Image – Pixabay CC0 License Sports fans love to play. And they love to watch too. There are certainly plenty of activities where the latter option is better. Watching the Kansas City Chiefs appeals more than taking a sack. John Cena and co. can keep the bumps of sports entertainment to themselves. And watching hockey …
I didn’t fill out an NCAA March Madness bracket this year. Nor was I planning to watch any of the games. A mild illness changed my plans on the latter, when yesterday my brain was too impaired for anything but mindlessly watching most of three games as the first tournament weekend concluded. My first impression …
Photo by Jose Francisco Morales on Unsplash Baseball is one of the oldest sports in North America, and its popularity is only increasing with time. Many people love the strategic gameplay and the fast-paced action. But how did baseball become such a phenomenon? In this blog post, we will take a retrospective look at the …
Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suárez Places 12th in Thursday Night’s Daytona Duels Starts 24th in Sunday’s Daytona 500 CONCORD, N.C. – A Mexican driver would love nothing more than to win The Great American Race. That’s Daniel Suárez’s quest this week as he embarks on DAYTONA Speedweeks Presented by AdventHealth in preparation for the 65th annual …
The last few days have brought a flurry of NBA player trades, more than I can remember in the last few years for a mid-season deadline. Even the Warriors participated, trading their former lottery draft pick James Wiseman in a multi-team deal that netted them Gary Payton II, whom they had previously allowed to depart …
Last Saturday, I took my daughter to see the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. It was my first live sports event in three years, reflecting my caution regarding COVID and even the run-of-the-mill bugs that I had previously accepted as part of normal life. I missed Stephen Curry, and I missed the excitement that comes …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hull Famed pro hockey player Bobby Hull died today. I really never knew much about him (& learned almost all of it today on Wikipedia). But for a Minnesota kid like me (from the days before Wayne Gretzky) his name was legendary, and on par with Bobby Orr and Fran Tarkenton. But like all legend-heroes, he …
There is nothing that pairs with New Year’s Eve as well as Champagne (or Prosecco, or Cava). Champagne is an excellent choice to celebrate one door closing and another door opening, but there are a lot of ways to step up your bubbly game – or celebrate with a unique cocktail that is perfect for …
But it bucked trend toward conservative soccer strategy By Claude Iosso It was the World Cup final many of us wanted, and yet the experts feared it might be a cagey, even dull affair based on the trends. Instead, Argentina’s victory over France was so exciting, it’s been immediately recognized as the best final ever, …
Connie Diiamond, the unstoppable voice of Bronx, New York, has been named “the breakout artist to watch” by Scottie Beam & supported Azealia Banks on tour. Connie is not trying to conform to any mold for what a female artist should look or sound like & her fans ride for her. Connie brings authenticity to …
Oregon might not be one of the top states for golfing in terms of how many courses there are, nor for the number of golfing pros that call this part of the world home. But, what East Portland and the surrounding regions do have is some of the most impressive golf courses in the country. The government …
Singer-songwriter and producer Joe Barksdale has released his brand new single “Alone”, and is pleased to announce the release of an all-new album titled Yours Truly this spring. Yours Truly features 16 tracks in his signature style, a unique blend of blues, soul, jazz, and rock, with Barksdale handling guitar, electronic drums, and lead vocals. When asked about his new single, …
Voodoo Doughnut, Portland’s famous purveyor of zany confections, was offering a green and gold sprinkle doughnut in honor of the Timbers hosting the MLS Cup Saturday. I should talk about the final, in which the Timbers fell to New York City FC in a penalty shootout … but doughnuts just seem more interesting. Sour grapes …
Not too long ago I wrote about North Park College’s 1985, senior-laden men’s basketball team’s journey to the school’s FOURTH national championship. Coach Bosko led that team in his first year after working as the top assistant coach for many years. Preparing for the 1985-86 season, Bosko now faced fielding his first recruiting class as …
My alma mater, North Park College (now University), completely dominated NCAA Division III Mens Basketball just prior to my arrival on campus. With a cumulative record of 86-10, in 1978, 1979, and 1980, NPC won the national championship three times in a row. Growing up in Minnesota, I never saw any of those early championship …
Ummm, I worked this morning and was grabbing groceries, etc. on the way home. The gentleman behind me in line insisted on paying for my whole cart. I said I still need to get ice. He said plz get two…
Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer / Portland Timbers Quoting former NFL coach Jim Mora from his famous postgame rant is kind of a cheap shot, but after the Portland Timbers fell 6-2 to archrival Seattle Sounders at home Sunday night, it’s apt. Despite an uneven season so far, the Timbers are still in line, somehow, for …
Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona, which somehow seemed shocking and inevitable at the same time, redrew the world soccer map. The club, at the sport’s pinnacle just six years ago, is in disarray, with serious financial problems and an underwhelming roster. When the greatest soccer player of all time signed with Paris Saint-Germain two days …
On May 29, mighty Manchester City will take on fellow heavyweight Chelsea in the final of the European Champions League, but the soccer match could have featured scintillating Ajax battling Leipzig. It is the glory of the Champions League and Europe’s domestic leagues that the minnows can swim with the tunas. Give a hearty cheer …
When Fantastic Negrito shills, he does it with integrity. The Oakland blues-soul man has released “Root City,” an anthem for Oakland Roots SC, a three-year-old professional soccer team, and there are no sly, subliminal nudges for your custom in his video. He’s wearing a Puma tracksuit and sneakers in some shots, and he actually points out …
John Lomacang Delivers the Best Sermon Since the Sermon on the Mount. It is titled, “Shaken.” https://www.amazingfacts.org/
Colin Kaepernick on police use of force against people of color "As police officers continue to terrorize black and brown communities, abusing their power and then hiding behind their blue wall of silence and the laws that allow them to kill us with virtual impunity…"Powerful words from Colin Kaepernick.#BlackLivesMatter #RightsNow Posted by Amnesty International USA …
Trump plays checkers. All he does is jump back and forth over people and then he says, “King me”. He’s not sophisticated. He just makes a huge commotion, and while he steals what ever used to be headlines, his accomplices steal more sh☆t while nobody’s looking. Stop acting like it’s more complicated than that. When …
Damn. I once wrote that when I was a kid, I was convinced that the Harlem Globetrotters were comprised of players too talented for pro basketball. Supermen. Superheroes; their colorful uniforms a costume. No joke. I don’t think I was the only young person who considered the pre-Jordan, pre-Bird NBA to be boring B-league stuff …
Having recently re-read two of my favorite books–FOUL! THE CONNIE HAWKINS STORY (David Wolf, 1972) and LOOSE BALLS: THE SHORT, WILD LIFE OF THE AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (Terry Pluto, 1990)–I was especially struck today to encounter this photo of five of the ABA’s greatest stars (from the left: Connie Hawkins, Marvin Barnes, Julius “Dr. J” …
Which pro athletes are getting still paid and which ones are going to going to be selling off those mansions? The money gets sucked up from the lower and middle class, some of it trickles it will down. The bread, the wine, …but Romans, they have cancelled The Circus. It’s going to be a strange …
Luka Dončić is Larry Bird in slow Motion. Fight me. Everybody except the truest basketball heads said I was cray cray that Bird would be dominating today. I said it for years. It’s documented. Told ya so. Imagine if Luka Dončić was 6’10” and was as quick as Bird at 20. But what’s EVIL about …
Once upon a time, the NFL was three yards and a cloud of dust. Below is Bob Griese’s passing statistics in the Miami Dolphins’ victory in Super Bowl VIII in 1974: 7 passes attempted, 6 completed for 74 yards Here are Jimmy Garoppolo’s passing stats for the victorious San Francisco 49ers in today’s NFC Championship …
Good news! They can still rock in Chicago! And still make pizza! I lived my first 26 years near Kimball and Foster in Chicago. I was a child, a teenager, and an adult in Chicago. I have been thoroughly marked by all of the city’s idiosyncracies. One positive thing I still remember and miss was …