This is was has historically been called – in journalistic circles – “the silly season.” Summer means vacations and such for many people, but especially for government entities which generate most of […]
Using books as political tools
Is it The Babe or Shohei?
A quick look at the Wild Word of Sport. Not a Typo: To those of us soccer skeptics that still hang on, this bit of news: Tuesday’s Major League Soccer match between […]
The booms a bit of a bust?
A little of this, a little of that … Hold Your Fire Dept: I might be wrong – I frequently am – but it seems to me that the use and abuse […]
Is woman-power taking over?
In this week of celebrating the independence and greatness of America, there’s a cloud on the horizon that’s threatening to change The Republic forever. Fellas, listen closely, so I can mansplain. The […]
Soccer shows the flag for USA
You may not have noticed it, but one of the world’s biggest sporting events is creeping up and it doesn’t involve a bat, a helmet or shattering a backboard. The FIFA Women’s […]
Throwing the book at libraries
“Maybe you should try reading books instead of burning them,” said Sean Connery in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Now, I’m not comparing what’s going on in Huntington Beach with Depression-era […]
Here’s why Shohei will stay
Aside from trotting around the bases on one of his frequent and prodigious home runs, Angels’ two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is not going anywhere. No, The Big Sho is not a close […]
Halos closing in on Dodgers?
Now, here’s something you don’t see every day. The Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers are roughly equal in the standings. Starting the week, the Halos had 36 wins and […]
Well, there is some good news
Newsfolks are sometimes – not always without some justification – criticized for focusing so much on the negative in reporting. But that’s because a) news is what’s a bit unusual, not the […]
Pick your tribe, any tribe ….
In my last column, I made some suggestions about how to modernize and enliven professional sports, and saved the best idea – and probably the strangest – for last. I’m not going […]
