Bruh, Luka can’t drink yet, and he’s already dominating like peak Jordan and Bird, back when nobody had answers, …except what is now considered flagrant fouls. After Detroit won back to back, they said you can’t just tackle Jordan anymore. So… “They” say the NBA is so much more athletic, they are so much taller, …
2 basketball myths: 1) Players are more athletic now. No they are not. Shawn Kemp, Jordan, Dominique, Pippen…list goes on and they also had to be stronger and more physical to even perform in an area of hand checking. 2) There are better 3 point shooters now. No there are not. Everybody and their Mom …
Brian Schmetzer can be so unassuming and professorial at times, it seems hard to believe he is head coach of a professional soccer team. Pushing his glasses up to the bridge of his nose, he tosses respectful bouquets at opposing coaches and players before and after games. Could this really be the shepherd of a …
Two years ago, I got in on the first iteration of Jimmy G fever and watched Jimmy Garappolo and the San Francisco 49ers beat the playoff-bound Jacksonville Jaguars in a 44-33 barn-burner, with the side benefit of being able to brag to all fans of The Good Place that I got to see Blake Bortles …
It has been an incredible October here in Japan, especially on the global sports stage. Japan hosted the Volleyball Men’s World Cup, Rugby World Cup, F1 Race at Sasazuka, 2 NBA games (Raptors vs Rockets), and as I write Tiger Woods is in Chiba and leading the ZOZO Championship which is the first golf tournament …
Much as I enjoyed seeing the US Open at Pebble Beach last June, I didn’t get much of a chance to see the actual golf course. Last week, I decided to fix that by visiting during a tournament practice day when cameras were allowed. Here are some of the most famous holes in golf. Enjoy. …
One thing WSU and The Seattle Supersonics taught me was not to get too wrapped up in sports, …unless you are actually IN the game. If you are a player or a coach, and you have some actual influence over the game besides screaming so loud it’s hard to hear audibles or shoot free throws, …
When this season started back in April, I had fully expected Madison Bumgarner to be wearing something other than black and orange by now. The San Francisco Giants, under the new regime of Farhan Zaidi, seemed fully committed to a tear-down and rebuild that would hopefully repeat Zaidi’s success as the architect of the current …
By the way, earlier I forgot to mention my brand new black suede Pumas, bought on sale last month at Big 5, just prior to my two-week drivin’ trip ’round Oregon, Idaho, and Eastern Washington. During the ’70s, Puma was by far my favorite brand o’ shoe—at one time or another I owned five pair, …
The 2019/2020 season is shaping up to be an interesting one for the NFC North. Last year, out of nowhere, the Bears won the North and Khalil Mack had a dominant season of ripping the ball out of the arms of opposing offensive players every week. The previous season the Vikings dominated and one year …
With Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets and Kawhi Leonard to the LA Clippers, the major free agent moves in this NBA off-season have completed, with some lower-tier signings and trades to follow in the coming weeks. A few hot takes are in order: 1. The 2019-20 NBA season may well have been saved by …
The Golden State Warriors went down kicking and screaming in the 2019 NBA Finals, but ultimately the devastating injuries to Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson were too much for them to overcome against the relatively healthy Toronto Raptors. It was amazing that the Dubs pushed the series to six games, with a seventh only avoided …
To those who plan to attend a major golf tournament, I can offer some advice. Take a chair with you, show up first thing in the morning when the gates open, pick out a spot with a good view, preferably near one of the greens, and stay there to watch the tournament unfold in front …
I hate to break this to the bigots of America but they are missing a golden sporting opportunity. Why the Fascist don’t they just embrace Sports Teams based on their own delusions of White Supremacy? The Cleveland Crackers? Get that sh☆t you proud boy pieces of sh☆t. The Washington Whiteskins? It’s like Neo Nazis denying …
Between my nosebleed seat ticket, hotel and other incidentals, I spent about $500 this weekend to attend Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Finals between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. Some would consider this kind of expense for one game extravagant and possibly a little crazy, but I did …
Babe Ruth with a nutritionist and a life coach would dominate the major leagues today. He was more athletic than players today. You try to hit a 600 foot homerun drunk, 100 pounds over weight, with sleep apnea and gonorrhea. Great athlete. Show me one athlete of any nationality hit the ball as far, run …
For those who don’t want to waste time on their own online searches, here are some stories on the upcoming Warrior-Blazer NBA Western Conference Finals: 1. ESPN Expert Picks: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26740169/2019-nba-playoffs-experts-predictions-warriors-blazers-bucks-raptors-series Everybody picked the Dubs. Great “nobody believes in us” bulletin board material here for the Blazers. 2. Best Chances of a Blazer Upset http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26733784/5-5-blazers-best-chance-all-upset 3. …
It’s happening. The Portland Trail Blazers will meet the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Western Conference Finals. Hard to say which half of the match-up was more improbable – the Warriors eliminating the Houston Rockets without Kevin Durant or the Blazers scratching and clawing out a Game 7 from the Denver Nuggets on the …
And Jesse Smith was there to record the commotion. Afterwards the celebration moved outside! BEDFA66E-ABAE-4896-AC1B-07A580CEFF56
Near the end of the first half of the Portland Trailblazers’ first round playoff Game 1 last year against the New Orleans Pelicans, I noticed on the scoreboard that Damian Lilliard and CJ McCollum had combined for a total of 3 points. It looked like a misprint, but in fact it turned out to be …
The Portland Diamond Project is a group of wealthy investors dedicated to bringing Major League Baseball to Portland. Most of those loaded individuals and corporations are secret, but two of the backers known to the public are this lovely singer, Ciara, and her even lovelier Seahawks Quarterback Husband, Russell Wilson. The more you watch this …
OKC had James Harden, Durant, and Westbrook and never got the ring. This shot may be the bullet that rolls the body of The Thunder into the dusty basement of playoff-less irrelevance. I don’t know if you believe in purgatory. The whole story of the Zombie Sonics is full of curses and karmic vendettas and …
In the decade when Tiger Woods was in his prime, he won his fourteen major championships in large part by his ability to out-drive his opponents, often by thirty or forty yards off the tee, and even more by the intimidation he wielded on Sundays, when he could show up on the course in his …
Franchise quarterbacks should just take half the payroll, and have them hire their own protection. Go ahead and make all that money and get your ass beat with no line. It’s like hiring a security detail, before you enter a hornets nest of thugs, hitmen, and covert assassins. Go ahead and be bold and get …
Last week, I thought that Oregon had a chance against Virginia in their Sweet Sixteen matchup, and I was right. Though Oregon ended up losing by four points, the margin was never more than five for the last fifteen minutes of the game and was usually less. If there was any consolation to be had …
Judging from the teams that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, it would appear that the NCAA Men’s Division I basketball tournament has gone pretty much according to the seedings. Only two teams remain that were higher than a 4 seed. One is Auburn, a 5 seed, and the other, to the pleasure of most of …
When it comes to leaving a game, there are generally two conflicting principles involved. The first is to beat the crowd to the exits and avoid having to wait an extra hour or two to make it out of the parking lot. The second is to be loyal and not bail early on your team. …
It’s nearly impossible to have a lousy time at a ska show. I’ve seen only a couple of ska bands really, but small sample size be damned; it would be madness not to move your feet My wife and I bounced around like a couple of kids Wednesday as the Cat Empire took over the …
Ever since CBS’s 60 Minutes did a feature last year on Giannis Antetokounmpo, otherwise known as “The Greek Freak”, I decided to make a point of paying a visit to Sacramento when the Milwaukee Bucks came to town. Though I made the trip a few days ago, I was very nearly disappointed. Giannis, a Greek …
Watching a double feature of the Worst Best actor in America today. A man who only previews scripts after an 8 ball of coke. A thespian who challenged himself to employ a plethora of accents when it was not even necessary, and nailed not a single one of them. …an artist with a batting average …