Sporting News

Going To An NFL Game Is Getting Expensive

Since the advent of those lovely wide screen high-definition TV’s and the overdue opening of really nice sports dedicated bars across the country, it’s just almost not worth it to go to all of the trouble to ‘go out to the ballpark’ these days. What with parking costing an arm and a leg and concession prices sky high, it might …

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by admin on November 9th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Three For The Money

Let’s face it, the position of running back in the NFL ain’t what it used to be.  The old days of guys like Jim Brown, Larry Zonka and, these days, Adrian Peterson seem to be out of style, for now anyway. Running backs are surely not getting the number of carries per game that the used to get. That’s a …

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by admin on November 7th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Synergy Is Revolutionizing Basketball Analysis

Watching game film and breaking down the actions of teams and individual players has been a major part of the coaching profession almost since people began filming games. Right away it was obvious that the ability to watch and analyze games after the fact could be a huge tool in avoiding repeating mistakes and capitalizing on the mistakes of others. …

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by admin on November 6th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Surprize, Surprize: Big Papi Wins MVP

So the Boston Red Sox have won the 2013 World Series and are the reigning world’s champions. It took six full games and a brief scare in St. Louis to get them there, but the Red Sox were not to be denied in game six in front of a sellout home crowd at Fenway Park. And how did they get …

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by admin on November 5th, 2013 Leave a comment »

The ‘Noles & The ‘Canes & The ‘Dawgs & The Gators

They call it the world’s largest cocktail party. Well, they used to anyway. Some folks protested that name and they have toned it down a bit, the name, not the party. The annual meeting between the Universities of Georgia and Florida football teams has to take place on neutral ground because of the intensity of the rivalry and the geography …

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by admin on November 4th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Roger Goodell Wants NFL Teams In London & LA

The NFL games in played London have been a smashing success.  The Britts love ‘em and the players enjoy the change of scenery. The last contest held at Wembley Stadium was between the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers featuring their own ‘Big Ben’ Roethlisberger.  The Vikings won by the close final score of 34-27 provided a great game for …

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by admin on November 1st, 2013 Leave a comment »

Cool Facts About Professional Golf

This is the slow season for golfers and golf fans. It’s winter. Time to watch football and stay inside.  But action continues on links around the world which prompts us to take a quick look at some of the things that make golf an interesting… and rather classy game. Let’s look at some of the things that make golf special.  …

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by admin on October 31st, 2013 Leave a comment »

Key NFL Injuries That Confound Handicappers

There were more bad injuries to key players in the NFL during week six action than in any other week in living memory. A lot of guys went down and changed the prospects of several teams in doing so. Some were career threatening injuries. The biggest loss and the most painful to watch was when young Sam Bradford went down …

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by admin on October 30th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Made In Missouri

What’s happening in America’s Heartland? In the state of Missouri, the ‘show me state’… are they putting something special in the corn? The University of Missouri Tigers football team is undefeated even though they are now competing in the SEC where the going gets tough in a big hurry. But the Tigers have held their own so far and are …

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by admin on October 26th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Hokies & Vols Set For The Battle Of Bristol

It is already being billed as the largest college football game in history. It’s not going to be at Ohio State or Michigan or Penn State. Not Tennessee, Alabama or even Texas. All of those college campuses boast stadiums that will hold over 100,000 fans but, there is a bigger venue on the horizon. Some gridiron dreamer came up with …

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by admin on October 25th, 2013 Leave a comment »