NFL Season So Far
Posted: 2011-10-05
With the opening quarter in the books, we're getting the picture: BUFFALO: After some big-time payback against the Kansas City franchise, Bills pulled a pair out of the fire against the Raiders and Pats before losing focus against the Bengals in a classic trap spot. Bills are fortunate league defensive levels of play are down (so far!) this year, but the Ryan Fitzpatrick-led offense takes dedication and focus to slow down, and history says they'll be in the fight most of the way, even given the competitive nature of the AFC East.

Preseason Scoring
Posted: 2011-08-16
There's been a bit of a dustup, old sports, regarding recently-aired conjecture that levels of crispness of NFL execution this season will be somehow diluted by the banning of two-a-day workouts, as well as the modest abbreviation of the exhibition season.

MLB Labor Negotiations
Posted: 2011-06-14
One bone of discussion currently "leaked" (i. e. trial-ballooned) out of the current major-league baseball labor meetings is the "idea" of reconfiguring the current six-division structure into a pair of 15-team leagues, with precise balance to be attained by booting a prevailing National-League entity into the Junior Circuit.

Preakness Preview
Posted: 2011-05-21
Other than those with a distinct preference for true distance-loving pedigrees, and/or those folks who have known for quite a while what a terrific trainer Graham Motion is, the Kentucky Derby was not a satisfying wagering experience for the vast majority.
But some wise guys cashed, as they continued to take advantage of the
explosive recent Derby result grid yielding live longshots who could actually get the trip.

Lockout Lifted
Posted: 2011-04-28
Since there is NOTHING more important to the typical dedicated sporting fan than the sustained, consistent flow of each and every NFL season, this week's ruling by judge Susan Nelson to lift the lockout imposed by the owners (largely in view of the broad public interest in the league's continuity) was blessed good news.