A funny thing happened to me while I was watching Monday Night Football this week and doing some long-overdue ironing: my shirts were coming out crisp and smooth. My khakis never had straighter creases in them. The reason? Monday Night Football had yet another boring, meaningless game on. Philly was playing the B-squad and the Rams were trying to win their division with a .500 record. Hasn’t this trend of snoozers gone on too long? When was the last time we saw two of the hottest teams in football play on Monday night down the stretch? A list of some ...

Winning anything in December, whether it be a bowl game or golf tournament, is meaningless in a sports writer or historian’s book. Competing in the winter is like catching up on homework over winter break. Of course it helps, but shouldn’t you be out building a snow fort somewhere? But, a few weeks back I remember thinking to myself, “How did Nickelback become famous? I don’t know anyone who likes them. . .” Then I recalled even the Golden Bear said a few years ago, when Tiger (Woods) was fading from demi-god status that settling down and having a family would ...

Is someone filming the Lakers for an upcoming reality series and not telling us? I didn’t know much of Karl Malone when he was with Utah. I did know he had a tight-shorts sidekick and an “Oh man the mail IS being delivered on Sunday!” cliche that followed him around on NBC. I also recall him losing his cool after forgetting Michael Jordan isn’t allowed to be whistled for traveling or pushing off. But from what I have seen lately from “Newman", Karl’s career change from Iron Man to Punching Bag has been nothing short of a “bummer". It appears the ...

I’m bummed out, man. Majorly bummed. See, basically every team I give two cents about is down in the dumps. It’s bad. My rap sheet includes: University of Michigan Football: Lost to Notre Dame and Ohio State the same year. That’s like asking, “Would you like a punch in the face or a kick in the groin? How about both??” Detroit Red Wings: M.I.A. Indiana U. Basketball: Screech is more likely to receive a dance invite this year. Detroit Pistons: Last year had the best fans in the league, this year just the drunkest. And did I mention a record below ...

A one-seater golf cart? According to Tim McDonald’s recent piece, the wheels are in motion. Now, pardon me for being a little conservative again (see: cell phone blog), but as much as I’m for squeezing in a round of golf in the time it takes to play normal recreational activities akin to golf like polo and wallyball, maybe we’re forgetting the simple yet beautiful paradise of two guys, some titanium sticks, and a revved-up buggy for two. Don’t get me wrong, I am a proud child of the “ADD Genration” and nothing is more frustrating than lounging on a ...

Friday night left me searching for answers. Not because all-night happy hour left me clueless as to what I did with my belt and debit card, but how my Detroit Pistons, the “class act” of the league, let this debacle happen in their Palace. . .and how I could somehow tie this to golf for my blog. . . It’s funny how if you dump liquor on people in a Jay-Z video, it merely confirms everyone’s having a good time, especially for the girls who oddly enough wore a bikini to the club. But if you do it to a ...

The BCS is at it again, with a computer producing inconclusive results and a lot of angry sports media. And you know what? Maybe the World Golf Rankings could learn a thing or two. When Vijay Singh took over Tiger’s post as the golf world’s #1, where was the outrage? Where were columnists screaming at the system? Have you ever seen what goes into these world golf rankings? Its mind-boggling. But the biggest difference? No writer polls involved! Hmmm. . .might this be a coincidence? Well, lets make golf interesting and develop a more erroneous system. Hey, at least it’ll ...

Believe it or not, some residents of a golf community actually think it’s YOUR fault when your drive strikes their humble abode lying just 20 yards right of the fairway. A few weekends ago I was visiting some friends in town for business in Jacksonville for the weekend with my brother. Though they had a cushy pad at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort (so that’s why accounting fees are so high. . .), finding a tee time or $200 to play it was a long shot, so we found a reasonably priced course down the road, Windsor Parke, a nice public ...

just don’t get it. Golf is one of the few getaways of the modern, tech world, where we can lose ourselves for four hours. We can forget the troubles of paychecks, girlfriends, and bosses and replace them with more acceptable troubles of sand, trees, and the occassional bad etiquette. Who wouldn’t choose the latter? But for some reason, I keep finding more and more cell phones in use on the golf course. This is everything from someone trying to strike a sale, to buddies calling up friends to see what’s going on that particular night. Am I alone in saying ...

Terrell Owens has made headlines of his own despite helping the Eagles to an undefeated record and yet another year of hope for the city of gridiron heartache. So how on earth could one man’s end zone dance and whiny comments send the only undefeated team in football to page 3? TO is one of the best in the game today (I still put Marvin Harrison ahead because he shuts up and plays football). Will he be a legend? That remains to be seen. These antics he comes up with, whether its a sharpie or a dance or instigating a ...