I’ve been kind of out of it this week. Somewhere between the pre-holiday busy-ness and the post-holiday tryptophan coma, I neglected to watch any news.  Football, yes.  Macy’s Parade, yes.  News, no.  I figured that if something truly noteworthy happened, it would filter down to me somehow.  Based on that plan, it appears that [...]

How fickle are the fortunes of the NFL. Before the season started, I picked the Broncos as a Super Bowl contender, a move for which I was ridiculed at the time. When the Broncos were 6-0, I looked like a genius. A month later the Denver team is 6-4 and in serious [...]

November 22 proved to be a tough day for the AFC North.  All four teams suffered a loss.  All of which added some more drama to the potential playoff contenders.
The Steelers’ loss to the Bengals made the fans believe the Bengals would runaway with the division.  However, their loss to Oakland put kept their win [...]

To celebrate the 2010 season moving into double digits, here’s a special “What’s up?” edition of the NFL Weekly Update.
What’s up with the replay officials? Last week, the Philadelphia Eagles were absolutely brutalized when the replay officials failed to spot the ball properly, despite the huge EAGLE logo on the field clearly marking the [...]

Michelle Wie is the female equivalent of Tiger Woods.  Both are of Asian descent, both excelled at golf at an extremely young age, both are charming and attractive.  But until this week, only one of them had won a PGA sanctioned golf tournament.
Michelle Wie, who at the ripe old age of 20 has ten years [...]

In late September, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced on his blog that he is going to retire from fighting.  This came after falling under much scrutiny from Dana White and after landing an acting job in a major movie role.  What does this mean for the fight against Rashad Evans?
To keep with the tradition of UFC’s [...]

The Bucs won a game! The Bucs won a game! More amazingly, they did it by outplaying a decent team. The defense looked like the old Buccaneers defense, quite literally since they were in their cream-sicle colored throwback uniforms. Rookie QB Josh Freeman looks like he might have potential. Only [...]

Week 8 of the 2009-2010 NFL season featured a very special first in the annals of football. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the first team in history to lose in their bye week. The Bucs started the weekend in a three way tie for last place and came out all alone in dead [...]

The competition is getting tough.  There are clear leaders emerging within your league.  You notice the leaders on your own team and play them each week.  Now, what can you do to turn the tide toward your favor or hang on to the lead that you have gained?  You need to revisit your strategy and [...]