Clutch basketball performances
Since we are in the midst of March Madness and NCAA bracketology, I was talking to my dad about some of the best end-of-game finishes we’ve seen at the NBA and college level. In terms of sheer impossibility, there is one particular Reggie Miller playoff game that we always seem to end up talking about, […]
Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl
Was yesterday’s 2007 Fiesta Bowl the best college football game ever? Had to be close. Undefeated Boise State (13-0) was the underdog to Oklahoma (11-3) in this Glendale, Arizona game. After Boise State built a 28-10 lead in the third quarter, the Sooners ran off 25 unanswered points. With 1:02 left in the game, Oklahoma […]
OSU baseball wins World Series **
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Hunter S. Thompson dead at 67
On Sunday, February 20, 2005, gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his fortified compound in Woody Creek, Colorado. Another member of the American counter-culture has been lost. There are apparently plans in the works to blast his cremated remains out of some sort of cannon, as was his […]
Boston Red Sox win the World Series **
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Mascots and my rooting interests **
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Yesterday the Yankees failed **
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Hubert Davis is the NBA’s lucky penny
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new good luck charm in the NBA. So you want to win 13 games in a row? Sign this guy: Davis Hubert Davis has not lost in 26 games. Not since Christmas. He was released by the Pistons after they won 13 straight. Now he has won 13 in […]
So you want to win an NBA championship?
Sign one or both of these guys: Horry Kerr Behold, either Robert Horry or Steve Kerr has acquired a championship ring in each of the last 10 NBA seasons (ever since Michael Jordan retired, the first time, to play baseball): Season Player Champion 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Even more […]
A slightly lopsided Connecticut basketball game **
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