This article is in a Point/Counter-Point series. The opposing viewpoint can be found here. The 2014 Philadelphia Phillies are going to be bad. BAD. I mean, really, really bad. Unquestionably, undeniably bad. You probably get the point. There are several reasons for this. First off, the Phillies areRead More
The Philadelphia Flyers started the 2013-2014 season 1-7-0. It was awful. Then, to make matters worse, captain Claude Giroux made a ridiculous, ill-advised statement, declaring, “We will make the playoffs.” At the time, he seemed crazy. But maybe Claude knew something we didn’t, because now the Flyers areRead More
Rumor has it that some people way up in the dictatorial hierarchy of the NBA have been toying with the idea of adding a 4-point line to professional basketball, along with expanding the court dimensions, which have stayed the same since Stalin was running the USSR and “swing” was fashionable.Read More
Wherever he goes, Hubertus von Hohenlohe is the coolest person in the room. It’s not even a question. He is, quite literally, Olympic royalty. He has appeared in six Olympic games and qualified again this year, even at the ripe old age of 55. He has his own band.Read More
Wednesday, February 19 was a crazy day in Olympic hockey. With the round robin play done, the Russian team, though underperforming, seemed to be on a crash course for meeting Sweden in the quarterfinals, with the winner playing for a gold medal and the loser competing for the bronze.Read More
