tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79071492771593532752026-04-13T03:50:45.695-04:00Sports. Entertainment. Food. And more sports.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907149277159353275.post-46411730133107886662016-11-12T12:31:00.002-05:002016-11-12T12:31:48.620-05:00

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result.  Tuffy may be stubborn, but he is not actually a candidate for involuntary commitment.  In an attempt to shake off an extended losing streak, Tuffy has invited Snorty Pig to make this week's picks. Despite his name, Snorty Pig is a dog.  A Boston Terrier, to be exact.  The same

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After riding high at the start of the season, Tuffy's Teasers fell short in back to back weeks.  Tuffy took a couple weeks off to regroup and regain his confidence.  On National Cat Day, Tuffy returns to action with a teaser for Week 9. In the early weeks, Tuffy relied heavily on a few familiar teams.  This week, Tuffy shakes things up by looking west for his picks.  And

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Banshee Sports was never intended to be a substitute for Oprah's Book Club.  But, the written word can be an inspiring thing.  Michael Weinreb's written word about college football inspired me as much as any book I've ever read.  Season of Saturdays eloquently captured what I deeply love about the game I care about most. In October of 2014, Banshee Sports reviewed Michael

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So, Tuffy got a little cocky last week.  Taunting the devil and whatnot.  As the Old Testament tells us, "Pride cometh before the fall."  Tuffy fell last weekend, but it should be noted that it was a one cat mascot defeating another cat mascot that broke up the Week 5 Teaser.  Tuffy considered taking a week off to kick his wounds, but then he remembered that his public is

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Tuffy is so hot right now the devil won't get near him for fear of getting burned.  Or perhaps the devil has just heard about Tuffy's penchant for biting.  The Tuffy Teaser hit for the third week in a row, and none of the games were close. Cousin Vasyl is angry about Houston's Thursday night games. But, casinos exist for a reason, so Tuffy and his followers are not resting in their

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Tuffy is feeling pretty proud of himself after hitting the Tuffy Teaser for the second week in a row.  Week 3 was fraught with peril due to the many non-conference mismatches on the schedule.  Week 4 has many more conference contests.  Those early match-ups present challenges of their own.  Tuffy was tempted to sit this week out, but he is a cat of action.  He is not a

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Delicious food is an integral part of the sports viewing experience.  Food was also an an integral part of Banshee Sports in the early days.  The pulled beef barbecue recipe that I posted in September of 2013  continues to be one of the most widely read posts on this site every month. Check it out this weekend.  You will be glad you did. Pulled Beef Barbecue Football

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The Chase is on for the NASCAR championship.  When the engines fire at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, sixteen drivers will be vying for the championship as NASCAR begins its 10-week version of the playoffs. It's time to take a look at the the Chase field and make a few predictions. Tony Stewart's win at Sonoma gave him a Chase spot Team Effort.  At the beginning of the year,

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It took Tuffy a week to get his college football senses tuned in, but Tuffy's film study from Week 1 paid off in Week 2.  Tuffy got back to his winning ways and got his account back in the black.  Week 3 could prove to be another tough test since there are many mismatched non-conference games on the schedule.  It's hard to predict if a team will keep their foot on the pedal enough

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The Tuffy Teaser got off to a rough start in 2016.  In fact, one might think Tuffy was "just teasing" with those picks (see what I did there?).  The Tuffy Teaser not only failed to hit, but actually went 0-3.  But, there is no use crying over spilled milk.  There is a new slate of games this weekend, and Tuffy has a new recommended teaser for Week 2. Tuffy's followers got

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The NFL season is just hours away.  The preseason is over.  Fantasy football drafts are in the rear-view mirror.  It is time for the real NFL games to begin.  It is also time to make some predictions. AFC East:  Tom Brady is suspended for the first four games of the year.  That means that the untested and unheralded Jimmy Garoppolo will play quarterback for the

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Football season is back.  So is the Tuffy Teaser. Tuffy the gambler When I changed careers and started the law firm of Wetzel and Washburn, PLLC, I was free from the strictures of government employment and was able to explore the wild and wonderful world of sports gambling.  Wetzel and Washburn survived for a second year, and so has the Tuffy Teaser. By way of refresher, the Tuffy

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William Shakespeare told us, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."  I know this to be true because every August, my heart aches for the return of my one true love:  football. High school football in Pennsylvania Sports fill the entire calendar year, and I care deeply about many of them.  I close my law firm for March Madness.  I build my household budget around boxing

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College sports are incredibly popular in our country.  Especially college football and men's basketball.  And yet, sports fans spend a significant amount of time thinking and talking about how the world would be a better place, if only the NCAA was structured differently. In August of 2013, I took a stab at creating the perfect collegiate sports landscape.  In this article, I

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Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told Boxing, perhaps more than any other sport, is as much about its history and lore as it is about current fighters.  The Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told is a collection of essays and stories that continue that tradition.  This book is an excellent read. Edited by Jeff Silverman, The Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told is a collection of thirty-six

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Precision is required after arbitrary ball spotting. If you turn on ESPN or AM radio, you will hear grown men and women discussing sports in the most serious terms.  They are discussing money and suspensions and drug use.  Even when they are discussing the actual games, you would sometimes think they were discussing military strategy.  Don't get me wrong.  I take sports

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Serena celebrates the 2015 Wimbledon title Hot takes are all the rage in the information age.  But, there once was a time when the public would wait days and even weeks to hear and share thoughts on a sports topic.  I am old enough to remember those times.  So is Serena Williams.  So, despite the passing of a little time since she last made headlines, I want to pay homage

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NASCAR is headed into the home stretch towards the Chase for the Championship.  With the completion of today's road race at Sonoma, there are only 10 races left before the 16-driver field is set for the Chase.  It is time to take a look back at what has happened so far and what to expect as summer turns to fall. Stewart takes the lead at Sonoma (Crabill/Getty) Predictions and Chalk.

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Baseball that beaned Johnny Pitts in 1898 The anniversary selection for June was the hardest decision of the year.  My two favorite posts that I've ever written were both in June.  Both involved the importance of family and roots in the sports world.  In June of 2012, I wrote a post called Loyalty, Tears and the Joy of Fandom.  In that post, written the night Dale, Jr.

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If you are a sports fan and you've never seen NASCAR race in person, you need to add a weekend at the racetrack to your sports to-do list.  I did not grow up a NASCAR fan.  It wasn't until my family started moving out of the Rust Belt and into the Bible Belt ... and specifically into the NASCAR industry ... that my attention shifted to NASCAR.  NASCAR takes a lot of criticism in

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Shrimp fajitas and a gold margarita The tagline for this website is "Sports.  Entertainment.  Food.  And more sports."  Cooking with Banshee posts appeared from time to time in the first year of this site, but in January of 2013, Banshee Sports put a new emphasis on the epicurean arts.  At that time, Banshee Sports committed to having a food recipe and a drink recipe

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Creed debuted in theaters in November, stirred up Oscar talk in February and was released to DVD in March.  Inexplicably, it took me until April to see the film.  With Creed, the seventh installment of the series, the Rocky franchise takes a leap forward while keeping a firm grip on the past.  It's a winning combination that will satisfy old fans and win over a new

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Baseball season is upon us.  In order to get in the mood, I decided to read Calico Joe by John Grisham. In Calico Joe, Grisham departs from the world of legal intrigue and delves into the world of baseball.  The narrative bounces back and forth between modern day and the summer of 1973.  In both settings, the story is told from the first person perspective of Paul Tracey, son of

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I love sports.  I love everything about them.  The whole reason I created Banshee Sports was to share that love with as many people as possible.  One of the reasons I love sports is because even the most mundane aspects of our favorite games require a high level of skill and excellence.  This post from April 26, 2014 explored some of the hard things in sports that we take for

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Villanova and North Carolina gave us one of the most thrilling national championship games of all time.  Likewise, the Banshee Bracket Challenge came down to the wire.  As the Tarheels and the Wildcats traded baskets, Jason Todd and Tyler Skeeters were trading the bracket championship back and forth.  When Villanova finally clinched the title on Kris Jenkins' buzzer beater, Tyler

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