All players on championship teams have their roles. The stars lead the way. Closely following are big role players who can pick up the slack and make big plays when the occasion warrants it. Then there are the guys who simply have to play a bit role and not royally screw things up. The 2017…
The first phase of Tryouts has ended. Tonight is the first audition for the 99th edition of a team on a mission. I have a premonition that this game of attrition will require much volition to ensure the demolition of opposing competition in what hopefully becomes, a Super Bowl rendition. The UPS of Camp…
“I like to line up, punch a guy in his face, in his mouth, in his chest, then disengage, locate the ball, throw [my defender] and make a tackle.” “I really wanted to be the biggest, baddest guy—not to mess with anybody, just so nobody would mess with me,” “That’s got to make you angry…
Every business wants to grow. Professional sports are no exception. How do professional sports grow? By going international. Isn’t the goal of every business to take over the world, or come as close as they can to it? Professional sports are no different. In the last generation, basketball has exploded in popularity. Since the Dream…
Miss Cleo has nothing on Miss Pio. Here are five bold predictions for the Packers and the NFC in the upcoming season. The Cowboys Bandwagon Will Have a Flat Tire It’s my fault that I didn’t bring this up earlier, since this is becoming a popular prediction. I was saying as far back as…
Let us look way back yonder. The year was 2003. Times were simpler. Cell phones could make calls and text, little more. No Facespace or Tweeter, or whatever they are called, existed yet on the interweb. Men and women courted each other through an ancient art called talking face-to-face. And finally, the Green Bay Packers…
The NBA is currently in a free agent frenzy like we haven’t seen. Teams are either stacking up with all-stars or blowing up their current operations to rebuild for the future. This, of course, is because of the Golden State Warriors easily dispatching the Cleveland Cavaliers in 5 games in the NBA Finals last month.…
