Category: Sports
An ardent ND-hater once told me, "Notre Dame is like the Yankees. College football is better when they're in the discussion."
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …