What is loyalty in sports? Has it ever existed? And when you leave one team for another, how do you say goodbye? For years, players who made it seem like they’d spend their entire career in one uniform just don’t. The list is pretty extensive including Brett Favre, Michael Jordan, Joe Montana and now most notably, [...]

To those who didn’t take part in the greatest night of the year, I’m sorry. With the shooting stars and the skills competitions, and the three-point and the dunk contests, Saturday night could only be called one thing—All-Star Saturday night. I’ll be the first to admit that if you didn’t watch it this year because of how poor [...]

So, I was wrong. Back in November, I said, “it’s hard to imagine their poor play being a long-lasting issue.” Who was I talking about, you ask? The Los Angeles Lakers, of course. Cut me a break, though.  How could I have seen this coming?  A team with arguably the Top 5 point guard, shooting guard, [...]

What’s the deal with the weather these days? Has Mother Nature forgotten that it’s December? I thought there’s supposed to be snow on the ground and that I’d need six layers of clothes to avoid frostbite. Quite the opposite has been taking place.  Warm and muggy. All that’s necessary is a sweatshirt (or a light jacket [...]

First, it was Black Friday. Then, it was Cyber Monday. What could possibly be next? Because you know another shopping holiday is inevitable. I really don’t know what to make of our country’s obsession with spending money on the third weekend of every November. On one hand, it represents a growing economy with people who aren’t [...]

Last weekend, I saw a fantastic movie called “Searching for Sugarman.” It tells the story of Sixto Rodriguez, a man whose absolutely fantastic music never made it “big” in the United States, but unbeknownst to him, became iconic in South Africa. I encourage everyone to see this movie because I’m worried the United States, the land of opportunity, has a [...]