Archive for the ‘Sports’

  • Woods(ie): Breaking the Silence
    Soooo … have ya … heard about Tiger Woods? Unless you’ve been some kind of void that dissipates all forms of communication — electronic and face-to-face — I’m sure you have. For those of you who can’t get enough, Google has a reader of sorts set up that gives you the latest on Tiger Woods news. Meantime, you might be wondering:...
    by Woodsie at December 16th, 2009 at 10:12 am
  • Happy Gilmore-Style Golf Can Cost You
    I don’t know what I find more surprising: The fact that a judge actually ruled on this, or that the ruling involved a six-figure sum. (I also finding it a bit funny that the Christian Science Monitor, of all sources, broke this story. But that’s another matter entirely.) A Canadian judge has ruled that the style of golf swing featured in Happy Gilmore —...
    by Woodsie at November 27th, 2009 at 11:11 am
  • Old Guy (Relatively Speaking) PATs Down
    Nooooo … not this old guy. We’re talking older than Mr. Favre, actually. A 61-year old student at Austin College in Texas recently kicked an extra point in a Division III football game. In case you’re rubbing your eyes right now, you read that right: A 61-year old. In a college football game. Tom Thompson is also a full-time student and a father. And...
    by Woodsie at November 25th, 2009 at 09:11 am
  • NFL Red Zone: ADHD Football
    If you’re like me, your favorite football team isn’t anywhere near where you live. For myself, the Chicago Bears don’t get much play in the DC metro-area TV market. And any more, the Washington Redskins don’t deserve much “play” here. But that’s another subject for another time. In the past, I’ve had to either go to a bar...
    by Woodsie at November 2nd, 2009 at 06:11 pm
  • Riggo Knows Best
    Just like Father Knows Best. John Riggins is one of the many people out there right now, speaking up about the absolute disaster that is this year’s Washington Redskins. Unlike many of those people, though, he’s got real cred behind him. He’s a Hall of Fame’r who played a total of seven years with the ‘Skins. He knows of what he speaks. And...
    by Woodsie at October 29th, 2009 at 12:10 pm