January 10, 2012
"Life is tough." I remember hearing those words often growing up, especially from my father when things weren’t going my way. I hated those words as a kid... and I still do. Something inside me resists any suggestion that life shouldn’t be comfortable. In early June of last year I was d...
January 10, 2012
Alabama exacted revenge and clinched the Bowl Championship Series title on Monday night, besting Louisiana State University 21-0. The Crimson Tide cleared up past problems with its special teams, kicking five field goals to become champions of college football. Alabama's stifling defense batte...
January 9, 2012
Not the greatest weekend for start-to-finish drama, but the Denver-Pittsburgh overtime thriller made up for those earlier 21-, 17- and 22-point playoff games. Let me get some of the news of the weekend to you first, then get on to the dramatic non-game story of the weekend: the fight to beat tongu...
January 9, 2012
Described by teammates as an assassin in the run-up to Sunday's playoff game, Eli Manning delivered the kill shot early in the fourth quarter of the Giants' 24-2 drubbing of the Falcons at MetLife Stadium. With 9:55 remaining, Manning lofted a perfectly thrown ball down the middle of the field, h...
January 9, 2012
The astounding story of Tim Tebow added another chapter Sunday as the controversial quarterback led his Denver Broncos to a stunning 29-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL wildcard playoff game. On the first play from scrimmage in overtime, Tebow heaved a pass 18 yards to r...
December 23, 2011
Barry Bonds is officially appealing his felony obstruction conviction. His attorneys paid $455 and filed a one-sentence notice to the federal trial court late Wednesday, saying that Bonds was asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal to toss out his conviction. The case will be randomly assigne...
