You don’t need to be a swami to predict this ESPN legend’s inclusion in my new sports comic book Favorite Sportscasters.
Check out this excerpt about one of my top talking heads in sports.
My choice for the #6 spot is arguably one of sports media’s most respected and decorated television broadcasters.
Synonymous with the ESPN brand, Chris Berman started with the then fledgling network way “back…back…back” in 1979.
Continue readingToday’s #TBT sports blog remembers the late Reggie White, an ordained pastor and Hall of Fame lineman, who brilliantly embodied his Minister of Defense nickname. During a storied 15-year NFL career, this imposing defensive lineman known as the Minister of … Continue reading
This immovable football wall stood stoutly as the best defensive team ever assembled in the history of the National Football League. It blitzes into today’s #TBT sports blog. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s totally tyrannized opposing … Continue reading
Today’s #TBT sports blog recalls the Immaculate Reception – arguably the greatest play in NFL history. That’s because in two days December 23 will mark 44 years since this legendary heavenly heave inexplicably became one of the most controversial plays … Continue reading
These ridiculous and sometimes exaggerated expressions capture the way we like to describe teams, plays and games.
They’re all couched in the language of metaphors and hyperbole, but sports fans easily relate. How funny would it be if these figurative football clichés were actually taken literally!
Continue readingToday’s #TBT sports blog recalls one of the NFL’s most outspoken players – former New York Jets Super Bowl III winning QB Broadway Joe Namath. Jazz singer George Benson crooned about the neon lights shining bright on Broadway. But, New … Continue reading
Today’s 2 Cent Tuesday sports blog questions the enormity – and absurdity – of Matthew Stafford’s whopping five-year $135 million contract extension with the Detroit Lions. Wow, a $135 million contract extension! That’s a lot of jack for an NFL … Continue reading
Today’s 2 Cent Tuesday Sports Blog cites the obvious. The high cost of attending a pro sports game is ridiculous. That’s because player salaries have soared. Franchise values have ballooned. And, television rights have skyrocketed to financial heights that no … Continue reading
Best About Sports is another book I penned entirely about undersized athletes. The book allows me to refute a common misconception that “bigger is always better.”
It’s not always true – especially in sports. That’s why I wrote the book specifically touting my all-time favorite Undersized Athletes.
Continue readingHappy Valentine’s Day, sports fans!
On this special day in which we acknowledge the sweethearts in our lives, I thought my sports blog today should remember the extraordinary athlete known as Sweetness.
Allow me to share this excerpt from my Favorite Single Named Athletes book to honor the late NFL Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears.
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