It’s official now – baseball is the only game in town. First, the Black Hawks closed the books on the NHL season and ended their 49-year championship drought. Next, the Lakers brought an end to the NBA season with a dramatic, climactic, exciting come-from-behind finish to claim the championship. For most NBA fans, choosing between [...]

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 [...]

The time of year is upon us when young men’s fancy turns to college basketball.  There’s something about the tournament that really gets you going.  March Madness goes way beyond college hoops fans, even beyond sports fans.  It’s kind of like the Superbowl, only it goes on for two weeks, and the commercials aren’t as [...]

Trash talk is very common in sports.  However, if you are going to talk trash for weeks about someone you better have more than a fancy swimsuit to back up your words.  Michael Phelps proved this point of mine against Milorad Cavic in Rome recently in the World Championships. Milorad Cavic is the swimmer Phelps [...]

“Breaking news story just in, more baseball players have been determined to be using a skill-enhancing drug called steroids!” My stance on the subject… who cares. The media widely has been known to blow things substantially out of proportion, and this is certainly one of those cases. It can be argued for hours on end, [...]