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Random Sports Thoughts By L.A. Pride

02 Wednesday Jan 2013

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L.A. Pride is a true sports enthusiast.  A former youth, and division II assistant basketball coach, who studied the martial arts, he enjoys and follows all sports, even hockey.  His quick wit and insight brings a fresh view to the world of sports. You may not always agree with him, but you will enjoy his highly opinionated thoughts.

Is it me…

Or would we like to see the following in 2013?

 

A competitive and exciting Super Bowl game.  The teams are set, as are the first round match-ups:  Bengals at the Texans; Colts at the Ravens, Vikings at the Packers, and  the Seahawks at the “Redskins”  ( they really need to change this nickname).  The Falcons, 49’ers, Broncos and Patriots  have  byes. The only  thing left to do in pro football is to play the games and hope that they are exciting, leading up to an evenly matched Super Bowl between …You’ll have to read next weeks column for my picks.

The N.Y. Knicks continuing to play well and  are a force in the playoffs.

 

The Jets get a quarterback (sorry Mark Sanchez) and an offensive scheme.

 

The Dallas Cowboys live up to their hype.  Every year they are selected as a contender, but end up  a pretender.  How much longer will they trust Tony Romo?  Every year he figures out a way to lose an important game.  The only thing worst than Romo at quarterback is Mark Sanchez at quarterback.

The Brooklyn Nets  players take responsibility for their losing ways .  Enough with blaming the coach.  (He didn’t miss any shots .)  I would love to see the day an owner cuts the entire under achieving team and keeps the coach.

 

The end to ‘Black Monday”.  (The Monday after the last game of the NFL season when NFL coaches are usually fired.)  The owners could wait a day or two to make sure the coach deserves to be fired.  But owners, like players, are quick to point their fingers,  and firing the coach is the ‘easy fix’. (Or so they think.)

 

A professional sport without a labor disagreement.  Just play the games.!  Professional Hockey is hoping to salvage the current season with a 48 game schedule beginning mid-January.   We’ll see!

 

Pacquiao versus Mayweather .  This is still a fight that holds the public’s interest.  PacMan has had a couple of setbacks lately,  and ‘Money’ hasn’t fought for a while, but their reputations alone make this a must see fight.  There would be less money on the table, but enough for each fighter to buy a small country.

The Los Angeles Clippers win an NBA championship.  The Clippers, for years, have been perennial losers and were second bananas to the Lakers.  Now they are really good and are stealing the headlines in L.A.

 

Victor Cruz getting ‘paid’ by the N.Y. Giants.

 

All those Notre Dame Fans confessing that they didn’t really attend Notre Dame.

 

A karate tournament on television highlighting the sparring and traditional forms, NOT the gymnast or breaking.

 

Men’s College Basketball following the ladies‘ lead (Uconn defeated Stanford) and schedule the top teams against each other early in the season.  Kentucky played a very good game against Louisville, on the men’s side and will actually be better for it in spite of a loss.

 

A mid-major or a small school win March Madness.  That would show the “one and done’ programs a thing or two.  (One and done , are those kids that go to college because the NBA will no longer take players directly from High School; so they go to college for one year.)

 

A safe, healthy, and productive return to the NBA for A. Stoudemire of the Knicks, and D. Rose of the Bulls.

A sport’s season without major injuries.

 

Fewer hunters and stronger gun control laws.

 

Health and Happiness to my readers and their loved ones.

 

World Peace.

 

Have a wonderful New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

PS

NBA teams are adjusting their rosters.  Please follow this link for the latest information on your team:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/teams/?eref=sinav

 

College Basketball ranking.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rankings

 

Edited by D. Pride.

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Random Sports Thoughts By L.A. Pride

05 Wednesday Sep 2012

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L.A. Pride is a true sports enthusiast.  A former youth, and division II assistant basketball coach, who studied the martial arts, he enjoys and follows all sports, even hockey.  His quick wit and insight brings a fresh view to the world of sports. You may not always agree with him, but you will enjoy his highly opinionated thoughts.

Is it me…

Or is time to look at  the 2012 NFL  predictions?

NFC East –Dallas Cowboys- counting on Quarterback Tony Romo,  finally figuring it out, and the fact that the teams in this division may end up beating each other up.  Dallas has improved its defensive secondary, a weak spot last year, by adding two new players.  Tough schedules for Dallas and N.Y. leaves ‘wiggle’ room for Philadelphia and Washington.

NFC North-Green Bay Packers -Aaron Rodgers, at quarterback, and a 15-1 record last season speaks volumes to how good they can be.

NFC South-Atlanta Falcons-They have averaged nearly 11 wins in each of the last four seasons and are poised to do it again. (It’s the playoffs where they have their problems.)  New Orleans Saints are going through too much, with ‘bounty gate’ and coaches missing games due to suspensions, to pick them.  Although they may surprise us and rise to the occasion.

NFC West-San Francisco 49’ers - A good team in a really weak division.  Should win it easily.

AFC East – New England Patriots- Improved their pass rush, which will improve the defense overall.  Brady and the offense still as potent as ever.

AFC North-Baltimore Ravens-Looked good using the no huddle in the preseason and they remain solid defensively.  The Pittsburg Steelers can’t be ignored.  If the Ravens miss a step, the Steelers will be right there.

AFC South-Houston Texans-They have an offense that can score at will and a defensive front seven that is good as there is.  Texans are finally contenders, after years as pretenders.

AFC West-Denver Broncos-Quarterback P. Manning should be able to lead the Broncos to first place.  Their offense may appear unstable at times, but Manning will steady the ship and guide them home.  HOWEVER, the Kansas City Chiefs can score a bunch of points and rush the passer with only four.  They are a possibility here, if Manning and the Broncos sputter offensively.

Season Opener prediction-Dallas Cowboys 27, N.Y. Giants 17.  First game of the season, but will be played as if it is the conference championship game.  These teams hate each other and will play all out from the opening kickoff.  Each looking to send a message to the other and the league.

Dallas needs the win more than the Giants and will perform accordingly.  The Giants, the defending champs, will discover again, how hard it is to repeat as champs.

The only thing that can screw this game up will be the replacement officials.  Can you imagine a badly blown call deciding this, or any other early season game.  Get the REAL officials back, come on commissioner, the fans are paying REAL money for REAL games and deserve the best.

NFL teams continue to adjust and shape their rosters;

A list of current NFL transactions can be found at

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/transactions/

Is it me…

Or has the NBA been quiet this week?

NBA teams are adjusting their rosters.  Please follow this link for the latest information on your team:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/teams/?eref=sinav

Is it me…

Or will Floyd Mayweather be fighting soon?  Allegedly, Money Mayweather, or soon to be, Void Floyd, lost three million dollars betting on a college football game this past weekend.   Yes $3,000,000!!!!!!  That is a sizeable amount of money for anyone to just toss away, even Floyd.  He’ll earn that and more by fighting again, but it just points out his immaturity and lack of forward planning.  The money does not come in forever.  (Ask Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield how quickly the money dries up.)

If “Money” must gamble he should partner up with Olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps, who won $100,000 on a single hand of poker in Las Vegas.  Now that is the way to stroke.

Is it me…

Or do the N.Y. Yankees hear footsteps?  The Yankees (Major League Baseball) who had a 10 game lead earlier in the summer now lead (as of Tuesday) by 1 game over the surging Baltimore Orioles.  The Yankees who have never lost a lead of 5 games or more in their history are in danger of being caught by the Orioles and possibly the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Yankees as a team remained calm and insisted that there is nothing to panic over-they still had the lead…Tuesday.

(If they lose this lead and don’t make the playoffs, will Manager Joe (Girardi) have to go.)?

Stay tuned, as the American League East gets very interesting.

(We went to press too early for Tuesday nights’ scores.)

Is it me…

Or did the top 25 college football teams pretty much all hold serve?  Everyone in the top 25 won except Michigan (who received a vote for first place) and Boise State who lost to Alabama and Michigan State, respectively, enough said!

Is it me…

Or could Tiger have won a lot more had he been playing better the last few years?

Tiger Woods has become the first $100 million man on the PGA Tour.  Woods finished third Monday in the Deutsche Bank Championship and made $544,000, pushing his career total to $100,350,700.

Can you imagine his winnings if he had won a tournament or two in the past few years?

What athletes earn is totally out of sync with what they contribute to society.  Would you pay your kid’s reading teacher $100,000,000?  Probably not, but what is more important, reading skills or hitting a ball into a hole in the ground?  We should pay teachers the big bucks for all they do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by D. Pride.

Random Sports Thoughts By L.A. Pride

05 Wednesday Oct 2011

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L.A. Pride is a true sports enthusiast.  A former youth, and division II assistant basketball coach, who studied the martial arts, he enjoys and follows all sports, even hockey.  His quick wit and insight brings a fresh view to the world of sports. You may not always agree with him, but you will enjoy his highly opinionated thoughts.

Is it me…

Or is the NFL season really a quarter over?  Week four has come and gone in the NFL and the league is still “jumpin”.  Detroit and Green Bay are undefeated and still rolling.  Green Bay put a butt whipping on Denver, and Detroit came from behind to defeat the Cowboys.  There is no truth to the rumor that Detroit voted the game ball to Tony Romo, the Dallas quarterback.  Romo threw two interceptions for touchdowns and was ineffective at the end of the game, again.  Romo played 2 ½ good quarters and then the wheels fell off.  You have to wonder if Tony Romo is the guy you want in there in a pressure situation?

 Speaking of pressure, how is the dream team doing in Philadelphia?  The Eagles were ordained as the dream team during the preseason because of the personnel added and the moves they made.  That dream has turned in to a one and three nightmare.  And yes Vick we want you to tell us how you feel after blowing a lead to the 49’ers and dropping back into the basement of the NFC east.

The Panthers’ rookie quarterback, Cam Newton, threw for over three hundred yards and lost the game.  It appears that the Panthers can only win when Cam throws for less than two hundred yards.  Go figure.

 Mark Sanchez and the Jets are another puzzling combo.  They were world-beaters the first two weeks of the season and on the wrong side of a beating the last two weeks.  The Raiders and the Ravens put it to the Jets, maybe they shouldn’t play teams that begin with an “R”.  Or is Sanchez in over his head, he seems to do well with the stripped down modified offense that the Jets use during the playoffs, but he makes “Romo“ like decisions during the season with the entire offensive package.   By the way Coach Ryan, New York Jets, you’re a defensive specialist…when are we going to see something special out of your defense?

 Donovan McNabb, quarterback, and the Minnesota Vikings are 0-4 and fading fast.  They have blown leads in several of their games, leading us to wonder if Coach Leslie is preparing the team properly.  McNabb, who was booted out of Philadelphia and Washington appears to be on a short leash and may be benched.  We are watching.

 Is Peyton Manning, quarterback, the MVP in abstention?  The Colts are horrible without him and will probably get the first pick in the draft.  Hmmm do they draft a quarterback?  I hear that kid from Stanford is pretty good.  Or do they keep the faith and hope Manning makes a full recovery?

NFL teams continue to adjust and shape their rosters;

A list of current NFL transactions can be found at:

 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/transactions/

 Is it me…

Or is Tiger Woods still slumping?  Tiger has dropped out of the top 50 in the world rankings for the first time since 1996.  Tiger who hasn’t won a tournament in two years continues to slide. This ends a streak of 778 straight weeks in the top 50 for Tiger.  The good news is that he returns to competition this week and has a chance at turning things around.  Good Luck Tiger!

Is it me…

Or enough already with Kobe Bryant going or staying?   There have been peace treaties signed in less time and with less pomp than Kobe’s pending contract in the Italian basketball league.  Kobe who spent several years in Italy, his father played there, speaks Italian fluently and would be treated like a victorious roman general returning home.

So Kobe make the deal, take the family, go play thirty or forty games against weaker competition and enjoy a paid working vacation.

 Is it me…

Or does baseball not get it?  Kids will not follow a sport if they can’t watch the games.  Play some day games during the playoffs.  You just had an exciting end to the regular season, ride the wave and make  the best of it.  These night games start and end too late for the little guys-Wake Up baseball!!!!!!

We’ll cover Baseball next week when the championships are being decided for each league.  We’re old school!!!!

 Is it me…

Or  did Victor Cruz get away with a fumble?   NY Giant wide receiver Victor Cruz was ruled down by ‘submission’ by NFL officials after he tripped and left  the ball on the field.   The Cardinals claimed it was a fumble and they were entitled to the ball.  The officials ruled otherwise and the Giants scored and eventually won the game.  Note to Cruz, hand the ball to the official after you HEAR the whistle.

Edited by D. Pride.

Random Sports Thoughts By L.A. Pride

28 Wednesday Sep 2011

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L.A. Pride is a true sports enthusiast.  A former youth, and division II assistant basketball coach, who studied the martial arts, he enjoys and follows all sports, even hockey.  His quick wit and insight brings a fresh view to the world of sports. You may not always agree with him, but you will enjoy his highly opinionated thoughts.

Is it me…

Or is there still a long way to go?  Last Thursday Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers (National Hockey League) was participating in a shootout, in London , Ontario,  when a “fan” threw a banana peel on the ice.  Simmonds, who is black,  responded to the incident with the following statement:

 ”Growing up, it’s something you learn to deal with,” he said. “You get isolated incidents here and there, but that’s just the way it is sometimes and otherwise I don’t think it’s anything pervasive in the game”.  The mayor of London, Ontario apologized to Simmons on behalf of the city.

  It is a sad commentary on society that incidents like this still occur.   “Fans” too often misbehave and hide behind their loyalty to their team, city, or sport, when in reality it is just their ignorant behavior and lack of social grace.  Let’s hope that someone who saw this incident has the courage to stand up and point out this coward.

 

 Is it me…

 Or is the NFL season shaping up to be one of the more interesting seasons?  Don’t get me wrong, I know it is  early, but the NFL has several good story lines developing and it is only week three of the season.

 Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, threw for less than 400 yards (158 yards), the first time this season, and won the game.  At times he looked like a rookie quarterback , making  rookie mistakes , but in the end he led the team on a clutch drive earning his first NFL victory .  Speaking of firsts, Victor Cruz, the Paterson native playing for the Giants, scored his first NFL touchdowns (2) in a win for the Giants over the Eagles.    The dream team, the Eagles, is having a nightmarish time protecting their quarterback Michael Vick, who for the second week in a row was knocked out of the game.  On a side note to Vick,  stop complaining about the hits, its football and everyone is getting hit.  Don’t blame the refs for not calling late hits, ask the offensive line to block better and longer.

There are currently three undefeated teams in the NFL, Detroit, Buffalo  and Green Bay.  Other  than Green Bay who would have picked these teams  to be 3-0?  Go figure.

 NFL teams continue to adjust and shape their rosters;

A list of current NFL transactions can be found at:

 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/transactions/

 Is it me…

Or has the wildcard races kept baseball interesting?   The Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals  and the Atlanta Braves are fighting for wildcard berths with two  games left in  the season.  The baseball season is 162 games long, a marathon, and it has come down to a sprint at  the end of  the season.  Boston is in the strange position  of rooting for the Yankees, who are playing Tampa Bay.   The Yankees could be real cruel and rest all of their starters and play the subs,  making the Red Sox squirm even more.  You gotta love it.

 

 Is it me…

Or does Jon ‘Bones” Jones have the perfect body and style for MMA?  Jon Jones defended his light heavyweight title  defeating “Rampage” Jackson by submission.  Jones applies a rear choke in the fourth round  on Jackson.  Jones was in control of the fight from the very beginning. He used his superior reach advantage to land kicks and jabs that prevented Jackson from mounting any type of offense.  In the third round Jones took the fight to the mat and opened a cut over Jackson’s eye, which was the beginning of the end for “Rampage”.

 

Jones who is tall and thin, with extremely long limbs is able to strike from a distance and  keep most opponents at bay.  He wears you down by constantly hitting and not getting hit.

Rashad Evans has been listed as Jones’ next opponent, although no date has been set.

 Is it me…

Or did the WNBA take a serious hit Sunday?  Tamika Catchings  of the Indiana Fever, injured her ankle in a loss to the Atlanta Dream and had to leave the game.  She was questionable for last night’s deciding game.  (We went to press prior to the start of  the game.)  The Minnesota Lynx, featuring rookie of the year, Maya Moore, awaits the winner.

 The league would like nothing better than to have Catchings, the old, versus Moore, the new, going at it in the championship round.  Stay tuned.

Is it me…

Or has the NBA labor dispute come at a bad time?  No one, outside of the players and owners, is paying attention to the NBA’s labor dispute.  Training camp has been delayed and several preseason games are cancelled, and no one is concerned.  The NFL is doing really well the first three weeks, baseball is winding down with a bang because of the wildcard races, and college football is on the run with games being played on and off the field, as schools jump conferences almost daily.  There’s too much going on right now for the NBA to capture our interest.

 

 Lastly, the issue of race pops up again, as the NBA is predominately a league of color and the public may not empathize with young wealthy black males who are asking for a larger share of a the pie.

Is it me…

Or is the Dallas Cowboys versus the Washington Redskins still a great rivalry?

 The rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins was called the top NFL rivalry of all time and “one of the greatest in sports” by Sports Illustrated.  The two franchises have won over 30 combined division titles and ten NFL Championships, including eight combined Super Bowls. They are the two wealthiest franchises in the NFL. The rivalry started in 1960 when the Cowboys joined the league as an expansion team. During that year they were in separate conferences, but played once during the season. In 1961, Dallas was placed in the same division as the Redskins, and since then they have played two times each year.

Monday night the Cowboys defeated the Redskins 18-16.   Dallas did not score a touchdown (six field goals) and at times had trouble putting the ball in play.  Yet, they found a way to win the game and are tied for first in their conference.

The big winner Monday night was Tony Romo who despite a painful injury gutted out the game and played until the end showing courage and leadership.

Edited by D. Pride.

Random Sports Thoughts By L.A. Pride

21 Wednesday Sep 2011

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L.A. Pride is a true sports enthusiast.  A former youth, and division II assistant basketball coach, who studied the martial arts, he enjoys and follows all sports, even hockey.  His quick wit and insight brings a fresh view to the world of sports. You may not always agree with him, but you will enjoy his highly opinionated thoughts.

Is it me…

Or do two wrongs not make a right?  They do however make a left-right.  Which is what Mayweather hit Victor Ortiz with in the fourth round, knocking him out.  Ortiz was having a point taken away for an intentional head butt on Mayweather.  Ortiz met Mayweather in the center of the ring to apologize.  They touched gloves, hugged briefly and stepped back, at which time Mayweather sucker punched Ortiz with a left-right combo.

Ortiz committed two mistakes during this sequence, he head butted his opponent and he didn’t protect himself “at all times”.  Floyd and his camp were quick to point this out.  Floyd was beginning to figure Ortiz out and would have won easily.  However, this ending does leave a strange taste in your mouth.  It is like kissing a relative, it is a kiss, just not a passionate one.

 After the fight Mayweather refused to be interviewed by Larry Merchant, prompting Merchant to say he would kick Floyd’s ass if he (Merchant) was 50 years younger.  We can’t show the video because HBO has filed a copyright claim.  HBO made millions on the fight and they are nickel and diming the public over a four minute excerpt.  Go figure!!!!!!

 Only in boxing!

Is it me…

 Or is Cam Newton the best winless quarterback in the NFL?   Cam Newton and the Panthers loss to the Green Bay Packers Sunday, 30-23.  Newton, once again, passed for over 400 hundred yards in a losing effort.  Newton briefly held the record for the most passing yards in the first two games  of a season before Tom Brady broke it later Sunday.  Newton continues to impress in his first season.

Did Tony Romo read last week’s column and decided to prove he could play an entire game without shooting himself in the foot?  Romo led the Cowboys to an exciting overtime victory against the 49ers in San Francisco.  This, despite playing with fractured ribs.  Romo gutted out the win and came from 10 points behind to capture the game.   It was weird watching the game because it sounded as if there were more Dallas fans in the park than 49’er fans.  When the Cowboys kicked the winning field goal in overtime the place erupted, go figure.  I guess that is why they call Dallas America’s team.

 Are Buffalo and Detroit for real?  Both undefeated and playing well.  The Colts are 0-2, the first time since ’98.  Michael Vick’s celebrated return to Atlanta was marred by an injury to the QB, a concussion.  Vick’s wide open style of play lends itself to plenty of contact, which leads to injuries.  We wish him a speedy and healthy recovery.

NFL teams continue to adjust and shape their rosters;

A list of current NFL transactions can be found at:

 http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/transactions/

 Is it me …

Or did we hear “magic number” (combinations of wins and losses need to clinch a certain spot or position) in recent conversations about baseball?  The baseball season is winding down and there is  talk of clinching spots for the playoffs-magic number.    The current leaders in the American league are the Yankees, Tigers and Rangers. With the Phillies, Brewers and Diamondbacks leading in  the National League.

Boston leads in the wild-card standings in the AL and  Atlanta in the NL.

The marathon, the season, is ending, and we are moving to the sprints, the playoffs.

Congratulations to Mo Rivera, of the New York Yankees, for breaking the all time save records.  He has recorded 602 saves throughout his career.

 

Is it me…

Or did we sleep on the WNBA playoffs?  Sorry ladies, we forgot to mention the start of the playoffs last week. The opening round matches went as follows:

New York Liberty (who play in Newark, NJ) loss to the  Indiana Fever;

Atlanta Dream defeated the Connecticut Sun;

Phoenix Mercury over the Seattle Storm;

Minnesota Lynx versus San Antonio Silver Spurs  (played last night after we went to press.  The winner meets the Mercury in the Western conference finals

Is it me …

Or is the college football landscape about to change forever?  More and more schools are switching conferences (Pitt and Syracuse are joining the ACC), or thinking about switching. It appears  that college football is headed toward creating  several mega conferences that will bolt the NCAA and do their own thing.   In spite of all the talk about this being  good for college sports, and it may be, it is good for the colleges’  “pocketbooks” and that is what drives all sports, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Edited by D. Pride.

Random Sports Thoughts By L.A. Pride

14 Wednesday Sep 2011

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L.A. Pride is a true sports enthusiast.  A former youth, and division II assistant basketball coach, who studied the martial arts, he enjoys and follows all sports, even hockey.  His quick wit and insight brings a fresh view to the world of sports. You may not always agree with him, but you will enjoy his highly opinionated thoughts.

Is it me…

Or is there REALLY concern in Indianapolis over Peyton Manning’s health? Manning the four-time MVP had additional surgery on his neck and is out for several months or the season, depending upon what you read.  The Colts responded Sunday by losing 34 to 7 to Houston.  So much for the Colt’s “next man up” attitude- how about just showing up.

Tony Romo is the best 55 minute quarterback in the NFL.  Unfortunately for the Cowboys,  the game is 60 minutes.  Romo’s performance against the Jets sums up his career; he was brilliant for the first 55 minutes and horrible the last five of the game.  The Jets should have given the game ball to Romo, it was his poor play that allowed the Jets to score their final 10 points (he fumbled on the one yard line and threw an interception to Revis, ( why would he even go to Revis’ side of the field is beyond  me).  Go Jets!

Cam Newton had a great game, in a losing effort for the Panthers.  He passed for over 400 yards and looked like an NFL quarterback.  I guess he was worth all that money Auburn paid.

It’s early but this is going to be some football season!  Can I get a do-over on my NFL picks?

NFL teams continue to adjust and shape their rosters;

A list of current NFL transactions can be found at:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/transactions/

Is it me …

Or does Serena Williams have a running feud with the U.S. Open officials?   Once again Serena got in a dispute with an official at U.S. Open over a point being awarded to Serena’s opponent.  (She was fined $2, 000 for her outburst, but earned $1,400,000 at the tournament.  She could have said more and still would have had nice pay day.  The tennis people were afraid to piss off Serena with a large fine, so they slapped her wrist.) Serena, who lost the championship match in straight sets was impressive making the  finals, but the rescheduling of matches due to the hurricane, was too much for her to overcome.  Having missed several months of competitive tennis, because of injuries, probably caused her to be more fatigued than usual given, the quick turnaround between matches .  All in all  a good job by Serena!

 

 

Is it me…

Or is the NBA lockout on the backburners?  There has been very little said recently regarding the NBA labor dispute.  Are people tired of millionaires and billionaires fighting over “nickels” or is something “coloring” the coverage?  Hmmmmmm! 


 That said, important negotiations begin Tuesday when full bargaining committees return to the table.  This could move owners and players closer to a deal or possibly further apart as more voices are heard.  With training camps schedule to open October 3, a setback now would probably kill the preseason. 

The NBA had a great run last year and caused quite a stir, it would be shame not to ride that momentum into the new season.

 Is it me…

Or is there reason for concern with the Red Sox?  As of last night they were 4 games behind the Yankees and  were up three games on Tampa for the wild card.  Baseball is a funny sport, a sure thing in July, can look a little shaky in September.  Boston has picked a bad time to start a slide.  Bad pitching and no offense, coupled with injuries have hurt the Sox.  However, as we know, they have owned the Yankees this year and look forward to the opportunity to play them and turn things around.  A great  rivalry!

 

Is it me …

Or is the Bears –Packers rivalry one of the most underrated rivalries in all of sports?

Started in 1921, with the bears maintaining a slight series lead.  The Bears-Packers rivalry is something that isn’t talked about too much recently. This rivalry features the NFL’s two best franchises that have won a combined 22 NFL Championships/Super Bowls. This rivalry started with the formation of the NFL and has usually been played twice a year ever since.

The matchup between these two teams is huge in the state of Wisconsin and Illinois. For Bears fan, there are two things they think every year: Winning the Super Bowl and beating the Packers. This rivalry has torn apart the states of Illinois and Wisconsin and is always a fun game to watch. Even though Packers have been known to beat down on the Bears, the Bears still lead the overall series. No other series in the NFL has featured greats like Walter Payton, Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Dick Butkus, Reggie White, and Mike Singletary playing on the same fields.

Both teams had impressive week one victories.

Edited by  D. Pride.

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