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Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent
Published Feb. 8, 2012
I have Dewey Not-His-Real-Name Pienkey on the phone. He’s a Nevada friend from olden days. Third generation, born and raised in Searchlight, a town of 550, an hour’s drive south of Vegas, known for the El ...
The Over/Under on Mid-Riff
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. It’s the one time every year when gamblers come out of their closets, fling open their bedroom windows, and shout out, “Yes, neighbor. Yes, Mr. Policeman. Yes, Mr. Employer. I ...
Fade In
Published Jan. 25, 2012
EXT. A TELEPHONE BOOTH. BALTIMORE ALLEY. RAINY. LATE NIGHT. Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh is drunk, drool and spittle ooze from his mouth, flows down his chin and cheeks, then gathers itself and drips onto a ...
Will Indianapolis Heal Madonna?
Published Jan. 18, 2012
The 49ers beat New Orleans, and Alex Smith is redeemed. The San Francisco QB, in crunch-chomp time, game on the line, threw a touchdown pass, ... More Comments (2)
Postseason Mashup
Published Jan. 11, 2012
If you look you can find some San Diego in Saturday’s 49ers/New Orleans playoff game. This, by the way, is as close to the NFL ... More Comments (2)
Top Sports Stories of 2011
Published Dec. 28, 2011
Depends where you live. If you live in Huntsville, Texas, the big story of 2011 is Sam Houston State University winning a championship at the ... More Post a comment
College Football Has Become a Busy Brothel
Published Dec. 21, 2011
Greed until somebody makes you stop. You see it in banking, drug cartels, and politics. It’s especially raw in college football. Big-league college football has ... More Post a comment
The Colts' Luck
Published Dec. 14, 2011
Six weeks ago I wrote a column about the Indianapolis Colts deliberately losing their games in order to guarantee owning the number 1 pick in ... More Comments (3)
Super Bowl Count: Packers 13, Chargers 0
Published Dec. 7, 2011
I’m assuming you’ve heard about the Green Bay Packers’ stock sale that began Tuesday. The defending Super Bowl champion and only publicly owned nonprofit franchise ... More Comment (1)
World Cup Fever
Published Nov. 30, 2011
We have a sporting pause before the NFL playoffs and college conference football tournaments begin, before NCAA basketball is cranked up to speed, and well ... More Post a comment
Penn State Is a Plantation, and JoePa Was the Owner
Published Nov. 22, 2011
There is a continental stench coming out of Penn State. Step back, consider yourself a neutral observer with no stake in the scandal. Let’s say ... More Comments (3)
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