‘sports’ Archives
Indy 500 Apprehesion
Today my co-workers were going on and on about the Indy 500. I’ve lived in Indiana since 2001. You would think by now I would be all about the race, but eight years later I barely recognize drivers’ names. [Read More]
Who Can Blog At a Time Like This?
You may be wondering why we didn’t publish a post earlier today. But who can focus on the day of the FedEx BCS Championship? The day has come. Boomer Sooner, baby! Boomer Sooner. All you whiny burnt orange peeps better cheer on your crimson Big 12 peeps. On the [Read More]
Has College Football Returned to DFW?
It’s football season, again. I love the smell of pigskin in the morning. Saturday morning’s are not just for sleeping in anymore. Sure, my Saturdays will probably consist of waking up around 10am, watching College Gameday on ESPN, and then spending a good 6-9 [Read More]
Sports Announcers: The Necessary Evil
In my last post I talked about how much I love the Olympics and it is true, I do. However, there is a part of the Olympics that drives me crazy and I am talking about the announcers. To be fair, I rarely like the announcers in any sport, John Madden in for Sunday Night [Read More]
The Olympics: What Could Have Been and What Is
For the last few days I have been watching hours upon hours of Olympic coverage. We did not leave the house all day Saturday or all day Sunday because of the games, of course it did not help that it was over a hundred degrees here in North Texas. During this time we watched [Read More]
I Believe in the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars have changed a lot since the last time their name and roster were inscribed onto the Stanley Cup. I had a more difficult time than I anticipated getting back into hockey after the lockout. The few seasons before that had been hard—the Cup had [Read More]
The Supreme Discipline of Running
(President Jimmy Carter jogging. Public Domain Photo, courtesy of Wikipedia.) My mom keeps telling me to “walk, don’t run” (which is, by the way, the title of Cary Grant’s very last movie shot in 1966). I love my mom. But what she doesn’t know [Read More]
