Regardless of the sport, player movement has radically affected the way we watch, follow, and enjoy the games that entertain us. Whereas we once could follow our heroes throughout their entire career with one team, things have changed. It really doesn’t matter whether it’s a result of the teams making salary cuts or players seeking…
Read More »With all of the hubbub surrounding the Super Bowl this past weekend, it would be easy to assume that nothing else of significance was happening in the world of sports. It would also be incorrect. On Saturday night, a massive college basketball game saw #3 Indiana defeat #1 Michigan in a game of critical importance…
Read More »One of the hallmarks of greatness in professional sports is consistency. When I think about consistency in sports, I think about Cal Ripken and his iron man streak of 2,632 consecutive games played over a 17-year period. To be able to perform at a high level, let alone stay healthy, for such a lengthy period…
Read More »Everywhere you look, the signs of the season are visible—chips, popcorn, and soda being purchased in large portions. Team jerseys, jackets, and hats being proudly displayed. Team flags flying and team fight songs being sung. The season of which I speak, of course, is college football’s bowl season. The first bowl game, the New Mexico…
Read More »Now that we are a couple of weeks into the Major League Baseball season, we are seeing several things—some expected and some unexpected. It was expected that the Tigers would crush the ball, and they are. It was expected that the Rays would pitch well, and they do. What was not expected, however, was that…
Read More »Yesterday, as football fans began ramping up for championship Sunday in the NFL, another story dominated the sports world—the death of Joe Paterno. As a two-time national champion coach, a man revered by former players, and a person who, with his wife, donated millions of dollars to the library at Penn State, Paterno had coached…
Read More »Tonight will draw to a close one of the busiest sports weeks in the history of New Orleans. Last Tuesday night, Michigan defeated Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl, then, on Saturday night, the hometown New Orleans Saints defeated the Detroit Lions in the first round of the NFL playoffs. Tonight draws that busy week…
Read More »The end of a baseball season can be a bit disillusioning. Why? Because there are teams that, in a sense, have nothing left to play for—and it shows on the field. We see it in September, with the end-of-season call-ups that are there to be watched and observe. The fact is, however, that they are…
Read More »In baseball, they are called “innings eaters.” Pitchers who go the distance—pitching deep into games and consuming 200, 225, or 250 innings in a year. They often do not have the best stuff, the lowest ERA, or the most strikeouts. They usually don’t have the largest number of wins. But what they do have is…
Read More »All weekend long at the Farmers Insurance Open, the focus was on Tiger Woods. The talk was about this being his first tournament of the year and his play and how he would do and would he make a run. Seemingly every segment, every update, and every sportscast led with how Tiger was doing, with…
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