One of the iconic logos in all of college sports. (Google Images for Reuse) There are a lot of famous mascots in our college landscape. There is Big AL in Tuscaloosa cheering on the Alabama Crimson Tide. There is Albert E. Gator and Alberta Gator that represent the University of Florida. However, my favorite mascot... Continue Reading →
The Last Dance Episode 4 recap
Opposites do attract. Michael Jordan was the ultimate competitor. Phil Jackson was the conductor trying to keep everyone together. (Google Images for Reuse) We all wanted to be like Mike. But, maybe we should be more like Phil Jackson. Jackson was the head coach of 11 NBA Championship teams. Modern day basketball fans may remember... Continue Reading →
The Last Dance Episode 3 Review
The greatest character in the NBA. (Google Images for Reuse) Episode 3 was all about "The Spider" Dennis Rodman. No, he did not talk about his relations with North Korea Supreme Leader Ken Jong-un. Let us not forget, Rodman is one of the greatest defensive players in basketball history. Put away his antics off the... Continue Reading →
Jim Nantz is the best sports broadcaster in the world
Jim Nantz is the voice of golf. This a photo of him of laughing at Clint Eastwood's dry humor. (Google Images) I could have written about myself. I could have written about my colleague Ryan Carlson. But, professionally Jim Nantz is the gold standard of what a sports broadcaster looks and feels like. He is... Continue Reading →
My favorite San Jose State Spartan
It is always gratifying to support a Salinas native. (Google Images) I could have gone into many directions with this article. Since I play golf, I could have chosen Ken Venturi or Juli Inkster who left SJSU as World Golf Hall of Famers. Jeff Garcia comes to mind as well. He lead the 49ers to... Continue Reading →
The Last Dance Episode 2 Review
This duo produced 6 NBA Championships. The greatest one-two punch in the game, (Google Images Reuse) This episode focused on Scottie Pippen who was always in Michael Jordan's shadow. Pippen deserves to be in the conversation of one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was a two way player during the Bulls... Continue Reading →
The Last Dance Episode 1 Review
https://youtu.be/Peh9Yqf1GXc The hype was well deserved. This was the most anticipated documentary series ever. This was originally suppose to come out in June. However due to the NBA postponing their season, ESPN decided to move up the premiere of "The Last Dance" to April. This ten episode saga covers Michael Jordan's last season as a... Continue Reading →
The NCAA Is In Trouble
I think we saw a glimpse of what next season might look like, (This is a picture I took) Imagine waking up on New Year’s Day and none of the college football bowl games are on TV. No Rose Bowl, No Sugar Bowl and no National Championship. A football starved country Yes, there could be... Continue Reading →
Stop Playing the Hypothetical Game
Send baseball players away from their families for four months. Yeah, I will take a pass on that. Image was able for reuse courtesy of Google Images Sports has taken a backseat to real life. It is not because of a natural disaster or going to war like in the past. But, sports has taken... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus Ends The Sports World
These seats will no have fans sitting on them for awhile. Photo labeled for reuse Google Images The COVID-19 outbreak has changed all of our plans. None of us will be filling out March Madness brackets. Instead, we will be social distancing ourselves from our teams. None of us know how to feel with this... Continue Reading →
Derrick's Wonderful World of Sports 