not at the top of his game. He won by default. He won because Tiger wasn’t there, which he acknowledged after winning when he said, [...]