A funny thing happened to me while I was watching Monday Night Football this week and doing some long-overdue ironing: my shirts were coming out crisp and smooth. My khakis never had straighter creases in them. The reason? Monday Night Football had yet another boring, meaningless game on. Philly was playing the B-squad and the Rams were trying to win their division with a .500 record. Hasn’t this trend of snoozers gone on too long? When was the last time we saw two of the hottest teams in football play on Monday night down the stretch? A list of some ...

Winning anything in December, whether it be a bowl game or golf tournament, is meaningless in a sports writer or historian’s book. Competing in the winter is like catching up on homework over winter break. Of course it helps, but shouldn’t you be out building a snow fort somewhere? But, a few weeks back I remember thinking to myself, “How did Nickelback become famous? I don’t know anyone who likes them. . .” Then I recalled even the Golden Bear said a few years ago, when Tiger (Woods) was fading from demi-god status that settling down and having a family would ...

Is someone filming the Lakers for an upcoming reality series and not telling us? I didn’t know much of Karl Malone when he was with Utah. I did know he had a tight-shorts sidekick and an “Oh man the mail IS being delivered on Sunday!” cliche that followed him around on NBC. I also recall him losing his cool after forgetting Michael Jordan isn’t allowed to be whistled for traveling or pushing off. But from what I have seen lately from “Newman", Karl’s career change from Iron Man to Punching Bag has been nothing short of a “bummer". It appears the ...

I’m bummed out, man. Majorly bummed. See, basically every team I give two cents about is down in the dumps. It’s bad. My rap sheet includes: University of Michigan Football: Lost to Notre Dame and Ohio State the same year. That’s like asking, “Would you like a punch in the face or a kick in the groin? How about both??” Detroit Red Wings: M.I.A. Indiana U. Basketball: Screech is more likely to receive a dance invite this year. Detroit Pistons: Last year had the best fans in the league, this year just the drunkest. And did I mention a record below ...