Category: Sports

The NIT and NCAA Tournament kick off tonight as 14 teams begin play in the National Invitation Tournament, while Hampton and Monmouth officially kick off the NCAA Tournament by participating in entry play. Below is a look at both college basketball games on ESPN national television for Tuesday night. NCAA tournament HAMPTON vs. MO (-4, …

When studying songs and writing songs, it seems that there are always common threads in the building blocks of successful songs. Like most people, I measure the success of a song by its popularity more than any other factor, although it’s not the only factor to consider. Putting that thought aside, let’s look at the …

“I can sleep with her, marry her, take care of her, but saying I love you, that’s another thing,” said Tony, a married man in his mid-40s. “Men don’t like to talk about love. They don’t know what to say.” Of course the boys love. But they express it in another way. Despite this fact, …

Marshall Teague and the Hudson Hornet February 11 was a great day for the car and the driver. On that day in 1951, NASCAR driver Marshall Teague drove a Hudson Hornet to victory in the 160-mile Daytona Grand National in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was a foretaste of things to come for both of them. …

Latino players have had a huge impact on baseball. The first Latino ballplayer born in the Major Leagues was Luis Castro, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902. Castro was born in Medellin, Columbia. Since then, many Latino baseball players have played Major League Baseball. There are approximately 150 Latino players in the Major …

Stars known by three names accounted for all responses in a popular game show category last week, and I correctly identified three of them. Van Halen’s David Lee Roth was the musical answer, while Billy Bob Thornton and Joe Don Baker were the two actors I recognized. For some reason I had anticipated that the …

As human beings, we all enjoy being able to pick up and go where we want in life. Whether we get somewhere by walking, running, biking, driving a car, or taking a plane. In fact, this very basic part of our existence is taken absolutely for granted, don’t you think? Imagine being a tree. A …

Eegee Doll Company dolls are one of the most popular vintage collectibles that most want to include in their doll collection showcase. The company is named after its founder EG Goldberger and the company was established in 1917. The first dolls had the marks “EG” or “E. Goldberger”, but other dolls that were made later …

Just as Seattle’s Mike Holmgren is entering his final year as head coach, his Seahawks are now stumbling and stumbling through what appears to be a Larry, Mo and Curly comedy routine. After dusting off the Minnesota Vikings 34-17 in their 2008 preseason opener on the road in Minneapolis, the Seahawks narrowly escaped loss in …

As with all sports, there are deadly sins committed by players who give their opponents in the game a chance to score. Australian rules football is no different. Today, in modern football, they are called “clangers” and appear in the statistics collected during the game. These often result in what is called a “turnover”, most …