When I first heard the news last week of USC and UCLA’s planned move to the Big Ten Conference, I — like most college sports fans — was absolutely stunned. But after the initial shock wore off, I began thinking … Continue reading
As the certified birthplace of the sport of basketball, Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of the Basketball Hall of Fame. After all, it was in this city in 1891 that James Naismith created the game, installing two peach baskets at … Continue reading
In November the NCAA revealed that it would hold the entire 2021 men’s basketball tournament — otherwise known, of course, as March Madness — in one location. A couple months later, they revealed that location to be Indianapolis, home of … Continue reading
To replace the outdated Bradley Center, the Milwaukee Bucks came up with one of the more unique fan experiences in the NBA. Both outside and inside, Fiserv Forum has plenty to offer for both diehard Bucks fans and visitors to … Continue reading
Despite San Antonio’s reputation as a top-notch tourist town, and as a sports hub due to the presence of the five-time NBA champion Spurs, it’s easy to forget that the Alamo City also has a football stadium. Yet the Alamodome … Continue reading
So I’m a fan of Southwest Airlines on Facebook (or I “like” them, or whatever they call it these days), and last week they posted an interesting contest that I had to check out. Seems the grand prize in this … Continue reading
So it’s been a while since I’ve written here — more than two weeks, in fact. That’s an eternity in blog-o-land. But it’s less a statement about how little has gone on sports-wise since the end of the Olympics than … Continue reading
Sometimes, the sporting event’s so big that just getting in’s the thing. You know, you want so badly to be there that you’ll pay top dollar for any ol’ ticket, even if it’s in the very last row of the … Continue reading
The good thing about the Super Bowl is… well, do I really have to explain to anyone what the good things about the Super Bowl are? There are bad things about it, though — the worst one being, in my … Continue reading
