An interactive, analytical and hopefully entertaining look at the world of sports and all things otherwise
The networks appear to be losing their touch. By my count, there have been three recent, sports-related events that our cable channels totally missed out on! Listen, the 24-hour sports networks have plenty of time to fill. If the NFL Continue reading Sporting events we’d like to see televised that aren’t
Alright, I’m going to take a shot at ruffling a few feathers. Here goes nothing. I’ve read a lot lately about Colin Kaepernick. In case for some bizarre reason you still don’t know who Colin Kaepernick is, he’s the former Continue reading The race. To not sign Colin Kaepernick
Before he was president, Donald Trump made public his support for Johnny Manziel via his favorite social media outlet: Twitter. Trump was so assured Manziel would become a successful NFL quarterback, he put his name on it. Some people even Continue reading What Donald Trump, Skip Bayless and Stanley Kaufmann all have in common
Here are some quick thoughts from a wild opening weekend to our football season. Back It Up I’ve often wondered about the mindset of the backup quarterback. Often jokingly referred to as the best job in professional sports (because you Continue reading Chumpservations, Vol. 37: Back-up quarterbacks, Big Winners, Back To School and one Beautiful Bash Brother Bromance
This is hardly an original concept. The television show Survivor made it popular many moons ago. I never watched the show, or maybe I did once against my will, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the first elimination-style game show Continue reading The voting off
“This is the end. My only friend, the end.” – Jim Morrison, The Doors I came home from a hectic night’s work last Saturday and immediately took to Twitter. Johnny Manziel had been released by the Cleveland Browns earlier that Continue reading Does anybody remember here John Manziel?
The NFL has another very important decision to make soon. This one has nothing to do with whether a player stepped out of bounds or if a pass should be ruled incomplete. Cleveland Brown quarterback Johnny Manziel allegedly struck his Continue reading Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for Johnny Football
I’ve never been banned from anything. Don’t get me wrong. I was once escorted out of a Las Vegas nightclub long before Johnny Manziel made it fashionable but that’s a story for another time. I bring this up is because Continue reading No soup for you: New York Met banned from baseball for life
With all this talk about Coldplay performing the Super Bowl halftime show, my favorite social media venue has come up with a hashtag to employ our sensibilities. It’s called #betterhalftimeshows. I’ve already discussed how the NFL could make the halftime Continue reading Comedy Central crushes Coldplay with a simple hashtag
Here is yet further proof that the insanely wacky world of sports never ceases to provide us with the type of quality entertainment that simply cannot be fabricated. And you wonder why I watch so intently. Bartolo Colon just released Continue reading Reasons we love sports, Vols. 5-8: Bartolo Colon’s workout video, Johnny Manziel’s wig and ‘stache, Mike Tyson’s Christmas present and a Buffalo Bills fan’s flaming backside
