raise an athlete
Remember the original ‘Friday Night Lights’? High school football in the past…those cold fall football games when we were in school? Popcorn, cheerleaders, the bigger guys lumbering around with shoulder pads, huge helmets, and happy if muddy smiles. Win or lose, we would always get together after the game for hamburgers and our carefree high […]
FC Barcelona players – Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol has the latest attributes that you could imagine if you were thinking about Barcelona legends. He is not a forward player; he does not possess silky skills; he certainly isn’t the least bit extravagant, despite his hairstyle. And yet, a legend is exactly what Carles Puyol has become during his time in the […]
History of Thoroughbred racing in the US
Settlers from Britain who brought horses and horse racing to the American New World, with the original race track established on Long Island as early as 1665. Although the sport became a popular local pastime, organized racing flourished. until after the Civil War. (The American Stud Book was started in 1868). Over the next few […]
Clemson destroys owls
The Clemson Tigers were at home against the Florida Atlantic Owls this week and the Tigers were licking their chops. Talk about a smooth game. This game featured a steady diet of scoring from the Clemson Tigers. In the first quarter, they got a field goal early enough to take a 3-0 lead. As time […]
Both Auburn and Oregon show why they should play for the National Championship
Auburn and Oregon cleared the last hurdle between their final opponent and a date with each other to determine the 2010 college football national champion. No. 2 Auburn destroyed any hope 18th-ranked South Carolina had of a shot at the Southeastern Conference title by crushing the Gamecocks 56-17 in their playoff game in Atlanta (GA). […]
New Funnies is Excellent Golden Age Comic Book Run
let’s talk about new jokes comics, one of the best comic series of the Golden Age in my opinion. new jokes is a Golden Age comic book series that began simply called the funny ones. With issue #64 (in 1942), the comic began to focus on Walter Lantz characters such as Andy Panda and Oswald […]
Are you fit enough to play?
When I ask someone if they exercise, a common response I hear is “Yes, I run three times a week,” or “Yes, I play hockey twice a week and go skiing on weekends,” or “I play basketball four times. a week.” The list of options people give after “yes” is endless, but most of the […]
Famous horse riders in the 1950s
The best way to highlight the names that were etched in the history of the Jockeys in the 1950s is by mentioning the leaders of the previous year. In the 1940s the best cyclists were Adams, Arcaro, Atkinson, Meade and Longden. As they continued to reign supreme in the early 1950s, they were joined by […]
Fantasy Baseball 2009 – Surprises to Start the Year
The first weeks or even a couple of months of the MLB season bring surprises and unexpected stories. The hot starts that the unnamed players have, as well as the early season slumps that the big names go down. Here are some of the biggest surprises of the 2009 season. pittsburgh Pirates / Florida Marlins […]
The political version of taking your ball and going home!: 5 examples
For those of us who remember playing on schoolyards in what we call impromptu games, most of us remember people who didn’t like a particular outcome, grabbed their basketball, etc., and they took the ball, and went home! Unfortunately, it seems that the political system in the United States has deteriorated, to the extent that […]