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Jackie Robinson Day!

Eric Bryant — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:10:01 +0000

Today is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball! One of the best moments in Dodgers history was certainly the introduction of Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, the first African American player. The challenges he faced and endured paved the way to create a more integrated sports world and even more importantly a [...]

Rays Win! Rays Win!

Eric Bryant — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:59:59 +0000

For the first time in 4 years of baseball, my son Caleb’s team truly won a game! In the first two years during teeball, the league doesn’t keep score. There are no winners or losers in teeball. Last year Caleb’s team won one game out of 19. We only won that one because the [...]

Baseball History

Eric Bryant — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:16:17 +0000

We were at the Dodgers exhibition game last night against the defending National Champions, the Boston Red Sox at the Los Angeles Coliseum along with 115,300 other people! We set the record for most well-attended baseball game in world history and helped raise millions of dollars to fight cancer with Think Cure! The Coliseum is [...]

A couple of observations on the 2008 NCAA tourney

Dan Staifer — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:29:10 +0000

The NCAA tournament bracket is out and now the fun can start. While I did not get to see live what the selection committee decided were the best 65 teams in the country, I liked the fact I could actually look at the bracket with my own eyes before listening/reading any experts analyze it. [...]

Baylor Bubble Breakers!

Eric Bryant — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:20:20 +0000

I cannot believe it! The Baylor Men’s Basketball team made the NCAA tournament!! For the 4th time in the 102 history of Baylor basketball, our men’s team had 20 wins in one season (it would usually take a couple seasons of wins added together to get that many). This is the fifth time Baylor has [...]

A Sad Day for Football Fans Everywhere

Jason Allen — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:10:37 +0000

You don’t have to be a Green Bay Packers fan to lament the announcement of Brett Favre’s retirement. Not only has he been an amazingly gifted QB over the last 17 years but he is just so fun to watch. Here are two quick things I think we will miss in the post-Favre [...]

Baseball’s Sad Winter Continues

Jason Allen — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:45:31 +0000

Will we ever be able to look at the Bond’s/Clemen’s Era with respect again? Can we trust that there was any single player (who accomplished much) on the up and up during this era? On a related note: John Rocker says in 2000 he and others playing for the Rangers including Alex Rodriguez were advised by [...]

A Little Life Changer

Brenton Mumford — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:32:52 +0000

Like the rest of the regular contributors, I’ve been really busy. Too busy to do much of anything besides, you know, the things that have been keeping me busy. But I have had time to bask in the beauty of ESPN’s latest gift to sports fans everywhere: the Video Edition of the Daily Dime. It’s a [...]

KU 75 - KSU 84

Jason Allen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:10:53 +0000

Need we say more? KU Haters everywhere are rejoicing. Let the good natured ribbing begin. Here’s a pre-game perspective from one of our own.

Welcome to the Dark Period

Dan Staifer — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:47:00 +0000

The month of February is the dark period of sports. When the Super Bowl ends, there is nothing really compelling to watch or talk about until the NCAA Tournament (unless you are a NASCAR fan - see Daytona). The NBA, NHL, and College Basketball are fun to watch during this time but there is nothing [...]

In Mortal Kombat, Subzero does not always win. . .

Dan Staifer — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:30:53 +0000

Weather can have a profound effect on people’s lives. Depending on how people view it, the Doppler 5000 Radar can either bring fear or be a footnote to factor into a greater purpose. Over the weekend in the southeast, we got a blizzard. Yes, we got an overwhelming amount of “white death” from the sky that [...]

Lou Holtz: Insights and Embarrassing Moments with Famous People

Eric Bryant — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:48:22 +0000

Today marks the beginning of a new series of posts called “Insights and Embarrassing Moments with Famous People.” Today I begin with Lou Holtz, college football genius and ESPN college football commentator. “Holtz is the only coach in the history of college football to take six different teams to bowl games, win five [...]

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Players - Allen Iverson

Brenton Mumford — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:27:14 +0000

Allen Iverson, Denver Nuggets I could go on and on about AI. He’s been one of my favorite NBA players since I’ve been following the league; basically, any time I would come across one of his games, I’d be completely glued to the TV. He’s the gentle gangster, hard on the outside, but completely [...]

The G-Men Defeat the Packers

Jason Allen — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:00:14 +0000

Well, I really wanted to see the Favre vs Brady match-up with Favre coming out on top. But they didn’t deserve to win that game tonight. So Lawrence Tynes displayed the talent that got him cut from the Chiefs. Of course his replacement fare much better (you know the guy who we drafted and got cut [...]

Clippers Basketball: An Oxymoron?

Eric Bryant — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:28:21 +0000

I made an interesting choice in 1998, the year we moved from Seattle to Los Angeles. I chose to cheer for the Clippers. Ever since, I have suffered through some really rough seasons. It has seemed like we must be cursed! Anytime something good would happen, something worse would follow. For awhile, every year would end [...]