Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category

New players, same song

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Well now.

The NFL Players Association has been decertified and, as the contract expired, the owners locked out the players.

Sound familiar?  Remember when baseball did the same thing and nearly destroyed the whole shebang?

Here’s background on this mess from USA Today: 

http://tinyurl.com/4wk9nnt

Best horse race call?

Monday, March 7th, 2011

You’ve heard some of the best at the Triple Crown races.  We take you now to Saratoga.

They’re off!

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

The “Last Great Race In America” got off to a great start this morning in Alaska.  The Iditarod remembers the mad dash to Nome with diphtheria serum in the 20’s.

Here’s an article from USA Today: http://tinyurl.com/69xf3ns

For those who can tune in, KNOM in Nome covered the start of the race.  They and Tom Busch were the honorary mushers.

KNOM Radio, Nome AK

A Cinderella story

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Two first timers won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and you’d never guess who one of them was.

Read all about it

NFL Lockout?

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Those putzes better remember what happened to baseball when those clowns did the same thing.  They ain’t immune to the “fickle finger of fandom”

Well, they called it “when live tv and…”

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

monster trucks collide.

I call it a scream fest once the girl reporter gets herself buckled in

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcchicago.com/video.

Go Bears!

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

For all you Bears fans out there!

http://youtu.be/cCHsSikGSDg

Watch the whole thing.  The last image and the clip at the end are worth it.

Congratulations!

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Auburn wins the national championship with a last minute field goal.

http://tinyurl.com/4ulalqg

Hot from the AP:

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84.

According to his companion, Mr.. Greenspan died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.

Here is the link to the story on MSNBC.com: http://bit.ly/fuMFtf

Hmmm

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Maine South, the recent 8A football champs, seem to have played fast and loose with IHSA rules.  Is it enough to strip them of the title?  You decide.

Maine South to face sanctions

BUT..as is often the case, the IHSA won’t stir the pot too much….they haven’t stripped a title in a while.