I had a post all ready and rarin’ to go yesterday, only I hit access issues. Thankfully, the mods are always here for us and Sports Corner is here for you. Lots to touch on, though the big event for … Continue reading Sports Corner Is A Day Late and a Dollar Short
So it was that the Pacific-12 Conference comes to pieces because no one was willing to pay enough money for a TV deal for its remaining football teams. And the rest of the top level college sports world – by … Continue reading Sports Corner Presents The Realignment Follies of 2023
Well, not all since I haven’t seen much hockey news of note. But we did or do have the Women’s World Cup, Wimbledon and the British Open, NFL training camp, MLB and WNBA action, prep for the FIBA (Basketball) Men’s … Continue reading Sports Corner Watches ALL the Sports
Usually the second Wednesday in July is the deadest day on the sports calendar. The All Star Game is over and MLB has off till Friday. Football training camp isn’t here yet, all the hockey and basketball trades and signings … Continue reading Sports Corner Has a Quiet Day
The NHL and NBA seasons done, the MLB season at its halfway point, the major European soccer leagues are between seasons, and NFL training camp coming, so everyone is looking to make the perfect roster. The NBA draft sent the … Continue reading Sports Corner Tinkers with the Roster
Boy, that was pretty exhausting, what with all the playoff stuff the past two months. But it’s all over but the parades, and now we get a little time to reflect on the NBA and NHL seasons just past, a … Continue reading Sports Corner Gets a Breather (and Gets Political)
With the delightful threads here for the NBA and NHL playoffs (as well as the NFL Draft thread), there’s been less need for Sports Corner to keep Sportacodoes busy. But with so many other things going on, I figured this … Continue reading Sports Corner Checks In
Baseball is back. The hockey and basketball playoffs are upon us. The NCAA basketball finals just behind us and the Frozen Four is just ahead. The Masters starts tomorrow. And the NFL Draft is looming. Something for everyone. Though I … Continue reading Sports Corner Loves April
In point of fact, Sports Corner is too young to remember Willis Reed. He retired after only ten seasons due to injury, before I really knew who the Knicks were. But being a Knicks fan, long suffering though we may … Continue reading Sports Corner Remembers Willis Reed
Which tag? The franchise tag, or the tag at second base? I leave it to the reader to decide. Here are some of the things on the sports radar: As ever, all sports subjects welcome. Continue reading Sports Corner Avoids the Tag!
The NFL is over. The NBA is off till tomorrow. There are no spring training games yet. Daytona is behind us. In short, it’s about as quiet a week as we ever get. So let’s enjoy the rest before… Plus, … Continue reading Sports Corner Takes It Easy
Though please note that we here at Sports Corner do not wish the NFL to take any legal action against us for inviting the Superb Owl to visit. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35583812/how-super-bowl-tests-boundaries-including-constitution Anyway, welcome to the busy season. The Big Game, the NBA … Continue reading Sports Corner Meets the Superb Owl
Actually, that isn’t true, despite the desire of the NFL to connive a way to place the AFC Championship in Atlanta. We like the utter lack of neutrality The Avocado offers us. But it seems clear that the NFL is … Continue reading Sports Corner Moves to a Neutral Site
With Monday’s insanely one-sided BCS title game behind us, we’ve started a new year of events and championships. Here are some things we can look forward to: And of course there is plenty more, sites to be determined. As ever, … Continue reading Sports Corner Looks Ahead
Sorry for the recent gap. A busy work scheduled followed by our household dealing with COVID (with not much more than cold symptoms and exhaustion) delayed me till now, but I am back to say goodbye to 2022. No Year … Continue reading Sports Corner Wraps Up 2022
Somehow, despite not being much of a soccer fan and despite all the terrible stuff surrounding the World Cup, I am paying a lot of attention to it. The daily threads here help, but so does just the spectacle and … Continue reading Sports Corner Advances to the Next Round
Baseball season is over. Hot Stove League season begins. With a few big names and lots of good players on the market. Including the likely AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner. Will the deck be shuffled enough to change … Continue reading Sports Corner Ignites the Hot Stove
Hello, friends. Been a busy month for me with no time to post till now. But I am sure the various football and baseball threads have kept you busy, as has all the sports to choose from. And what IS … Continue reading Sports Corner Returns
Yours truly, as I have noted from time to time, is ambivalent about America’s single most popular form of entertainment. On the one hand, it’s violent and exploitative and laced with sexism and racism and homophobia and if it went … Continue reading Sports Corner Acknowledges Football Season
So after all that drama – I would call it melodrama, but Melo was a Knick – Kevin Durant isn’t looking for a trade after all. I am not sure it was a waste of my time to listen to … Continue reading Sports Corner Runs It Back
A week later, the dust has settled on an epic MLB trade deadline day. I think it’s clear that no player of Juan Soto’s stature has ever been traded, though odds are getting higher and higher that we will see … Continue reading Sports Corner Makes All the Trades
