As March Madness has wrapped up and men’s college basketball has concluded its long and fascinating season, today another long journey begins. In the early morning hours (6:10 am EDT),…
Tag “wisdom”
Lin-sanity
I must confess that I don’t follow the NBA much, but back in the day when I did, I was a Knicks fan. Willis Reed, Clyde Frazier, Earl the Pearl…
The Importance of Preparation
In a matter of days, baseball training camps will open in Florida and Arizona. Teams will play 30+ exhibition games to get ready for the long season ahead, but isn’t…
Know Your Opponent
This Sunday is one of the best days of NFL football for the entire year—with the four best teams squaring off for a chance to compete in the Super Bowl.…
A Winning Game Plan
New England Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick is considered one of the greatest head coaches of his generation, with multiple Super Bowl trophies and, perennially, one of the most dominant…
Tough Battle
In Saturday night’s much-ballyhooed college football battle in Tuscaloosa, #1 LSU defeated #2 Alabama in a defensive struggle for the ages. With a final score of only 9-6 (which even…
The Right Help
Back in July, as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approached, many teams were looking for the right help to strengthen their squads and take them deep into the postseason.…
Overreaction
One of the realities of sports is that the officials (referees, umpires, etc.) are most effective when they are barely mentioned. In any game in any sport, the more talk…
Getting Off To A Good Start
Last year’s English Premier League season could not have started worse for the Liverpool Football Club. A new coach (largely unliked by the fans), a courtroom battle over ownership, new…
Time Together
This past Saturday, our oldest son was in for a visit, so we played golf. It was the first time we had been able to golf together since last summer,…






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