I have good news and bad news for you Cardinals fans. The good news is your team is a legitimate contender to win the Nation League Central. The bad news is another world championship in 2012 is unrealistic. Im not saying that there is absolutely no way the Red Birds could pull it off (last year’s team is a prime ... Read More »
On Feb. 23, 2012, reigning National League MVP, Ryan Braun, won his appeal of the 50-game suspension he was handed by Major League Baseball after testing positive for an elevated level of testosterone. Baseball’s appeals process worked, and we didn’t loose another superstar to the ugly truth that he was using performance enhancing drugs. Hooray, this is good! Right? Well, ... Read More »
Super Bowl XLVI was somewhat of a paradox. There were moments when it seemed football was being played and coached to perfection, only to be overshadowed by glaring mistakes and missed opportunities. The game wasn’t overtly physical nor were the numbers gaudy, yet records were broken, careers were defined and after the game clock hit zero, I couldn’t help but ... Read More »
Two weeks ago National Football League (NFL) fans were treated to one of the greatest playoff games of all time. Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints juggernaut of an offense trailed the San Francisco 49ers well into the fourth quarter. While watching Brees march his squad down the field to take the lead was no surprise, seeing 49ers’ quarterback, ... Read More »
“Traitor”, “back-stabber, “Lebron”… No! Stop yourselves now, Cards fans. This recent and current assessment of St. Louis’ former pride and joy is just wrong! I know. A lowly Cubs fan like myself wouldn’t understand winning, or even baseball for that matter, but come on, you really can’t see why Albert Pujols signed elsewhere? First off, Pujols’ decision to ink with ... Read More »
Something is very, very right again in my sports world. Sun. Dec. 4 marked the 749th day since Tiger Woods last won a tournament. Fans at the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif. saw that drought end yesterday, too. Yes, he’s back! Well, maybe, but he certainly seemed like the Woods we’re used to, making several clutch shots down ... Read More »
In the initial aftermath of Jerry Sandusky’s arrest we, the public, really only saw Penn State handling its affairs, getting rid of both coach Joe Paterno, and University President Graham Spanier. Due to Paterno’s legacy as the winningest coach in DI football history and role in building Penn State into one of the most recognizable and respected programs in college ... Read More »
Unless you have been living in a cave the past week, you have heard of the mass child-abuse scandal at Penn State University. You know how former PenState football coach, Jerry Sandusky, was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping young boys involved with The Second Mile program, which he himself founded. What has also engulfed the nation this past week is ... Read More »
As a lifelong Chicagoan, at least as it pertains to most of my sports allegiances, this past week was not a particularly memorable one. It was painful enough to watch the Green Bay Packers hoist another Super Bowl trophy last February after knocking the Bears, but NOW my sports pain threshold has been raised to a whole new level: I’m down ... Read More »
On Oct. 23, while the 2008 Florida Gators National Championship team was recognized at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Denver Bronco’s quarterback, Tim Tebow, made his first start of the season. This wasn’t just your ordinary breaking-in of a young quarterback, with lots of potential and high expectations. In fact, we can’t truly be certain what the reasoning in starting ... Read More »
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