When I first saw that the Oakland Raiders joined in a partnership with the California Lottery, I thought it was a clever idea. After all, the lottery is a game and NFL football is a popular sport. Later, I found that many NFL teams are joining in partnership’s with their state’s lottery. For example, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cleveland Browns and the Houston Texans have their name attached to lottery games. The Oakland Raiders launched their scratch ticket in Sept. 2010. If you don’t win the cash, you can win other things like tickets. Taking a chance on the lottery ...
HUMOR-- When the two former Cleveland Cavaliers meet on the basketball court, fans may hold their collective breath. What will happen? Though we would enjoy seeing them bump chests, or exchange kisses of fists, we suspect that the mob buffers on the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat shall take charge. We also suspect Delonte West and LeBron James will not be going out for dinner to have a Chinese meal after the game. These men are professionals, and a change of team jerseys will be as normal as changing their protective leg hose to prevent those pesky ...
In order to rise up, a team or person has to fall down. Getting up again is the joy in the life of some folks.
On this Sunday, millions are remembering the event that opened the door for all who believe to rise above circumstances often imposed on us by our own volition, to chose good or the negation of good. As I tell my students, if there is a proposition p, then there is always a ~p, which stands for the negation of p.
There are many retired NFL players who have taken hold of their retirement years and have risen above some very powerful ...
Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics usually is accused of the worst level of trash talking. Controversy engulfed him earlier this year when he allegedly called Charlie Villanueva of the Detroit Pistons, a player with Alopecia, a hair loss disorder, as being or seeming to be “a cancer patient” or simply being a “cancer.” No one is sure which claim is accurate, except the parties involved. It was merely trash talk, according to fans. At a recent game, Kobe Bryant let forth a cobra's spray of invective at a referee, costing him a large fine from the NBA. Fans using ...
Fans would like to see Paul Pierce and Ray Allen appear in their own TV series, some kind of thriller with action, violence, suspense and a happy ending. One idea calls for Ray Allen and Paul Pierce to do an updated version of the classic teenage detective series, The Hardy Boys. This time the new TV series would feature weekly adventures in the NBA. The Finals premise is still up in the air. Paul and Ray would portray teenage brothers into health and fitness who grow up to become professional basketball players. They live in the fictional town of Hub ...
The Boston Red Sox are selling the seats you sat in as a kid, but couldn't fit into today—even if Jenny Craig was your date. The purchase has been made possible by the gutting of what used to be the cheap seats at Fenway in Boston. You're now able buy and carry off those grandstand seats as your all-season lawn chairs, for what will cost you the price of bleacher seats at one game. Yes, folks, those seats are going for $795. It is a bargain.You can now sit in front of your HDTV in 3D and watch the Red ...
The Boston Red Sox had few fans nearly 50 years ago. Fewer admit being fans back in 1963 and 1964. Few fans of today were alive back then. Those seasons were the Dark Ages of Red Sox lore.
Many have removed the memory of the last time, with great flourish and optimism, the Red Sox brain-trust under Dick O’Connell and owner Tom Yawkey decided to pay big bucks and land one of the premiere players of the National League.
At the time, the newspapers were full of reports about the star of the Houston .45s where he was called “The Home Run ...
“Wow…I think all of us here feel like we are Virginia Tech today. But, wait, there’s a football game.” – Chris Fowler
The sea of maroon and orange undulated in rhythm to the sound of guitar, bass and drums emanating from the speakers. Exit light, enter night and then entered the Hokies. The camera panned over of the joyous crowd and told the story of Virginia Tech football.
In and of itself, this spectacular entrance into Lane Stadium is par for the course on a Saturday in Blacksburg, Va. But Sept. 1, 2007 was not an ordinary day for the school and ...
This upcoming fall might be challenging for sports fans all over the United States. The NFL has been locked out for 40 days now, and has already seen ugly public battles between players, owners and union reps, failed mediation, court hearings and is currently in its second round of mediation meetings. True progress is yet to be seen.The NBA is next in line with its collective bargaining agreement ending June 30th with similar battles brewing behind the scenes. The NFL and NBA are two of the big three sports leagues in the United States and losing both at the same time would ...
Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Immediately upon reading the title you’re probably expecting me to be a dog lover who still hasn't forgiven Michael Vick for his deplorable actions.
Part of that statement may be accurate, but I’m not a dog lover. I love my dog and that’s it. In fact, I can’t stand dog lovers.
When I visit home, I sometimes take my dog to a dog park that is located on an old nine hole golf course. There are trails through the woods for my dog to roam and agility courses and ponds for her to play ...
