During Tuesday night’s coverage of the Yankees/Red Sox baseball game, the post-game analysts wondered how the potential acquisition of free agent Bryce Harper would change the Yankee’s future championship fortunes (which for 2018, had just ended with a 4-3 loss to Boston). One panelist compared the addition of Harper to the current roster as approaching … Read more
What do the Democratic Party and the United States Professional Golf Association have in common? They both continue to bet on individuals who have not been able to demonstrate the ability to win. Let’s start with golf since the European drubbing of the U.S. team is so fresh in our consciousness. What was the … Read more
This is going to be short and sweet. If you think golf is elitist, Saturday it lost its oft-deserved title to professional tennis. This is not to take anything away from Naomi Osaka who demonstrated her star power and class and who I believe would have won her first grand slam title without the … Read more
University of North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora is under fire. During an interview at the ACC media day in Charlotte, he questioned the relationship between chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and football. I don’t think it’s been proven that the game of football causes CTE. We don’t really know that. Are there chances for … Read more
In 2014, I was watching the University of Virginia (my alma mater) win its first NCAA tournament game under current coach Tony Bennett. In the post game interview Bennett opened by thanking “his lord and savior Jesus Christ” after which I wrote to UVA president Teresa Sullivan and suggested the institution’s founder and author … Read more