Wrestling with the I.O.C: a shortsighted, tragic decision
By Greg Halvorson Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Stunned; stunned, flabbergasted, and fit to be tied — this was (is) my reaction to the International Olympic Committee’s recent decision to drop wrestling as an Olympic sport. Wrestling; not ping-pong, synchronized ribbon-twirling, or badminton–WRESTLING.
The Ads and Lights of the Super BowlBy Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Super Bowl always runs very expensive, funny, entertaining, and sometimes outrageous ads. The half-time show is a mixture of glitz, glamour, pyrotechnics and lights, plenty of lights, fanciful choreography, whimsical and skimpy costumes, loud music, beautiful dancers, and popular entertainers. Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII exceeded all expectations.
2013 Budweiser Super Bowl Ad — The Clydesdales: “Brotherhood”By News on the Net Sunday, February 3, 2013
The Perfect Pass, Self Destruction, then Recovery
By Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, December 30, 2012
What would it be like to be the highest paid athlete in the world, the toast of Boston, the winner of two Stanley Cups, the rich devil-may-care playboy? Then to find yourself broke, alcoholic, drug addicted and sleeping under bridges? In the space of 12 years this all happened to Derek “Turk” Sanderson.
The NHL Lockout: Blame America
By Guest Column Tuesday, September 25, 2012
After September 11, 2001, the left-wing ganged up on American conservatives and blamed us for all of the hatred and vitriol. “As long as you’re doing what the U.S is doing in the world, you can anticipate a natural and inevitable response of the sort that occurred on 9/11,” said ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill. “God (expletive) America,” exhorted longtime Barack Obama confidante Jeremiah Wright.
NBC To Profile Dressage with Ann Romney’s Olympic Horse Rafalca and Jan EbelingBy News on the Net Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Tonight at 7:30 PM, NBC Olympic Zone will be doing a profile on Dressage featuring the Team USA and Jan Ebeling and Rafalca, the dressage horse owned by Ann Romney in partnership with Jan’s wife Amy Ebeling and Beth Meyer. The interview will be with NBC’s Health correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman, a dressage rider herself. It can also be viewed on nbcolympics.com
Jets Losers in the NHL, Champions at the Public TroughBy Tom Barak Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Back in June 2011 when the Jets’ triumphant return to Winnipeg was announced I wrote an article critical of the team for accepting government homecoming bribes. At the time I pegged the public treasury looting by the NHL, Jets, True North and the fiscally-inept Manitoba NDP at a shameful $4M per annum. Given City Hall’s conspicuous silence at the time I hinted at even darker backroom shenanigans. As we learned recently Winnipeg’s newest, big money, pro-sports cabal will actually end up costing taxpayers an astonishing $218M.
Wear Red to Win at SportsBy Jack Dini Thursday, April 5, 2012
The color of sportswear has been shown to influence the outcome for several different sports.
Linsanity: New York’s Flavor of the Moment
By Daniel Wiseman Tuesday, March 6, 2012
I rub my fingers together in a gesture indicating an indescribable essence, what the French call, je nais se quoi, that intangible magic that makes something distinctive or attractive.
Pin Strips for Barry Bonds?By John Lillpop Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Not many years ago, that question would have fueled speculation about whether or not super-star Barry Bonds would join the New York Yankees baseball empire, and don a traditional pin-stripe uniform.
Rogers Communications to Invest in Maple Leaf Sports and EntertainmentBy Guest Column Friday, December 9, 2011
TORONTO, Rogers Communications announced today that it, along with Bell Canada, is jointly acquiring a net 75 percent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The investment advances Rogers’ strategy to deliver highly sought- after content anywhere, anytime, on any platform across its broadband and wireless networks and its media assets, while strengthening the value of its sports brand, Sportsnet.
Inspiration Of The DayBy Bob Parks Monday, October 31, 2011
Mean conservative Bill Belichick was willing to invest in this young man when the rest of the league turned their backs.
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