Any fan who follows baseball has plenty of opinions to offer.  Opinions on which players were great, which were overrated, or which were more important to the game than their numbers might suggest.  Each year, these opinionated folks get an opportunity to evaluate potential Hall of Fame candidates, and , ultimately, the Hall of Fame [...]

For the most part, the 2000′s belonged to the teams in the NBA’s Western Conference. It was never a question of who would win in the NBA Finals, but rather who would come out of the West, because nobody really thought that the Eastern Conference representative had much of a chance to win a title. [...]

Well, EA Sports has decided one of two things. Either Tiger Woods on the cover of the eponymous game is bad for sales, or they’re trying to increase the sales for the deluxe version, which costs $10 more. Either way, don’t feel bad for him. He still did pretty well this year — find out [...]

New Years is traditionally a time of change.  Many people make New Years Resolutions, promised changes of behavior in celebration of the start of a new year.  Fun fact: according to a Quirkology study, only about 12% of people who’d made resolutions had been successful by the end of the year.  Many MMA fans, moved [...]

  It’s Tuesday, which means time for another edition of Rich’s Rants.  This week I cover the biggest loss in UCONN football history, the UCONN women’s basketball team’s streak ending and a 7-9 team in the NFL playoffs. UCONN has been playing football at the college level since 1896 but has only been in the [...]

To many people, it is a dying art. It lacks the quality star power that it used to feature in the past. It does not have any rivalries that would gather the same amount of fanfare. What I am clearly talking about is the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Gone are the days of Michael Jordan [...]

Six Years ago, Gary Patterson and TCU were coming off of a 5-6 season and making a move into the Mountain West conference from the Conference-USA. Yesterday on New Year’s Day, the TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Wisconsin Badgers to win the Rose Bowl.  The Horned Frogs were nothing more than a forgotten about mid-major [...] [READ MORE →]

I sent a few of my elves around to homes of NBA players, coaches and owners to see how they did when it comes to presents left by Santa Claus. I always love to see what other people receive, including some who really don’t deserve anything. Without any further adieu, here is what my elves [...]