I don’t bet on anything, unless it’s a sure thing. By that, I mean, like, a bar bet in which I already know the answer. (The Los Angeles Lakers franchise started as […]
Home advantage? Sort of ….
Maybe Arte doesn’t care, either
Ah, there you have it. You might have wondered why the Los Angeles Angels have had10 consecutive losing seasons and been missing from the playoffs since Moses was in middle school. It’s […]
I could win the snowball gold
In the Tribune’s modest but scrappy sports section, you may ask, why is there not much coverage of the Winter Olympics? Easy answer. Because I watched just a few minutes of TV […]
Rams would’ve beat the Pats
A Super Close Call Dept.: Yeah, yeah, the Seattle Seahawks are the best team in pro football. Their defense stifled the New England Patriots’ offense and went on to a 29-13 win. […]
$11 billion cloud over sports
Sorry to be Right Dept. I hate to say I told you so …. actually, I know I enjoy it, truth to tell. In the past I’ve warned that many factors […]
The greatest sports feats
LeBron James, certainly one of great greatest basketball players in history, remarked recently that Shohei Ohtani’s 2025 season with the Dodgers may be the greatest athletic feat ever. He’s certain have enough […]
Try to name that handicap!
“What’s in a name? That which we call an orange by any other name would smell as sweet.” With apologies to Bill Shakespeare, let’s consider the possibilities of the sad decade of […]
There’s lots of kick in football
I don’t know if President Donald Trump is familiar with the origins of the sport variously called “soccer” or “football.” I’m not sure if he’s more knowledgeable about Cameron Dicker, either. You […]
The Dodger ‘Sho’ topped 2025
There’s still three weeks or so of 2025 remaining, so this might seem a bit early to be proclaiming the high points of the area sports season. Of course, sports writers have […]
There’s good news in sports
I know that I sometimes spend a lot of ink (electrons?) criticizing various aspects of sports, but this year I feel this there’s a lot to feel good about as 2025 winds […]
