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Football, wardrobes, and perspectives
Published on 5 Mar, 2010 at 18:39 in Sports | Viewed 128 views times | No Comments
Remember when Janet Jackson suffered through that “wardrobe malfunction” when she performed at the Super Bowl a few years ago? Colin Powell’s son Michael, who happened to be head of the FCC at the time, called the incident “a classless, crass and deplorable stunt.” Imagine children seeing a woman’s naked breast! Oh, the horror! Personally,
Triple Crown is a rare feat
Published on 5 Mar, 2010 at 18:37 in Sports | Viewed 362 views times | No Comments
The Triple Crown series is one of the most exciting and highly anticipated succession of events on the horse racing slate each and every year. These classic horse races that feature the cream of the crop of the three-year-old racehorses in any given year capture the imagination of serious fans of horse racing, but the
Allen Iverson done as a Sixer?
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 15:08 in Sports | Viewed 155 views times | No Comments
Certain pro athletes provide fans with that familiar Yogi Berra-ism “like deja vu all over again,” and what I am referring to is the ne-er-do-well types who are supremely talented, but doggedly committed to engaging in a never ending succession of dramatic, uh, distractions. If you ever played sports in school, or even in Little
Johnny Damon signs with Tigers
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 15:00 in Sports | Viewed 94 views times | No Comments
We like to bring a different slant to the news and events of the day, and we may not always be “right,” and everyone may not agree with everything we float out there, but that’s okay. Fresh perspectives are necessary, even in the world of sports, and today we will toss out a few notions
Knicks get McGrady
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:54 in Sports | Viewed 63 views times | No Comments
The NBA trading deadline has now come and gone, and some of the rumors have been substantiated, and some of them have fizzled out as just that. One of the biggest names to have been traded is the former Houston Rocket superstar Tracy McGrady, who went to the New York Knicks in exchange for Jordan
Pearl Jam to headline Hard Rock Calling in London
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:51 in Events | Viewed 76 views times | No Comments
A lot of people who live here in America would place a visit to London at or near the top of their to-do list, and with good reason. The history, food, culture, and entertainment that is contained in Great Britain as a whole, and London in particular, is certainly alluring. When you are an American,
Japan tops U.S. women in Olympic curling
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:43 in Events | Viewed 122 views times | No Comments
As a writer and reporter who likes to stay purely unbiased and objective, I have chosen to eschew television entirely in my home. I feel as though I can get more done if I never languish in front of the idiot box, and I really don’t accept the backdrop of corporate commercialism that they broadcast
Canseco rants on Twitter
Published on 23 Feb, 2010 at 14:39 in Sports | Viewed 102 views times | No Comments
Jose Canseco is certainly a colorful character, and I guess the fact that he was unable to ply his trade as long as he would have liked to leaves him with a lot of time on his hands, energy to burn, and ego to exhibit. It’s easy to lay into Canseco because he tends to
Huge crowd witnesses NBA All Star Game
Published on 17 Feb, 2010 at 16:43 in Events | Viewed 118 views times | No Comments
When you think about it, the game of basketball is played on a relatively small rectangular patch of wood. Football fields, on the other hand, are a hundred yards long, and baseball yards are big and spacious as well, so these sports require a good sized stadium, and many fans who are at the game
Should college athletes get paid?
Published on 17 Feb, 2010 at 16:41 in Sports | Viewed 1,887 views times | No Comments
When you live in a town that is home to a major college football team, you really get an up-close and personal look at just how much money is generated during the season. I happen to live in Athens, Georgia as of this writing, and the numbers of people who are on the streets and
