Loading ...We’ve arrived at the halfway point of the season, and nothing has been decided. Almost all the teams, except for the truly awful Mariners, Nationals, Padres and Rockies are still clinging to some playoff hope. There have been some amazing individual efforts, and some players who would like to start the season over. On Tuesday [...]
2008 might be a season for Dodgers fans to mostly forget, but no doubt they’ll fondly remember Saturday night, June 27th. In a year marked by their offensive futility, the Dodgers turned in the ultimate effort, going hitless the entire evening. But proving there’s always another way to get the same result, they won 1-0. [...]
The Dodgers have ruled LA since the club came west to start play in 1958. The Angels weren’t even born until 1961, but since Arte Moreno came to town have been battling for supremacy in the City of Angels. If you go by a complete history of the teams, it’s still a Dodgers stronghold. If you go by [...]
Call them Bulldogs. Call them Underdogs. Call them Wonderdogs. Call them CHAMPIONS! The College World Series was played in Omaha, Nebraska, but the way Fresno State pulled off upset after shocking upset to win the title was pure Hollywood. The Bulldogs had to win their conference tournament just to get invited to the field of [...]
A year after the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team, composed of collegians, finished with just a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics, a change was made to allow NBA players to participate. For the 1992 games, the Dream Team was formed, and the greatest collection of basketball talent ever assembled on one team crushed the competition. Not content [...]
Once again the focus of the sports world has shifted from the playing field to the broadcast booth. The flap from Johnny Miller’s comments about Rocco Mediate during the U.S. Open looked like it was going to die down when Don Imus opened his mouth again and spoke up. With Miller, I’ve read and re-read [...]
The second major of the tennis season is underway today, but it doesn’t seem like there’s much excitement in the states surrounding Wimbledon. And it seems like there are a bunch of reasons for the lack of enthusiasm: 1) There are no great, charismatic American men battling for the titles. Tennis was must watch when John McEnroe and [...]
The use of television technology in sports to help officials has slowly but surely become a part of just about every entity. The NFL, NHL and NBA all use instant replay in various forms, and MLB is on the verge of adopting its own system. So it comes as no surprise that tennis also has a line-call system to [...]
It wasn’t enough Tiger hadn’t played 18 holes since The Masters. It wasn’t enough Tiger played well coming off knee surgery. It wasn’t enough Tiger played through pain that caused him to double over during the tourney. It wasn’t enough Tiger birdied the 18th on Sunday to force a playoff, then birdied the 18th on [...]
During the glory days in the mid-80s, the Showtime Lakers were the most fun team to watch. They went up and down the floor, could score at will and do it with style. Last night, they were the No-Show Lakers, and awful to watch. They went up and down the floor, but only as spectators, [...]