I Read The (Rocky Mountain) News Today, Oh Boy

Today, the Rocky Mountain News printed its final edition. Just two months shy of 150 years of continuous operation, the presses have stopped forever at Colorado’s oldest newspaper.
It’s the latest sad symbol of an industry that is slowly dying. In this age of instant Internet access and wireless connections everywhere, people are turning away from [...]

When Sunday Nights Meant New York Rangers Hockey

Back in the day, Sunday nights were reserved for New York Rangers hockey.
At least in my attic growing up. In the 60s, the Rangers played the vast majority of their home games on Sunday and Wednesday night.s There was no such thing as cable TV in those days, and home games were blacked out.
So my [...]

Birth of the High Five: Don’t Believe Everything You Read…

Don’t believe everything you read…
One of those “Did You Know..Trivia…Fun Facts” circulating on the Internet gives a former Alabama running back, known only as “Five-Yard” Fogerty, and his Crimson Tide teammates credit for inventing the high five.
As the story goes, Fogerty carried the ball 25 times and gained exactly five yards on each carry as [...]

Giants Linebacker Van Pelt Helped Anchor Crunch Bunch

The Crunch Bunch: Harry Carson, Brian Kelley, Lawrence Taylor and Brad Van Pelt
Brad Van Pelt was one of those rare great athletes who had a long, successful career but missed out on the glory of a championship. Now he’s left us far too soon, victim of an apparent heart attack at the age of 57.
Van [...]

Life’s Not Always Grand for Yankee Captains

Throughout their illustrious history, the Yankees have had 11 captains, including Babe Ruth, who was captain for all of five days in 1922.
Of the remaining 10 captains, the big names are Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly and Derek Jeter.
Gehrig, pictured left, and Mattingly, below, set records with their respective grand slam exploits. Munson [...]

Celebrating Roger Maris, The Honest Home Run King

Roger Maris hit his 61st home run on 10/1/61, a record that still stands.
With Alex Rodriguez joining the list of tarnished home run hitters, a list that already includes Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and so many others, the deeds of a slugger from baseball’s past is gaining increasing respect in many [...]

Q&A-ROID: 10 Questions on Baseball’s Latest Drug Scandal

Alex Rodriguez and the latest drug allegations have baseball fans up in arms.
Here’s 10 questions on the A-Roid scandal, while wondering why we can’t start investigating Wall Streeters the same way we do major league baseball players.
Q. Was the news that Alex Rodriguez took steroids a surprise?
A. No. We’ve reached the point where nothing [...]

Kobe, LeBron Make Points at MSG, but Baylor’s 71 Still Tops

It’s been quite a week for basketball at Madison Square Garden, and it’s not over yet, with the arch-rival and defending NBA champion Boston Celtics coming in Friday night.
First the Lakers Kobe Bryant dropped 61 points on the Knicks Monday night to set the all-time, single game scoring record at the current Madison Square Garden. [...]

Steelers Are Super, But Packers Stand as NFL’s All-Time Best

Not to rain on Pittsburgh’s parade (hey, we all love a parade), but to claim the Steelers are the best team in NFL history is a bit over the top.
Granted, the Steelers have now win six Super Bowls, more than any other franchise — the Cowboys and the 49ers have each won five. So if [...]