Goodbye, Free Time
A little more than a month ago, I wrote about my disenchantment with the latest version of EA Sports' college football video game series. I managed to plug away and…
Hard to Understand
A friend took me aside recently. She had watched two co-workers engage in an hour-long conversation about college football and wanted to ask me something.
How can they do that?
She really had no idea how two people could carry on a conversation about sports for so long. She admitted that she tried to get into sports in the past, but just couldn’t maintain an interest. When she finished, I had a confession to make.
I envied her. I envy every single person who can walk around without having sports fill their brain with possibilities and arguments and everything else that goes along with being a fan.
Road to Redemption
Late last month, the U.S. soccer team got some great publicity with a fantastic run at the Confederations Cup. People who usually didn't follow the team tuned in to see…
Book Review: Bloody Confused
I am really glad I did not troll the Intertubes for reviews of Chuck Culpepper's book Bloody Confused!: A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer before I recently…
Greatest Sports Day of the Year
Today is an embarrassment of riches for sports fans. It really is such a wonderful day to be alive. Of course, March Madness starts today. I am in four pools…
It’s Time
Today ranks as one of the most important days of the year for me. Actually, this is one of the most important days in a four-year period. The U.S. men's…
Noooooooooooo!
I just realized something this morning. There are nly seven football games left in the season. College is done - I don't count the all-star games. There are four NFL…
La Guerra Fria, Part Dos
For the U.S. national soccer team, qualifying for the World Cup doesn't really heat up until the final round. In the Hex (short for hexagonal because the round features six…
Olympics off to a Good Start
If you're hiding from Olympic results, shame on you. You're gonna get spoiled here, and I don't really care. If I "ruined' the result of the soccer game today, take…
Where’s Coach When You Need Him?
So the soccer team from the Czech Republic had a game the other day. They got all ready to face Latvia in a friendly match. Problem was, they were playing…