It happened. It finally %@#^@$! happened. There was a round of golf played last Sunday amongst friends on a beautiful, Florida afternoon… but this was to be no ordinary round. That last time I cried over a sporting event was Continue reading
How popular is basketball? Although some other sports are reported to have larger followers, basketball is also high up on the list. As reported by a credible source, basketball has over 800 million fans in the world. That is a Continue reading
It’s an odd time here in Tampa Bay and not just because we’re in the middle of a global pandemic that has turned this, and pretty much every other city, on its head. No, it’s twilight zone time in Tampa Continue reading
Sorry, this post has been delayed. We’ve been celebrating Lord Stanley for two straight weeks. Here goes our official recount… as we recall. Walking into a stadium felt odd. After all, it’s been almost a full calendar year since any Continue reading
Two things stand out most to me about the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals. First is, I went to see three of those Finals games here in Tampa with my stepfather. He had the hook up on some primo seats. Not Continue reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has deprived all individuals of enjoying the most essential aspects of everyday life. After spending months in quarantine, many people are eager to get back to playing sports and engaging in physical activities. Given the omnipresent risk Continue reading
Kenny Smith tells one of my favorite NBA stories. It was May 1995 and San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson had just been awarded his first and only regular season MVP. Later that evening, in Game Two of the Western Continue reading
Walking into work one day, surrounded by chickens (this makes total sense if you know Ybor City), I had an idea. With all the statues being put up and torn down these days, wouldn’t it be funny if Ybor City Continue reading
I placed my lone wager for the day early Tuesday evening. Nothing over the top, just twenty bucks on a two-team parlay: Celtics minus the two, Denver Nuggets plus the seven-and-a-half. The twenty bucks, if it hit, was to come Continue reading
For any sports betting enthusiast to know about Swedish trotting is not necessarily a new thing. The sport itself has been around for over 200 years and in sports, there is the inevitability of betting on any game in the Continue reading