Go Ghana!
Sean MurphyOkay, so it wasn't meant to be for the Team U.S.A. Again. But it was a good run and there is no doubting the positive overall impact this World Cup…
Shipping Up To Boston
1984 was the last time it happened: Game 7 for all the marbles. Back then I was deeply invested; now, not so much. To put it mildly, my passion for…
Yo Butler. I’m really happy for you. I’ma let you finish…
But George Mason had one of the best Cinderella stories of all time. OF ALL TIME! On March 29, 2006 here is what I wrote: Wow. Talk about clichés. Okay,…
Opening Night: Magic
Opening day arrives at last. Winter is finally over. Life is good. Yankees in Fenway? That's the way to do it. Pedro throwing out the first pitch? Epic. Oh, and…
NOMAH! or, A Welcome Return for the Beantown Prometheus
Nomah. No mas. It's fantastic to see Garciaparra, and the Red Sox brass, both burying the sharpened Louisville Slugger and letting No. 5 retire as a Red Sox. Hard to…
Speak Loudly and Be a Big Stick
When Reggie Jackson ruled The Big Apple he famously referred to himself as "the straw that stirs the drink." Dan Shaughnessy, the controversial columnist for The Boston Globe, has never…
A Combination of Santa Claus, Superman and Peter Pan
When I was growing up, Larry Bird was by far my favorite athlete. His capacity for heroics, it often seemed, was limitless. I've celebrated that love affair here and here.…
Gilbert Arenas: Putting The Bullets Back in The Wizards
I've heard of bringing a knife to a gun fight. But bringing a gun to a...locker room fight? Leave it to the clown prince of the NBA's most dysfunctional…
Raise Number 37 to the Rafters
Olaf Kolzig was not merely the goalie and de facto captain of the Washington Capitals from 1996 through 2008. He was the Capitals. His ascendancy not so coincidentally accompanied the…
Jim Rice: Hall of Fame
It's about time. Congrats, Jim. The man once broke a bat on a check swing: that alone should have ensured him enshrinement in the hall. He was a very bad…