Soccer, Football, Futbol? No matter what you call it, it really is a beautiful game. I’ve come to appreciate it more in recent years. You can complain that there’s not enough scoring and not enough action. But you can also call out quite a few negatives of our beloved American games. Baseball? Too slow. Too long. Too many controversial balls and strikes. Football? Too many … Continue reading The Beautiful Game
The Nittany Lions capped off an impressive year by dominating the Washington Huskies in the Fiesta Bowl. They backed up last years’ Rose Bowl shootout with USC with a trip to the desert and another New Years Six Bowl Game. The downside is that it’s the last time we’ll see several of their key players in a Penn State uniform. Mike Gesicki, Marcus Allen, Grant Haley, … Continue reading Lions in the Sun! The 2017 Fiesta Bowl!
The Valley of the Sun sure has had it’s run of hosting major sporting events – and I have to tell you, they’ve delivered on every one of them! This year’s NCAA Final Four tournament finishes an unprecedented run of three major sports championships in the last two years – joining the College Football Championship and the Super Bowl. In years past, the greater Phoenix … Continue reading NCAA Basketball Championship!
Soccer. I’ve never been a huge fan, but recently, I’ve been following it pretty closely. Last year, I had the opportunity to watch the US Women absolutely destroy Japan 5-2 in the Women’s World Cup Final – at, of all places, somewhere in the middle of the Caribbean, on the top deck of the Carnival Breeze. It was quite a scene. With this year’s Copa … Continue reading Copa America 2016
What a week! I love this time of year. Between College and Pro football, there’s so much excitement. My girls know that Saturdays and Sundays (and any other day there’s a game on), the TV is mine. The NFL teams are all jockeying for position – whether it be for the playoffs or draft picks – it’s always interesting. Unfortunately, for the Bills, it always … Continue reading Football, football and more football!
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