Silver Pounds Sterling

Nelson Mandela once said,”No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” With the…

30 for 30 – Birthday Edition

The French poet Charles Baudelaire once said “I have more memories than if I were a thousand years old.” That couldn’t be truer for me! For those who know me well, there are 2 things they are keenly aware of today: I have a crazy good memory and today marks the beginning of my 3rd…

Sports Fandom Gone Too Far

In sports, fandom is a term used to describe the allegiance of one to their team. The teams they cheer for often define people – and sometimes those they cheer against. Their ties to a team may determine what they wear, dictate their schedule, or even influence who they interact with. Sometimes its gets to…

Should I Stay or Should I Go? NCAA and the NBA Draft

In anticipation of the NBA Draft tonight, lets take a look back at the decision young men have to make each year in anticipation for being drafted. Since players are no longer allowed to go to the NBA directly from high school, most choose the route of going to college for a year instead of…

Weekend 6 Pack – Happy June Everyone!

Another weekend is here (and it’s somehow the first day of June already) and time for an overdue W6P. From the playoffs, to a war of words on the golf course, and more questionable calls by umpires, the sports world is never short on storylines and excitement. The Conference Finals in the NHL begin tonight.…

Weekend 6 Pack – Playoffs, Players & Drama

Happy Friday Everyone! I had no intentions to write a W6P this week, but was inspired by the happenings of the past few days. It’s a little playoff-focused and has some rants, but hope you enjoy it as you kick off your weekend. Playoffs, yes we’re talking about playoffs! With the NBA and NHL Playoffs…

W6P – Wednesday Edition

There are so many interesting things happening in sports lately. Although it’s not the weekend yet, I couldn’t resist writing a sports cornucopia today – I’ll just call it a Wednesday Six Pack this time. Since March Madness ended and we took in the Frozen Four…the Masters has come and gone, baseball season is heating…

Weekend 6 Pack – We’re Going Streaking!

The sports world never sleeps and the news stories are aplenty on any given day. As college basketball regular season begins to wrap up and baseball is just around the corner, here’s another 6 pack of topics that I found most intriguing. Streaking continues, and not of the running down the street naked variety.  The…