This week’s NFL matchup that I decided to highlight a past game of on “Throwback Thursday” is between the San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans. The classic matchup between these 2 franchises took place on New Year’s Day in 1961, when both were located in different cities. The Chargers, playing in Los Angeles, won the … Read More
Feature Stories
NFL – Throwback Thursday: 1961 Minnesota Vikings
This is the second installment of a weekly feature during this NFL season that I’m calling “Throwback Thursday”, in which I highlight a past encounter between 2 teams that are scheduled to play on that weekend. This week, one of the scheduled games is an NFC North divisional matchup between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota … Read More
NFL – Throwback Thursday: Ghost To The Post
The new NFL season begins tonight, and in past years this is where I would post my weekly predictions for the upcoming games. This year, however, I decided to substitute a new weekly feature in place of picking games. It’s a post called “Throwback Thursday” and will feature an NFL game from past years between 2 … Read More
The Sabol Story – NFL Films Legacy
The recent passing of Steve Sabol, son of the founder of NFL Films and long-time president of the company, Ed Sabol, sent me searching through my modest DVD collection for the NFL Films gems that I dig out and replay every year around Super Bowl time. Between those DVDs, the Super Bowl highlight shows that … Read More
MLB – The Five Most Controversial Pitchers of All Time
This particular “list” post was supposed to be the 5 most controversial major league baseball players of all time, but when I narrowed down the choices to 5, I realized they were all pitchers, hence the title change. I’ve always thought of catchers as the “characters” when it comes to baseball players (former Orioles catcher Rick … Read More
MLB – Five Most Memorable All Star Game Moments
The major league baseball All Star game is being played tonight, and the game is really a “Midsummer Classic”. Out of the four major league professional sports, baseball has the distinction of having its’ annual All Star game actually be a good representation of the way the sport is played in the regular season. The same thing … Read More
MLB – Five Most Intimidating Pitchers of All Time
In the long history of major league baseball there have been a lot of effective pitchers who carved out Hall of Fame careers, but there has also been a special breed who combine talent, competitiveness and a mean streak to become experts in the art of not only pitching effectively, but striking fear in the … Read More
NBA – Top Five Point Guards of All Time
In the classic NBA game that I remember growing up, as well as today, one of the most important players on the court was the point guard. His job was to quarterback his team’s attack and control the tempo of the game on both ends of the floor – on offense and defense. The most important … Read More
Saluting Super Bowl Losers – Part 2
It’s what the Buffalo Bills are most known for nationally – losing four consecutive Super Bowls. During the early 1990s when the team was in the midst of the four straight losses, they were the butt of all the late night comedians’ jokes. All of the “wide right” jokes and the initials B.I.L.L.S. standing for … Read More
Saluting Super Bowl Losers – Part I
Each year as the Super Bowl approaches, the television sports programs spend a lot of time reminiscing about the heroes of past games, players like Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Troy Aikman, and even Tom Brady. But over the next couple of days during this Super Bowl week, I’m going to salute some of the players … Read More