After a 4-12-1 season last year, one wouldn’t think that the Indianapolis Colts had maxed out on the ridicule they’ve have to take. Not true. It seems that before stepping onto the […]
Beauty’s only pigskin-deep
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do the clothes make the man?
As a long-time, long-suffering fan of the Los Angeles-Anaheim-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, etc. I frequently wonder why my Halos, who reside just a few miles from my home (our homes, right?) […]
It’s been a moving experience
A lot of folks – and I’m one of them – have had some fun at the expense of the Athletics baseball franchise, which seems to move around the map like an […]
Showing their true colors
Sports announcers – especially the “color” people who fill in the blanks between actual action – have a lot in common with lawyers: they make a lot of money but hardy anyone […]
He’s got the hat and the name
As a word guy, I couldn’t be more pleased when the Los Angeles Rams drafted Stetson Bennett, who quarterbacked Georgia to two college football titles. His on-field credentials are impressive: his […]
