As I write these words, the sound of Canada's loss to the US in Men's Hockey is reverberating throughout the Great White North. It sounds a little bit like "What just happened, eh?" The US team's 5-3 victory over Canada puts the US in the driver's seat for the gold and Canada in the loser's bracket where they'll take their revenge on teams like Belize or China.
Now that professional athletes are allowed in the Olympics (I'm sure Jim Thorp is performing some extremely athletic roll overs in his grave right about now), it is good to see the US
2010 Winter Olympics
by Ronald A. Rowe February 15th, 2010 | Olympics
The Olympics have a funny way of making us suddenly care about sports that we've never been interested in, maybe never even heard of, before. Two years ago, it was women's volleyball. Two years before that, curling captured everyone's attention. What new sport will land on America's collective radar this year?
If American Johnny Spillane had held his lead for just a few more seconds, we might be talking about the Nordic Combined Normal Hill Event. Maybe it is good that a French athlete edged him out at the last moment. "Nordic Combined Normal Hill Event" doesn't exactly roll off
If American Johnny Spillane had held his lead for just a few more seconds, we might be talking about the Nordic Combined Normal Hill Event. Maybe it is good that a French athlete edged him out at the last moment. "Nordic Combined Normal Hill Event" doesn't exactly roll off
Super Bowl 2010
by Ronald A. Rowe February 9th, 2010 | Football, NFL
The Super Bowl should be judged on three main criteria: the game, the halftime show, and the commercials. The game was a great one. Few penalties, great offenses matched up against great defenses, a see-saw battle with a finish that was closer than the final score would suggest, gutsy calls and gusty performances.
Sean Peyton is a hero. If the onside kick at the start of the second half of the Super Bowl had bounced six inches to the left, he probably would have been the goat. But it didn’t. It bounced squarely off a stone-handed Colt up-lineman and safely
Sean Peyton is a hero. If the onside kick at the start of the second half of the Super Bowl had bounced six inches to the left, he probably would have been the goat. But it didn’t. It bounced squarely off a stone-handed Colt up-lineman and safely
Heisman Winner and Power Ranger New to MMA
by Joe Lawrence February 3rd, 2010 | Football, MMA, NFL
World class athletes of all sports and disciplines are trying to break their way into MMA. Some want to see if they can handle the conditioning and the challenge of the fight. There are those trying to break into the sport to continue their quest as world class athletes and fighting for the championship belt. No matter what the motivation, MMA truly is becoming known as the sport where the real athletes live and work.
Herschel Walker and Jason Frank both are known names who are helping to bring light to the sport and challenge themselves in a whole new
Herschel Walker and Jason Frank both are known names who are helping to bring light to the sport and challenge themselves in a whole new
Pro Bowl 2010
by Ronald A. Rowe February 1st, 2010 | Football, NFL
The Pro Bowl came and went this week with barely a ripple in the world of the NFL. Here are the highlights and lowlights as I saw them.
Highlights:
DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles - This kid is all of 21 years old and has a promising career ahead of him. His enthusiasm on and off the field was electrifying. From the opening introductions to his two spectacular TD catches to his unspectacular pass attempt to his impassioned sideline defense of his QB when a McNabb interception was nullified by a defensive penalty, he was all
Highlights:
DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles - This kid is all of 21 years old and has a promising career ahead of him. His enthusiasm on and off the field was electrifying. From the opening introductions to his two spectacular TD catches to his unspectacular pass attempt to his impassioned sideline defense of his QB when a McNabb interception was nullified by a defensive penalty, he was all
