Where I grew up, my next door neighbor won the Powerball Lottery twice. Everyone called it insane luck and just shook their heads. Well, a golfer in Kansas got to experience similar luck this week. At Muscatine Municipal Golf Course, Ted Kemp hit back-to-back holes-in-one. Kemp, who is just your average duffer with a 12 [...]

This week’s MLB Power Pack really reflects the power that has been shown in the West and in the National League. The 5 best teams in the MLB, as determined by me, follows: Week 3 – 4/26/08: 5. Chicago White Sox – I can see them running away with the Central, and that is a [...]

Like two peas in a pod, baseball and superstitions just go together. Could any two words be more synonymous than those? Superstitions are as much a part of baseball as following player stats and keeping the score. I know many people that will tell you that superstitions are just a lot of poppycock and nonsense, [...]

My early choice to win the Kentucky Derby, War Pass, is now out of the race. He has a minor fracture in one of his front legs. Although the break is not life-threatening, it does take the Juvenile Champion off the shelf for a few months. Trainer Nick Zito and owner Robert LaPenta although disappointed [...]

This week’s MLB Power Pack saw some movement as the season moved from the early portion to things that look like real trends. The 5 best teams in the MLB, as determined by me, follows: Week 2 – 4/19/08: 5. Chicago White Sox – They are starting to have the look they had a few [...]