Feb 6, 2012
Tom Coughlin is the most unlikely hero on the New York sports scene, which demands glitz, splash, flash, and histrionics at every turn.
But Coughlin, who coached the New York Giants to the Super Bowl victory on Sunday, should be hailed as a hero. Coughlin, 65 years old,...
Jan 30, 2012
The New York Giants will defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 46. The Giants have had an up-and-down season, to be sure, and they are an improbable championship contender. But don't let the Giants' erratic play fool you.
The team has the components necessary to...
Jan 24, 2012
Let me get this out of the way: I bleed New York Football Giants Blue. Always have (even during the halcyon days of Broadway Joe Namath s stardom). Always will.
Still, I am dazzled by the lessons presented by the Giants this year. The football team, weighed down by...
Jan 17, 2012
I'm rooting for Penn State's football team to win the national championship this season.
The school's recent scandal was covered from every angle, and we all know how horrific it was. The people who have been accused of wrongdoing merit no sympathy. They'll get what they...
Jan 9, 2012
Ah, do the Indianapolis Colts have a dilemma requiring King Solomon's advice.
The National Football League team, which made it to the 2010 Super Bowl but finished with a horrendous 2-14 record in 2011, have a decision.
It involves star quarterback Peyton Manning, who...
Jan 3, 2012
A dozen can't-miss, pop culture predictions for 2012:
1. The Green Bay Packers will repeat as Super Bowl champions (defeating the New England Patriots by a score of 37-31).
2.There will be a wave of Margaret Thatcher nostalgia when Meryl Streep wins the Best Actress...
Dec 27, 2011
Yes, we can all agree that the world is going to hell in a handbasket. The economy, the presidential election, all of it. Everything pretty much stinks.
Or, does it?
As one year ends and another dawns, I want to propose something radical: Look on the sunny side!
Let's...
Dec 19, 2011
Can we believe in the goodness of any sports star anymore?
Reigning Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun, accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs, is guilty, guilty, guilty in the court of public opinion, that is.
This is all that Major League Baseball needs right now....