Wow, was I ever wrong about the FIFA World Cup.  Did you seen the matchup between Outer Mongolia and East Bangladesh? The thrilling 1-0 contest was a visceral thrill ride from start to finish.  Every time one team almost scored was so exciting. Just kidding. Don’t worry, I haven’t gone soft on soccer.  I am [...]

Two of the Big Four sports (although decidedly the #3 & #4 of the Big Four) are in the midst of their respective semi-final rounds. In both cases (Basketball and Hockey, in case you live in a cave in Africa with no link to the outside world other than this blog), the semis are looking [...]

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 [...]

I love how avid fans think to jinx opposing teams with their favored team’s jerseys. I thought it was hilarious that Gino Gastignoli buried a Boston Red Sox jersey in the concrete of the new Yankee stadium in hopes that it would jinx the Yankees, mostly because I don’t believe in sport superstitions and also [...]