Finally, The Helmetheads Return . . .
Posted: 2010-08-30
Those frustrated with baseball and/or those uncomfortable with straight-up-odds
propositions will be rewarded for their patience later this week, as the colleges
kick off meaningful gridiron activity September 2, with games avaiable
daily through the Labor Day holiday. Of course, the schedule's spiced with
such legitimate proving-ground matchups as Connecticut/Michigan, UCLA/Kansas State, Washington/BYU, North Carolina/LSU, and the Monday-night delight
featuring Boise State visiting Virginia Tech.

The NFL Preseason, Chasing Numbers, and Mental Health
Posted: 2010-08-18
Monday's stadium christening of the Jersey swamp's new home for the Giants
and Jets brought home a choice lesson or two. The marketplace chased the Jets
from near-pick to -3 or more, with the inside insiders secure in the knowledge
that Rex Ryan was going to run his starters out there for virtually the entire first half -- a quarter longer than Tom Coughlin was going to risk his frontliners in this relatively meaningless game.

Where We're At, Now -- The NHL FInals
Posted: 2010-05-27
As always, last-act events capping longrunning sporting sequences can
proffer significant opportunities for the serious fan/handicapper blessed with
patience and a sense of value. Of course, as Davy Crockett once said,
"(First), be sure you are right -- then go ahead".

American League: Clubs To Buy? Sell? Hold
Posted: 2010-04-19
With two weeks in the books, we've seen enough to make some cogent
observations about certain Junior Circuit franchises which've etched out some
clearcut indicators about where they might be headed, this season:

Some Impertinent Remarks Re The Big Dance
Posted: 2010-03-15
Now that we've emerged from the funhouse-mirror-laden week of the
major-conference tournaments, with many major powers playing defensively and many other name programs obtaining a few extra days off by engineering
early exits, we soldier on to the eagerly-anticipated one-and-done, survive-and advance of the NCAAs.