Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category

Coming Out

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

So, Sheryl Swoopes has come out of the closet. The first major sports star to openly declare her homosexuality while still playing. Questions abound if this will pave the way for more athletes to come forward with the truth of their sexuality. I don't see this being enough of a spark to cause ...

Too Bad He’s Not a Gilbert Arenas Fan

Friday, October 21st, 2005

So, out of Oklahoma City comes this story about a man who is a little too basketball crazy. It seems that he was sentenced to thirty years in prison for shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. As most convicts do, Eric James Torpy had a problem with his sentence. It wasn't ...

NFL Notes

Monday, October 3rd, 2005

Some observations I have after 4 weeks into the 2005 season: If Peyton Manning and the Colts offense gets on track, like it looks like they did yesterday, then they are the team to beat this year. Look for them, with their newly fortified defense, to finally make it to ...

The Pit of Despair

Monday, September 12th, 2005

I am sick. Every year I get this same affliction. A burning in the pit of my stomach. A gastro-intestinal distress that only knows one remedy: that my fantasy football players will perform the way they are supposed to. Every year, I sweat out my team. Every year, my moods on Sunday and ...

Springtime Sadness

Saturday, April 9th, 2005

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." ...