And so, with Auburn’s somewhat controversial win over Alabama, Nick Saban and company are on the outside looking in for the first time since the College Football Playoff was born. What a brave new world we live in, with LSU … Continue reading Sports Corner – December 4, 2019

Get your turduckens ready, put up your feet, and prepare for a Turkey Day weekend marathon of sports!  The traditional bad game involving Detroit, the many rivalry week games, NBA games Wednesday and Friday, even a daytime nationally televised NHL … Continue reading Sports Corner – Thanksgiving Eve 2019

Carmelo Anthony is back.  I don’t really expect much from him, to be honest, but as someone who appreciated him in his time with the Knicks, I hope he gets to score a lot of points and have some fun … Continue reading Sports Corner – November 20, 2019

Let’s here it for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers!  Once a perennial contender, with seven national titles, the Gophers have re-emerged after a long slumber to go 9-0 and possibly face Ohio State for the Big Ten title.  The … Continue reading Sports Corner – November 13, 2019

It was another bland football weekend.  The top ranked CFB teams were off.  The NFL slate was pretty dull, with few good matchups and fewer exciting games.  Who will rescue us from the midseasons blahs? Why, none other than FOOTBALL … Continue reading Sports Corner – November 6, 2019

The NFL trade deadline has come and gone, and after a flurry of activity leading to yesterday, it all kind of fizzled.  Even though the entire roster of the Jets less two was available. But now we are ready to … Continue reading Sports Corner – October 30, 2019

As I type this, the World Series and the NBA season are about to start.  And the current controversies about both, more the one involving the Astros than the one involving China, are leaving very bad tastes in my mouth.  … Continue reading Sports Corner – October 23, 2019

Yes, Halloween is coming.  But so is the start of the NBA season, meaning that for a week or so, pretty much every major sport will be going (outside of college basketball and the WNBA).  So much to watch, so … Continue reading Sports Corner – October 16, 2019