Nobody asked me but one of the two endearing NFL storylines in 2007 came to a crashing halt when a Scottish kicker Lawrence Tynes booted the Giants past Green Bay.,”This week I'll play the part of the late, great New York sportswriter Jimmy Cannon. In weeks where an event in the sports world failed to earn an entire column's worth of words, he invented an escape route. So here goes…
Nobody asked me but one of the two endearing NFL storylines in 2007 came to a crashing halt when a Scottish kicker Lawrence Tynes booted the Giants past Green Bay. I can believe the Packers lost, but I still can't believe Brett Favre lost. Though I despise pro-football, I will admit the Patriots run at perfection intrigues me…
In the vein of Boston sports, can you think of a better time to be in Beantown? The Red Sox won the World Series in the fall, the football team last lost this month last year, and the Celtics dominate the NBA. You know you're good when, after a rough two weeks, your winning percentage plummets to .846…
Golf Channel broadcaster Kelly Tilghman's joking remarks about Tiger Woods received way too much attention. In response to co-anchor Nick Faldo's joke that younger players should "gang up" on Woods, Tilghman replied: "Lynch him in a back alley." Probably not the best choice of words, but we understand what she meant. Leave it at that…
In the tennis spectrum, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the world Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, appear on their way to the Australian Open final. Though both own two wins against each other in Grand Slam finals, the Swiss has proved victorious in three of the last four Aussie Opens. On the women's side, Maria Sharapova never looked better than in her quarterfinal win over Justine Henin. Sharapova's game wasn't bad either…
I know everyone is tired of hearing about steroids in baseball. I can't tell you why, but I actually believe future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens. Though I commend former Maine Sen. George Mitchell for his work, doesn't Washington have bigger things to worry about than human growth hormones?
If you failed to take notice, college basketball coaching relic Eddie Sutton resurfaced a few weeks ago at the University of San Francisco. Taking over the Dons on an interim basis, Sutton brought 798 career wins to the job. Now Sutton needs a lone victory for his 800th. For all the wins Sutton's teams have compiled, I still can't forgive him for running Kentucky into the ground in the late 1980s. Unfortunately, Sutton will reach 800…
My biggest pet peeve of the sports carnival remains the coaching carousel. Why would Pete Carroll leave USC? He's a god in Los Angeles. Rich Rodriguez earned job security for life at West Virginia but craved the greener pastures of Ann Arbor. I understand, but I don't condone leaving your alma mater…
Judging by his rotund physique, one may believe Saint Louis basketball coach Rick Majerus does not get around much. He did for Hillary Clinton though, as he publicly supported her and abortion rights. Not exactly a stance the Archbishop of St. Louis (and the Catholic Church) endorses. I have to chuckle when people consider a coach's opinion on such an issue legitimate…
There you go, Mr. Cannon. I know that nobody asked me, but…
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