Loser of the Week (Week 10)

POSTED BY Robert Reid, 05 November 2007 | PERMALINK

LOSER OF THE WEEK: NAVY
Yes, Navy finally beat Notre Dame — after, what, 43 straight loses — but it’s hard to consider a triple-overtime win to the Water-splashing Irish much of a win these days. Not only did Navy have to endure a questionable potentially game-ending pass-interference call in overtime, but also the ridiculous CBS broadcast with audience feed on mute and...

NBA Opening Night Observations

POSTED BY Matt Marquez, 31 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Yesterday evening the NBA tipped off the first games of the 2007-08 season and I had front row seats on my couch. Here are a few of my observations.

Portland Trailblazers at San Antonio Spurs
Final Score: 106-97, Spurs win

The Spurs looked sharp in the first half, playing the kind of efficient, defensive minded basketball that's won them four championships and bored thousands of fans to...

A-Rod's Decision is a Smart One

POSTED BY Kenneth England, 30 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Alex Rodriguez is a smart guy. You don't get paid the kind of money he does without being a smart guy, with or without Scott Boras for an agent. As a smart guy, A-Rod sees the writing on the wall. That is exactly why he's bailing on the Yankees. He sees what is coming on the horizon for the Yanks, and it isn't pretty. Now if he's really smart, he'd take a pay cut and go to the Red Sox. Talk...

Some NBA Thoughts

POSTED BY Adam Aizer, 30 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Here’s what’s on my mind as the NBA tips off tonight.

1. Nobody likes Basketball anymore: Is it me? Or is basketball now the third most-liked sport in the country? Clearly football is King in the US (apparently not the case in England), and I would say there is much more interest in baseball than basketball these days. I’m not just talking about right now, as the World Series just ended and...

Loser of the Week (Week 9)

POSTED BY Robert Reid, 29 October 2007 | PERMALINK

6 + 1 = 7, 6 + 2 = 6; LOSER OF THE WEEK's REVISED/IMPROVED LAMINATE-ABLE 'TWO POINT CONVERSION GUIDEBOOK'

Most coaches keep a cheat-sheet card around to tell them yay/nay on when to go for two. It needs updating. During the 2000 NFL season, Phil Simms, after Bill Parcells blew a two-point conversion call in a Jets vs Patriots game that cost the Jets a playoff slot, said, “Take the card...