You just can’t win. If there was a Superman, he’d probably get sued for his damages caused in subduing a giant killer robot ravaging Metropolis. Something else that once seemed as unlikely […]
Nobody’s perfect in playoffs
Put ’em in, coach. It’s only right
You see them on the sidelines at a football game, their uniforms still laundry-clean after three quarters. Or on the bench … the far end of the bench in the basketball gym […]
He’s a grand young Flagg
The last Next Big Thing in pro basketball – Caitlin Clark – made a huge splash and put the women’s game on the front of the sports section. The Next Big Thing […]
Farewell to Vikings, Oilers?
The California State Legislature has passed its share of what Tim Walz might call “knucklehead” laws in the last few years, but one that really has me rolling my eyes is Assembly […]
The Unicorn vs. The Judge
Although division champions Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees won’t start their post-season play until Saturday, much of the baseball-watching world – sportswriters, fans, bookies, TV executives – is already holding […]
Right the first time, Ron
Sometimes, it’s a good idea to say what you think. Angels manager Ron Washington got in a spot of trouble this week when he suggested that the Halos didn’t have major league-quality […]
White Sox are making history
The Chicago White Sox are about to make history. Bad history. Oh, it’s not quite as awful as the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal in which eight members of the team accepted bribes […]
The two minutes that added so very much to pro football
There have been a lot of changes in big-time sports since the first caveman invented the Cover 2 defense or the alternate possession rule, but one innovation stands out above them all […]
Curling in the Olympics? How about some parallel parking?
As someone who thinks that skateboarding, “sport climbing” and “breaking” belong in the Olympics about as much as hopscotch and beer pong, I am always amused by the long-gone sports that seem […]
A cold July for Angels, Dodgers; Bronny James’ big burden
Going Bats Dept: Who has had a worse July? Joe Biden’s speech coach or the Los Angeles Angels? As of this writing (Thursday afternoon) the Halos have won two games in this […]
