Tag: Sports

Top Sports for 2014

National Top Ten 2014 Stories: LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is banned for life from the National Basketball Association by commissioner Adam Silver following the public release of racially-charged audio recordings between Sterling and his...

Political Correctness In The Huddle

Political Correctness In The Huddle

Highly successful former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy created a firestorm recently when he was asked by a reporter if, were he still a head coach, he would have drafted Michael Sam, the first openly homosexual...

No Place On God’s Earth

No Place On God’s Earth

There is no place on God’s earth for the unprofessional and unworthy comments on race as recently uttered by the owner of one of professional basketball’s top teams. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced its severe punishment of...

When Sports Matter

When Sports Matter

I have a quiz for you. Ready? Identify the following athletes: Mitch McKee, Tyler Carron, Nikko Landeros, Jen Lee, Andy Yohe, Steve Cash. Brady Roybal, Declair Farmer, and Alexi Salamoni. You would impress me if you could correctly identify even one...

2013: A Year In Sports

2013: A Year In Sports

TOP 10 NATIONAL STORIES 1. Terror attack at Boston Marathon by the Tsarnaev brothers who were identified and brought to justice less than a week later. 2. Biogenesis suspensions: Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees (211 games) and Jhonny Peralta...

The Kids Can’t Take It If We Don’t Give It

Bad boy Ruth—that was me. Don’t get the idea that I’m proud of my harum-scarum youth. I’m not. I simply had a rotten start in life, and it took me a long time to get my bearings. Looking back to my youth, I honestly don’t...

The Har-Bowl Is Upon Us

The “Har-bowl” is upon us. Never in Super Bowl history have two brothers squared off Super Sunday. The brothers Harbaugh will be on opposite sides of the New Orleans Superdome turf this Sunday in what shapes up as a terrific matchup in Super Bowl...

Remembering A Baseball Legend

Remembering A Baseball Legend

Take it from someone who knew the man personally. “Ernie” is as close as you will get to the real thing. Mitch Albom’s two-actor play, returning for a second run at the City Theatre inside Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit, hits a grand...