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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.  [...]

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 [...]