Among the various free agent signings was the somewhat surprising news that Tony Parker, longtime San Antonio Spur, possible future Hall of Famer, and France’s most famous basketball star, is joining the Charlotte Hornets.  It’s pretty common, of course, for … Continue reading Sports Corner – July 11

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Curt Flood was not happy.  … Continue reading Sports Corner – July 4

With the NBA and NHL drafts over, attention shifts to free agency in both sports.  The NBA is of course starting LeBron Watch III: The Re-Re-Decision.  The NHL, meanwhile, has its eyes on New York Islanders superstar John Tavares.  Isles … Continue reading Sports Corner – June 27

Tomorrow is the NBA Draft, and certainly some teams will improve by night’s end.  But the big NBA story at the moment is the request by Kawhi Leonard for a trade out of San Antonio.  Will such a trade happen … Continue reading Sports Corner – June 20

I can’t say for sure that I watched the 1981 NFC Championship live.  But The Catch was certainly something that very quickly became part of my football awareness, same as did for everyone else.  It was one of those moments … Continue reading Sports Corner – June 6

So as some of you might know, I have been having issues with WordPress.  Thankfully, DaughterofUhtred has been helping out, and came up with a work-around: she created a burner account for me.  Given all the talk of burner Twitter … Continue reading Sports Corner – May 31

The big off-the-field story of the week is the 6-3 decision by the Supreme Court to strike from the books a federal law banning gambling on most sports.  Meaning that pretty soon, states will start to permit and regulate betting … Continue reading Sports Corner – May 16

At long last, the Capitals are returning to the NHL Eastern Conference finals (against the Tampa Bay Lightning).  At long last, they have beaten the Penguins in the playoffs (first time since 1994), ending the Pens’ two-year reign as champs.  … Continue reading Sports Corner – May 9

The NBA’s longest running playoff rivalry has been renewed with the 20th meeting of the Celtics and Sixers.  Their first playoff meeting was in 1953, before the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philly and became the 76ers.  Since then, there have … Continue reading Sports Corner – May 2

Tomorrow night, at long last the meat market is open for business.  The NFL Draft is upon us.  And it’s one of the weird SportsWorld things that kind of leaves me queasy.  On the one hand, the concept of a … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 25

Congrats to the winners of the Boston Marathon, Yuki Kawauchi and Desiree Linden, and to everyone else who safely finished the run in miserable conditions (including sideways rain).  Linden is the first American woman to win the event in 33 … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 18

Tonight, the Stanley Cup playoffs start.  At the end of the playoffs, when the new champs (or the old, if the Penguins repeat once more) hoist the Cup – probably the most famous trophy in North America – it will … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 11

And so the college basketball season ends.  On the men’s side, the unlikely gave way, as it usually does, to the inevitable as Villanova, hailed as the favorite a month ago, won with utter ease.  On the women’s side, the … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 4

So the big news of the week is, of course, Sandpapergate! What, you haven’t heard about it?  It’s been all over the Australian and British press.  Even the NY Times covered it.  But if you are an American, you can … Continue reading Sports Corner: March 28

I can’t say that I never heard of UMBC before.  A former colleague is a curator at the gallery there. And I knew that it was in the Baltimore area.  But I thought it was actually located near the Inner … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 21

So much going on, so little time to write a witty intro So let’s just have at it.  March Madness.  Football free agency season.  Spring training.  And even some actual games that count, at least if you are jockeying for … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 14

The sports world mourns two very different figures. Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.  In its time, this was huge, long before it became commonplace and before track and field became … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 7

So the biggest story of the week – or maybe set of stories – is the ongoing investigation of college basketball by the FBI.  And everything about it raises questions about the entirety of that sport, about the NCAA, about … Continue reading Sports Corner: February 28

Is there anything wackier than vacating wins?  That is of course what happens when a college team is caught in a scandal and needs to be punished.  Any games won while the misdeeds were happening is declared to have never … Continue reading Sports Corner: February 21

“In spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of baseball.” – After Lord Tennyson How better to celebrate Valentine’s Day – most assuredly not named for the respected former Mets manager and despised former Red Sox manager – by … Continue reading Sports Corner: February 14

Hats off to the Eagles on their first Super Bowl title. Some game, wasn’t it?  (OK, as I have noted before, I have a rather ambivalent feeling about football, and don’t actually watch it anymore – and Patrick Chung playing … Continue reading Sports Corner: January 7