Weekly thread to let the jocks talk about sports without fear of ridicule
Let’s hear it for David Ayres, the operations manager and occasional Zamboni driver who became the emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes and also became a star. At least for a few days. It’s the sort of story they make … Continue reading Sports Corner – February 26, 2020
It’s kind of a quiet sports week. No NBA games till Thursday. The NHL trade deadline is upon us, but that never really gets a lot of attention. And there aren’t spring training games yet. So every time Rob Manfred … Continue reading Sports Corner – February 19, 2020
JAnd so pitchers and catchers report. And all is right in the world of major league baseball. Except for a cheating scandal that seems bigger every day and threatens to overshadow the season. And for a dispute between the MLB’s … Continue reading Sports Corner – February 12, 2020
The NBA trade deadline is Friday. And while it seems like a few notable second and third tier players will be on the move, the biggest trade of the week might happen in another sport entirely. Several reliable sources are … Continue reading Sports Corner – February 5, 2020
This Sunday, Katie Sowers makes history as the first woman assistant coach and the first openly gay coach to participate in the Super Bowl. This certainly doesn’t fix the decades of sexism and homophobia in the NFL and in sports … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 29, 2020
Some teams have rivalries. The 49ers and Chiefs do not. But they do share quarterbacks. Five of them who left the Bay Area for the Midwest, most notable Joe Montana, who was traded to KC to make way for Steve … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 22, 2020
So let’s start with something you might have missed: the WNBA and the WNBA Players Association have reached a landmark contract agreement. Changes include higher base salaries, better travel accommodations, and maternity leave with full pay. There is a long … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 15, 2020
The NFL coaching merry go round spins. Mike McCarthy lands in Dallas, Ron Rivera in Washington, Matt Rhule in Carolina, and someone named Joe Judge at the Meadowlands. Jason Garrett is gone, the Rooney Rule is useless, and Cleveland still … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 8, 2020
A new year is upon us. and we can look forward to the usual array of events and then some. The Summer Olympics return to Tokyo at the end of July, preceded by qualifiers across the US and the world. … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 2, 2020
My, how things have changed in the last decade. Oh, the NFL is still king and Tom Brady and Drew Brees are still playing like champs. And Rafa Nadal is still ranked #1. But we’ve seen the emergence of e-sports; … Continue reading Sports Corner – December 26, 2019
A tip of the helmet to Drew Brees, on his record-setting night. He is both the all time touchdown king (at least for the moment, since Tom Brady is just behind him) and the man with the single best QB … Continue reading Sports Corner – December 18, 2019
Marvin Miller didn’t want to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He considered the Hall to be an extension of management, and also a place where his head on battles with management would naturally be sanitized into something far … Continue reading Sports Corner – December 11, 2019
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
I’ll be brief and let you do the talking. All the sports are with us. NBA training camp. MLB playoffs, WNBA finals. NFL and CFB. Tons of soccer. And the return of the NHL. So much sportsball! Have at it! Continue reading Sports Corner – October 2, 2019
