Monthly Archives: January, 2009
Ice Bowl tops charts of 10 most thrilling – and chilling – playoff games
With the exception of a trio of trips to cold-weather states, the Super Bowl has overwhelmingly been held in warmer locales throughout its four-plus decades of existence. I can imagine some cold-weather fans might feel slighted, but then again, they may not mind the trip down south or out west to get away from all [...]
Record – Five tips from TiVo to step up your Super Sunday
I haven’t had too much time to work on previews for Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown in Tampa between Arizona and Pittsburgh, but never fear, I’ll have some Of course, just as important as what happens during the game itself is making your Super Sunday festivities as memorable as possible, and to follow up on Chris’ [...]
Fitzgerald, Northwestern embody winning the right way
Winning is everything, right? Well, if you’re a coach in any sport, it is, if you want to stay employed for an extended period of time. However, there’s more to success than just winning, but how you win. If you win fair, then you can sleep easier at night. If you don’t, you still may [...]
To Coach Or Not To Coach… Should Not Be A Question
I coached youth sports a few years back. I was living in Orlando and decided to volunteer some of my spare time at the downtown YMCA. I coached boys 11-13 years old and can say without hesitation, it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I’ll spare you the details of how [...]
How To Host A Successful Super Bowl Party
You and your buddies have been planning your Super Bowl party for months. Deep down inside, you know the party with its canned beer, half-eaten bag of stale chips and a couch that seats three will suck, but at least you’ll be around your boys for the most hallowed of all sports days. Then your [...]
Make your Super Sunday a ‘Stewper’ Sunday
If you’re going to be in the Atlanta area on Super Bowl Sunday, I highly recommend that you try to make it out to Luckie Food Lounge on Super Sunday for the first annual ‘Stewper Bowl,’ presented by Crown Royal, State Farm, Verizon Wireless, and Coors Light, and hosted by Atlanta sports radio’s 2 Live [...]
Looking to come out a big winner? Check out Sports Betting Champ
This season, I decided to try my hand at the sports betting game, as a way to help me follow more games more closely and make a little money while doing it. It’s certainly been a trial and error thing, and quite a few times over the course of the season, a couple of the [...]
Arizona and Pittsburgh set for Super showdown
The matchup for Super Bowl XLIII is set, and in two weeks, a Super Bowl first-timer will face off against a team in search of their own history, as Cinderella story Arizona faces off against five-time champ Pittsburgh in Tampa. I had high hopes for the Cardinals coming into this season, and I thought they [...]
Arizona in the Super Bowl? You better believe it!
How’s this for a headline, folks: The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl. Need to read that again, long-suffering Cardinals fan? The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl. The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl. Say it aloud, scream it to the rafters, call everyone you know, write it [...]
Cardinals & Steelers will triumph in conference title showdowns
I don’t have a wealth of time to post an in-depth preview of today’s conference championship games, but I will give a short prediction about both. I haven’t exactly had a ton of success with my picks so far, but I’m feeling pretty good about today. True enough, two #6 seeds are taking part in [...]
