Sports category
A weekend remembered
- 31 May 2022
- I wasn't amazed, but I did expect to be entertained, and I was entertained. Besides the start of summer, these three properties signalled a return to pre-COVID times, in their own ways.
A weekend to remember
- 27 May 2022
- This weekend is something of a return to the Before Times. I plan to watch a binge-worthy show on Netflix, a surefire blockbuster in theaters, and a soccer final held in a full stadium.
NFL rams past bungles
- 15 Feb 2022
- The St Louis Rams bested the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, in the closest Super Bowl in recent years. It capped a memorable playoff season.
Fade to the Endzone
- 13 Oct 2019
- My interest in football has been on a downward trajectory like so many lobbed passes.
FIFA Fever
- 10 Jun 2018
- My interest, and the world's interest, in soccer is probably greater than it's ever been. There's excitement about the possibility of memorable entertainment and maybe some sadness about elapsed time.
1998 World Cup
- 26 May 2018
- I'll follow World Cups until I can't follow them, but the one from 20 years ago will always be my favorite.
2018 Basketball Hall of Fame class
- 30 Mar 2018
- These five men played in the NBA during its golden era.
Where Eagles Dare and Patriots Fade
- 6 Feb 2018
- I missed a high-scoring Super Bowl that looked entertaining from start to finish. It could mark the end of an era, though.
Making New England great again
- 6 Feb 2017
- The Belichick-Brady era Patriots have won their fifth Super Bowl in a 15-year span.
NBA history, 20 years in the making
- 25 Apr 2016
- The NBA had a doubly historic night on the 13th of April. Two landmarks capped the regular season, and both of them originated in 1996.