I rather enjoyed this article that was on espn.com today:

My conversations with a gay pro athlete

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=granderson/091008

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Reviewing math after gulp, 19 years, is challenging. I'm not really surprised at how little I remember. It's not like I've been using algebra in my every day life. But, I have to figure this stuff out if I am going to pass brief calculus in the spring. So, I have about four more months to get my self prepared. I don't meet with an adviser ( Read more... )

We're a month in to the college football season and the pretenders are starting to fall by the wayside. I never did buy Ole Miss being a top 5 team. But, I did drink the Cal Kool-Aid. California has been doing this for about the past decade. All the experts go on and on about how great Cal is and that you have to look out for them and then they ( Read more... )

The Tigers lost tonight. I have absolutely no idea how this team is in first place. I've been loathe to complain because of this. But, this team is ridiculous. They just can't score runs. I can't imagine a more pathetic lineup. The insane part is just how much their payroll is. They have about $80 million tied up in dead weight. Guys who ( Read more... )

I have been fascinated by Netball since I've been down here in New Zealand. Why is it always on tv? How can it possibly be popular? How much are these people in the packed stands paying to watch this odd game that is similar to basketball? Why would anyone pay to watch it? Why women and not men? How much do the athletes get paid? I could go ( Read more... )

I know every is probably bored out of their minds reading about me going to New Zealand. So, I won't say anything except that richie73 confided in me that he's afraid of going. I must admit, that on some level, I am too. Mainly, because this is taking us out of our comfort zone. Two weeks away from home is a long time. Especially, for two homebodies ( Read more... )

I haven't talked about sports since ranting about the Tigers in a now private post back at the beginning of the baseball season. I'm sad that my belief that the season was over after their 0-7 start turned out to be true. So much money spent and nothing to show for it except for an attendance record. It's a good thing all those tickets were sold ( Read more... )

Novak Djokovic won the Pacific Life Open on Sunday and went home with this trophy.


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I've been sitting here filling out my brackets for the various pools I'm entering. I'm not sure why I do it since I haven't done well since I was 12 years old when I entered one at my dad's work. Maybe, I'll do well again this year since I paid virtually no attention to college basketball this season. Most of the games I "watched" happened to ( Read more... )

My birthday is Saturday and all I'm doing is craving all the forbidden foods that I'll let myself indulge in this weekend. Cake or ice cream? How about both! Pizza? Yes, please! I must be getting old since it's not even 11 and I'm tired. Yawn ( Read more... )