Archive for 'Sports News'

Classic Sports Hero Hit by the Karma Train

December 9th, 2008 – 10:29 am Posted by B Kenney

Nearly a decade ago a spotlight football star was involved in a serious murder scandal involving his ex-wife and her friend at the time. If you don’t know his name, then you certainly were living under a rock.

OJ Simpson was sentenced on December 5th to 33 years behind bars with eligibility for parole, which may [...]

The New Sports Plague, Steroids

October 21st, 2008 – 9:00 am Posted by B Kenney

“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, one [...]

Jim McKay Dies

June 7th, 2008 – 7:14 pm Posted by TK
Tagged as: Sports News

Today, a sportscasting legend died. Jim McManus, who was better known by his stage name Jim McKay, passed away of natural causes. McKay is remembered mostly for two things: the voice of Wide World of Sports and covering the Massacre in Munich at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Everyone talks about McKay’s human touch and [...]