Our friends at Behind Enemy Lines blog alliance member AZ Sports Hub reached out to us earlier this week in the interest of goodwill and camaraderie. Specifically, they reached out to our esteemed contributor Chris and asked him to do a quick preview of this weekend’s Cardinals – Ravens match. He rose to the challenge [...]

I figured the Loss Column should weigh in on the Beckham invasion since it’s been so grossly under-reported. Beckham is good for American Soccer in the same way Gorgeous George was good for pro-wrestling. Pretty boys are fun to hate, and when they wear sarongs and fauxhawks, they’re even more fun to hate. I will [...]

The French Open provided what it promised: the two best tennis players in the world skidding around on mushed-up brick. Some of you may have an aversion to watching tennis for whatever reason. Even more of you may be unwilling/unable to rouse yourself awake at 9am on a Sunday. Don’t sleep on tennis. It’s a [...]

There is a faction of hockey pundits that will be disappointed with this year’s NHL finals matchup between The California Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Ottawa Senators. Some may see it as a battle of no-names. But upon closer inspection, this is a hockey holy war pitting good vs. evil, right vs. wrong, pure [...]

The word “Hate” has taken a curious path in the American lexicon. Having been morphed in the urban vernacular and spit back into mainstream speak, it’s now used to describe dislike based solely on jealously. In its noun form, Hater, the word can be applied to many a sports fan. There are several popular targets: [...]

NCAA Cinderellas we’d like to see: Oheb Shalom Tech Tony Robbins University Oberowadelphi University of Phoenix (Phoenix) Ypsilanti A&M Revlon Learnington College Jackie Mason Our Lady of the Filigree Enamel Head Reliquary of St Ladislas SUNY Tuscaloosa City State Cheboygan Unitarian Life Is My College Syracuse

The Daytona 500 is once again upon us and once again I’m having trouble caring. I’ve tried to like NASCAR. I lived in central Pennsylvania for three years where I was immersed in the culture. The sad little local mall had more than one NASCAR store and water cooler talk at work often involved ‘ol [...]