The NBA season is over! All hail the Warriors! OK, now that that’s done, we can start the off season! The NBA Draft is tomorrow, and for the first time in ages, no one can say with any certainty who … Continue reading Sports Corner Trades Up
Or manager. But there are a lot of openings now, from the surprise firing of Joe Maddon to the slightly less surprising departure of Quin Snyder. It’s the nature of sports in 2022 for the people put in charge of … Continue reading Sports Corner Looks for a New Coach
Huge upset in the Derby! The Angels are…good? Playoffs! Playoffs! The NBA Draft Lottery! More baseball! The PGA Championship! The French Open! Something for everyone, unless you want to watch the NFL (and I doubt you or anyone else is … Continue reading Sports Corner Loves May Sports
NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, baseball season, NFL draft, Champions League…so much happening and so little time for it all. But time we shall make to talk about it, even if I don’t have the time to write much about it … Continue reading Sports Corner Can’t Keep Up!
Have to admit, I don’t remember Mike Bossy that well. He was in his prime when I was just barely into my adolescence. But I remember the role he played in helping to form the Islanders’ dynasty of the 80s. … Continue reading Sports Corner Remembers Mike Bossy
Yeah, every sport has an opening day. But we here at Sports Corner are baseball fans first and foremost, and there is still something special about the first day of the season. That first pitch. The knowledge that for one … Continue reading Sports Corner Celebrates Opening Day
So much going on with player movement as we have the NFL’s “legal tampering period” and a rather large number of QBs changing teams, MLB racing to get the rosters in place now that the lockout is over, and the … Continue reading Sports Corner Watches ALL the Trades
I don’t really follow college basketball these days. Too many programs, too many new faces, way too many games. and maybe a bit of disgust at a system that lionizes coaches over players and has only of late been forced … Continue reading Sports Corner Gets Ready for March Madness
Yep, the NBA, minus a handful of superstars and inexplicably Obi Toppin, gets a full week off now. Good for the players to rest up for what could be a pretty entertaining charge to the end of the season and … Continue reading Sports Corner Enjoys the All-Star Break
We offered Daryl Morey half a Honus Wagner baseball card, season tickets to New York Generals games, and lunch with Stephen A. Smith. He hasn’t accepted yet, but I am sure it’s only a matter of time. Busy week on … Continue reading Sports Corner Trades for Ben Simmons
There was some doubt as to whether David Ortiz would be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame last night. Because of a somewhat iffy report in 2009 he’d tested positive for PEDs as part of the (supposedly classified) testing … Continue reading Sports Corner Congratulates Big Papi
There weren’t many firings on “Black Monday,” but they affected four storied franchises in the Giants, Dolphins, Bears, and Vikings. And they might be more as we go along. New GMs and new coaches are coming. And there were some … Continue reading Sports Corner Makes Some Front Office Changes
So much about 2021 that we want to move on from. Including a sports year that has struggled and will continue to struggle with COVID outbreaks, saw the passing of Henry Aaron and Elgin Baylor and just yesterday John Madden … Continue reading Sports Corner Looks Back at 2021
On Tuesday night, Steph Curry became the NBA’s new king of three pointers. Or rather, he set the record for most three pointers in a career. Lord knows the man has been king of the trey for years. And he … Continue reading Sports Corner Salutes Steph Curry
And there won’t be, at least for MLB, since tonight at midnight EST, the lockout begins (almost typed lockdown). Lord knows when the owners and players will reach an agreement, or if the owners will give up on such ideas … Continue reading Sports Corner Signs Free Agents Like There’s No Tomorrow
Even though it’s likely baseball’s off season will come to a halt next month with a lockdown by the management, teams are starting to sign free agents. Eduardo Rodriguez is on his way to Detroit. Jhoulys Chacín has re-signed with … Continue reading Sports Corner Accepts the Qualifying Offer
Hello, friends, and welcome to the return of Sports Corner. I have settled into my job enough that I have the time and energy to once more open the floor to discussions of the wide world of sports. My thanks … Continue reading Sports Corner Says “Bing Bong”
I have to admit that I don’t know a ton about Charlie Watts. But from what I read, I think he might have wanted it that way. He was the steady beat behind Mick and Keith’s volatile performances, a jazz-influenced … Continue reading Charlie Watts Memorial Thread
Now it can be told: my new job? It’s with the Lakers. As I met the minimum age for what might be the NBA’s oldest franchise, I have signed a one year deal and will be the team’s backup point … Continue reading Sports Corner Signs with a New Team
So if all goes according to plan, I will be starting a new job soon. Yay me! And this means I will be away from the interwebs by day and here at The Avocado less overall. With that in mind, … Continue reading Sports Corner Has an Announcement
Congrats to the Milwaukee Bucks on their first title in half a century. Congrats to the Tampa Bay Lightning on their second Stanley Cup title in a row. The latter might be starting a dynasty. The former probably won’t, but … Continue reading Sports Corner Salutes the Bucks and Lightning
