If you’re a skier then you may be able to relate to Mikaela Shiffrin—she barely raced as a kid (she’s basically still a kid at 19)—instead she chose to practice near her home in Burke, VT. She’s the best US Woman skier not dating Tiger Woods and this week she will battle at the Alpine […]
RIP Mr. Cub Ernie Banks
From ESPN: “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks, the Hall of Fame slugger and two-time MVP who never lost his boundless enthusiasm for baseball despite years of playing on losing Chicago Cubs teams, died Friday night. He was 83. The Cubs announced Banks’ death but did not provide a cause. “Words cannot express how important Ernie Banks […]
Here is Why The New England Patriots Win
The Wall Street Journal’s Kevin Clark and Daniel Barbarisi write: Quick, Bill Belichick has a few questions for you: Describe the third player from the left on the Indianapolis Colts’ kickoff coverage team. Is he fast? Is he strong enough to run you over? Where did he play in college? Whoops, you took too long to […]
Thornography: Knee Jerk Reactions, Divisional Round, Patriots VS. Ravens
WEEI’s Jerry Thornton with the Divisional Round, Patriots VS. Ravens, recap: Things to consider while basking in the afterglow of the best erotic thriller since “A Gronking to Remember”: — Sometimes I just hate being right. A few weeks ago, when there were still eight or nine teams alive in the AFC playoff picture, I […]
R.I.P. “Mr. Baseball Card” Sy Berger
From the NY Daily News: Sy Berger, the father of the modern baseball card, died Sunday in Rockville Centre. He was 91. In the 1950s, Berger used scissors and cardboard at his kitchen table as he played around with ideas for trading cards until he devised a design for Topps that endured for decades: team […]
Good Morning from Newport, RI
Downtown Newport is buzzing as sailors prepare for today’s Newport to Bermuda race. I walked down to the docks at lunchtime yesterday to check-out the scene. Lots of boats scrambling to get ready for today’s 12:50pm start. As of 5:00am this morning the weather report is calling for light winds out of the northwest. It will […]
Patriots Draft Worst
Seattle draft best! Walter Football (www.walterfootball.com), my top rated NFL draft site, has the bad news for Pats fans and equally bad news for the rest of the league as Walter Football ranks super bowl champ Seattle number one. Here you get Walter Football’s in depth ranking for every NFL team including yours. Enjoy, these […]
NFL Draft Royalty
No not the top player but the top analyst. Meet Walter Cherepinsky. Walter is far and away number one in my book, and I have been studiously analyzing the annual NFL draft for decades. If you are an NFL fan and are not familiar with Walter, today is your lucky day. I have linked here […]
Tribal Rights
Throwing bad money at bad policy is never a good idea. Chris Edwards of Cato explains how Redskins owner Dan Snyder’s money will not drive fundamental change for tribal communities. The owner of the Washington Redskins, Dan Snyder, has launched the Original Americans Foundation to “provide resources that offer genuine opportunities for tribal communities.” Snyder and his […]
Welcome Back Big O
It’s been a long winter for New Englanders. The return of Glenn Ordway talking sports on his new show named Big Show Unfiltered, should put a spring back in everyone’s step. Read more by Chadd Finn on the return of the Big O: The voice, so familiar to Boston sports fans more than three decades, will […]