Category: Sports

Book Review – Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy

April 1, 2022

Many people know Tony Dungy as the NFL head coach who took Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts to the Super Bowl in 2007. You can also tell by seeing him on television as a broadcaster and just by seeing his mannerisms that he is a decent guy. But many of us have no idea…

Tom Hicks killing the Texas Rangers

March 31, 2022

When Tom Hicks took control of the Texas Rangers in the middle of the 1998 season (making George W. Bush rich in the process), the Rangers had a pretty good team. They had won the AL West division (comprising 4 teams) in 1996 and repeated this under Hicks in 1998 and 1999. Results since then…

Fun Baseball Drills – Last Man Standing

March 30, 2022

Looking for some fun conditioning drills to play with your team? Last Man Standing is a way to help players be competitive individually while still playing as a team. This is how the mock is run: Have your players remove their gloves. Using only your hands makes the game less aggressive. Divide players into groups…

4 highly ranked teams (2 undefeated) win by a combined 12 points

March 29, 2022

Is anyone surprised that 4 ranked soccer teams, 3 of them highly ranked, won their games by a combined 12 points this week? It should come as no surprise that No. 1-ranked Oregon, No. 3-ranked TCU, No. 7-ranked Stanford, and No. 21-ranked Nevada all battled hard before finally prevailing. The reason is simple: these 4…

kickers are weird

March 28, 2022

I was a sportscaster for 35 years, mostly covering the National Football League. I learned many things in that time, but one thing stands out and I am going to share it with you now: kickers are weird Go back and read it again, several times. I put it in large print for a reason….

Will rising interest rates threaten our nascent economic recovery?

March 26, 2022

SAN DIEGO, California – Consumers vote with their wallets and so do markets. It is quite amazing to look at the bond market and interest rates today. In less than two months, from the beginning of January to the end of February, the 10-year Treasury yield had risen an impressive 54.9%, from 0.91% to 1.41%,…

Most Overrated Fantasy Football Players of 2015

March 25, 2022

Overrated fantasy football players aren’t necessarily players who will struggle this season. They are players who are selected too high in the draft compared to their predicted production versus players at the same position who are selected much lower. Successful fantasy football team owners are the owners who recognize the value in every round and…

Story of Kaleem Ullah Khan, the famous football player from Pakistan

March 24, 2022

Background Kaleem Ullah is a famous Pakistani football player who was born on September 20, 1992 in Chaman. He graduated from Government Shaman High School. Kaleem Ullah has a sporting family background, as he is the cousin of the top scorer and former captain of the Pakistan national team, Muhammad Essa Khan. Kaleem Ullah Khan…

The Lebron James Ripple Effect and Dirk Nowitzki’s Reverse Ripple Effect

March 23, 2022

Lebron is my favorite basketball player and I won’t say anything negative about this superstar. I have been following him for a few years and I am amazed at his basketball skills. I’ve seen him struggle trying to win an NBA championship. When the Cavaliers were playing in the 2008 NBA East elimination game against…

Sam’s Fun City – The fun never ends

March 22, 2022

Sam’s Fun City is located in downtown Pensacola and is best known for being a water park with various water rides and points of interest designed for your children. In addition, Sam’s Fun City is also an amusement park with 20 attractions. Sam’s Fun City received two international awards for “Best New Family Entertainment Center”…