The Flopping Men Who Play Soccer
And Miscellaneous Other Matters I guess I really, really don’t like soccer The Galatians were Irish? Did they drink themselves blind, too? The weekday Mass readings this week went …
Category: Sports
Tuesday
If you’re like me and enjoy sports but only marginally like baseball, you might want to get a Roku and check out some of the lesser-known sports. ESPN3 shows …
Tuesday
I used to enjoy greatly boxing. I lost $5 on the Hearns/Leonard fight (big Tommy fan), which was a lot of money back in the early 1980s for a …
Saturday
Congratulations to Michigan State University, which has plowed into the Elite 8 . . . as a seven seed. It makes you wonder: What was the selection committee thinking? …
Monday
Miscellaneous Rambling My eldest brother moved to Mississippi back in the 1990s. I took my first trip down there in 1999. I had always been a fan of the …
Interesting (or Frustrating, if You’re an SEC Guy)
H.I.F. I’m home sick with the flu, good for nothing more than watching TV and contemplating my next porcelain trip, so I’m watching a lot of sports for a …
Interesting
H.I.F. The benefits of empire? Roman charioteers earned far more than even the best-paid footballers and international sports stars of today, according to academic research. “One charioteer, named Gaius …
Friday
Drinking Night in Canada I like wine, but sometimes it’s out of place. Like at Oktoberfest. Or at the typical frat party. Or a bachelor party. Or Thursday night …
Wednesday
Woe the Man with Halitosis I found a book on sports psychology at the library last week. It could aptly be called, “The Tao and Sports.” Because the Tao …
RIP, Ernie
Long-time Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell died last night. Just a few of the stories I’ve heard this morning: Ernie was telling a friend that the worst part of …
Thanksgiving
The Lions play the Thanksgiving Game again today, for the 76th time (if my notes are accurate). There’s talk about taking the game away from Detroit, and I fear …
Tuesday
Ignorant of Theophilus? “There’s more to sports than winning.” “It’s not about winning and losing.” “Winning isn’t the most important thing.” Those types of platitudes surround sports today, especially …