THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: GLEN “THE ROAD WARRIOR” JOHNSON POISED FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BELT
Ol’ man river,
Dat ol’ man river
He mus’know sumpin’
But don’t say nuthin’,
He jes’keeps rollin’
He keeps on rollin’ along.
– Lyrics from “Old Man River,” performed by Paul Robeson
The first verse of this classic African-American spiritual embodies the career of Glencoffe “The Road Warrior” Johnson (49-13-2, 33 KOs). This Road Warrior is nowhere near as popular as Mel [...]
The Great Sammy Baugh Passes On
The Washington Redskins family lost one of its greatest legends when the versatile QB Sammy Baugh died at the age of 94 this past week.
An all-round player, Baugh could play defense back and punt – he holds the sing season record for longest punt average with 51.4. He also possessed wicked passing abilities made him [...]
Let The Firing Silly Season Begin
By Jeff Sack
Le basketbawl
Sacramento Kings-Reggie Theus: Should survive the season, if only because of the Maloof brothers caving in to Tru-Warrior. When Joe and Gavin Maloof, allowed Ron Artest to go to Houston in the fire sale that happened during the Summer, the franchise lost any hopes of contending this season. Theus deserves a [...]
NHL Suspends Sean Avery
Dallas Stars (for now) forward Sean Avery strikes me as one of those guys who is probably a decent guy off the ice.
But I can’t judge him on that. I can only comment on his actions on the ice and with the media.
And there’s plenty to comment and talk about. Avery is basically a clown [...]
Conflicting Schedules Does Disservice To Fans
They say the bedrock of any successful marriage is communication.
Conversely, communication between Canadian sports teams doesn’t seem to be a priority.
Take this week-end coming up. The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to honor the immensely popular Wendel Clark on Saturday night. At the same time, the Montreal Canadiens will be retiring Patrick Roy’s number.
Huh? Couldn’t [...]
Pre-Game Warm Up Thought
I don’t know who will win the World Series and I don’t have to charge $4.99 a minute to tell you this.
ESP inabilities aside, compelling arguments can be constructed for either team. The Rays probably have more depth from top to bottom in pitching. When you can hurl Matt Garza third in the rotation at [...]
Cherepanov’s Death Raises Questions
The rise of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) had some people wondering whether more and more NHLers would bolt for Russia.
Indeed money is a major factor into deciding if a player goes over but on the heels of the tragic death of Alexei Cherepanov there is another issue to consider. Namely, the role of health.
Specifically, [...]
NFL Week One Thoughts
By Beaker
1) The Falcons beat the Lions 34-21. I guess this was a surprise to some but was it really? I’ll tell you what surprised me. This: Atlanta rushed the ball 42 times for 318 yards. That’s 7.57 yards per carry. Amazing. Michael Turner accounted for 220 yards on 22 carries or 11 yards per [...]
Eurobasket History and Team USA
By Beaker
If you’re like me, when I watch a sport at the Olympics, I tend to research the leagues to get a fair idea of how a sport is played and performed elsewhere. In basketball, more and more talk of NBA stars considering playing in Europe is on the rise. May as well get to [...]
Iraq Back In The Olympics: Sorta
“11th-hour meeting lets Iraq back in Olympics,” screamed the headline.
So. It took the IOC 11 hours to do the right thing?
All it takes is a faceless and shameless bureaucracy to erase the whole purpose of the Olympics: to watch athletes from around the world compete in peace. One would think some grace would be bestowed [...]
