I am, as readers know, am an opinionated sort. Otherwise, why would I be here, writing these opinions? Most of the time, I mind is clear and my opinion direct (not that I can’t change my mind over time, or based on new knowledge). Sometimes however, there is a news item where there is a […]

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The NFL Draft approaches, meaning that the official start of the league’s year in very near. Many free agents have been signed, especially the most valuable. There are still lots of players available, but the most glaring one is quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick of course is the controversial figure who, as a result of the […]

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Over the years, I have tried to avoid loud, stupid, opinionated sports writing and sports casting. I never liked it growing up and I was fortunate to be a part of The Sportswriters on TV, which had journalists who argued and disagreed, but never vindictively or viciously. Which is one of the reasons that I […]

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Being an elite quarterback in the NFL is one of the most prestigious positions in sport. The best are famous, rich, promoted, fawned over by the press and television broadcasters and analysts. Of course, you, or more precisely, your football team, needs to win games, and if you’re the one leading them to victory, especially […]

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As I’ve written often, when your team is not in a championship game, you either find a team to root for, or, you find a team to root against. If there’s neither, then you just hope for a great game. Yesterday’s Super Bowl LI was such an example. You hope for a great game and, […]

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As I written for years, if your team isn’t in a championship game/series, rabid fans have two choices: if there’s a team that you hate, you root for the other team. The “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” approach. If you have no team rooting interest, you just hope for a good, close, […]

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There is probably no more disjointed franchise in all of sport right now than the Chicago Bulls. We should have seen it coming – the Bulls got rid of oft-injured guard Derrick Rose, making it forward Jimmy Butler’s team. Through free agency, the team added Chicago area star Dwayne Wade – OK, the senior guard […]

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