Sunday’s Sports Slog with a Stiff Upper Lip
Riddle me this, ye poobahs who run Wimbledon. How come you keep the roof you built for just such instances open when it’s going to rain on center court? Or, like now when it is, uh, raining as I write...
View ArticleMonday’s Sports Musings
There’s a note sitting on my desk. It’s been here for several days. I’ve ignored it while frolicking at Forecastle. It reads “Death Penalty @ Penn State?” And, of course, while I procrastinated, the...
View ArticleSports Sunday: British Edition + Bonus Stateside Stuff
As if to desensitize us to the plethora of shots of Big Ben we’ll be seeing in the weeks to come during coverage of the London Olympics, we were “treated” to an all Brit all the time weekend of sports....
View ArticleSports Sunday: Clearing Off The Desk Before Kickoff
Yes, friends, we are but days away from that time of year that SEC commish Mike Slive likes to call Moneyball. College football, and soon thereafter the game played by the play for more pay guys, are...
View ArticleSunday Sound Off: The Full Manti & Much More
Here’s some perspective, Louisville Cardinal faithful, on yesterday’s home L to Syracuse. Fourteen teams in the Top 25 lost last week. And that doesn’t include not-in-Top-25 Wisconsin, who gave a Top...
View ArticleSunday Morning Snap Shots: Bucs, Bikes, Brooklyn Basketball & More
Well, we now know for sure which school is going to be the dark horse come autumn in the World’s Greatest Football League. Vanderbilt Commodores, come on down. A loyal reader, a former Louisvillian who...
View ArticleA Dozen Reasons Why I Love the Tour de France
1. It’s on in the morning when I get up. Which means I can watch a world class sports event while drinking my morning coffee and reading the paper. 2. The level of endurance and athleticism of the...
View ArticleSunday’s Baseline: Britannia Rules & Other Observations Of More Concern In...
Now that Dwight Howard has settled the really burning and oh so important question in sports, by eschewing the LA LA Lakers, and taking his talents to Houston to play for the Rockets, we can move on to...
View ArticleSunday Sports Shots: Lookin’ Down From Mont Ventoux, Mound Pitcher’s & PEDs
If you have been paying attention, you understand that I’ve become fascinated over the last couple of years with the Tour de France. Today, was the longest stage of this year’s edition, 150 miles or...
View ArticleLefty (In The Open) & Chris (In the Tour): Deserving Champions
Instant Karma’s gonna get you/ Gonna look you right in the face. Early on in the final round of the British Open, Phil Mickelson, hit a less than stellar approach shot from the fairway. Obviously...
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